Minori Nigishi, Ginga Shimakawa, Kansei Yamagishi, Ryosuke Amano, Shun Ito, Yoshinori Tsuji, Chikako Nagasato, Yusuke Matsuda
Anion transporters sustain a variety of physiological states in cells. Bestrophins belong to a Cl- and/or HCO3- transporter family conserved in bacteria, animals, algae, and plants. Recently, putative bestrophins were found in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, where they are up-regulated under low CO2 conditions and play an essential role in the CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM). The putative bestrophin orthologs are also conserved in diatoms, secondary endosymbiotic algae harboring red-type plastids, but their physiological functions are unknown...
March 13, 2024: Plant Physiology