Testing Reversibility of Endosymbiotic Gene Transfer between Chloroplast and Nucleus
David Su, Sheng-An Chen, Philip Hammer, Eleena Chacko, Vadim Beilinson, A. Yu. Kinev, Masayuki Onishi
This study reverses endosymbiotic gene transfer by moving nuclear-encoded chloroplast proteins back to the chloroplast genome in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, showing proper localization and function.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology