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.
I tiakina i:
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| Hōputu: | Artigo |
| Reo: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-04-01
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| Rangatū: | PLoS Biology |
| Urunga tuihono: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003072 |
| Ngā Tūtohu: |
Kāore He Tūtohu, Me noho koe te mea tuatahi ki te tūtohu i tēnei pūkete!
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