Plastid survival in the cytosol of animal cells

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 347-350

  de Vries, Jan ^a   Christa, Gregor ^a,b   Gould, Sven B ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon fixation; Kleptoplasty; Photoautotrophy; Photosystem; Plastid maintenance; Sacoglossa

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; GASTROPODA; SACOGLOSSA;

ANIMAL; CHLOROPLAST; CYTOSOL; GASTROPOD; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; CHLOROPLASTS; CYTOSOL; GASTROPODA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84901631863     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.03.010     Document Type: Note

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