Zygnematophycean algae: Possible models for cellular and evolutionary biology

Kinuka Ohtaka; Hiroyuki Sekimoto

doi:10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.042

Zygnematophycean algae: Possible models for cellular and evolutionary biology

Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2023 Jan 30:134:59-68. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.042. Epub 2022 Apr 13.

Authors

Kinuka Ohtaka¹, Hiroyuki Sekimoto²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, 2-8-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan. Electronic address: otakak@fc.jwu.ac.jp.
² Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, 2-8-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan. Electronic address: sekimoto@fc.jwu.ac.jp.

PMID: 35430142
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.042

Abstract

Plant terrestrialization was a critical event for our planet. For the study of plant evolution, charophytes have received a great deal of attention because of their phylogenetic position. Among charophytes, the class Zygnematophyceae is the closest lineage to land plants. During sexual reproduction, they show isogamous conjugation by immotile gametes, which is characteristic of zygnematophycean algae. Here, we introduce the genera Mougeotia, Penium, and Closterium, which are representative model organisms of Zygnematophyceae in terms of chloroplast photorelocation movement, the cell wall, and sexual reproduction, respectively.

Keywords: Closterium; Mougeotia; Penium; Zygnematophyceae.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution
Biology
Cell Wall
Phylogeny
Plants*
Reproduction*