A genome-wide algal mutant library reveals a global view of genes required for eukaryotic photosynthesis
Xiaobo Li, Weronika Patena, Friedrich Fauser, Robert E. Jinkerson, Shai Saroussi, Moritz T. Meyer, Nina Ivanova, Jacob M. Robertson, Rebecca Yue, Ru Zhang, Josep Vilarrasa‐Blasi, Tyler M. Wittkopp, Silvia Ramundo, Sean R. Blum, Audrey Goh, , Martin C. Jonikas
The paper creates a genome-wide mutant library for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to identify genes essential for photosynthesis, finding 303 candidate genes, including 21 novel ones.
Nature Genetics · Mar 18, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics