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Hidden diversity: Transcriptomic and photosynthetic variation among common 'wild type' Chlamydomonas strains.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Dec 2025
Liu Xin, Virtanen Olli, Gallaher Sean D, Nawrocki Wojciech J, Glaesener Anne G, Merchant Sabeeha S, Croce Roberta
Abstract excerpt
The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a widely studied reference organism, particularly in photosynthesis research. It employs photoprotective mechanisms, such as state transitions (ST) and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), to cope with rapid light changes. Most widely used strains share a recent common ancestor yet differ by up to ~50 000 nuclear variants-genetic diversity that is often...
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- Photosynthesis
- Transcriptome
- Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
- Genetic Variation
- Light
- Acclimatization