Divide and shape: an endosymbiont in action.
Planta
; 237(2): 381-7, 2013 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The endosymbiotic evolution of the plastid within the host cell required development of a mechanism for efficient division of the plastid. Whilst a model for the mechanism of chloroplast division has been constructed, little is known of how other types of plastids divide, especially the proplastid, the progenitor of all plastid types in the cell. It has become clear that plastid shape is highly heterogeneous and dynamic, especially stromules. This article considers how such variation in morphology might be controlled and how such plastids might divide efficiently.
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Asunto principal:
Simbiosis
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División Celular
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Plastidios
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Forma de los Orgánulos
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En
Revista:
Planta
Año:
2013
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido