Divide and shape: an endosymbiont in action.
The endosymbiotic evolution of the plastid within the host cell required development of a mechanism for efficient division of the plastid. Whilst a model for the mechanism of chloroplast division has been constructed, little is known of how other types of plastids divide, especially the proplastid, the progenitor of all plastid types in the cell. It has become clear that plastid shape is highly heterogeneous and dynamic, especially stromules. This article considers how such variation in morphology might be controlled and how such plastids might divide efficiently.
Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK. kevin.pyke@nottingham.ac.uk
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D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D018519:Meristem / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D058503:Mesophyll Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D053140:Organelle Shape; D059828:Plant Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018087:Plastids / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013559:Symbiosis
D010940:Plant Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins