Evolutionary Biology: Viral Rhodopsins Illuminate Algal Evolution.

Evolutionary Biology: Viral Rhodopsins Illuminate Algal Evolution.
Curr Biol. 2020 Dec 21;30(24):R1469-R1471
Authors: Gallot-Lavallée L, Archibald JM
Abstract
A new metagenomics study has shown that marine viruses recently acquired genes encoding light-gated ion channels from green algae. These so-called channelrhodopsin genes may allow the viruses to manipulate the swimming behavior of the algae they infect.
PMID: 33352125 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Biology - December 21, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Gallot-Lavallée L, Archibald JM Tags: Curr Biol Source Type: research