A single enzyme becomes a Swiss Army knife.
An alga that abandoned photosynthesis? This Primer explores a PLOS Biology study showing that a single horizontal gene transfer event allowed the diatom Nitzschia sing1 to evolve a complete enzymatic machinery to break down alginate from brown algae, unlocking a new ecological niche.
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| Lingua: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-04-01
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| Serie: | PLoS Biology |
| Accesso online: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003072 |
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