Photosynthetic sea slugs induce protective changes to the light reactions of the chloroplasts they steal from algae
Sacoglossan sea slugs are able to maintain functional chloroplasts inside their own cells, and mechanisms that allow preservation of the chloroplasts are unknown. We found that the slug Elysia timida induces changes to the photosynthetic light reactions of the chloroplasts it steals from the alga Ac...
Main Authors: | Vesa Havurinne, Esa Tyystjärvi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-10-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/57389 |
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