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Esmael A, Agarkova IV, Dunigan DD, Zhou Y, Van Etten JL. Viral DNA Accumulation Regulates Replication Efficiency of Chlorovirus OSy-NE5 in Two Closely Related Chlorella variabilis Strains. Viruses 2023; 15:1341. [PMID: 37376640 DOI: 10.3390/v15061341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Many chloroviruses replicate in Chlorella variabilis algal strains that are ex-endosymbionts isolated from the protozoan Paramecium bursaria, including the NC64A and Syngen 2-3 strains. We noticed that indigenous water samples produced a higher number of plaque-forming viruses on C. variabilis Syngen 2-3 lawns than on C. variabilis NC64A lawns. These observed differences led to the discovery of viruses that replicate exclusively in Syngen 2-3 cells, named Only Syngen (OSy) viruses. Here, we demonstrate that OSy viruses initiate infection in the restricted host NC64A by synthesizing some early virus gene products and that approximately 20% of the cells produce a small number of empty virus capsids. However, the infected cells did not produce infectious viruses because the cells were unable to replicate the viral genome. This is interesting because all previous attempts to isolate host cells resistant to chlorovirus infection were due to changes in the host receptor for the virus.
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- Ahmed Esmael
- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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Peng L, Zhang Y, Druzhinina IS, Kubicek CP, Wang Y, Zhu Z, Zhang Y, Wang K, Liu Z, Zhang X, Martin F, Yuan Z. A facultative ectomycorrhizal association is triggered by organic nitrogen. Curr Biol 2022; 32:5235-5249.e7. [PMID: 36402137 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Increasing nitrogen (N) deposition often tends to negatively impact the functions of belowground ectomycorrhizal networks, although the exact molecular mechanisms underlying this trait are still unclear. Here, we assess how the root-associated fungus Clitopilus hobsonii establishes an ectomycorrhiza-like association with its host tree Populus tomentosa and how this interaction is favored by organic N over mineral N. The establishment of a functional symbiosis in the presence of organic N promotes plant growth and the transfer of 15N from the fungus to above ground plant tissues. Genomic traits and in planta transcriptional signatures suggest that C. hobsonii may have a dual lifestyle with saprotrophic and mutualistic traits. For example, several genes involved in the digestion of cellulose and hemicellulose are highly expressed during the interaction, whereas the expression of multiple copies of pectin-digesting genes is tightly controlled. Conversely, the nutritional mutualism is dampened in the presence of ammonium (NH4+) or nitrate (NO3-). Increasing levels of NH4+ led to a higher expression of pectin-digesting genes and a continuous increase in hydrogen peroxide production in roots, whereas the presence of NO3- resulted in toxin production. In summary, our results suggest that C. hobsonii is a facultative ectomycorrhizal fungus. Access to various forms of N acts as an on/off switch for mutualism caused by large-scale fungal physiological remodeling. Furthermore, the abundance of pectin-degrading enzymes with distinct expression patterns during functional divergence after exposure to NH4+ or organic N is likely to be central to the transition from parasitism to mutualism.
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- Long Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Dongxiaofu 1, Beijing 10091, China; Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Daqiao Road 73, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Institute of Poplar, Gaizhou 115213, China
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- Institute of Chemical, Environmental & Bioscience Engineering (ICEBE), TU Wien, Vienna A1060, Austria
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Dongxiaofu 1, Beijing 10091, China; Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Daqiao Road 73, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Daqiao Road 73, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Dongxiaofu 1, Beijing 10091, China; Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Daqiao Road 73, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Dongxiaofu 1, Beijing 10091, China; Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Daqiao Road 73, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Dongxiaofu 1, Beijing 10091, China; Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Daqiao Road 73, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Daqiao Road 73, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UMR 1136 "Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes," Centre INRAE Grand Est - Nancy, Champenoux 54280, France.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Dongxiaofu 1, Beijing 10091, China; Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Daqiao Road 73, Hangzhou 311400, China.
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Nagarajan D, Lee DJ, Varjani S, Lam SS, Allakhverdiev SI, Chang JS. Microalgae-based wastewater treatment - Microalgae-bacteria consortia, multi-omics approaches and algal stress response. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 845:157110. [PMID: 35787906 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sustainable environmental management is one of the important aspects of sustainable development goals. Increasing amounts of wastewaters (WW) from exponential economic growth is a major challenge, and conventional treatment methods entail a huge carbon footprint in terms of energy use and GHG emissions. Microalgae-based WW treatment is a potential candidate for sustainable WW treatment. The nutrients which are otherwise unutilized in the conventional processes are recovered in the beneficial microalgal biomass. This review presents comprehensive information regarding the potential of microalgae as sustainable bioremediation agents. Microalgae-bacterial consortia play a critical role in synergistic nutrient removal, supported by the complex nutritional and metabolite exchange between microalgae and the associated bacteria. Design of effective microalgae-bacteria consortia either by screening or by recent technologies such as synthetic biology approaches are highly required for efficient WW treatment. Furthermore, this review discusses the crucial research gap in microalgal WW treatment - the application of a multi-omics platform for understanding microalgal response towards WW conditions and the design of effective microalgal or microalgae-bacteria consortia based on genetic information. While metagenomics helps in the identification and monitoring of the microbial community throughout the treatment process, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics aid in studying the algal cellular response towards the nutrients and pollutants in WW. It has been established that the integration of microalgal processes into conventional WW treatment systems is feasible. In this direction, future research directions for microalgal WW treatment emphasize the need for identifying the niche in WW treatment, while highlighting the pilot sale plants in existence. Microalgae-based WW treatment could be a potential phase in the waste hierarchy of circular economy and sustainability, considering WWs are a rich secondary source of finite resources such as nitrogen and phosphorus.
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- Dillirani Nagarajan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tang, Hong Kong
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 010, India
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India
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- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, Moscow 127276, Russia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.
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Booth M, Spicer A, Kiparissides A. Shedding light on phototrophic biomass production of Chlorella variabilis: The importance of dissolved CO2, light intensity and duty cycle. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.108315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Maeda I, Kudou S, Iwai S. Efficient isolation and cultivation of endosymbiotic Chlorella from Paramecium bursaria on agar plates by co-culture with yeast cells. J Microbiol Methods 2021; 186:106254. [PMID: 34052226 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Paramecium bursaria is a ciliate that harbors Chlorella-like unicellular green algae as endosymbionts. The relationship between the host P. bursaria and the endosymbiotic Chlorella is facultative; therefore, both partners can be cultured independently and re-combined to re-establish symbiosis, making this system suitable for studying algal endosymbiosis. However, despite many previous studies, cultivation of endosymbiotic Chlorella remains difficult, particularly on agar plates. Here we describe a simple agar plate method for efficiently isolating and culturing cells of the endosymbiotic alga Chlorella variabilis from an individual P. bursaria cell, by co-culturing them with yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The co-culture with the yeast significantly improved the colony-forming efficiency of the alga on agar. Growth assays suggest that the main role of the co-cultured yeast cells is not to provide nutrients for the algal cells, but to protect the algal cells from some environmental stresses on the agar surface. Using the algal cells grown on the plates and a set of specially designed primers, direct colony PCR can be performed for screening of multiple endosymbiont clones isolated from a single host ciliate. These methods may provide a useful tool for studying endosymbiotic Chlorella species within P. bursaria and various other protists.
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- Ippei Maeda
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8560, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8560, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8560, Japan.
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Sørensen MES, Wood AJ, Minter EJA, Lowe CD, Cameron DD, Brockhurst MA. Comparison of Independent Evolutionary Origins Reveals Both Convergence and Divergence in the Metabolic Mechanisms of Symbiosis. Curr Biol 2020; 30:328-334.e4. [PMID: 31902722 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Through the merger of previously independent lineages, symbiosis promotes the acquisition of new traits and exploitation of inaccessible ecological niches [1, 2], driving evolutionary innovation and important ecosystem functions [3-6]. The transient nature of establishment makes study of symbiotic origins difficult, but experimental comparison of independent origins could reveal the degree of convergence in the underpinning mechanisms [7, 8]. We compared the metabolic mechanisms of two independent origins of Paramecium bursaria-Chlorella photosymbiosis [9-11] using a reciprocal metabolomic pulse-chase method. This showed convergent patterns of nutrient exchange and utilization for host-derived nitrogen in the Chlorella genotypes [12, 13] and symbiont-derived carbon in the P. bursaria genotypes [14, 15]. Consistent with a convergent primary nutrient exchange, partner-switched host-symbiont pairings were functional. Direct competition of hosts containing native or recombined symbionts against isogenic symbiont-free hosts showed that the fitness benefits of symbiosis for hosts increased with irradiance but varied by genotype. Global metabolism varied more between the Chlorella than the P. bursaria genotypes and suggested divergent mechanisms of light management. Specifically, the algal symbiont genotypes either produced photo-protective carotenoid pigments at high irradiance or more chlorophyll, resulting in corresponding differences in photosynthetic efficiency and non-photochemical quenching among host-symbiont pairings. These data suggest that the multiple origins of P. bursaria-Chlorella symbiosis use a convergent nutrient exchange, whereas other photosynthetic traits linked to functioning of photosymbiosis have diverged. Although convergence enables partner switching among diverse strains, phenotypic mismatches resulting from divergence of secondary symbiotic traits could mediate host-symbiont specificity in nature.
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- Megan E S Sørensen
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
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Photosynthetic Endosymbionts Benefit from Host’s Phagotrophy, Including Predation on Potential Competitors. Curr Biol 2019; 29:3114-3119.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Calatrava V, Hom EF, Llamas Á, Fernández E, Galván A. Nitrogen scavenging from amino acids and peptides in the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The role of extracellular l-amino oxidase. ALGAL RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.101395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Srivastava G, Goud VV. Salinity induced lipid production in microalgae and cluster analysis (ICCB 16-BR_047). BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 242:244-252. [PMID: 28390788 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This work aimed to gain mechanistic insights into the salt stress mediated enhanced lipid accumulation in microalgae. Two freshwater microalgae were isolated from North Guwahati Assam, and were identified as Chlorella sorokiniana CG12(KR905186) and Desmodesmus GS12(KR905187). The effects of various salts such as NaCl, KCl, MgCl2 and CaCl2 were investigated where CaCl2 exhibited the maximum effect on lipid enhancement up to 40.02% and 44.97% in CG12 and GS12, respectively. Furthermore, the substantial increase was observed in oleic acid content up to 64.18% and 53.46% in CG12 and GS12 in the presence of 25mM and 5mM CaCl2, respectively. Cluster analysis revealed the correlation between lipid profile alterations by varying concentration of salts. Based on the outcomes of the present study, it is hypothesized that Ca2+ plays a decisive role in the cell signaling under salt stress conditions and subsequently enhances the synthesis of lipid molecules.
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- Garima Srivastava
- Centre for Energy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
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- Centre for Energy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India; Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India.
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Multiple origins of endosymbionts in Chlorellaceae with no reductive effects on the plastid or mitochondrial genomes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10101. [PMID: 28855622 PMCID: PMC5577192 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10388-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ancient endosymbiotic relationships have led to extreme genomic reduction in many bacterial and eukaryotic algal endosymbionts. Endosymbionts in more recent and/or facultative relationships can also experience genomic reduction to a lesser extent, but little is known about the effects of the endosymbiotic transition on the organellar genomes of eukaryotes. To understand how the endosymbiotic lifestyle has affected the organellar genomes of photosynthetic green algae, we generated the complete plastid genome (plastome) and mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequences from three green algal endosymbionts (Chlorella heliozoae, Chlorella variabilis and Micractinium conductrix). The mitogenomes and plastomes of the three newly sequenced endosymbionts have a standard set of genes compared with free-living trebouxiophytes, providing no evidence for functional genomic reduction. Instead, their organellar genomes are generally larger and more intron rich. Intron content is highly variable among the members of Chlorella, suggesting very high rates of gain and/or loss of introns during evolution. Phylogenetic analysis of plastid and mitochondrial genes demonstrated that the three endosymbionts do not form a monophyletic group, indicating that the endosymbiotic lifestyle has evolved multiple times in Chlorellaceae. In addition, M. conductrix is deeply nested within the Chlorella clade, suggesting that taxonomic revision is needed for one or both genera.
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Minaeva E, Ermilova E. Responses triggered in chloroplast of Chlorella variabilis NC64A by long-term association with Paramecium bursaria. PROTOPLASMA 2017; 254:1769-1776. [PMID: 28074287 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-016-1073-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The unicellular green alga Chlorella variabilis NC64A is an endosymbiont of the ciliate Paramecium bursaria. The host's control, including the transfer of biochemical substrates from P. bursaria to C. variabilis, is involved in symbiotic relationships. C. variabilis NC64A that had been re-infected to P. bursaria for more than 1 year and isolated from the host showed higher chlorophyll levels compared to those in free-living cells. Unlike the host, the expression of C. variabilis NC64A heat shock 70 kDa protein was independent of establishment of endosymbiosis. In symbiotic cells, the levels of PII signal transduction protein (CvPII) that coordinate the central C/N anabolic metabolism were slightly higher than those in free-living cells. Furthermore, the environmental cues (light and host food bacteria availability) affected the abundance of CvPII, suggesting that synthesis of the protein was influenced by the host. Moreover, arginine concentrations in the symbiotic algae of P. bursaria were also controlled by the host's nutritional conditions. Together, our results imply that signal substrates and/or products of metabolism in host cells might act as messengers mediating the regulation of key events in symbiont cells.
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- Ekaterina Minaeva
- Laboratory Adaptation in Microorganisms, Biological Faculty, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya em. 7/9, 199034, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory Adaptation in Microorganisms, Biological Faculty, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya em. 7/9, 199034, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
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Zhou L, Cheng D, Wang L, Gao J, Zhao Q, Wei W, Sun Y. Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals phenol tolerance mechanism of evolved Chlorella strain. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 227:266-272. [PMID: 28040647 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The growth of microalgae is inhibited by high concentration phenol due to reactive oxygen species. An evolved strain tolerated to 500mg/L phenol, Chlorella sp. L5, was obtained in previous study. In this study, comparative transcriptomic analysis was performed for Chlorella sp. L5 and its original strain (Chlorella sp. L3). The tolerance mechanism of Chlorella sp. L5 for high concentration phenol was explored on genome scale. It was identified that the up-regulations of the related genes according to antioxidant enzymes (SOD, APX, CAT and GR) and carotenoids (astaxanthin, lutein and lycopene) biosynthesis had critical roles to tolerate high concentration phenol. In addition, most of genes of PS I, PS II, photosynthetic electron transport chain and starch biosynthesis were also up-regulated. It was consistent to the experimental results of total carbohydrate contents of Chlorella sp. L3 and Chlorella sp. L5 under 0mg/L and 500mg/L phenol.
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- Lin Zhou
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 99 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 99 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 99 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 99 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China; ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 99 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China; ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 99 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China; ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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Quispe CF, Esmael A, Sonderman O, McQuinn M, Agarkova I, Battah M, Duncan GA, Dunigan DD, Smith TPL, De Castro C, Speciale I, Ma F, Van Etten JL. Characterization of a new chlorovirus type with permissive and non-permissive features on phylogenetically related algal strains. Virology 2016; 500:103-113. [PMID: 27816636 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A previous report indicated that prototype chlorovirus PBCV-1 replicated in two Chlorella variabilis algal strains, NC64A and Syngen 2-3, that are ex-endosymbionts isolated from the protozoan Paramecium bursaria. Surprisingly, plaque-forming viruses on Syngen 2-3 lawns were often higher than on NC64A lawns from indigenous water samples. These differences led to the discovery of viruses that exclusively replicate in Syngen 2-3 cells, named Only Syngen (OSy) viruses. OSy-NE5, the prototype virus for the proposed new species, had a linear dsDNA genome of 327kb with 44-nucleotide-long, incompletely base-paired, covalently closed hairpin ends. Each hairpin structure was followed by an identical 2612 base-paired inverted sequence after which the DNA sequence diverged. OSy-NE5 encoded 357 predicted CDSs and 13 tRNAs. Interestingly, OSy-NE5 attached to and initiated infection in NC64A cells but infectious progeny viruses were not produced; thus OSy-NE5 replication in NC64A is blocked at some later stage of replication.
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- Cristian F Quispe
- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA; School of Biological Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, USA
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA; Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Qalubiya Governorate, 13511, Egypt
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA; School of Biological Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, USA
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA; Department of Plant Pathology and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0722, USA
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Qalubiya Governorate, 13511, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE 68504-2794, USA
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA; Department of Plant Pathology and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0722, USA
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- Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933-0166, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Napoli, Via Universita 100, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy
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- Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0900, USA; Department of Plant Pathology and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68583-0722, USA.
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