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Evolution of cytokinesis-related protein localization during the emergence of multicellularity in volvocine green algae.

Yoko ArakakiTakayuki FujiwaraHiroko Kawai-ToyookaKaoru KawafuneJonathan FeatherstonPierre M DurandShin-Ya MiyagishimaHisayoshi Nozaki
Published in: BMC evolutionary biology (2017)
These results indicate that the molecular mechanisms of cytokinesis may be different in unicellular and multicellular volvocine algae. The localization of DRP1 during multiple fission might have been modified in the common ancestor of multicellular volvocine algae. This modification may have been essential for the re-orientation of cells and shaping colonies during the emergence of multicellularity in this lineage.
Keyphrases
  • induced apoptosis
  • cell cycle arrest
  • single cell
  • cell death
  • signaling pathway
  • oxidative stress
  • cell fate