dc.contributor.author
Petersen, Jan
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Rredhi, Anxhela
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Szyttenholm, Julie
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Oldemeyer, Sabine
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Kottke, Tilman
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Mittag, Maria
dc.date.accessioned
2021-12-06T08:25:34Z
dc.date.available
2021-12-06T08:25:34Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/33006
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-32730
dc.description.abstract
Algae are photosynthetic eukaryotic (micro-)organisms, lacking roots, leaves, and other organs that are typical for land plants. They live in freshwater, marine, or terrestrial habitats. Together with the cyanobacteria they contribute to about half of global carbon fixation. As primary producers, they are at the basis of many food webs and they are involved in biogeochemical processes. Algae are evolutionarily distinct and are derived either by primary (e.g., green and red algae) or secondary endosymbiosis (e.g., diatoms, dinoflagellates, and brown algae). Light is a key abiotic factor needed to maintain the fitness of algae as it delivers energy for photosynthesis, regulates algal cell- and life cycles, and entrains their biological clocks. However, excess light can also be harmful, especially in the ultraviolet range. Among the variety of receptors perceiving light information, the cryptochromes originally evolved as UV-A and blue-light receptors and have been found in all studied algal genomes so far. Yet, the classification, biophysical properties, wavelength range of absorbance, and biological functions of cryptochromes are remarkably diverse among algal species, especially when compared to cryptochromes from land plants or animals.
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dc.format.extent
13 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
blue-light receptor
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dc.subject
Chlamydomonas
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dc.subject
Ostreococcus
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Phaeodactylum
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photoreceptor
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photosynthetic microorganisms
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dc.subject.ddc
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::579 Mikroorganismen, Pilze, Algen
dc.title
The World of Algae Reveals a Broad Variety of Cryptochrome Properties and Functions
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
766509
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3389/fpls.2021.766509
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Frontiers in Plant Science
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
12
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.766509
refubium.affiliation
Physik
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no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1664-462X
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