Chromosome-level genome assembly of the sacoglossan sea slug Elysia timida (Risso, 1818)

L Männer, T Schell, J Spies, C Galià-Camps… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Sequencing and annotating genomes of non-model organisms helps to
understand genome architecture, the genetic processes underlying species traits, and how …

Genomes of nitrogen-fixing eukaryotes reveal a non-canonical model of organellogenesis

S Frail, M Steele-Ogus, J Doenier, SLY Moulin… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Endosymbiont gene transfer and import of host-encoded proteins are considered hallmarks
of organelles necessary for stable integration of two cells. However, newer endosymbiotic …

Evolution and theft: loss of state transitions in Bryopsidales macroalgae and photosynthetic sea slugs

V Havurinne, A Rivoallan, H Mattila, E Tyystjärvi… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Green macroalgae within the order Bryopsidales lack the fundamental photoprotective
mechanisms of green algae, the xanthophyll cycle and energy-dependent dissipation of …

Targeting Plastids in an Animal Cell

J Melo Clavijo, SB Gould, G Christa - … : Solutions to the Problem of Protein …, 2024 - Springer
Sacoglossa display one of nature's most curious photosymbiotic systems. Instead of
establishing a symbiosis with an algal partner, like other photosymbiotic animals, these …