Résumé
A comprehensive understanding of the origin and spread of plastids remains an important yet elusive goal in the field of eukaryotic evolution. Combined with the discovery of new photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic protist lineages, the results of recent taxonomically broad phylogenomic studies suggest that a re-shuffling of higher-level eukaryote systematics is in order. Consequently, new models of plastid evolution involving ancient secondary and tertiary endosymbioses are needed to explain the full spectrum of photosynthetic eukaryotes.
| Langue d'origine | English |
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| Pages (de-à) | R81-R88 |
| Journal | Current Biology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Numéro de publication | 2 |
| DOI | |
| Statut de publication | Published - janv. 27 2009 |
| Publié à l'externe | Oui |
Note bibliographique
Funding Information:C.E. Lane, J.W. Stiller, and A. Bodyl are thanked for stimulating discussions on endosymbiosis, and A. Simpson, A. Roger, E. Kim are thanked for critical review of the figures and text. Apologies are made to those whose important work could not be cited due to space constraints. Research on organelle evolution in the Archibald lab is supported by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). J.M.A. is a CIHR New Investigator and a Scholar of the Integrated Microbial Biodiversity Program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Review