Comparative characterization of putative chitin deacetylases from Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Thalassiosira pseudonana highlights the potential for distinct chitin‐based metabolic processes in diatoms

Zhanru Shao,Yann Thomas,Lea Hembach,Xiaohui Xing,Delin Duan,Bruno M. Moerschbacher,Vincent Bulone,Leila Tirichine,Chris Bowler

Comparative characterization of putative chitin deacetylases from Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Thalassiosira pseudonana highlights the potential for distinct chitin‐based metabolic processes in diatoms

2019

Zhanru Shao
Yann Thomas
Lea Hembach
Xiaohui Xing
Delin Duan
Bruno M. Moerschbacher
Vincent Bulone
Leila Tirichine
Chris Bowler

Chitin is generally considered to be present in centric diatoms but not in pennate species. Many aspects of chitin biosynthetic pathways have not been explored in diatoms. We retrieved chitin metab ...

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Botany
Chitin
Thalassiosira pseudonana
Transformation (genetics)
Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Chitosan
Chitin deacetylase
Biology
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Subcellular localization

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