Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms
Silica formation in diatoms is of interest for a range of different subjects from biomimetics to oceanography. Here the authors study the formation of silicified extensions in diatoms and find that unlike cell wall elements, that form in the cytoplasm, the extensions have a different formation mecha...
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| author | Boaz Mayzel Lior Aram Neta Varsano Sharon G. Wolf Assaf Gal |
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| description | Silica formation in diatoms is of interest for a range of different subjects from biomimetics to oceanography. Here the authors study the formation of silicified extensions in diatoms and find that unlike cell wall elements, that form in the cytoplasm, the extensions have a different formation mechanism outside the cytoplasm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9097bb15ce7f49e1bf9048f3b49dd7a62022-12-21T22:59:51ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-07-011211810.1038/s41467-021-24944-6Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatomsBoaz Mayzel0Lior Aram1Neta Varsano2Sharon G. Wolf3Assaf Gal4Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of ScienceDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of ScienceSilica formation in diatoms is of interest for a range of different subjects from biomimetics to oceanography. Here the authors study the formation of silicified extensions in diatoms and find that unlike cell wall elements, that form in the cytoplasm, the extensions have a different formation mechanism outside the cytoplasm.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24944-6 |
| spellingShingle | Boaz Mayzel Lior Aram Neta Varsano Sharon G. Wolf Assaf Gal Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms Nature Communications |
| title | Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms |
| title_full | Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms |
| title_fullStr | Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms |
| title_short | Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms |
| title_sort | structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24944-6 |
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