Brunner Eike, Gröger Christian, Lutz Katharina, Richthammer Patrick, Spinde Katrin, Sumper Manfred
TU Dresden, Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Bioanalytische Chemie, 01062, Dresden, Germany.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2009 Sep;84(4):607-16. doi: 10.1007/s00253-009-2140-3. Epub 2009 Jul 24.
Diatoms have continued to attract research interest over a long time. One important reason for this research interest is the amazingly beautiful microstructured and nanostructured patterning of the silica-based diatom cell walls. These materials become increasingly important from the materials science point of view. However, many aspects of diatom cell wall formation and patterning are still not fully understood. The present minireview article summarizes our recent knowledge especially with respect to two major topics related to diatom cell wall formation and patterning: (1) uptake and metabolism of silicon by living diatom cells and (2) understanding of the genetic control of cell wall formation. Analytical techniques as well as recent results concerning these two topics are highlighted in this review.
长期以来，硅藻一直吸引着研究兴趣。这种研究兴趣的一个重要原因是基于二氧化硅的硅藻细胞壁具有惊人的美丽微观结构和纳米结构图案。从材料科学的角度来看，这些材料变得越来越重要。然而，硅藻细胞壁形成和图案化的许多方面仍未完全理解。本篇综述文章总结了我们最近的知识，特别是关于与硅藻细胞壁形成和图案化相关的两个主要主题：（1）活硅藻细胞对硅的吸收和代谢，以及（2）对细胞壁形成的遗传控制的理解。本综述突出了关于这两个主题的分析技术以及最新研究成果。
