Chlamydomonas
Research Article | Ecological and Evolutionary ScienceChlamydomonas reinhardtii LFO1 Is an IsdG Family Heme OxygenaseThis work establishes a protein in the freshwater alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as an IsdG family heme oxygenase. This protein, LFO1, exhibits predicted secondary structure and catalytic residues conserved in IsdG family members, in addition to a chloroplast localization sequence. Additionally, the catabolite that results from the degradation of heme by LFO1 is...
Research Article | Molecular Biology and PhysiologyFlagellar Synchronization Is a Simple Alternative to Cell Cycle Synchronization for Ciliary and Flagellar StudiesCilia and flagella are highly conserved antenna-like organelles that found in nearly all mammalian cell types. They perform sensory and motile functions contributing to numerous physiological and developmental processes. Defects in their assembly and function are implicated in a wide range of human diseases ranging from retinal degeneration to cancer. Chlamydomonas...