On the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis and Cyanobacteria
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Sánchez-Baracaldo, Patricia
Cardona Londono, Tanai
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Oxygenic phototrophs have played a fundamental role in Earth's history by enabling the rise of atmospheric oxygen (O2) and paving the way for animal evolution. Understanding the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis and Cyanobacteria are key when piecing together the events around Earth's oxygenation. It is likely that photosynthesis evolved within bacterial lineages that are not extant, so it can be challenging when studying the early history of photosynthesis. Recent genomic and molecular evolution studies have transformed our understanding about the evolution of photosynthetic reaction centres and the evolution of Cyanobacteria. The evidence reviewed here highlights some of the most recent advances on the origin of photosynthesis both at the genomic and gene family level.
Date Issued
2020-02
Date Acceptance
2019-09-25
Citation
New Phytologist, 2020, 225 (4), pp.1440-1446
ISSN
0028-646X
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
1440
End Page
1446
Journal / Book Title
New Phytologist
Volume
225
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Authors New Phytologist © 2019 New Phytologist Trust
Sponsor
Leverhulme Trust
Identifier
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.16249
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Plant Sciences
Archean
Cyanobacteria
Great Oxidation Event
oxygenic photosynthesis
Photosystem I (PSI)
Photosystem II (PSII)
proterozoic
water oxidation
PHOTOSYSTEM-II
EVOLUTION
GENOME
RISE
DIVERSIFICATION
OXYGENATION
OXIDATION
EUKARYOTES
GENES
FRESH
Archean
Cyanobacteria
Great Oxidation Event
Photosystem I (PSI)
Photosystem II (PSII)
oxygenic photosynthesis
proterozoic
water oxidation
06 Biological Sciences
07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Plant Biology & Botany
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-10-09