Toward an understanding of the function of Chlamydiales in plastid endosymbiosis

Steven G Ball; Christophe Colleoni; Derifa Kadouche; Mathieu Ducatez; Maria-Cecilia Arias; Catherine Tirtiaux

doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.02.007

Toward an understanding of the function of Chlamydiales in plastid endosymbiosis

Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Jun-Jul;1847(6-7):495-504. doi: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Feb 14.

Authors

Steven G Ball¹, Christophe Colleoni², Derifa Kadouche², Mathieu Ducatez², Maria-Cecilia Arias², Catherine Tirtiaux²

Affiliations

¹ Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8576, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq cedex, France. Electronic address: steven.ball@univ-lille1.fr.
² Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8576, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq cedex, France.

PMID: 25687892
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.02.007

Abstract

Plastid endosymbiosis defines a process through which a fully evolved cyanobacterial ancestor has transmitted to a eukaryotic phagotroph the hundreds of genes required to perform oxygenic photosynthesis, together with the membrane structures, and cellular compartment associated with this process. In this review, we will summarize the evidence pointing to an active role of Chlamydiales in metabolic integration of free living cyanobacteria, within the cytosol of the last common plant ancestor.

Keywords: Chlamydiales; Cyanobacteria; Photosynthesis evolution; Plastid endosymbiosis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution
Chlamydiales / physiology*
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Plants / microbiology*
Plastids / microbiology*
Symbiosis*