A role for diatom-like silicon transporters in calcifying coccolithophores
oleh: Grażyna M. Durak, Alison R. Taylor, Charlotte E. Walker, Ian Probert, Colomban de Vargas, Stephane Audic, Declan Schroeder, Colin Brownlee, Glen L. Wheeler
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Silicification by diatoms and calcification by coccolithophores are distinct biomineralisation processes that influence global carbon cycling and the abundance of marine plankton. Here, Durak et al. show that diatom-like silicon transporters are present in coccolithophores, and that silicon is required for formation of their calcium carbonate coccoliths.