Exploring the molecular basis of responses to light in marine diatoms

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1575-1591

  Depauw, Frauke Angelique ^a   Rogato, Alessandra ^a,b   D'Alcalá, Maurizio Ribera ^c   Falciatore, Angela ^a  

^a UMR 7238   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diatoms; functional genomics; light acclimation and adaptation; photoreceptors

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; DIATOM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; DIATOMS; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA;

EID: 84857934015     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers005     Document Type: Review

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