ReviewMicroorganisms2013
Understanding Bioluminescence in Dinoflagellates-How Far Have We Come?
Review in Microorganisms, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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24 citing papers in PubMed.
- Light-based 3D printing of mechanoluminescent living gels loaded with dinoflagellates.Science advances · 2026Article
- Chemical stimulation sustains bioluminescence of living light materials.Science advances · 2026Article
- Bioluminescence of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Polykrikos kofoidii Chatton 1914 (Dinophyceae).Journal of phycology · 2026Article
- A bioinspired self-powered optical tactile sensing system with ultrahigh sensitivity and ultralow detection limit.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Costs and benefits of phytoplankton motility.ArXiv · 2025Article
- Some Insights into the Inventiveness of Dinoflagellates: Coming Back to the Cell Biology of These Protists.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- A Comprehensive Exploration of Bioluminescence Systems, Mechanisms, and Advanced Assays for Versatile Applications.Biochemistry research international · 2024Review
- Ultrasensitive and robust mechanoluminescent living composites.Science advances · 2023Article
- The use of a chemiluminescence in the assessment of the nanomaterials antioxidant activity.Biophysical reviews · 2023Review
- Dinoflagellate Amphiesmal Dynamics: Cell Wall Deposition with Ecdysis and Cellular Growth.Marine drugs · 2023Review
- Picogram-Scale Interstellar Probes via Bioinspired Engineering.Astrobiology · 2022Article
- Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates as a Bioassay for Toxicity Assessment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Highly robust and soft biohybrid mechanoluminescence for optical signaling and illumination.Nature communications · 2022Article
- The enigmatic clock of dinoflagellates, is it unique?Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- Bioluminescence and Photoreception in Unicellular Organisms: Light-Signalling in a Bio-Communication Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Diversity of dinoflagellate assemblages in coastal temperate and offshore tropical waters of Australia.BMC ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Shear Stress-Responsive Polymersome Nanoreactors Inspired by the Marine Bioluminescence of Dinoflagellates.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2021Article
- De novo rational design of a freestanding, supercharged polypeptide, proton-conducting membrane.Science advances · 2020Article
- New Perspectives Related to the Bioluminescent System in Dinoflagellates:International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Molecular and biochemical basis for the loss of bioluminescence in the dinoflagellateLimnology and oceanography · 2019Article
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Abstract
Some dinoflagellates possess the remarkable genetic, biochemical, and cellular machinery to produce bioluminescence. Bioluminescent species appear to be ubiquitous in surface waters globally and include numerous cosmopolitan and harmful taxa. Nevertheless, bioluminescence remains an enigmatic topic in biology, particularly with regard to the organisms' lifestyle. In this paper, we review the literature on the cellular mechanisms, molecular evolution, diversity, and ecology of bioluminescence in dinoflagellates, highlighting significant discoveries of the last quarter of a century. We identify significant gaps in our knowledge and conflicting information and propose some important research questions that need to be addressed to advance this research field.
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