Plastids and mitochondria each arose from a single endosymbiotic event and share many
similarities in how they were reduced and integrated with their host. However, the …

The capacity of haem to transfer electrons, bind diatomic gases, and catalyse various
biochemical reactions makes it one of the essential biomolecules on Earth and one that was …

Background Plastid genome content and protein sequence are highly conserved across
land plants and their closest algal relatives. Parasitic plants, which obtain some or all of their …

The only algae which are able to inflict disease on humans and other mammals through
active invasion and spread within the host tissues belong to either of two genera: Chlorella …

Polytomella spp. are free-living, nonphotosynthetic green algae closely related to the model
organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Although colorless, Polytomella spp. have a plastid …

Chloroplasts are generally known as eukaryotic organelles whose main function is
photosynthesis. They perform other functions, however, such as synthesizing isoprenoids …

The conversion of free-living cyanobacteria to photosynthetic organelles of eukaryotic cells
through endosymbiosis transformed the biosphere and eventually provided the basis for life …

To date, more than 130 plastid genomes (plastomes) have been completely sequenced. Of
those, 12 are strongly reduced plastid genomes from heterotrophic plants or plant-related …

In their recent Opinion article on endosymbiosis and the tree of life, Lane and Archibald [1]
focused on the chromalveolate hypothesis [2] that all eukaryotes with plastids derived …

Nonphotosynthetic plastids retain important biological functions and are indispensable for
cell viability. However, the detailed processes underlying the loss of plastidal functions other …