The Southern Ocean houses a diverse and productive community of organisms 1 , 2 .
Unicellular eukaryotic diatoms are the main primary producers in this environment, where …

Cell division in photosynthetic organisms is tightly regulated by light. Although the light
dependency of the onset of the cell cycle has been well characterized in various phototrophs, …

Diatoms are prominent marine microalgae, interesting not only from an ecological point of
view, but also for their possible use in biotechnology applications. They can be cultivated in …

The absorption of visible light in aquatic environments has led to the common assumption
that aquatic organisms sense and adapt to penetrative blue/green light wavelengths but show …

Light is essential for the life of photosynthetic organisms as it is a source of energy and
information from the environment. Light excess or limitation can be a cause of stress however. …

Diatoms are phytoplanktonic organisms that grow successfully in the ocean where light
conditions are highly variable. Studies of the molecular mechanisms of light acclimation in the …

The Cryptochrome/Photolyase Family (CPF) represents an ancient group of widely distributed
UV-A/blue-light sensitive proteins sharing common structures and chromophores. During …

Periodic light–dark cycles govern the timing of basic biological processes in organisms
inhabiting land as well as the sea, where life evolved. Although prominent marine …

The wealth of expression and functional data presented in this overview discloses the
homeogene Orthopedia (Otp) as critical for the development of the hypothalamic neuroendocrine …

SOUL homologs constitute a heme-binding protein superfamily putatively involved in heme
and tetrapyrrole metabolisms associated with a number of physiological processes. Despite …