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Zeaxanthin is required for eyespot formation and phototaxis in Euglena gracilis

The eyespot apparatus is an organelle that forms carotenoid-rich globules in diverse flagellated microalgae and functions in phototaxis. The euglenophytes have structurally and functionally distinct eyespot apparatuses from chlorophytes. β-Carotene is the most abundant pigment detected in chlorophyt...

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Autores principales: Tamaki, Shun, Ozasa, Kazunari, Nomura, Toshihisa, Ishikawa, Marumi, Yamada, Koji, Suzuki, Kengo, Mochida, Keiichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10069888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36611254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad001