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Jiang Z, Wang M, Nicolas M, Ogé L, Pérez-Garcia MD, Crespel L, Li G, Ding Y, Le Gourrierec J, Grappin P, Sakr S. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenases: The Hidden Players of Plant Physiology. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232416128. [PMID: 36555768 PMCID: PMC9785579 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232416128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) catalyzes a metabolic hub between glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), which is the oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) to 6-phosphogluconolactone concomitantly with the production of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), a reducing power. It is considered to be the rate-limiting step that governs carbon flow through the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP). The OPPP is the main supplier of reductant (NADPH) for several "reducing" biosynthetic reactions. Although it is involved in multiple physiological processes, current knowledge on its exact role and regulation is still piecemeal. The present review provides a concise and comprehensive picture of the diversity of plant G6PDHs and their role in seed germination, nitrogen assimilation, plant branching, and plant response to abiotic stress. This work will help define future research directions to improve our knowledge of G6PDHs in plant physiology and to integrate this hidden player in plant performance.
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- Zhengrong Jiang
- Institut Agro, University of Angers, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, 49000 Angers, France
- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Dryland-Technology Key Laboratory of Shandong Province, College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Plant Molecular Genetics Department, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut Agro, University of Angers, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, 49000 Angers, France
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- Institut Agro, University of Angers, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, 49000 Angers, France
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institut Agro, University of Angers, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, 49000 Angers, France
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- Institut Agro, University of Angers, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, 49000 Angers, France
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- Institut Agro, University of Angers, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, 49000 Angers, France
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Cvetkovska M, Vakulenko G, Smith DR, Zhang X, Hüner NPA. Temperature stress in psychrophilic green microalgae: Minireview. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13811. [PMID: 36309822 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photosynthetic algae are the main primary producers in polar regions, form the basis of polar food webs, and are responsible for a significant portion of global carbon fixation. Many cold-water algae are psychrophiles that thrive in the cold but cannot grow at moderate temperatures (≥20°C). Polar regions are at risk of rapid warming caused by climate change, and the sensitivity of psychrophilic algae to rising temperatures makes them, and the ecosystems they inhabit, particularly vulnerable. Recent research on the Antarctic psychrophile Chlamydomonas priscuii, an emerging algal model, has revealed unique adaptations to life in the permanent cold. Additionally, genome sequencing of C. priscuii and its relative Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L has given rise to a plethora of computational tools that can help elucidate the genetic basis of psychrophily. This minireview summarizes new advances in characterizing the heat stress responses in psychrophilic algae and examines their extraordinary sensitivity to temperature increases. Further research in this field will help determine the impact of climate change on psychrophiles from threatened polar environments.
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- Marina Cvetkovska
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Institute for Comparative Genomics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Isolation, Identification, and Biochemical Characteristics of a Cold-Tolerant Chlorella vulgaris KNUA007 Isolated from King George Island, Antarctica. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse8110935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A cold-tolerant unicellular green alga was isolated from a meltwater stream on King George Island, Antarctica. Morphological, molecular, and biochemical analyses revealed that the isolate belonged to the species Chlorella vulgaris. We tentatively named this algal strain C.vulgaris KNUA007 and investigated its growth and lipid composition. We found that the strain was able to thrive in a wide range of temperatures, from 5 to 30 °C; however, it did not survive at 35 °C. Ultimate analysis confirmed high gross calorific values only at low temperatures (10 °C), with comparable values to land plants for biomass fuel. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis revealed that the isolate was rich in nutritionally important polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). The major fatty acid components were hexadecatrienoic acid (C16:3 ω3, 17.31%), linoleic acid (C18:2 ω6, 8.52%), and α-linolenic acid (C18:3 ω3, 43.35%) at 10 °C. The microalga was tolerant to low temperatures, making it an attractive candidate for the production of biochemicals under cold weather conditions. Therefore, this Antarctic microalga may have potential as an alternative to fish and/or plant oils as a source of omega-3 PUFA. The temperature tolerance and composition of C.vulgaris KNUA007 also make the isolate desirable for commercial applications in the pharmaceutical industry.
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TranNgoc K, Pham N, Lee C, Jang SH. Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Psychrophilic Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Sphingomonas sp. PAMC 26621. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E1362. [PMID: 30889888 PMCID: PMC6471386 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) (EC 1.1.1.363) is a crucial regulatory enzyme in the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway that provides reductive potential in the form of NADPH, as well as carbon skeletons for the synthesis of macromolecules. In this study, we report the cloning, expression, and characterization of G6PD (SpG6PD1) from a lichen-associated psychrophilic bacterium Sphingomonas sp. PAMC 26621. SpG6PD1 was expressed in Escherichia coli as a soluble protein, having optimum activity at pH 7.5⁻8.5 and 30 °C for NADP⁺ and 20 °C for NAD⁺. SpG6PD1 utilized both NADP⁺ and NAD⁺, with the preferential utilization of NADP⁺. A high Km value for glucose 6-phosphate and low activation enthalpy (ΔH‡) compared with the values of mesophilic counterparts indicate the psychrophilic nature of SpG6PD1. Despite the secondary structure of SpG6PD1 being maintained between 4⁻40 °C, its activity and tertiary structure were better preserved between 4⁻20 °C. The results of this study indicate that the SpG6PD1 that has a flexible structure is most suited to a psychrophilic bacterium that is adapted to a permanently cold habitat.
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- Kiet TranNgoc
- Department of Biomedical Science and Center for Bio-Nanomaterials, Daegu University, Gyeongsan 38453, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Center for Bio-Nanomaterials, Daegu University, Gyeongsan 38453, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Center for Bio-Nanomaterials, Daegu University, Gyeongsan 38453, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Center for Bio-Nanomaterials, Daegu University, Gyeongsan 38453, Korea.
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Vona V, Di Martino Rigano V, Andreoli C, Lobosco O, Caiazzo M, Martello A, Carfagna S, Salbitani G, Rigano C. Comparative analysis of photosynthetic and respiratory parameters in the psychrophilic unicellular green alga Koliella antarctica, cultured in indoor and outdoor photo-bioreactors. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 24:1139-1146. [PMID: 30425430 PMCID: PMC6214422 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-018-0595-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Effect of temperatures and illumination of temperate winter on photosynthesis and respiration was studied in the psychrophilic microalgae, Koliella antarctica (Trebouxiophyceae). Outdoor and indoor algal cultures were compared. Photosynthetic as well as respiration rates increased as light and temperature increased, until 35 °C, more in outdoor than in indoor cells, in agreement with the calculated Q 10 values. K. antarctica showed important strategy mechanisms of adaption to the several temperature and light conditions. These significant photo-acclimation and thermo-acclimation abilities make it possible to cultivate Koliella for different uses, under less expensive outdoor conditions. Therefore, K. antarctica shows important strategy mechanisms of adaption to various temperature and light conditions; moreover, by varying the culture conditions, it is possible to modulate and optimize the growth and accordingly the biomass production. This is a very interesting point since it has been proved that this microalga is a promising potential source of functional ingredients, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids, suitable for industrial purposes.
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- Vincenza Vona
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Foria 223, 80139 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Padova, via U. Bassi, 58/B, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Foria 223, 80139 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Foria 223, 80139 Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Ateneo per l’Innovazione e lo Sviluppo dell’Industria Alimentare (CAISIAL), Università 100, 80055 Portici, NA Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Foria 223, 80139 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Foria 223, 80139 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Foria 223, 80139 Naples, Italy
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Xue J, Chen TT, Zheng JW, Balamurugan S, Cai JX, Liu YH, Yang WD, Liu JS, Li HY. The role of diatom glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase on lipogenic NADPH supply in green microalgae through plastidial oxidative pentose phosphate pathway. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:10803-10815. [PMID: 30349933 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9415-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Commercial production of biofuel from oleaginous microalgae is often impeded by their slow growth rate than other fast-growing algal species. A promising strategy is to genetically engineer the fast-growing algae to accumulate lipids by expressing key lipogenic genes from oleaginous microalgae. However, lacking of strong expression cassette to transform most of the algal species and potential metabolic target to engineer lipid metabolism has hindered its biotechnological applications. In this study, we engineered the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) of green microalga Chlorella pyrenoidosa for lipid enhancement by expressing a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) from oleaginous diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Molecular characterization of transformed lines revealed that heterologous PtG6PD was transcribed and expressed successfully. Interestingly, subcellular localization analyses revealed that PtG6PD was targeted to chloroplasts of C. pyrenoidosa. PtG6PD expression remarkably elevated NADPH content and consequently enhanced the lipid content without affecting growth rate. Collectively, this report represents a promising candidate to engineer lipid biosynthesis in heterologous hosts with notable commercial significance, and it highlights the potential role of plastidial PPP in supplying lipogenic NADPH in microalgae.
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- Jiao Xue
- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Cvetkovska M, Szyszka-Mroz B, Possmayer M, Pittock P, Lajoie G, Smith DR, Hüner NPA. Characterization of photosynthetic ferredoxin from the Antarctic alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241 reveals novel features of cold adaptation. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 219:588-604. [PMID: 29736931 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The objective of this work was to characterize photosynthetic ferredoxin from the Antarctic green alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241, a key enzyme involved in distributing photosynthetic reducing power. We hypothesize that ferredoxin possesses characteristics typical of cold-adapted enzymes, namely increased structural flexibility and high activity at low temperatures, accompanied by low stability at moderate temperatures. To address this objective, we purified ferredoxin from UWO241 and characterized the temperature dependence of its enzymatic activity and protein conformation. The UWO241 ferredoxin protein, RNA, and DNA sequences were compared with homologous sequences from related organisms. We provide evidence for the duplication of the main ferredoxin gene in the UWO241 nuclear genome and the presence of two highly similar proteins. Ferredoxin from UWO241 has both high activity at low temperatures and high stability at moderate temperatures, representing a novel class of cold-adapted enzymes. Our study reveals novel insights into how photosynthesis functions in the cold. The presence of two distinct ferredoxin proteins in UWO241 could provide an adaptive advantage for survival at cold temperatures. The primary amino acid sequence of ferredoxin is highly conserved among photosynthetic species, and we suggest that subtle differences in sequence can lead to significant changes in activity at low temperatures.
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- Marina Cvetkovska
- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biological Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biological Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University ofWestern Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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Bian M, Li S, Wei H, Huang S, Zhou F, Zhu Y, Zhu G. Heteroexpression and biochemical characterization of a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Protein Expr Purif 2018; 148:1-8. [PMID: 29580928 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Yarrowia lipolytica, a nonpathogenic, nonconventional, aerobic and dimorphic yeast, is considered an oleaginous microorganism due to its excellent ability to accumulate large amounts of lipids. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is one of two key enzymes involved in the lipid accumulation in this fungi, which catalyzes the oxidative dehydrogenation of glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phosphoglucono-δ-lactone with the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH. In this study, the full-length gene of G6PD from Y. lipolytica (YlG6PD) was cloned without intron and heterogeneously expressed in E. coli. Then, YlG6PD was purified and biochemically characterized in details. Kinetic analysis showed that YlG6PD was completely dependent on NADP+ and its apparent Km for NADP+ was 33.3 μM. The optimal pH was 8.5 and the maximum activity was around 47.5 °C. Heat-inactivation profiles revealed that it remained 50% of maximal activity after incubation at 48 °C for 20 min YlG6PD activity was competitively inhibited by NADPH with a Ki value of 56.04 μM. Most of the metal ions have no effect on activity, but Zn2+ was a strong inhibitor. Furthermore, the determinants in the coenzyme specificity of YlG6PD were investigated. Kinetic analysis showed that the single mutant R52D completely lost the ability to utilize NADP+ as its coenzyme, suggesting that Arg-52 plays a decisive role in NADP+ binding in YlG6PD. The identification of Y. lipolytica G6PD may provide useful scientific information for metabolic engineering of this yeast as a model for bio-oil production.
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- Mingjie Bian
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and the Research Center of Life Omics and Health, Anhui Normal University, No.1 Beijing East Road, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and the Research Center of Life Omics and Health, Anhui Normal University, No.1 Beijing East Road, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and the Research Center of Life Omics and Health, Anhui Normal University, No.1 Beijing East Road, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and the Research Center of Life Omics and Health, Anhui Normal University, No.1 Beijing East Road, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and the Research Center of Life Omics and Health, Anhui Normal University, No.1 Beijing East Road, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Stomatological Hospital, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Mei Shan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and the Research Center of Life Omics and Health, Anhui Normal University, No.1 Beijing East Road, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China.
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Cardi M, Zaffagnini M, De Lillo A, Castiglia D, Chibani K, Gualberto JM, Rouhier N, Jacquot JP, Esposito S. Plastidic P2 glucose-6P dehydrogenase from poplar is modulated by thioredoxin m-type: Distinct roles of cysteine residues in redox regulation and NADPH inhibition. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 252:257-266. [PMID: 27717462 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A cDNA coding for a plastidic P2-type G6PDH isoform from poplar (Populus tremula x tremuloides) has been used to express and purify to homogeneity the mature recombinant protein with a N-terminus His-tag. The study of the kinetic properties of the recombinant enzyme showed an in vitro redox sensing modulation exerted by reduced DTT. The interaction with thioredoxins (TRXs) was then investigated. Five cysteine to serine variants (C145S - C175S - C183S - C195S - C242S) and a variant with a double substitution for Cys175 and Cys183 (C175S/C183S) have been generated, purified and biochemically characterized in order to investigate the specific role(s) of cysteines in terms of redox regulation and NADPH-dependent inhibition. Three cysteine residues (C145, C194, C242) are suggested to have a role in controlling the NADP+ access to the active site, and in stabilizing the NADPH regulatory binding site. Our results also indicate that the regulatory disulfide involves residues Cys175 and Cys183 in a position similar to those of chloroplastic P1-G6PDHs, but the modulation is exerted primarily by TRX m-type, in contrast to P1-G6PDH, which is regulated by TRX f. This unexpected specificity indicates differences in the mechanism of regulation, and redox sensing of plastidic P2-G6PDH compared to chloroplastic P1-G6PDH in higher plants.
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- Manuela Cardi
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Univ. di Napoli "Federico II", I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Univ. di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Univ. di Napoli "Federico II", I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Univ. di Napoli "Federico II", I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Université de Lorraine, UMR 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France; INRA, UMR 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Centre INRA Nancy Lorraine, 54280, Champenoux, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire Des Plantes (IBMP), CNRS-UPR 2357, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Lorraine, UMR 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France; INRA, UMR 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Centre INRA Nancy Lorraine, 54280, Champenoux, France
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- Université de Lorraine, UMR 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France; INRA, UMR 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Centre INRA Nancy Lorraine, 54280, Champenoux, France
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Univ. di Napoli "Federico II", I-80126 Napoli, Italy.
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Landi S, Nurcato R, De Lillo A, Lentini M, Grillo S, Esposito S. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase plays a central role in the response of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants to short and long-term drought. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 105:79-89. [PMID: 27085599 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The present study was undertaken to investigate the expression, occurrence and activity of glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH - EC 1.1.1.49), the key-enzyme of the Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Pathway (OPPP), in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Red Setter) exposed to short- and long-term drought stress. For the first time, drought effects have been evaluated in plants under different growth conditions: in hydroponic laboratory system, and in greenhouse pots under controlled conditions; and in open field, in order to evaluate drought response in a representative agricultural environment. Interestingly, changes observed appear strictly associated to the induction of well known stress response mechanisms, such as the increase of proline synthesis, accumulation of chaperone Hsp70, and ascorbate peroxidase. Results show significant increase in total activity of G6PDH, and specifically in expression and occurrence of cytosolic isoform (cy-G6PDH) in plants grown in any cultivation system upon drought. Intriguingly, the results clearly suggest that abscissic acid (ABA) pathway and signaling cascade (protein phosphatase 2C PP2C) could be strictly related to increased G6PDH expression, occurrence and activities. We hypothesized for G6PDH a specific role as one of the main reductants' suppliers to counteract the effects of drought stress, in the light of converging evidences given by young and adult tomato plants under stress of different duration and intensity.
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- Simone Landi
- Università di Napoli ''Federico II", Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, I-80126, Napoli, Italy; National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division Portici, Portici, 80055, Naples, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division Portici, Portici, 80055, Naples, Italy
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- Università di Napoli ''Federico II", Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, I-80126, Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Napoli ''Federico II", Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, I-80126, Napoli, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division Portici, Portici, 80055, Naples, Italy
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- Università di Napoli ''Federico II", Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, I-80126, Napoli, Italy.
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Nitrogen Assimilation, Abiotic Stress and Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase: The Full Circle of Reductants. PLANTS 2016; 5:plants5020024. [PMID: 27187489 PMCID: PMC4931404 DOI: 10.3390/plants5020024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH; EC 1.1.1.49) is well-known as the main regulatory enzyme of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP) in living organisms. Namely, in Planta, different G6PDH isoforms may occur, generally localized in cytosol and plastids/chloroplasts. These enzymes are differently regulated by distinct mechanisms, still far from being defined in detail. In the last decades, a pivotal function for plant G6PDHs during the assimilation of nitrogen, providing reductants for enzymes involved in nitrate reduction and ammonium assimilation, has been described. More recently, several studies have suggested a main role of G6PDH to counteract different stress conditions, among these salinity and drought, with the involvement of an ABA depending signal. In the last few years, this recognized vision has been greatly widened, due to studies clearly showing the non-conventional subcellular localization of the different G6PDHs, and the peculiar regulation of the different isoforms. The whole body of these considerations suggests a central question: how do the plant cells distribute the reductants coming from G6PDH and balance their equilibrium? This review explores the present knowledge about these mechanisms, in order to propose a scheme of distribution of reductants produced by G6PDH during nitrogen assimilation and stress.
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Expression and characterization of a cytosolic glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase isoform from barley (Hordeum vulgare) roots. Protein Expr Purif 2015; 112:8-14. [PMID: 25888782 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In plant cells, glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH-EC 1.1.1.49) regulates the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP), a metabolic route involved in the production of NADPH for various biosynthetic processes and stress response. In this study, we report the overexpression of a cytosolic G6PDH isoform from barley (Hordeum vulgare) roots in bacteria, and the biochemical characterization of the purified recombinant enzyme (HvCy-G6PDH). A full-length cDNA coding for a cytosolic isoform of G6PDH was isolated, and the sequence was cloned into pET3d vector; the protein was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and purified by anion exchange and affinity chromatography. The kinetic properties were calculated: the recombinant HvCy-G6PDH showed KMs and KINADPH comparable to those observed for the enzyme purified from barley roots; moreover, the analysis of NADPH inhibition suggested a competitive mechanism. Therefore, this enzyme could be utilised for the structural and regulatory characterization of this isoform in higher plants.
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Cardi M, Castiglia D, Ferrara M, Guerriero G, Chiurazzi M, Esposito S. The effects of salt stress cause a diversion of basal metabolism in barley roots: possible different roles for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase isoforms. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 86:44-54. [PMID: 25461699 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this study the effects of salt stress and nitrogen assimilation have been investigated in roots of hydroponically-grown barley plants exposed to 150 mM NaCl, in presence or absence of ammonium as the sole nitrogen source. Salt stress determines a diversion of root metabolism towards the synthesis of osmolytes, such as glycine betaine and proline, and increased levels of reduced glutathione. The metabolic changes triggered by salt stress result in a decrease in both activities and protein abundance of key enzymes, namely GOGAT and PEP carboxylase, and in a slight increase in HSP70. These variations would enhance the requirement for reductants supplied by the OPPP, consistently with the observed increase in total G6PDH activity. The involvement and occurrence of the different G6PDH isoforms have been investigated, and the kinetic properties of partially purified cytosolic and plastidial G6PDHs determined. Bioinformatic analyses examining co-expression profiles of G6PDHs in Arabidopsis and barley corroborate the data presented. Moreover, the gene coding for the root P2-G6PDH isoform was fully sequenced; the biochemical properties of the corresponding protein were examined experimentally. The results are discussed in the light of the possible distinct roles and regulation of the different G6PDH isoforms during salt stress in barley roots.
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- Manuela Cardi
- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, 6, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, 6, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, 6, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, 6, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and BioResources - CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, I-80128 Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Biologia, Via Cinthia, 6, I-80126 Napoli, Italy.
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Lyon BR, Mock T. Polar Microalgae: New Approaches towards Understanding Adaptations to an Extreme and Changing Environment. BIOLOGY 2014; 3:56-80. [PMID: 24833335 PMCID: PMC4009763 DOI: 10.3390/biology3010056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Polar Regions are unique and highly prolific ecosystems characterized by extreme environmental gradients. Photosynthetic autotrophs, the base of the food web, have had to adapt physiological mechanisms to maintain growth, reproduction and metabolic activity despite environmental conditions that would shut-down cellular processes in most organisms. High latitudes are characterized by temperatures below the freezing point, complete darkness in winter and continuous light and high UV in the summer. Additionally, sea-ice, an ecological niche exploited by microbes during the long winter seasons when the ocean and land freezes over, is characterized by large salinity fluctuations, limited gas exchange, and highly oxic conditions. The last decade has been an exciting period of insights into the molecular mechanisms behind adaptation of microalgae to the cryosphere facilitated by the advancement of new scientific tools, particularly "omics" techniques. We review recent insights derived from genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics studies. Genes, proteins and pathways identified from these highly adaptable polar microbes have far-reaching biotechnological applications. Furthermore, they may provide insights into life outside this planet, as well as glimpses into the past. High latitude regions also have disproportionately large inputs into global biogeochemical cycles and are the region most sensitive to climate change.
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- Barbara R Lyon
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
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Cardi M, Chibani K, Castiglia D, Cafasso D, Pizzo E, Rouhier N, Jacquot JP, Esposito S. Overexpression, purification and enzymatic characterization of a recombinant plastidial glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from barley (Hordeum vulgare cv. Nure) roots. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2013; 73:266-73. [PMID: 24161756 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In plant cells, the plastidial glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (P2-G6PDH, EC 1.1.1.49) represents one of the most important sources of NADPH. However, previous studies revealed that both native and recombinant purified P2-G6PDHs show a great instability and a rapid loss of catalytic activity. Therefore it has been difficult to describe accurately the catalytic and physico-chemical properties of these isoforms. The plastidial G6PDH encoding sequence from barley roots (Hordeum vulgare cv. Nure), devoid of a long plastidial transit peptide, was expressed as recombinant protein in Escherichia coli, either untagged or with an N-terminal his-tag. After purification from both the soluble fraction and inclusion bodies, we have explored its kinetic parameters, as well as its sensitivity to reduction. The obtained results are consistent with values determined for other P2-G6PDHs previously purified from barley roots and from other land plants. Overall, these data shed light on the catalytic mechanism of plant P2-G6PDH, summarized in a proposed model in which the sequential mechanism is very similar to the mammalian cytosolic G6PDH. This study provides a rational basis to consider the recombinant barley root P2-G6PDH as a good model for further kinetic and structural studies.
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- Manuela Cardi
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Cinthia, 80126 Naples, Italy; Université de Lorraine, Unité Mixte de Recherches 1136 Interactions Arbres Microorganismes, F-54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France; INRA, Unité Mixte de Recherches 1136 Interactions Arbres Microorganismes, F-54280 Champenoux, France
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Dolhi JM, Maxwell DP, Morgan-Kiss RM. The Antarctic Chlamydomonas raudensis: an emerging model for cold adaptation of photosynthesis. Extremophiles 2013; 17:711-22. [PMID: 23903324 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0571-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Permanently cold habitats dominate our planet and psychrophilic microorganisms thrive in cold environments. Environmental adaptations unique to psychrophilic microorganisms have been thoroughly described; however, the vast majority of studies to date have focused on cold-adapted bacteria. The combination of low temperatures in the presence of light is one of the most damaging environmental stresses for a photosynthetic organism: in order to survive, photopsychrophiles (i.e. photosynthetic organisms adapted to low temperatures) balance temperature-independent reactions of light energy capture/transduction with downstream temperature-dependent metabolic processes such as carbon fixation. Here, we review research on photopsychrophiles with a focus on an emerging model organism, Chlamydomonas raudensis UWO241 (UWO241). UWO241 is a psychrophilic green algal species and is a member of the photosynthetic microbial eukaryote community that provides the majority of fixed carbon for ice-covered lake ecosystems located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. The water column exerts a range of environmental stressors on the phytoplankton community that inhabits this aquatic ecosystem, including low temperatures, extreme shade of an unusual spectral range (blue-green), high salinity, nutrient deprivation and extremes in seasonal photoperiod. More than two decades of work on UWO241 have produced one of our most comprehensive views of environmental adaptation in a cold-adapted, photosynthetic microbial eukaryote.
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- Jenna M Dolhi
- Department of Microbiology, Miami University, 700 E High St., 32 Pearson Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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