Plastid origin and evolution: new models provide insights into old problems

Plant Physiol. 2011 Apr;155(4):1552-60. doi: 10.1104/pp.111.173500. Epub 2011 Feb 22.

Authors

Cheong Xin Chan¹, Jeferson Gross, Hwan Su Yoon, Debashish Bhattacharya

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Cercozoa / cytology
Genome, Plastid
Plant Cells
Plastids / genetics*
Plastids / metabolism
Plastids / physiology
Protein Sorting Signals
Protein Transport
Symbiosis

Substances

Protein Sorting Signals