Uncommon properties of lipid biosynthesis of isolated plastids in the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae.

ABSTRACT: Red algae are a large group of photosynthetic eukaryotes that diverged from green algae over one billion years ago, and have various traits distinct from those of both green algae and land plants. Although most red algae are marine species (both unicellular and macrophytic), the Cyanidiales class of red algae includes unicellular species which live in hot springs, such as Cyanidioschyzon merolae, which is a model species for biochemical and molecular biological studies. Lipid metabolism in red algae has previously been studied in intact cells. Here, we present the results of radiolabeling and stable isotope labeling experiments in intact plastids isolated from the unicellular red alga C. merolae. We focused on two uncommon features: First, the galactose moiety of monogalactos

SUBMITTER: Mori N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6325583 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature