Identification and comparative genomic analysis of signaling and regulatory components in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 585-604

  Montsant, Anton ^a,b   Allen, Andrew E ^a,c   Coesel, Sacha ^b,d   Martino, Alessandra De ^a,b   Falciatore, Angela ^b   Mangogna, Manuela ^b   Siaut, Magali ^b   Heijde, Marc ^a   Jabbari, Kamel ^a   Maheswari, Uma ^a   Rayko, Edda ^a   Vardi, Assaf ^a   Apt, Kirk E ^e   Berges, John A ^f   Chiovitti, Anthony ^g   Davis, Aubrey K ^h   Thamatrakoln, Kimberlee ^h   Hadi, Masood Z ⁱ   Lane, Todd W ⁱ   Lippmeier, J Casey ^e,j   Martinez, Diego ^k   Parker, Micaela S ^l   Pazour, Gregory J ^m   Saito, Mak A ⁿ   Rokhsar, Dan S ^o,p   Armbrust, E Virginia ^l   Bowler, Chris ^a,b   more..

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^e Martek Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^k LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁿ WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^p DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Comparative genomics; Cryptochrome; Cytoskeleton; Diatom; Flagella; Genome; GTP ase; Lateral gene transfer; Myosin; Oxidative stress; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; Phytochrome; Secondary endosymbiosis; Thalassiosira pseudonana

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA; THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA;

EID: 34249011708     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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