long goodbye: the rise and fall of flavodoxin during plant evolution

Flavodoxin replaced stress-sensitive ferredoxin throughout the evolution of phototrophs, then disappeared before plant emergence. Phylogenomic and biochemical data now permit to envisage how this adaptive trait was lost from the plant world.

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Published in:Journal of experimental botany 2014-10, Vol.65 (18), p.5161-5178
Main Authors: Pierella Karlusich, Juan J, Lodeyro, Anabella F, Carrillo, Néstor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
autotrophs
Biological Evolution
Cyanobacteria
DARWIN REVIEW
Electron Transport
Evolution
Ferredoxins
Ferredoxins - metabolism
Flavodoxin - metabolism
Gene expression
Genomes
Iron
Iron - metabolism
Oxygen
Photosynthesis
Phylogeny
Protein isoforms
Proteins
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Summary:Flavodoxin replaced stress-sensitive ferredoxin throughout the evolution of phototrophs, then disappeared before plant emergence. Phylogenomic and biochemical data now permit to envisage how this adaptive trait was lost from the plant world.
ISSN:0022-0957
1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/eru273