A research study group under the direction of microbiologist Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, has actually performed initially in-depth analyses of the uncommon cell biology of Prorocentrum cordatum, a worldwide extensive types of the dinoflagellates group, utilizing both advanced microscopic and proteomics approaches.As the team reports in the science journal Plant Physiology, the photosynthesis process in these bacteria is arranged in an uncommon configuration which might assist them to much better adapt to the changing light conditions in the oceans. In addition to studying photosynthesis in the microalgae, the scientists also examined the structure of their cell nuclei and their reaction to heat tension in partnership with groups from the Universities of Hanover, Braunschweig, and Munich and set out the findings in 2 other recently released papers.Advanced Imaging Techniques Reveal Unique Cellular StructuresUsing an effective scanning electron microscopic lense with a focused ion beam at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, the group headed by Rabus and lead author Jana Kalvelage from the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) was able to rebuild the three-dimensional architecture of the chloroplasts, where photosynthesis takes place. “This variety is an unique adjustment to the changing light conditions to which the organism is exposed in the oceans,” Rabus explained.Exploring Genetic Complexity and AdaptabilityTwo other research studies published last year highlight the microalgaes uncommon biology: in the very first a German-Australian team of which the ICBM researchers were likewise members found that the organisms have a really large genome with twice as numerous base sets as in humans. In a second publication, the group led by Rabus and Kalvelage explained the cell nucleus in greater information, reporting that P. cordatum has 62 chromosomes, an uncommonly high number that fills nearly the entire cell nucleus.
A research study group under the direction of microbiologist Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, has actually carried out initially detailed analyses of the uncommon cell biology of Prorocentrum cordatum, a globally extensive types of the dinoflagellates group, utilizing both advanced tiny and proteomics approaches.As the group reports in the science journal Plant Physiology, the photosynthesis process in these microorganisms is organised in an uncommon configuration which might assist them to much better adjust to the changing light conditions in the oceans. In addition to studying photosynthesis in the microalgae, the researchers also analyzed the structure of their cell nuclei and their reaction to heat stress in partnership with teams from the Universities of Hanover, Braunschweig, and Munich and set out the findings in 2 other recently released papers.Advanced Imaging Techniques Reveal Unique Cellular StructuresUsing an effective scanning electron microscopic lense with a focused ion beam at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, the group headed by Rabus and lead author Jana Kalvelage from the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) was able to reconstruct the three-dimensional architecture of the chloroplasts, where photosynthesis takes place. In a 2nd publication, the group led by Rabus and Kalvelage described the cell nucleus in higher information, reporting that P. cordatum has 62 chromosomes, an unusually high number that fills almost the entire cell nucleus.