The Diatom Glasshouse
- 18 October 2002
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 298 (5593) , 547
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1078222
Abstract
Diatoms are unicellular microalgae with intricate walls made from silica. In his Perspective, Wetherbee explains how these patterned walls are constructed. He highlights the report by Kröger et al., who show that key molecules in the silicification process, called silaffins, are highly phosphorylated in their native state. The silaffins nucleate and precipitate silica; other molecules must be responsible for the fine patterning but remain as yet unidentified.Keywords
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