Gonium - Wikipedia
Gonium is a genus of colonial algae, a member of the order Chlamydomonadales. Typical colonies have 4 to 16 cells, all the same size, arranged in a flat plate, with no anterior-posterior differentiation. In a colony of 16 cells, four are in the center, and the other 12 are on the four sides, three each. [1]
The Gonium pectorale genome demonstrates co-option of cell …
Apr 22, 2016 · Here, Bradley Olson, Erik Hanschen and colleagues describe the genome of Gonium pectorale, demonstrating that co-option of the retinoblastoma cell cycle regulatory pathway was a key genetic...
Gonium - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The gonads of both genetic males and females contain only undifferentiated sexual cells, or gonia (s. gonium), associated with mesodermal cells that will form the gonoducts.
An Investigation of the Physical Properties of Gonium
Gonium pectorale is a small 16-celled photosynthetic algae that provides a refreshing outlook on the evolution of green algae and the concept of modularity. Each individual cell operates with its own two flagella, which are propulsion appendages, and an eyespot, an optical light sensor.
Gonium pectorale isolate:NIES-2863 - The Department of …
The volvocine green algae are a tractable system for understanding the genetic basis of multicellularity including the initial formation of cooperative cell groups. Here we report the genome sequence of the undifferentiated colonial alga, Gonium pectorale , where group formation evolved by co-option of the retinoblastoma cell cycle regulatory ...
The Gonium pectorale genome demonstrates co-option of cell …
Apr 22, 2016 · The volvocine green algae are a tractable system for understanding the genetic basis of multicellularity including the initial formation of cooperative cell groups. Here we report the genome sequence of the undifferentiated colonial alga, Gonium pectorale, where group formation evolved by co-option of the retinoblastoma cell cycle regulatory ...
Here we report the genome sequence of the undifferentiated colonial alga, Gonium pectorale, where group formation evolved by co-option of the retinoblastoma cell cycle regulatory pathway ...
How and why single cell organisms evolved into multicellular life
Apr 25, 2016 · The genome sequencing of the algae, Gonium pectorale, provides valuable clues into how and why single cells live together in groups -- one of the earliest steps on the path to a multicellular...
The planar 16-cell species Gonium pectorale thus presents a conundrum, for its central 4 cells have a Chlamydomonas-like beat that provide propulsion normal to the plane, while its 12 peripheral cells generate rotation around the normal through a Volvox-like beat. Here, we combine experiment, theory, and computations to reveal how Gonium ...
Stable nuclear transformation of Gonium pectorale
Jul 10, 2009 · Gonium pectorale consists of ~16 biflagellate cells arranged in a flat plate. The detailed molecular analysis of any species necessitates its accessibility to genetic manipulation, but, in volvocine algae, transformation procedures have so far only been established for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Volvox carteri.