Downregulation of mitochondrial alternative oxidase affects chloroplast function, redox status and stress response in a marine diatom

Summary Diatom dominance in contemporary aquatic environments indicates that they have developed unique and effective mechanisms to cope with the rapid and considerable fluctuations that characterize these environments. In view of their evolutionary history from a secondary endosymbiosis, inter‐organellar regulation of biochemical activities may be of particular relevance. Diatom mitochondrial alternative oxidase ( AOX ) is believed to play a...