Widespread recycling of processed cDNAs in dinoflagellates

Widespread recycling of processed cDNAs in dinoflagellates

a boom in a wild population, although with some unintended consequences: As a way to feed the Soviet Union’s growing northern population, king crabs native to the North Pacific were introduced into the Barents Sea in the 1960s. Now thriving, this population has been welcomed by the fishing industry, as these crabs are a profitable catch. Unfortunately, these crabs are also ravenous omnivores an...

Widespread and extensive editing of mitochondrial mRNAS in dinoflagellates.

We report evidence of extensive substitutional editing of mitochondrial mRNAs in the dinoflagellate species Pfiesteria piscicida, Prorocentrum minimum and Crypthecodinium cohnii, based on a comparison of genomic and corresponding cDNA sequences determined for two mitochondrial DNA-encoded genes, cox1 (cytochrome oxidase subunit 1) and cob (apocytochrome b). In the cox1 mRNA, we identify 72 subs...

Bioluminescence of Marine Dinoflagellates

Portable light-baffled underwater photometers have been designed for the measurement of dinoflagellate bioluminescence by day and night. Maximal light emission is obtained by mechanical stimulation in a defined volume. The pump which stimulates the dinoflagellates also constantly replenishes the sample volume so that continuous measurements are possible. Evidence for both diurnal variation and ...

Rubisco surprises in dinoflagellates.

Endocytic Compartment to NKT Cells Endogenous Antigens Processed in an Recycling CD1d1 Molecules Present