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Visualization of the Silicon Biomineralization in Cyanobacteria, Sponges and Diatoms

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Biosphere Origin and Evolution

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Organisms of three kingdoms – cyanobacteria, sponges and diatoms – played a key role in the global cycle of silicon at certain moments of formation of the biosphere. At present, only diatoms retain this leading position. Using microscopy techniques, we studied mineralization of Si by these organisms. Analysis of silicateins-proteins, which take part in condensation of silica in sponges – helped to establish phylogeny of sponges of Lake Baikal. The presence of the gene of Silicic Acid Transport protein in chrysophycean algae suggests that this protein was ‘invented’ long before diatoms appeared. Data on biomineralization of Si, analysis of silicic acid transport and of silica-condensing proteins suggest that the biotic pathway of the global Si cycle appeared at an early stage of the evolution and involved cyanobacteria, sponges and some algae.

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    Likhoshway, Y. et al. (2008). Visualization of the Silicon Biomineralization in Cyanobacteria, Sponges and Diatoms. In: Dobretsov, N., Kolchanov, N., Rozanov, A., Zavarzin, G. (eds) Biosphere Origin and Evolution. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68656-1_16

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