Identification of a vacuolar proton channel that triggers the bioluminescent flash in dinoflagellates

Juan D. Rodriguez; Saddef Haq; Tsvetan Bachvaroff; Kristine F. Nowak; Scott J. Nowak; Deri Morgan; Vladimir V. Cherny; Maredith M. Sapp; Steven Bernstein; Andrew Bolt; Thomas E. DeCoursey; Allen R. Place; Susan M. E. Smith

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171594

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Identification of a vacuolar proton channel that triggers the bioluminescent flash in dinoflagellates

Juan D. Rodriguez,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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Saddef Haq,

Affiliation Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Tsvetan Bachvaroff,

Affiliation Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Kristine F. Nowak,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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Scott J. Nowak,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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Deri Morgan,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Vladimir V. Cherny,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Maredith M. Sapp,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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Steven Bernstein,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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Andrew Bolt,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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Thomas E. DeCoursey,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Allen R. Place,

Affiliation Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Susan M. E. Smith

* E-mail: susan.m.e.smith@kennesaw.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States of America
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Identification of a vacuolar proton channel that triggers the bioluminescent flash in dinoflagellates

Juan D. Rodriguez,
Saddef Haq,
Tsvetan Bachvaroff,
Kristine F. Nowak,
Scott J. Nowak,
Deri Morgan,
Vladimir V. Cherny,
Maredith M. Sapp,
Steven Bernstein,
Andrew Bolt

Published: February 8, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171594

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