Diversity and origin of carotenoid biosynthesis: its history of coevolution towards plant photosynthesis.
carotenoid biosynthesis
carotenoid structures
gene families
horizontal gene transfer
light-harvesting
oxygenic photosynthesis
pathway evolution
Journal
The New phytologist
ISSN: 1469-8137
Titre abrégé: New Phytol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9882884
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2021
10 2021
Historique:
received:
28
04
2021
accepted:
06
07
2021
pubmed:
30
7
2021
medline:
30
9
2021
entrez:
29
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The development of photosynthesis was a highlight in the progression of bacteria. In addition to the photosystems with their structural proteins, the photosynthesis apparatus consists of different cofactors including essential carotenoids. Thus, the evolution of the carotenoid pathways in relation to the functionality of the resulting structures in photosynthesis is the focus of this review. Analysis of carotenoid pathway genes indicates early evolutionary roots in prokaryotes. The pathway complexity leading to a multitude of structures is a result of gene acquisition, including their functional modifications, emergence of novel genes and gene exchange between species. Along with the progression of photosynthesis, carotenoid pathways coevolved with photosynthesis according to their advancing functionality. Cyanobacteria, with their oxygenic photosynthesis, became a landmark for evolutionary events including carotenogenesis. Concurrent with endosymbiosis, the cyanobacterial carotenoid pathways were inherited into algal plastids. In the lineage leading to Chlorophyta and plants, carotenoids evolved to their prominent role in protection and regulation of light energy input as constituents of a highly efficient light-harvesting complex.
Substances chimiques
Carotenoids
36-88-4
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
479-493Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2021 New Phytologist Foundation.
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