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Nitrate Assimilation Underlying Kleptoplasty
M. Maruyama, T. Kagamoto, Y. Matsumoto…·Y. Kashiyama
This study identifies RvNaRL, a nitrate reductase gene acquired via horizontal gene transfer in R. viridis, which enables nitrate assimilation despite its heterotrophic lineage.
DOI 10.1101/2022.12.04.518691