The first plastid evolved from an endosymbiotic cyanobacterium in the common ancestor of the Archaeplastida. The transformative steps from cyanobacterium to organelle included the transfer of control
We applied an iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic approach to compare the protein expression profiles of Thalassiosira pseudonana grown in nutrient-replete, and N-, P- and Si-deficient conditions.
Phaeodactylum tricornutum is an atypical diatom since it can display three main morphotypes: fusiform, triradiate, and oval. Such pleomorphism is possible thanks to an original metabolism, which is ti