MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata

oleh: Monia T. Russo, Laura Vitale, Laura Entrambasaguas, Konstantinos Anestis, Neri Fattorini, Filomena Romano, Carmen Minucci, Pasquale De Luca, Elio Biffali, Wim Vyverman, Remo Sanges, Marina Montresor, Maria I. Ferrante

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Little is known about how sex is determined in diatoms. Here, Russo et al. show that in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata, the gene MRP3 regulates mating type and the expression of four other mating-type biased genes.