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Rappaport HB, Oliverio AM. Lessons from Extremophiles: Functional Adaptations and Genomic Innovations across the Eukaryotic Tree of Life. Genome Biol Evol 2024; 16:evae160. [PMID: 39101574 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evae160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
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From hydrothermal vents, to glaciers, to deserts, research in extreme environments has reshaped our understanding of how and where life can persist. Contained within the genomes of extremophilic organisms are the blueprints for a toolkit to tackle the multitude of challenges of survival in inhospitable environments. As new sequencing technologies have rapidly developed, so too has our understanding of the molecular and genomic mechanisms that have facilitated the success of extremophiles. Although eukaryotic extremophiles remain relatively understudied compared to bacteria and archaea, an increasing number of studies have begun to leverage 'omics tools to shed light on eukaryotic life in harsh conditions. In this perspective paper, we highlight a diverse breadth of research on extremophilic lineages across the eukaryotic tree of life, from microbes to macrobes, that are collectively reshaping our understanding of molecular innovations at life's extremes. These studies are not only advancing our understanding of evolution and biological processes but are also offering a valuable roadmap on how emerging technologies can be applied to identify cellular mechanisms of adaptation to cope with life in stressful conditions, including high and low temperatures, limited water availability, and heavy metal habitats. We shed light on patterns of molecular and organismal adaptation across the eukaryotic tree of life and discuss a few promising research directions, including investigations into the role of horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic extremophiles and the importance of increasing phylogenetic diversity of model systems.
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- H B Rappaport
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Bonagiri A, Das SK, Marquez CV, Rúa A, Puyoo E, Nath SK, Albertini D, Baboux N, Uenuma M, Elliman RG, Nandi SK. Biorealistic Neuronal Temperature-Sensitive Dynamics within Threshold Switching Memristors: Toward Neuromorphic Thermosensation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:31283-31293. [PMID: 38836546 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c03803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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Neuromorphic nanoelectronic devices that can emulate the temperature-sensitive dynamics of biological neurons are of great interest for bioinspired robotics and advanced applications such as in silico neuroscience. In this work, we demonstrate the biomimetic thermosensitive properties of two-terminal V3O5 memristive devices and showcase their similarity to the firing characteristics of thermosensitive biological neurons. The temperature-dependent electrical characteristics of V3O5-based memristors are used to understand the spiking response of a simple relaxation oscillator. The temperature-dependent dynamics of these oscillators are then compared with those of biological neurons through numerical simulations of a conductance-based neuron model, the Morris-Lecar neuron model. Finally, we demonstrate a robust neuromorphic thermosensation system inspired by biological thermoreceptors for bioinspired thermal perception and representation. These results not only demonstrate the biorealistic emulative potential of threshold-switching memristors but also establish V3O5 as a functional material for realizing solid-state neurons for neuromorphic computing and sensing applications.
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- Akhil Bonagiri
- Department of Electronics and Communication, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR 00681, United States
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- CNRS, INSA Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne 69622, France
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
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- CNRS, INSA Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne 69622, France
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- CNRS, INSA Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne 69622, France
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- Information Device Science Laboratory, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Xiao X, Peng Y, Zhang W, Yang X, Zhang Z, Ren B, Zhu G, Zhou S. Current status and prospects of algal bloom early warning technologies: A Review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 349:119510. [PMID: 37951110 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
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In recent years, frequent occurrences of algal blooms due to environmental changes have posed significant threats to the environment and human health. This paper analyzes the reasons of algal bloom from the perspective of environmental factors such as nutrients, temperature, light, hydrodynamics factors and others. Various commonly used algal bloom monitoring methods are discussed, including traditional field monitoring methods, remote sensing techniques, molecular biology-based monitoring techniques, and sensor-based real-time monitoring techniques. The advantages and limitations of each method are summarized. Existing algal bloom prediction models, including traditional models and machine learning (ML) models, are introduced. Support Vector Machine (SVM), deep learning (DL), and other ML models are discussed in detail, along with their strengths and weaknesses. Finally, this paper provides an outlook on the future development of algal bloom warning techniques, proposing to combine various monitoring methods and prediction models to establish a multi-level and multi-perspective algal bloom monitoring system, further improving the accuracy and timeliness of early warning, and providing more effective safeguards for environmental protection and human health.
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- Xiang Xiao
- College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, 410114, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Spatial Information Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, Hunan, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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Wi J, Park EJ, Hwang MS, Choi DW. A subfamily of the small heat shock proteins of the marine red alga Neopyropia yezoensis localizes in the chloroplast. Cell Stress Chaperones 2023; 28:835-846. [PMID: 37632625 PMCID: PMC10746837 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-023-01375-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023] Open
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Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) play a crucial role under abiotic stress and are present in all organisms, from eukaryotes to prokaryotes. However, studies on the sHSP gene family in red alga are limited. In this study, we aimed to identify and characterize NysHSP genes from the genome of N. yezoensis, a marine red alga adapted to the stressful intertidal zone. We identified seven NysHSP genes distributed on all three chromosomes. Expression analysis revealed that all NysHSP genes responded to H2O2 and heat stress in the gametophytic thalli, but these genes responded only to heat stress in the sporophytic conchocelis. NysHSP20.3, which has an acidic isoelectric point (pI) and short N-terminal region, was localized as granules in the cytosol. Fluorescence imaging of the NysHSP25.8-GFP and NysHSP28.4-GFP fusion proteins revealed that these proteins were located in the chloroplast. Based on their characteristics and cellular localization, the NysHSPs are divided into two subfamilies. Subfamily I includes four sHSP genes that strongly respond to heat stress and encode a protein localized in the cytosol. The NysHSP gene of subfamily II encodes a polypeptide with a long N-terminal region located in the chloroplast. This study provides insights into the evolution and function of the sHSP gene family of the marine red alga N. yezoensis and how it adapts to the stressful intertidal zone.
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- Jiwoong Wi
- Department of Biology Education and Kumho Life Science Laboratory, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Aquatic Plant Variety Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Mokpo, 59002, Republic of Korea
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- Fisheries Seed and Breeding Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Haenam, 58746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology Education and Kumho Life Science Laboratory, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Rappaport HB, Oliverio AM. Extreme environments offer an unprecedented opportunity to understand microbial eukaryotic ecology, evolution, and genome biology. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4959. [PMID: 37587119 PMCID: PMC10432404 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40657-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Research in extreme environments has substantially expanded our understanding of the ecology and evolution of life on Earth, but a major group of organisms has been largely overlooked: microbial eukaryotes (i.e., protists). In this Perspective, we summarize data from over 80 studies of protists in extreme environments and identify focal lineages that are of significant interest for further study, including clades within Echinamoebida, Heterolobosea, Radiolaria, Haptophyta, Oomycota, and Cryptophyta. We argue that extreme environments are prime sampling targets to fill gaps in the eukaryotic tree of life and to increase our understanding of the ecology, metabolism, genome architecture, and evolution of eukaryotic life.
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- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA.
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Saini JS, Manni M, Hassler C, Cable RN, Duhaime MB, Zdobnov EM. Genomic insights into the coupling of a Chlorella-like microeukaryote and sulfur bacteria in the chemocline of permanently stratified Lake Cadagno. THE ISME JOURNAL 2023; 17:903-915. [PMID: 37031343 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-023-01396-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2023]
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Meromictic Lake Cadagno is a permanently stratified system with a persistent microbial bloom within the oxic-anoxic boundary called the chemocline. The association between oxygenic and anoxygenic photosynthesis within the chemocline has been known for at least two decades. Although anoxygenic purple and green sulfur bacteria have been well studied, reports on oxygenic phytoplankton have remained sparse since their discovery in the 1920s. Nearly a century later, this study presents the first near-complete genome of a photosynthetic microbial eukaryote from the chemocline of Lake Cadagno, provisionally named Chlorella-like MAG. The 18.9 Mbp nuclear genome displays a high GC content (71.5%), and the phylogenetic placement suggests that it is a novel species of the genus Chlorella of Chlorophytes. Functional annotation of the Chlorella-like metagenome-assembled genome predicted 10,732 protein-coding genes, with an approximate 0.6% proportion potentially involved in carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen (C, N, and S) metabolism. In addition to C4 photosynthesis, this study detected genes for heat shock proteins (HSPs) in the Chlorella-like algae, consistent with the other Chlorella species. Altogether, the genomic insights in this study suggest the cooperation of photosynthetic algae with phototrophic sulfur bacteria via C, N, and S metabolism, which may aid their collective persistence in the Lake Cadagno chemocline. Furthermore, this work additionally presents the chloroplast genome of Cryptomonas-like species, which was likely to be presumed as cyanobacteria in previous studies because of the presence of phycobilisomes.
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- Jaspreet S Saini
- Department F.-A Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department F.-A Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Barzee TJ, El-Mashad HM, Burch AR, Franz AK, Zhang R. Immobilization of Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum with Filamentous Fungi and Its Kinetics. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 33:251-259. [PMID: 36524340 PMCID: PMC9998213 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2209.09042] [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: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Immobilizing microalgae cells in a hyphal matrix can simplify harvest while producing novel mycoalgae products with potential food, feed, biomaterial, and renewable energy applications; however, limited quantitative information to describe the process and its applicability under various conditions leads to difficulties in comparing across studies and scaling-up. Here, we demonstrate the immobilization of both active and heat-deactivated marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum (UTEX 466) using different loadings of fungal pellets (Aspergillus sp.) and model the process through kinetics and equilibrium models. Active P. tricornutum cells were not required for the fungal-assisted immobilization process and the fungal isolate was able to immobilize more than its original mass of microalgae. The Freundlich isotherm model adequately described the equilibrium immobilization characteristics and indicated increased normalized algae immobilization (g algae removed/g fungi loaded) under low fungal pellet loadings. The kinetics of algae immobilization by the fungal pellets were found to be adequately modeled using both a pseudo-second order model and a model previously developed for fungal-assisted algae immobilization. These results provide new insights into the behavior and potential applications of fungal-assisted algae immobilization.
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- Tyler J Barzee
- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.,Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.,Agricultural Engineering Department, Mansoura University, El Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.,Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.,Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Kholssi R, Lougraimzi H, Moreno-Garrido I. Effects of global environmental change on microalgal photosynthesis, growth and their distribution. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 184:105877. [PMID: 36640723 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Global climate change (GCC) constitutes a complex challenge posing a serious threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in the next decades. There are several recent studies dealing with the potential effect of increased temperature, decrease of pH or shifts in salinity, as well as cascading events of GCC and their impact on human-environment systems. Microalgae as primary producers are a sensitive compartment of the marine ecosystems to all those changes. However, the potential consequences of these changes for marine microalgae have received relatively little attention and they are still not well understood. Thus, there is an urgent need to explore and understand the effects generated by multiple climatic changes on marine microalgae growth and biodiversity. Therefore, this review aimed to compare and contrast mechanisms that marine microalgae exhibit to directly respond to harsh conditions associated with GCC and the potential consequences of those changes in marine microalgal populations. Literature shows that microalgae responses to environmental stressors such as temperature were affected differently. A stress caused by salinity might slow down cell division, reduces size, ceases motility, and triggers palmelloid formation in microalgae community, but some of these changes are strongly species-specific. UV irradiance can potentially lead to an oxidative stress in microalgae, promoting the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or induce direct physical damage on microalgae, then inhibiting the growth of microalgae. Moreover, pH could impact many groups of microalgae being more tolerant of certain pH shifts, while others were sensitive to changes of just small units (such as coccolithophorids) and subsequently affect the species at a higher trophic level, but also total vertical carbon transport in oceans. Overall, this review highlights the importance of examining effects of multiple stressors, considering multiple responses to understand the complexity behind stressor interactions.
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- Rajaa Kholssi
- Composting Research Group, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain; Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Río San Pedro, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Plant, Animal and Agro-Industry Productions, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, BP: 242, 14000, Kenitra, Morocco
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- Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Río San Pedro, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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Lim JM, Jung S, In JS, Park YI, Jeong WJ. Heterologous overexpression of the cyanobacterial alcohol dehydrogenase sysr1 confers cold tolerance to the oleaginous alga Nannochloropsis salina. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1045917. [PMID: 36760652 PMCID: PMC9905847 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1045917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Temperature is an important regulator of growth in algae and other photosynthetic organisms. Temperatures above or below the optimal growth temperature could cause oxidative stress to algae through accumulation of oxidizing compounds such as reactive oxygen species (ROS). Thus, algal temperature stress tolerance could be attained by enhancing oxidative stress resistance. In plants, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) has been implicated in cold stress tolerance, eliciting a signal for the synthesis of antioxidant enzymes that counteract oxidative damage associated with several abiotic stresses. Little is known whether temperature stress could be alleviated by ADH in algae. Here, we generated transgenic lines of the unicellular oleaginous alga Nannochloropsis salina that heterologously expressed sysr1, which encodes ADH in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6906. To drive sysr1 expression, the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) promoter isolated from N. salina was used, as its transcript levels were significantly increased under either cold or heat stress growth conditions. When subjected to cold stress, transgenic N. salina cells were more cold-tolerant than wild-type cells, showing less ROS production but increased activity of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, and catalase. Thus, we suggest that reinforcement of alcohol metabolism could be a target for genetic manipulation to endow algae with cold temperature stress tolerance.
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- Jong-Min Lim
- Cell Factory Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Factory Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Factory Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Factory Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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A novel tubular photobioreactor immersed in open waters for passive temperature control and operated with the microalga Tetradesmus obliquus. ALGAL RES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2022.102832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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El-Hadary MH, Elsaied HE, Khalil NM, Mikhail SK. Molecular taxonomical identification and phylogenetic relationships of some marine dominant algal species during red tide and harmful algal blooms along Egyptian coasts in the Alexandria region. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:53403-53419. [PMID: 35287194 PMCID: PMC9343293 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19217-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten the aquatic ecosystems due to either poisonous effects on living organisms or oxygen-consuming. So HABs' accurate identification, including red tide, is crucial. This study aimed to molecular identification of dominant species during tide period in nine stations along Alexandria region at Egyptian costs during one year. Samples were collected weekly before water discoloration but daily during red tide intensive growth from both 50 cm below the surface and 3 m depth over the bottom from the water surface. The red tide detection was highly from early August to half of September, since its highest peak with a maximum frequency inside the Eastern Harbor. The examined cultures samples isolated during red tide had four dominant species. Peroxidase profile showed an expression pattern of three loci (Px1, Px2, and Px3) in most species. The Px2 was the only heterozygous locus among the three loci in all species. Protein profiling showed that 17 bands out of 65 were specific to the species. The phylogenetic relationships derived from profiles of protein and 18S rRNA gene operon sequences for the four isolated species were mostly similar. We identified the four dominant HABs species as Aplanochytrium sp., Chlamydomonas sp., Cryptophyceae sp., and Psammodictyon sp. based on their 18S rRNA sequences and deposited them at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank database. Aplanochytrium sp. is recorded as a red tide causative species for the first time in the screened region despite belonging to the defunct fungi.
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- Mona H El-Hadary
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Al Beheria Governorate, Egypt.
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- National Institutes of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Al kanater Elkhiria, Al Qalyubiyah, Egypt
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Alexandria, Egypt
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Alexandria, Egypt
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Short-term physiologic response of the green microalga Picochlorum sp. (BPE23) to supra-optimal temperature. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3290. [PMID: 35228560 PMCID: PMC8885816 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06954-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Photobioreactors heat up significantly during the day due to irradiation by sunlight. High temperatures affect cell physiology negatively, causing reduced growth and productivity. To elucidate the microalgal response to stressful supra-optimal temperature, we studied the physiology of Picochlorum sp. (BPE23) after increasing the growth temperature from 30 °C to 42 °C, whereas 38 °C is its optimal growth temperature. Cell growth, cell composition and mRNA expression patterns were regularly analyzed for 120 h after increasing the temperature. The supra-optimal temperature caused cell cycle arrest for 8 h, with concomitant changes in metabolic activity. Accumulation of fatty acids was observed during this period to store unspent energy which was otherwise used for growth. In addition, the microalgae changed their pigment and fatty acid composition. For example, palmitic acid (C16:0) content in the polar fatty acid fraction increased by 30%, hypothetically to reduce membrane fluidity to counteract the effect of increased temperature. After the relief of cell cycle arrest, the metabolic activity of Picochlorum sp. (BPE23) reduced significantly over time. A strong response in gene expression was observed directly after the increase in temperature, which was dampened in the remainder of the experiment. mRNA expression levels associated with pathways associated with genes acting in photosynthesis, carbon fixation, ribosome, citrate cycle, and biosynthesis of metabolites and amino acids were downregulated, whereas the proteasome, autophagy and endocytosis were upregulated.
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Barten R, Peeters T, Navalho S, Fontowicz L, Wijffels RH, Barbosa M. Expanding the upper‐temperature boundary for the microalga
Picochlorum sp. (BPE23)
by adaptive laboratory evolution. Biotechnol J 2022; 17:e2100659. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.202100659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Robin Barten
- Bioprocess Engineering & AlgaePARC Wageningen University and Research Wageningen PO Box 16, 6700 AA The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering & AlgaePARC Wageningen University and Research Wageningen PO Box 16, 6700 AA The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering & AlgaePARC Wageningen University and Research Wageningen PO Box 16, 6700 AA The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering & AlgaePARC Wageningen University and Research Wageningen PO Box 16, 6700 AA The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering & AlgaePARC Wageningen University and Research Wageningen PO Box 16, 6700 AA The Netherlands
- Biosciences and Aquaculture Nord University Bodø N‐8049 Norway
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- Bioprocess Engineering & AlgaePARC Wageningen University and Research Wageningen PO Box 16, 6700 AA The Netherlands
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Cvetkovska M, Zhang X, Vakulenko G, Benzaquen S, Szyszka-Mroz B, Malczewski N, Smith DR, Hüner NPA. A constitutive stress response is a result of low temperature growth in the Antarctic green alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2022; 45:156-177. [PMID: 34664276 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The Antarctic green alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241 is an obligate psychrophile that thrives in the cold (4-6°C) but is unable to survive at temperatures ≥18°C. Little is known how exposure to heat affects its physiology or whether it mounts a heat stress response in a manner comparable to mesophiles. Here, we dissect the responses of UWO241 to temperature stress by examining its growth, primary metabolome and transcriptome under steady-state low temperature and heat stress conditions. In comparison with Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, UWO241 constitutively accumulates metabolites and proteins commonly considered as stress markers, including soluble sugars, antioxidants, polyamines, and heat shock proteins to ensure efficient protein folding at low temperatures. We propose that this results from life at extreme conditions. A shift from 4°C to a non-permissive temperature of 24°C alters the UWO241 primary metabolome and transcriptome, but growth of UWO241 at higher permissive temperatures (10 and 15°C) does not provide enhanced heat protection. UWO241 also fails to induce the accumulation of HSPs when exposed to heat, suggesting that it has lost the ability to fine-tune its heat stress response. Our work adds to the growing body of research on temperature stress in psychrophiles, many of which are threatened by climate change.
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- Marina Cvetkovska
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- 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 and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology and the Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Sharma R, Mishra A, Pant D, Malaviya P. Recent advances in microalgae-based remediation of industrial and non-industrial wastewaters with simultaneous recovery of value-added products. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126129. [PMID: 34655783 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The ability of microalgae to grow in a broad spectrum of wastewaters manifests great potentials for removing contaminants from effluents of industries and urban areas. Since the post-treatment microalgae biomass is also a significant source of high-value products, microalgae-based wastewater treatment is an economical and sustainable solution to wastewater management. Adding more value, the integration of microalgae with living/non-living materials looks more promising. Microalgae-based treatment technology has certain limitations like high operational costs, problematic harvesting, large land requirements, and hindrance in photosynthesis due to turbid wastewater. These challenges need to be essentially addressed to achieve enhanced wastewater remediation. This review has highlighted the potential applications of microalgae in contaminant removal from wastewaters, simultaneous resource recovery, efficient microalgae-based hybrid systems along with bottlenecks and prospects. This state-of-the-art article will edify the role of microalgae in wastewater remediation, biomass valorization for bio-based products, and present numerous possibilities in strengthening the circular bioeconomy.
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- Rozi Sharma
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Jammu, Jammu-180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida-201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Separation & Conversion Technology, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, Mol 2400, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Jammu, Jammu-180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Gao T, Mo Z, Tang L, Yu X, Du G, Mao Y. Heat Shock Protein 20 Gene Superfamilies in Red Algae: Evolutionary and Functional Diversities. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:817852. [PMID: 35371130 PMCID: PMC8966773 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.817852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Heat shock protein 20 (Hsp20) genes play important roles in plant growth, development, and response to environmental stress. However, the Hsp20 gene family has not yet been systematically investigated, and its function in red algae (Rhodophyta) remains poorly understood. Herein, we characterized Hsp20 gene families in red algae by studying gene structure, conserved motifs, phylogenetic relationships, chromosome location, gene duplication, cis-regulatory elements, and expression profiles. In this study, 97 Hsp20 genes were identified using bioinformatic methods and classified into 13 subfamilies based on phylogenetic relationships. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Hsp20 genes might have a polyphyletic origin and a complex evolutionary pattern. Gene structure analysis revealed that most Hsp20 genes possessed no introns, and all Hsp20 genes contained a conserved α-crystalline domain in the C-terminal region. Conserved motif analysis revealed that Hsp20 genes belonging to the same subfamily shared similar motifs. Gene duplication analysis demonstrated that tandem and segmental duplication events occurred in these gene families. Additionally, these gene families in red algae might have experienced strong purifying selection pressure during evolution, and Hsp20 genes in Pyropia yezoensis, Pyropia haitanensis, and Porphyra umbilicalis were highly evolutionarily conserved. The cis-elements of phytohormone-, light-, stress-responsive, and development-related were identified in the red algal Hsp20 gene promoter sequences. Finally, using Py. yezoensis, as a representative of red algae, the Hsp20 gene expression profile was explored. Based on the RNA-seq data, Py. yezoensis Hsp20 (PyyHsp20) genes were found to be involved in Py. yezoensis responses against abiotic and biotic stresses and exhibited diverse expression patterns. Moreover, PyyHsp20 is involved in Py. yezoensis growth and development and revealed spatial and temporal expression patterns. These results provide comprehensive and valuable information on Hsp20 gene families in red algae and lay a foundation for their functional characterization. In addition, our study provides new insights into the evolution of Hsp20 gene families in red algae and will help understand the adaptability of red algae to diverse environments.
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- Tian Gao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Ministry of Education), College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Ministry of Education), College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Sanya, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Ministry of Education), College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Sanya, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Ministry of Education), College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Ministry of Education), College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Tropical Marine Bioresource (Ministry of Education), College of Fisheries and Life Science, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, China
- Yazhou Bay Innovation Research Institute, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, China
- Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Tropical Marine Fishery Resources of Hainan Province, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, China
- *Correspondence: Yunxiang Mao,
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The apicoplast link to fever-survival and artemisinin-resistance in the malaria parasite. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4563. [PMID: 34315897 PMCID: PMC8316339 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24814-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum parasites resistant to front-line antimalarial artemisinin-combination therapies (ACT) threatens to erase the considerable gains against the disease of the last decade. Here, we develop a large-scale phenotypic screening pipeline and use it to carry out a large-scale forward-genetic phenotype screen in P. falciparum to identify genes allowing parasites to survive febrile temperatures. Screening identifies more than 200 P. falciparum mutants with differential responses to increased temperature. These mutants are more likely to be sensitive to artemisinin derivatives as well as to heightened oxidative stress. Major processes critical for P. falciparum tolerance to febrile temperatures and artemisinin include highly essential, conserved pathways associated with protein-folding, heat shock and proteasome-mediated degradation, and unexpectedly, isoprenoid biosynthesis, which originated from the ancestral genome of the parasite’s algal endosymbiont-derived plastid, the apicoplast. Apicoplast-targeted genes in general are upregulated in response to heat shock, as are other Plasmodium genes with orthologs in plant and algal genomes. Plasmodium falciparum parasites appear to exploit their innate febrile-response mechanisms to mediate resistance to artemisinin. Both responses depend on endosymbiont-derived genes in the parasite’s genome, suggesting a link to the evolutionary origins of Plasmodium parasites in free-living ancestors. Repeating fever is a hallmark of malaria. Here, a large-scale forward genetic screen in malaria-causing Plasmodium falciparum identifies genes associated with parasite tolerance to host fever, including apicoplast targeted isoprenoid biosynthesis—sharing features with artemisinin resistance.
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Cui M, Kim M, Weisensee PB, Meacham JM. Thermal considerations for microswimmer trap-and-release using standing surface acoustic waves. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 21:2534-2543. [PMID: 33998632 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00257k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Controlled trapping of cells and microorganisms using substrate acoustic waves (SAWs; conventionally termed surface acoustic waves) has proven useful in numerous biological and biomedical applications owing to the label- and contact-free nature of acoustic confinement. However, excessive heating due to vibration damping and other system losses potentially compromises the biocompatibility of the SAW technique. Herein, we investigate the thermal biocompatibility of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based SAW and glass-based SAW [that supports a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) in the fluid domain] devices operating at different frequencies and applied voltages. First, we use infrared thermography to produce heat maps of regions of interest (ROI) within the aperture of the SAW transducers for PDMS- and glass-based devices. Motile Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae cells are then used to test the trapping performance and biocompatibility of these devices. At low input power, the PDMS-based SAW system cannot generate a large enough acoustic trapping force to hold swimming C. reinhardtii cells. At high input power, the temperature of this device rises rapidly, damaging (and possibly killing) the cells. The glass-based SAW/BAW hybrid system, on the other hand, can not only trap swimming C. reinhardtii at low input power, but also exhibits better thermal biocompatibility than the PDMS-based SAW system at high input power. Thus, a glass-based SAW/BAW device creates strong acoustic trapping forces in a biocompatible environment, providing a new solution to safely trap active microswimmers for research involving motile cells and microorganisms.
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- Mingyang Cui
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
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Towards industrial production of microalgae without temperature control: The effect of diel temperature fluctuations on microalgal physiology. J Biotechnol 2021; 336:56-63. [PMID: 34146615 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2021.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Regions that offer high levels of sunlight are ideal to produce microalgae. However, as a result of high light intensities, the temperature in photobioreactors can reach temperatures up to 50 °C. Control of temperature is essential to avoid losses on biomass productivity but should be limited to a minimum to avoid high energy requirements for cooling. Our objective is to develop a production process in which cooling is not required. We studied the behaviour of thermotolerant microalgae Picochlorum sp. (BPE23) under four diel temperature regimes, with peak temperatures from 30 °C up to a maximum of 47.5 °C. The highest growth rate of 0.17 h-1 was obtained when applying a daytime peak temperature of 40 °C. Operating photobioreactors in tropical regions, with a maximal peak temperature of 40 °C, up from 30 °C, reduces microalgae production costs by 26.2 %, based on simulations with a pre-existing techno-economic model. Cell pigmentation was downregulated under increasingly stressful temperatures. The fatty acid composition of cell membranes was altered under increasing temperatures to contain shorter fatty acids with a higher level of saturation. Our findings show that the level of temperature control impacts the biomass yield and composition of the microalgae.
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Reimann R, Zeng B, Jakopec M, Burdukiewicz M, Petrick I, Schierack P, Rödiger S. Classification of dead and living microalgae Chlorella vulgaris by bioimage informatics and machine learning. ALGAL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2020.101908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Optimal Growth Temperature and Intergenic Distances in Bacteria, Archaea, and Plastids of Rhodophytic Branch. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:3465380. [PMID: 32025518 PMCID: PMC6991167 DOI: 10.1155/2020/3465380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The lengths of intergenic regions between neighboring genes that are convergent, divergent, or unidirectional were calculated for plastids of the rhodophytic branch and complete archaeal and bacterial genomes. Statistically significant linear relationships between any pair of the medians of these three length types have been revealed in each genomic group. Exponential relationships between the optimal growth temperature and each of the three medians have been revealed as well. The leading coefficients of the regression equations relating all pairs of the medians as well as temperature and any of the medians have the same sign and order of magnitude. The results obtained for plastids, archaea, and bacteria are also similar at the qualitative level. For instance, the medians are always low at high temperatures. At low temperatures, the medians tend to statistically significant greater values and scattering. The original model was used to test our hypothesis that the intergenic distances are optimized in particular to decrease the competition of RNA polymerases within the locus that results in transcribing shortened RNAs. Overall, this points to an effect of temperature for both remote and close genomes.
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Biomolecules from extremophile microalgae: From genetics to bioprocessing of a new candidate for large-scale production. Process Biochem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Wase N, Tu B, Rasineni GK, Cerny R, Grove R, Adamec J, Black PN, DiRusso CC. Remodeling of Chlamydomonas Metabolism Using Synthetic Inducers Results in Lipid Storage during Growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 181:1029-1049. [PMID: 31501300 PMCID: PMC6836844 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.00758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Microalgae accumulate lipids during stress such as that of nutrient deprivation, concomitant with cessation of growth and depletion of chloroplasts. By contrast, certain small chemical compounds selected by high-throughput screening in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii can induce lipid accumulation during growth, maintaining biomass. Comprehensive pathway analyses using proteomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics data were acquired from Chlamydomonas cells grown in the presence of one of two structurally distinct lipid activators. WD10784 stimulates both starch and lipid accumulation, whereas WD30030-treated cells accumulate only lipids. The differences in starch accumulation are largely due to differential effects of the two compounds on substrate levels that feed into starch synthesis and on genes encoding starch metabolic enzymes. The compounds had differential effects on photosynthesis, respiration, and oxidative stress pathways. Cells treated with WD10784 showed slowed growth over time and reduced abundance of photosynthetic proteins, decreased respiration, and increased oxidative stress proteins, glutathione, and reactive oxygen species specific to this compound. Both compounds maintained central carbon and nitrogen metabolism, including the tricarboxylic acid cycle, glycolysis, respiration, and the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle. There were few changes in proteins and transcripts related to fatty acid biosynthesis, whereas proteins and transcripts for triglyceride production were elevated, suggesting that lipid synthesis is largely driven by substrate availability. This study reports that the compound WD30030 and, to a lesser extent WD10784, increases lipid and lipid droplet synthesis and storage without restricting growth or biomass accumulation by mechanisms that are substantially different from nutrient deprivation.
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- Nishikant Wase
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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Gupta S, Pawar SB, Pandey RA. Current practices and challenges in using microalgae for treatment of nutrient rich wastewater from agro-based industries. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 687:1107-1126. [PMID: 31412448 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Revised: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Considerable research activities are underway involving microalgae species in order to treat industrial wastewater to address the waste-to-bioenergy economy. Several studies of wastewater treatment using microalgae have been primarily focused on removal of key nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Although the use of wastewater would provide nutrients and water for microalgae growth, the whole process is even more complex than the conventional microalgae cultivation on freshwater media. The former one adds several gridlocks to the system. These gridlocks are surplus organic and inorganic nutrients concentration, pH of wastewater, wastewater color, total dissolved solids (TDS), microbial contaminants, the scale of photobioreactor, batch versus continuous system, harvesting of microalgae biomass etc. The present review discusses, analyses, and summarizes key aspects involved in the treatment of wastewaters from distillery, food/snacks product processing, and dairy processing industry using microalgae along with sustainable production of its biomass. This review further evaluates the bottlenecks for individual steps involved in the process such as pretreatment of wastewater for contaminants removal, concentration tolerance/dilutions, harvesting of microalgae biomass, and outdoor scale-up. The review also describes various strategies to optimize algal biomass and lipid productivities for various wastewater and photobioreactor type. Moreover, the review emphasizes the potential of co-cultivation of microorganism such as yeast and bacteria along with microalgae in the treatment of industrial wastewater.
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- Suvidha Gupta
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India; Environmental Biotechnology and Genomics Division (EBGD), CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India
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- Environmental Biotechnology and Genomics Division (EBGD), CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India.
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- CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India
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Magni S, Succurro A, Skupin A, Ebenhöh O. Data-driven dynamical model indicates that the heat shock response in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is tailored to handle natural temperature variation. J R Soc Interface 2019; 15:rsif.2017.0965. [PMID: 29720454 PMCID: PMC6000179 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Global warming exposes plants to severe heat stress, with consequent crop yield reduction. Organisms exposed to high temperature stresses typically protect themselves with a heat shock response (HSR), where accumulation of unfolded proteins initiates the synthesis of heat shock proteins through the heat shock transcription factor HSF1. While the molecular mechanisms are qualitatively well characterized, our quantitative understanding of the underlying dynamics is still very limited. Here, we study the dynamics of HSR in the photosynthetic model organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with a data-driven mathematical model of HSR. We based our dynamical model mostly on mass action kinetics, with a few nonlinear terms. The model was parametrized and validated by several independent datasets obtained from the literature. We demonstrate that HSR quantitatively and significantly differs if an increase in temperature of the same magnitude occurs abruptly, as often applied under laboratory conditions, or gradually, which would rather be expected under natural conditions. In contrast to rapid temperature increases, under gradual changes only negligible amounts of misfolded proteins accumulate, indicating that the HSR of C. reinhardtii efficiently avoids the accumulation of misfolded proteins under conditions most likely to prevail in nature. The mathematical model we developed is a flexible tool to simulate the HSR to different conditions and complements the current experimental approaches.
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- Stefano Magni
- Institute of Quantitative and Theoretical Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Botanical Institute, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.,University California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Institute of Quantitative and Theoretical Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany .,Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Düsseldorf, Germany
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Abassi S, Wang H, Ponmani T, Ki JS. Small heat shock protein genes of the green algae Closterium ehrenbergii: Cloning and differential expression under heat and heavy metal stresses. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2019; 34:1013-1024. [PMID: 31095847 DOI: 10.1002/tox.22772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The freshwater green algae Closterium ehrenbergii has been considered as a model for eco-toxicological assessment in aquatic systems. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a class of highly conserved proteins produced in all living organisms, which participate in environmental stress responses. In the present study, we determined the cDNA sequences of small heat shock protein 10 (sHSP10) and sHSP17.1 from C. ehrenbergii, and examined the physiological changes and transcriptional responses of the genes after exposure to thermal shock and toxicants treatments. The open reading frame (ORF) of CeHSP10 was 300 bp long, encoding 99 amino acid (aa) residues (10.53 kDa) with a GroES chaperonin conserved site of 22 aa. The CeHSP17.1 had a 468 bp ORF, encoding 155 aa with a conserved C-terminal α-crystallin domain. For heat stress, cells presented pigment loss and possible chloroplast damage, with an up-regulation in the expression of both sHSP10 and sHSP17.1 genes. As for the heavy metal stressors, an increase in the production of reactive oxygen species was registered in a dose dependent manner, with a significant up-regulation of both sHSP10 and sHSP17.1 genes. These results suggest that sHSP genes in C. ehrenbergii may play a role in responses to stress environments, and they could be used as an early detection parameter as biomarker genes in molecular toxicity assessments.
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- Sofia Abassi
- Department of Biotechnology, Sangmyung University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sangmyung University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sangmyung University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sangmyung University, Seoul, South Korea
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Rippin M, Borchhardt N, Karsten U, Becker B. Cold Acclimation Improves the Desiccation Stress Resilience of Polar Strains of Klebsormidium (Streptophyta). Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1730. [PMID: 31447802 PMCID: PMC6691101 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are complex communities of autotrophic, heterotrophic, and saprotrophic (micro)organisms. In the polar regions, these biocrust communities have essential ecological functions such as primary production, nitrogen fixation, and ecosystem engineering while coping with extreme environmental conditions (temperature, desiccation, and irradiation). The microalga Klebsormidium is commonly found in BSCs all across the globe. The ecophysiological resilience of various Klebsormidium species to desiccation and other stresses has been studied intensively. Here we present the results of transcriptomic analyses of two different Klebsormidium species, K. dissectum and K. flaccidum, isolated from Antarctic and Arctic BSCs. We performed desiccation stress experiments at two different temperatures mimicking fluctuations associated with global change. Cultures grown on agar plates were desiccated on membrane filters at 10% relative air humidity until the photosynthetic activity as reflected in the effective quantum yield of photosystem II [Y(II)] ceased. For both species, the response to dehydration was much faster at the higher temperature. At the transcriptome level both species responded more strongly to the desiccation stress at the higher temperature suggesting that adaptation to cold conditions enhanced the resilience of both algae to desiccation stress. Interestingly, the two different species responded differently to the applied desiccation stress with respect to the number as well as function of genes showing differential gene expression. The portion of differentially expressed genes shared between both taxa was surprisingly low indicating that both Klebsormidium species adapted independently to the harsh conditions of Antarctica and the Arctic, respectively. Overall, our results indicate that environmental acclimation has a great impact on gene expression and the response to desiccation stress in Klebsormidium.
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- Martin Rippin
- Department of Biology, Botanical Institute, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Botanical Institute, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Heat shock protein genes in the green alga Tetraselmis suecica and their role against redox and non-redox active metals. Eur J Protistol 2019; 69:37-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Uji T, Gondaira Y, Fukuda S, Mizuta H, Saga N. Characterization and expression profiles of small heat shock proteins in the marine red alga Pyropia yezoensis. Cell Stress Chaperones 2019; 24:223-233. [PMID: 30632066 PMCID: PMC6363611 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-018-00959-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are found in all three domains of life (Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya) and play a critical role in protecting organisms from a range of environmental stresses. However, little is known about their physiological functions in red algae. Therefore, we characterized the sHSPs (PysHSPs) in the red macroalga Pyropia yezoensis, which inhabits the upper intertidal zone where it experiences fluctuating stressful environmental conditions on a daily and seasonal basis, and examined their expression profiles at different developmental stages and under varying environmental conditions. We identified five PysHSPs (PysHSP18.8, 19.1, 19.2, 19.5, and 25.8). Real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that expression of the genes PysHSP18.8, PysHSP19.5, and PysHSP25.8 was repressed at all the developmental stages under normal conditions, whereas PysHSP19.1 and PysHSP19.2 were overexpressed in mature gametophytes and sporophytes. Exposure of the gametophytes to high temperature, oxidative stress, or copper significantly increased the mRNA transcript levels of all the five genes, while exogenous application of the ethylene precursor 1-aminocylopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) significantly increased the expression levels of PysHSP19.2, PysHSP19.5, and PysHSP25.8. These findings will help to further our understanding of the role of PysHSP genes and provide clues about how Pyropia species can adapt to the stressful conditions encountered in the upper intertidal zone during their life cycle.
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- Toshiki Uji
- Division of Marine Life Science, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan.
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- Division of Marine Life Science, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan
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- Section of Food Sciences, Institute for Regional Innovation, Hirosaki University, Aomori, Aomori, 038-0012, Japan
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- Division of Marine Life Science, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan
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- Section of Food Sciences, Institute for Regional Innovation, Hirosaki University, Aomori, Aomori, 038-0012, Japan
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Young R, Purton S. CITRIC: cold-inducible translational readthrough in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using a novel temperature-sensitive transfer RNA. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:186. [PMID: 30474564 PMCID: PMC6260665 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-1033-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background The chloroplast of eukaryotic microalgae such as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a potential platform for metabolic engineering and the production of recombinant proteins. In industrial biotechnology, inducible expression is often used so that the translation or function of the heterologous protein does not interfere with biomass accumulation during the growth stage. However, the existing systems used in bacterial or fungal platforms do not transfer well to the microalgal chloroplast. We sought to develop a simple inducible expression system for the microalgal chloroplast, exploiting an unused stop codon (TGA) in the plastid genome. We have previously shown that this codon can be translated as tryptophan when we introduce into the chloroplast genome a trnWUCA gene encoding a plastidial transfer RNA with a modified anticodon sequence, UCA. Results A mutated version of our trnWUCA gene was developed that encodes a temperature-sensitive variant of the tRNA. This allows transgenes that have been modified to contain one or more internal TGA codons to be translated differentially according to the culture temperature, with a gradient of recombinant protein accumulation from 35 °C (low/off) to 15 °C (high). We have named this the CITRIC system, an acronym for cold-inducible translational readthrough in chloroplasts. The exact induction behaviour can be tailored by altering the number of TGA codons within the transgene. Conclusions CITRIC adds to the suite of genetic engineering tools available for the microalgal chloroplast, allowing a greater degree of control over the timing of heterologous protein expression. It could also be used as a heat-repressible system for studying the function of essential native genes in the chloroplast. The genetic components of CITRIC are entirely plastid-based, so no engineering of the nuclear genome is required. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-018-1033-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rosanna Young
- Algal Research Group, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.,Department of Medicine, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Algal Research Group, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Allen JW, Tevatia R, Demirel Y, DiRusso CC, Black PN. Induction of oil accumulation by heat stress is metabolically distinct from N stress in the green microalgae Coccomyxa subellipsoidea C169. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0204505. [PMID: 30261009 PMCID: PMC6160078 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Algae are often promoted as feedstock organisms to produce a sustainable petroleum fossil fuel alternative. However, to induce lipid accumulation most often requires a severe stress that is difficult to induce in large batch cultures. The objective of this study is to analyze and mathematically model heat stress on growth, chlorophyll content, triacylglyceride, and starch synthesis in algae. We initially screened 30 algal species for the most pronounced induction of lipid droplets from heat stress using confocal microscopy and mass spectroscopy techniques. One species, Coccomyxa subellipsoidea C169, was selected and subjected to further biochemical analyses using a jacketed bioreactor amended with 1% CO2 at 25°C, 30°C, 32°C, 33°C, 34°C, 35°C, and 36°C. Lipid and starch accumulation was less extreme than N stress. Growth was reduced above 25°C, but heat stress induced lipid droplet synthesis was negatively correlated with growth only past a demonstrated threshold temperature above 32°C. The optimal temperature for lipid accumulation was 35°C, which led to 6% of dry weight triglyceride content and a 72% reduction from optimal growth after 5 days. Fatty acid influx rates into triglycerides and 15N labeling of amino acids and proteins indicate that heat stress is mechanistically distinct from N stress. Thus, this study lends support to a novel hypothesis that lipid droplet triglycerides result from a redistribution of carbon flux as fatty acids to neutral storage lipids over membrane or other lipids.
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- James W. Allen
- Department of Biochemistry, Beadle Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Othmer Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Othmer Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Beadle Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Beadle Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States of America
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Stewart LC, Houghton K, Carere CR, Power JF, Chambefort I, Stott MB. Interaction between ferruginous clay sediment and an iron-reducing hyperthermophilic Pyrobaculum sp. in a terrestrial hot spring. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:5074396. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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- Lucy C Stewart
- Marine Geoscience, GNS Science, 1 Fairway Dr, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand
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- Geothermal Science, GNS Science, Wairakei Research Centre, 114 Karetoto Rd, Taupō 3384, New Zealand
- School of Science, University of Waikato, 21 Ruakura Rd, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- Geothermal Science, GNS Science, Wairakei Research Centre, 114 Karetoto Rd, Taupō 3384, New Zealand
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Canterbury, 20 Kirkwood Ave, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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- Geothermal Science, GNS Science, Wairakei Research Centre, 114 Karetoto Rd, Taupō 3384, New Zealand
- School of Science, University of Waikato, 21 Ruakura Rd, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- Geothermal Science, GNS Science, Wairakei Research Centre, 114 Karetoto Rd, Taupō 3384, New Zealand
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- Geothermal Science, GNS Science, Wairakei Research Centre, 114 Karetoto Rd, Taupō 3384, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, 20 Kirkwood Ave, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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Endres CH, Roth A, Brück TB. Modeling Microalgae Productivity in Industrial-Scale Vertical Flat Panel Photobioreactors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:5490-5498. [PMID: 29595958 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Potentially achievable biomass yields are a decisive performance indicator for the economic viability of mass cultivation of microalgae. In this study, a computer model has been developed and applied to estimate the productivity of microalgae for large-scale outdoor cultivation in vertical flat panel photobioreactors. Algae growth is determined based on simulations of the reactor temperature and light distribution. Site-specific weather and irradiation data are used for annual yield estimations in six climate zones. Shading and reflections between opposing panels and between panels and the ground are dynamically computed based on the reactor geometry and the position of the sun. The results indicate that thin panels (≤0.05 m) are best suited for the assumed cell density of 2 g L-1 and that reactor panels should face in north-south direction. Panel spacings of 0.4-0.75 m at a panel height of 1 m appear most suitable for commercial applications. Under these preconditions, yields of around 10 kg m-2 a-1 are possible for most locations in the U.S. Only in hot climates significantly lower yields have to be expected, as extreme reactor temperatures limit overall productivity.
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- Christian H Endres
- Bauhaus Luftfahrt , Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1 , 82024 Taufkirchen , Germany
- Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry , Technical University of Munich , Lichtenbergstraße 4 , 85748 Garching , Germany
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- Bauhaus Luftfahrt , Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 1 , 82024 Taufkirchen , Germany
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- Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry , Technical University of Munich , Lichtenbergstraße 4 , 85748 Garching , Germany
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Rütgers M, Muranaka LS, Schulz-Raffelt M, Thoms S, Schurig J, Willmund F, Schroda M. Not changes in membrane fluidity but proteotoxic stress triggers heat shock protein expression in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2017; 40:2987-3001. [PMID: 28875560 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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A conserved reaction of all organisms exposed to heat stress is an increased expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs). Several studies have proposed that HSP expression in heat-stressed plant cells is triggered by an increased fluidity of the plasma membrane. Among the main lines of evidence in support of this model are as follows: (a) the degree of membrane lipid saturation was higher in cells grown at elevated temperatures and correlated with a lower amplitude of HSP expression upon a temperature upshift, (b) membrane fluidizers induce HSP expression at physiological temperatures, and (c) membrane rigidifier dimethylsulfoxide dampens heat-induced HSP expression. Here, we tested whether this holds also for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. We show that heat-induced HSP expression in cells grown at elevated temperatures was reduced because they already contained elevated levels of cytosolic HSP70A/90A that apparently act as negative regulators of heat shock factor 1. We find that membrane rigidifier dimethylsulfoxide impaired translation under heat stress conditions and that membrane fluidizer benzyl alcohol not only induced HSP expression but also caused protein aggregation. These findings support the classical model for the cytosolic unfolded protein response, according to which HSP expression is induced by the accumulation of unfolded proteins. Hence, the membrane fluidity model should be reconsidered.
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- Mark Rütgers
- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Straße 23, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Straße 23, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Straße 23, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Straße 23, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Straße 23, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Straße 23, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molekulare Biotechnologie & Systembiologie, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Straße 23, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Rippin M, Becker B, Holzinger A. Enhanced Desiccation Tolerance in Mature Cultures of the Streptophytic Green Alga Zygnema circumcarinatum Revealed by Transcriptomics. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 58:2067-2084. [PMID: 29036673 PMCID: PMC5722205 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Desiccation tolerance is commonly regarded as one of the key features for the colonization of terrestrial habitats by green algae and the evolution of land plants. Extensive studies, focused mostly on physiology, have been carried out assessing the desiccation tolerance and resilience of the streptophytic genera Klebsormidium and Zygnema. Here we present transcriptomic analyses of Zygnema circumcarinatum exposed to desiccation stress. Cultures of Z. circumcarinatum grown in liquid medium or on agar plates were desiccated at ∼86% relative air humidity until the effective quantum yield of PSII [Y(II)] ceased. In general, the response to dehydration was much more pronounced in Z. circumcarinatum cultured in liquid medium for 1 month compared with filaments grown on agar plates for 7 and 12 months. Culture on solid medium enables the alga to acclimate to dehydration much better and an increase in desiccation tolerance was clearly correlated to increased culture age. Moreover, gene expression analysis revealed that photosynthesis was strongly repressed upon desiccation treatment in the liquid culture while only minor effects were detected in filaments cultured on agar plates for 7 months. Otherwise, both samples showed induction of stress protection mechanisms such as reactive oxygen species scavenging (early light-induced proteins, glutathione metabolism) and DNA repair as well as the expression of chaperones and aquaporins. Additionally, Z. circumcarinatum cultured in liquid medium upregulated sucrose-synthesizing enzymes and strongly induced membrane modifications in response to desiccation stress. These results corroborate the previously described hardening and associated desiccation tolerance in Zygnema in response to seasonal fluctuations in water availability.
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- Martin Rippin
- University of Cologne, Cologne Biocentre, Botanical Institute, Zülpicher Str. 47b, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Cologne Biocentre, Botanical Institute, Zülpicher Str. 47b, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Innsbruck, Department of Botany, Functional Plant Biology, Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Continuous selection pressure to improve temperature acclimation of Tisochrysis lutea. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183547. [PMID: 28902878 PMCID: PMC5597117 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Temperature plays a key role in outdoor industrial cultivation of microalgae. Improving the thermal tolerance of microalgae to both daily and seasonal temperature fluctuations can thus contribute to increase their annual productivity. A long term selection experiment was carried out to increase the thermal niche (temperature range for which the growth is possible) of a neutral lipid overproducing strain of Tisochrysis lutea. The experimental protocol consisted to submit cells to daily variations of temperature for 7 months. The stress intensity, defined as the amplitude of daily temperature variations, was progressively increased along successive selection cycles. Only the amplitude of the temperature variations were increased, the daily average temperature was kept constant along the experiment. This protocol resulted in a thermal niche increase by 3°C (+16.5%), with an enhancement by 9% of the maximal growth rate. The selection process also affected T. lutea physiology, with a feature generally observed for ‘cold-temperature’ type of adaptation. The amount of total and neutral lipids was significantly increased, and eventually productivity was increased by 34%. This seven month selection experiment, carried out in a highly dynamic environment, challenges some of the hypotheses classically advanced to explain the temperature response of microalgae.
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Macrander JC, Dimond JL, Bingham BL, Reitzel AM. Transcriptome sequencing and characterization of Symbiodinium muscatinei and Elliptochloris marina, symbionts found within the aggregating sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima. Mar Genomics 2017; 37:82-91. [PMID: 28888836 DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2017.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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There is a growing body of literature using transcriptomic data to study how tropical cnidarians and their photosynthetic endosymbionts respond to environmental stressors and participate in metabolic exchange. Despite these efforts, our understanding of how essential genes function to facilitate symbiosis establishment and maintenance remains limited. The inclusion of taxonomically and ecologically diverse endosymbionts will enhance our understanding of these interactions. Here we characterize the transcriptomes of two very different symbionts found within the temperate sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima: the chlorophyte Elliptochloris marina and the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium muscatinei. We use a multi-level approach to assess the diversity of genes found across S. muscatinei and E. marina transcriptomes, and compare their overall protein domains with other dinoflagellates and chlorophytes. Our analysis identified several genes that are potentially involved in mitigating stress response (e.g., heat shock proteins pathways for mediating reactive oxygen species) and metabolic exchange (e.g., ion transporters). Finally, we show that S. muscatinei and other Symbiodinium strains are equipped with a high salt peridinin-chl-protein (HSPCP) gene previously identified only in free-living dinoflagellates. The addition of these transcriptomes to the cnidarian-symbiont molecular toolkit will aid in understanding how these vitally important symbiotic relationships are established and maintained across a variety of environmental conditions.
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- Jason C Macrander
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
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- Shannon Point Marine Center, Western Washington University, 1900 Shannon Point Road, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA
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- Shannon Point Marine Center, Western Washington University, 1900 Shannon Point Road, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA; Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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Nikolova D, Weber D, Scholz M, Bald T, Scharsack JP, Hippler M. Temperature-Induced Remodeling of the Photosynthetic Machinery Tunes Photosynthesis in the Thermophilic Alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 174:35-46. [PMID: 28270628 PMCID: PMC5411153 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The thermophilic alga C. merolae thrives in extreme environments (low pH and temperature between 40°C and 56°C). In this study, we investigated the acclimation process of the alga to a colder temperature (25°C). A long-term cell growth experiment revealed an extensive remodeling of the photosynthetic apparatus in the first 250 h of acclimation, which was followed by cell growth to an even higher density than the control (grown at 42°C) cell density. Once the cells were shifted to the lower temperature, the proteins of the light-harvesting antenna were greatly down-regulated and the phycobilisome composition was altered. The amount of PSI and PSII subunits was also decreased, but the chlorophyll to photosystems ratio remained unchanged. The 25°C cells possessed a less efficient photon-to-oxygen conversion rate and require a 2.5 times higher light intensity to reach maximum photosynthetic efficiency. With respect to chlorophyll, however, the photosynthetic oxygen evolution rate of the 25°C culture was 2 times higher than the control. Quantitative proteomics revealed that acclimation requires, besides remodeling of the photosynthetic apparatus, also adjustment of the machinery for protein folding, degradation, and homeostasis. In summary, these remodeling processes tuned photosynthesis according to the demands placed on the system and revealed the capability of C. merolae to grow under a broad range of temperatures.
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- Denitsa Nikolova
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (D.N., D.W., M.S., T.B., M.H.), Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (J.P.S.), University of Münster, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (D.N., D.W., M.S., T.B., M.H.), Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (J.P.S.), University of Münster, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (D.N., D.W., M.S., T.B., M.H.), Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (J.P.S.), University of Münster, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (D.N., D.W., M.S., T.B., M.H.), Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (J.P.S.), University of Münster, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (D.N., D.W., M.S., T.B., M.H.), Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (J.P.S.), University of Münster, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (D.N., D.W., M.S., T.B., M.H.), Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (J.P.S.), University of Münster, 48143 Münster, Germany
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Guihéneuf F, Khan A, Tran LSP. Genetic Engineering: A Promising Tool to Engender Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Stress Resilience in Green Microalgae. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:400. [PMID: 27066043 PMCID: PMC4815356 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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As we march into the 21st century, the prevailing scenario of depleting energy resources, global warming and ever increasing issues of human health and food security will quadruple. In this context, genetic and metabolic engineering of green microalgae complete the quest toward a continuum of environmentally clean fuel and food production. Evolutionarily related, but unlike land plants, microalgae need nominal land or water, and are best described as unicellular autotrophs using light energy to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) into algal biomass, mitigating fossil CO2 pollution in the process. Remarkably, a feature innate to most microalgae is synthesis and accumulation of lipids (60-65% of dry weight), carbohydrates and secondary metabolites like pigments and vitamins, especially when grown under abiotic stress conditions. Particularly fruitful, such an application of abiotic stress factors such as nitrogen starvation, salinity, heat shock, etc., can be used in a biorefinery concept for production of multiple valuable products. The focus of this mini-review underlies metabolic reorientation practices and tolerance mechanisms as applied to green microalgae under specific stress stimuli for a sustainable pollution-free future. Moreover, we entail current progress on genetic engineering as a promising tool to grasp adaptive processes for improving strains with potential biotechnological interests.
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- Freddy Guihéneuf
- Botany and Plant Science, School of Natural Sciences, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland GalwayGalway, Ireland
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- Research Group Germline Biology, Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Germany
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- Plant Abiotic Stress Research Group & Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang UniversityHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Signaling Pathway Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource ScienceTsurumi, Japan
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Schroda M, Hemme D, Mühlhaus T. The Chlamydomonas heat stress response. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 82:466-480. [PMID: 25754362 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Heat waves occurring at increased frequency as a consequence of global warming jeopardize crop yield safety. One way to encounter this problem is to genetically engineer crop plants toward increased thermotolerance. To identify entry points for genetic engineering, a thorough understanding of how plant cells perceive heat stress and respond to it is required. Using the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as a model system to study the fundamental mechanisms of the plant heat stress response has several advantages. Most prominent among them is the suitability of Chlamydomonas for studying stress responses system-wide and in a time-resolved manner under controlled conditions. Here we review current knowledge on how heat is sensed and signaled to trigger temporally and functionally grouped sub-responses termed response elements to prevent damage and to maintain cellular homeostasis in plant cells.
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- Michael Schroda
- Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 23, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 23, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
| | - Timo Mühlhaus
- Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology, TU Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 23, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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