abstract Mitochondria and plastids in eukaryotic cells contain distinct genomes and multiply
in the cytoplasm by binary division of preexisting organelles. Mitochondrial and plastid …

Several species of unicellular eukaryotic algae exhibit relatively simple genomic and cellular
architecture. Laboratory cultures of these algae grow faster than plants and often provide …

The protozoan phylum Apicomplexa encompasses∼ 5000 species of obligate intracellular
parasites, including those responsible for malaria and toxoplasmosis. Rather than dividing …

Chloroplasts have retained the bacterial FtsZ for division, whereas mitochondria lack FtsZ
except in some lower eukaryotes. Instead, mitochondrial division involves a dynamin-related …

DNA introduction into cells is an essential technique for molecular genetic analysis. Here,
we show that DNA is easily introduced into cells of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon …

Plants have endogenous biological clocks that allow organisms to anticipate and prepare for
daily and seasonal environmental changes and increase their fitness in changing …

Dynamins are a eukaryote-specific family of GTPases. Some family members are involved in
diverse and varied cellular activities. Here, we report that the primitive red alga …

Mitochondria are essential organelles found in virtually all eukaryotic cells that play key
roles in a variety of cellular processes. Mitochondria show a striking heterogeneity in their …

Plants have adapted to the diurnal light-dark cycle by establishing elaborate transcriptional
programs that coordinate many metabolic, physiological, and developmental responses to …

Eukaryotic cells arose from an ancient endosymbiotic association of prokaryotes, with plant
cells harboring 3 genomes as the remnants of such evolution. In plant cells, plastid and …