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Jeon MS, Han SI, Ahn JW, Jung JH, Choi JS, Choi YE. Endophyte Bacillus tequilensis improves the growth of microalgae Haematococcus lacustris by regulating host cell metabolism. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 387:129546. [PMID: 37488011 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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This study identified an endosymbiotic bacterium, Bacillus tequilensis, residing within the cells of the microalga Haematococcus lacustris through 16S rRNA analysis. To confirm the optimal interactive conditions between H. lacustris and B. tequilensis, the effects of different ratios of cells using H. lacustris of different growth stages were examined. Under optimized conditions, the cell density, dry weight, chlorophyll content, and astaxanthin content of H. lacustris increased significantly, and the fatty acid content improved 1.99-fold. Microscopy demonstrated the presence of bacteria within the H. lacustris cells. The interaction upregulated amino acid and nucleotide metabolism in H. lacustris. Interestingly, muramic and phenylacetic acids were found exclusively in H. lacustris cells in the presence of B. tequilensis. Furthermore, B. tequilensis delayed pigment degradation in H. lacustris. This study reveals the impact of the endosymbiont B. tequilensis on the metabolism of H. lacustris and offers new perspectives on the symbiotic relationship between them.
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- Min Seo Jeon
- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Analytical Science, Korea Basic Science, Institute, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Chekanov K. Diversity and Distribution of Carotenogenic Algae in Europe: A Review. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:108. [PMID: 36827149 PMCID: PMC9958874 DOI: 10.3390/md21020108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Microalgae are the richest source of natural carotenoids, which are valuable pigments with a high share of benefits. Often, carotenoid-producing algae inhabit specific biotopes with unfavorable or even extremal conditions. Such biotopes, including alpine snow fields and hypersaline ponds, are widely distributed in Europe. They can serve as a source of new strains for biotechnology. The number of algal species used for obtaining these compounds on an industrial scale is limited. The data on them are poor. Moreover, some of them have been reported in non-English local scientific articles and theses. This review aims to summarize existing data on microalgal species, which are known as potential carotenoid producers in biotechnology. These include Haematococcus and Dunaliella, both well-known to the scientific community, as well as less-elucidated representatives. Their distribution will be covered throughout Europe: from the Greek Mediterranean coast in the south to the snow valleys in Norway in the north, and from the ponds in Amieiro (Portugal) in the west to the saline lakes and mountains in Crimea (Ukraine) in the east. A wide spectrum of algal secondary carotenoids is reviewed: β-carotene, astaxanthin, canthaxanthin, echinenone, adonixanthin, and adonirubin. For convenience, the main concepts of biology of carotenoid-producing algae are briefly explained.
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Fei Z, Liao J, Fan F, Wan M, Bai W, He M, Li Y. Improving astaxanthin production by using multivariate statistical analysis to evaluate green cells of Haematococcus pluvialis. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Dynamic Behaviors of Photosynthesis during Non-Motile Cell Germination in Haematococcus pluvialis. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14081280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Haematococcus pluvialis undergoes a three-phase process during the process of germination: first, repeated mitotic events; next, cytokinesis to form the zoospore; and finally, a fast release of motile cells. Physiological properties were measured using chlorophyll a fluorescence (OJIP) transient. The most obvious increase in K-value and L-value appeared at 17 h, suggesting that oxygen-evolving complex damage and lower energetic connectivity of the photosystem II units of the mother non-motile cell occurred. Compared to phase I, the values of the maximum quantum yield of PSII photochemistry (FV/FM) and PIABS increased significantly in phases II and III, suggesting that photosynthetic photochemical activity was greatly up-regulated during cytokinesis to form zoospores and the fast release of motile cells. Moreover, the significant increase in the K-band at 17 h and 22 h indicates that the PSII donor side was the limiting factor during the initial period of germination. All these results suggest that the cellular photosynthetic activity continues to strengthen during cytokinesis to form the zoospore and the fast release of motile cells, and it was postulated to meet the demands for sporangium swelling and new organelle formation.
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Grujić VJ, Todorović B, Kranvogl R, Ciringer T, Ambrožič-Dolinšek J. Diversity and Content of Carotenoids and Other Pigments in the Transition from the Green to the Red Stage of Haematococcus pluvialis Microalgae Identified by HPLC-DAD and LC-QTOF-MS. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11081026. [PMID: 35448754 PMCID: PMC9030915 DOI: 10.3390/plants11081026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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H. pluvialis is a unicellular freshwater alga containing many bioactive compounds, especially carotenoids, which are the strongest antioxidants among the pigments. This study evaluates the composition and content of carotenoids and other pigments in both stages of algae life cycle, especially in the green vegetative stage, less studied in comparison to the red stage. To determine the composition and content of carotenoids, a combination of HPLC-DAD and LC-QTOF-MS was used. The content of carotenoids in the green vegetative stage was significantly lower than in the red vegetative stage. In the green vegetative stage, 16 different carotenoids and other pigments were identified. Among the total 8.86 mg g−1 DW of pigments, 5.24 mg g−1 DW or 59% of them were chlorophyll a with its derivatives, and 3.62 mg g−1 DW or 41% of them were free carotenoids. After the transition from the green to the red stage, the carotenoid composition was replaced by secondary carotenoids, astaxanthin and its esters, which predominated in the whole carotenoid composition. In addition to free astaxanthin, 12 astaxanthin monoesters, 6 diesters and 13 other carotenoids were determined. The majority of 37.86 mg g−1 DW pigments were monoesters. They represented 82% of all pigments, and their content was about 5 times higher than both, diesters (5.91 mg g−1 DW or 12% of all) and free carotenoids (2.4 mg g−1 DW or 6% of all). The results of the study contribute to the data on the overall pigment composition and content of H. pluvialis algae and provide the basis for further improvement of cultivation of the H. pluvialis algae.
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- Veno Jaša Grujić
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (V.J.G.); (T.C.)
- Department of Elementary Education, Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, 2311 Hoče, Slovenia;
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- Centre for Chemical Analysis of Food, Water and Other Environmental Samples, National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, Prvomajska 1, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (V.J.G.); (T.C.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (V.J.G.); (T.C.)
- Department of Elementary Education, Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, 2311 Hoče, Slovenia;
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Li X, Wang X, Duan C, Yi S, Gao Z, Xiao C, Agathos SN, Wang G, Li J. Biotechnological production of astaxanthin from the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 43:107602. [PMID: 32711005 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Although biotechnologies for astaxanthin production from Haematococcus pluvialis have been developed for decades and many production facilities have been established throughout the world, the production cost is still high. This paper is to evaluate the current production processes and production facilities, to analyze the R&D strategies for process improvement, and to review the recent research advances shedding light on production cost reduction. With these efforts being made, we intent to conclude that the production cost of astaxanthin from Haematococcus might be substantially reduced to the levels comparable to that of chemical astaxanthin through further R&D and the future research might need to focus on strain selection and improvement, cultivation process optimization, innovation of cultivation methodologies, and revolution of extraction technologies.
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- Xin Li
- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Earth and Life Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, PR China.
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Fang L, Zhang J, Fei Z, Wan M. Astaxanthin accumulation difference between non-motile cells and akinetes of Haematococcus pluvialis was affected by pyruvate metabolism. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s40643-019-0293-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Haematococcus pluvialis is the best source of natural astaxanthin, known as the king of antioxidants. H. pluvialis have four cell forms: spore, motile cell, non-motile cell and akinete. Spores and motile cells are susceptible to photoinhibition and would die under photoinduction conditions. Photoinduction using non-motile cells as seeds could result in a higher astaxanthin production than that using akinetes. However, the mechanism of this phenomenon has not been clarified.
Results
Transcriptome was sequenced and annotated to illustrate the mechanism of this phenomenon. All differentially expressed genes involved in astaxanthin biosynthesis were up-regulated. Particularly, chyb gene was up-regulated by 16-fold, improving the conversion of β-carotene into astaxanthin. Pyruvate was the precursor of carotenoids biosynthesis. Pyruvate kinase gene expression level was increased by 2.0-fold at the early stage of akinetes formation. More changes of gene transcription occurred at the early stage of akinetes formation, 52.7% and 51.9% of total DEGs in control group and treatment group, respectively.
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Genes transcription network was constructed and the synthesis mechanism of astaxanthin was clarified. The results are expected to further guide the in-depth optimization of the astaxanthin production process in H. pluvialis by improving pyruvate metabolism.
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Yuan G, Xu X, Zhang W, Zhang W, Cui Y, Qin S, Liu T. Biolistic Transformation of Haematococcus pluvialis With Constructs Based on the Flanking Sequences of Its Endogenous Alpha Tubulin Gene. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1749. [PMID: 31428066 PMCID: PMC6687776 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01749] [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: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Haematococcus pluvialis has high commercial value, yet it displays low development of genetic transformation systems. In this research, the endogenous 5' and 3' flanking sequences of the constitutive alpha tubulin (tub) gene were cloned along with its encoding region in H. pluvialis, in which some putative promoter elements and polyadenylation signals were identified, respectively. Three selection markers of tub/aadA, tub/hyr and tub/ble with three different antibiotic-resistance genes fused between the endogenous tub promoter (Ptub) and terminator (Ttub) were constructed and utilized for biolistic transformation of H. pluvialis. Stable resistant colonies with introduced aadA genes were obtained after bombardments of either H. pluvialis NIES144 or SCCAP K0084 with the tub/aadA cassette, the efficiency of which could reach up to 3 × 10-5 per μg DNA through an established manipulation flow. Two key details, including the utilization of culture with motile flagellates dominant and controlled incubation of them on membrane filters during bombardments, were disclosed firstly. In obtained transformants, efficient integration and transcription of the foreign tub/aadA fragments could be identified through genome PCR examination and qPCR analysis, nonetheless with random style instead of homologous crossover in the H. pluvialis genome. The presented selection marker and optimized transforming procedures in this report would strengthen the platform for genetic manipulation and modification of H. pluvialis.
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- Guanhua Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Yantai Marine Economic Research Institute, Yantai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resource Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resource Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Non-photochemical quenching in the cells of the carotenogenic chlorophyte Haematococcus lacustris under favorable conditions and under stress. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2019; 1863:1429-1442. [PMID: 31075358 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The microalga Haematococcus lacustris (formerly H. pluvialis) is the richest source of the valuable pigment astaxanthin, accumulated in red aplanospores (haematocysts). In this work, we report on the photoprotective mechanisms in H. lacustris, conveying this microalga its ability to cope with a wide range of adverse conditions, with special emphasis put on non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) of the excited chlorophyll states. We studied the changes in the primary photochemistry of the photosystems (PS) as a function of irradiance and the physiological state. We leveraged the transcriptomic data to gain a deeper insight into possible NPQ mechanisms in this microalga. Peculiar to H. lacustris is a bi-phasic pattern of changes in photoprotection during haematocyst formation. The first phase coincides with a transient rise of photosynthetic activity. Based on transcriptomic data, high NPQ level in the first phase is maintained predominantly by the expression of PsbS and LhcsR proteins. Then, (in mature haematocysts), stress tolerance is achieved by optical shielding by astaxanthin and dramatic reduction of photosynthetic apparatus. In contrast to many microalgae, shielding plays an important role in H. lacistris haematocysts, whereas regulated NPQ is suppressed. Astaxanthin is decoupled from the PS, hence the light energy is not transferred to reaction centers and dissipates as heat. It allows to retain a higher photochemical yield in haematocysts comparing to vegetative cells. The ability of H. lacustris to substitute the "classical" active photoprotective mechanisms such as NPQ with optic shielding and general metabolism quiescence makes this organism a useful model to reveal photoprotection mechanisms.
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Huang L, Gao B, Wu M, Wang F, Zhang C. Comparative transcriptome analysis of a long-time span two-step culture process reveals a potential mechanism for astaxanthin and biomass hyper-accumulation in Haematococcus pluvialis JNU35. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:18. [PMID: 30705704 PMCID: PMC6348685 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1355-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Among all organisms tested, Haematococcus pluvialis can accumulate the highest levels of natural astaxanthin. Nitrogen starvation and high irradiance promote the accumulation of starch, lipid, and astaxanthin in H. pluvialis, yet their cell division is significantly retarded. Accordingly, adaptive regulatory mechanisms are very important and necessary to optimize the cultivation conditions enabling an increase in biomass; as well as promoting astaxanthin accumulation by H. pluvialis. To clarify the intrinsic mechanism of high-level astaxanthin and biomass accumulation in the newly isolated strain, H. pluvialis JNU35, nitrogen-sufficiency and nitrogen-depletion conditions were employed. Time-resolved comparative transcriptome analysis was also conducted by crossing the two-step culture process. RESULTS In the present study, we report the overall growth and physiological, biochemical, and transcriptomic characteristics of H. pluvialis JNU35 in response to nitrogen variation. From eight sampling time-points (2 days, 4 days, 8 days, 10 days, 12 days, 14 days, 16 days, and 20 days), 25,480 differentially expressed genes were found. These genes included the significantly responsive unigenes associated with photosynthesis, astaxanthin biosynthesis, and nitrogen metabolic pathways. The expressions of all key and rate-limiting genes involved in astaxanthin synthesis were significantly upregulated. The photosynthetic pathway was found to be attenuated, whereas the ferredoxin gene was upregulated, which might activate the cyclic electron-transport chain as compensation. Moreover, the expressions of genes related to nitrogen transport and assimilation were upregulated. The expressions of genes in the proteasome pathway were also upregulated. In contrast, the chloroplasts and nonessential proteins were gradually degraded, activating the specific ornithine-urea cycle pathway. These changes may promote the sustained accumulation of astaxanthin and biomass. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first to investigate the long-term differences of gene expression from two-step culture process in the astaxanthin producer, H. pluvialis JNU35. According to our results, β-carotene ketolase (bkt1 and bkt2) serves as the key enzyme regulating astaxanthin accumulation in H. pluvialis JNU35. The cyclic electron-transport chain and novel nitrogen metabolic process were used adaptively as the regulatory mechanism compensating for different levels of stress. The in-depth study of these metabolic pathways and related key genes can reveal the underlying relationship between cell growth and astaxanthin accumulation in H. pluvialis JNU35.
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- Luodong Huang
- Department of Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510632 Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510632 Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510632 Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510632 Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, No.601 Huangpu Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510632 Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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Chelebieva ES, Dantsyuk NV, Chekanov KA, Chubchikova IN, Drobetskaya IV, Minyuk GS, Lobakova ES, Solovchenko AE. Identification and Morphological-Physiological Characterization of Astaxanthin Producer Strains of Haematococcus pluvialis from the Black Sea Region. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683818060078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Allewaert CC, Hiegle N, Strittmatter M, de Blok R, Guerra T, Gachon CM, Vyverman W. Life history determinants of the susceptibility of the blood alga Haematococcus to infection by Paraphysoderma sedebokerense (Blastocladiomycota). ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhao P, Gu W, Huang A, Wu S, Liu C, Huan L, Gao S, Xie X, Wang G. Effect of iron on the growth of Phaeodactylum tricornutum via photosynthesis. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2018; 54:34-43. [PMID: 29159944 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Iron is a limiting factor that controls the phytoplankton biomass in the modern ocean, and iron fertilization of the ocean could lead to blooms dominated by diatoms. Thus, iron plays an important role in controlling the distribution of diatoms. In this study, we measured the growth rate and photosynthetic activity of the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultured under different iron concentrations and found that it grew more rapidly and had a much higher photosynthetic efficiency under higher iron concentrations. In order to explore the unique mechanism of the response of diatoms to iron, a proteomic analysis was carried out, and the results indicated that iron promotes the Calvin cycle of P. tricornutum. Diatoms can tolerate the pressure of iron limitation by replacing iron-rich proteins with flavodoxin, and so on. Moreover, we found that the photosystem I (PSI) activity of iron-limited algae that were treated by N',N',N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD) was increased significantly. As TMPD plays the role of a cytochrome b6 /f complex that transfers electrons from photosystem II to PSI, the cytochrome b6 /f complex is the key to photosynthesis regulation. Iron could influence the growth of P. tricornutum by regulating its biosynthesis. All of the results suggest that iron might affect the growth of diatoms through the Calvin cycle and the cytochrome b6 /f complex.
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- Peipei Zhao
- Institute of Oceanology, Key Laboratory of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Qingdao National Lab for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
- Biology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Key Laboratory of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Qingdao National Lab for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Key Laboratory of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Qingdao National Lab for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Key Laboratory of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Qingdao National Lab for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
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- Biology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Key Laboratory of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Qingdao National Lab for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Key Laboratory of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Qingdao National Lab for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Key Laboratory of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Qingdao National Lab for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Key Laboratory of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Qingdao National Lab for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
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Cheng T, Xu X, Zhang W, Chen L, Liu T. Protoplast preparation from enriched flagellates and resting cells ofHaematococcus pluvialis. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 124:469-479. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- T. Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels; Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao Shandong China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels; Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao Shandong China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels; Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao Shandong China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels; Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao Shandong China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels; Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao Shandong China
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Mascia F, Girolomoni L, Alcocer MJP, Bargigia I, Perozeni F, Cazzaniga S, Cerullo G, D'Andrea C, Ballottari M. Functional analysis of photosynthetic pigment binding complexes in the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis reveals distribution of astaxanthin in Photosystems. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16319. [PMID: 29176710 PMCID: PMC5701160 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16641-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Astaxanthin is a ketocarotenoid produced by photosynthetic microalgae. It is a pigment of high industrial interest in acquaculture, cosmetics, and nutraceutics due to its strong antioxidant power. Haematococcus pluvialis, a fresh-water microalga, accumulates high levels of astaxanthin upon oxidative stress, reaching values up to 5% per dry weight. H. pluvialis accumulates astaxanthin in oil droplets in the cytoplasm, while the chloroplast volume is reduced. In this work, we investigate the biochemical and spectroscopic properties of the H. pluvialis pigment binding complexes responsible for light harvesting and energy conversion. Our findings demonstrate that the main features of chlorophyll and carotenoid binding complexes previously reported for higher plants or Chlamydomonas reinhardtii are preserved under control conditions. Transition to astaxanthin rich cysts however leads to destabilization of the Photosystems. Surprisingly, astaxanthin was found to be bound to both Photosystem I and II, partially substituting β-carotene, and thus demonstrating possible astaxanthin biosynthesis in the plastids or transport from the cytoplasm to the chloroplast. Astaxanthin binding to Photosystems does not however improve their photoprotection, but rather reduces the efficiency of excitation energy transfer to the reaction centers. We thus propose that astaxanthin binding partially destabilizes Photosystem I and II.
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- Francesco Mascia
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, I-37134, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, I-37134, Verona, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Pascoli 70/3, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Pascoli 70/3, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, I-37134, Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, I-37134, Verona, Italy
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- IFN-CNR, Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, P.za L. da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Pascoli 70/3, 20133, Milano, Italy.,IFN-CNR, Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, P.za L. da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, I-37134, Verona, Italy.
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Astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis as a natural photosensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cell. ALGAL RES 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2017.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Solovchenko A, Neverov K. Carotenogenic response in photosynthetic organisms: a colorful story. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2017; 133:31-47. [PMID: 28251441 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0358-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Carotenoids are a diverse group of terpenoid pigments ubiquitous in and essential for functioning of phototrophs. Most of the researchers in the field are focused on the primary carotenoids serving light harvesting, photoprotection, and supporting the structural integrity of the photosynthetic apparatus (PSA) within the thylakoid membranes. A distinct group of the pigments functionally and structurally uncoupled from the PSA and accumulating outside of the thylakoids is called secondary carotenoids. Induction of the biosynthesis and massive accumulation of the latter termed as secondary carotenogenesis and carotenogenic response (CR), respectively, is a major though insufficiently studied stress response discovered in many phototrophic organisms ranging from single-celled algae to terrestrial higher plants. The CR protects cell by means of optical shielding of cell structures vulnerable photodamage, consumption of potentially harmful dioxygen, augmenting sink capacity of photoassimilates, and exerting an antioxidant effect. The secondary carotenoids exhibit a remarkable photostability in situ. Therefore, the CR-based photoprotective mechanism, unlike, e.g., antioxidant enzyme-based protection in the chloroplast, does not require continuous investment of energy and metabolites making it highly suitable for long-term stress acclimation in phototrophs. Capability of the CR determines the strategy of acclimation of photosynthetic organisms to different stresses such as excessive irradiance, drought, extreme temperatures, and salinities. Build-up of the CR might be accompanied by gradual disengagement of 'classical' active (energy-dependent) photoprotective mechanisms such as non-photochemical quenching. In addition to that, the CR has great ecological significance. Illustrious examples of this are extremely stress-tolerant 'snow' algae and conifer species developing red coloration during winter. The CR has also considerable practical implications since the secondary carotenoids exert a plethora of beneficial effects on human and animal health. The carotenogenic microalgae are the richest biotechnological sources of natural value-added carotenoids such as astaxanthin and β-carotene. In the present review, we summarize current functional, mechanistic, and ecological insights into the CR in a broad range of organisms suggesting that it is obviously more widespread and important stress response than it is currently thought to be.
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- Alexei Solovchenko
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119234.
- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 127276.
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- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119234
- A.N.Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 117071
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Li K, Cheng J, Lu H, Yang W, Zhou J, Cen K. Transcriptome-based analysis on carbon metabolism of Haematococcus pluvialis mutant under 15% CO 2. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 233:313-321. [PMID: 28285223 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.02.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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To elucidate the mechanism underlying the enhanced growth rate in the Haematococcus pluvialis mutated with 60Co-γ rays and domesticated with 15% CO2, transcriptome sequencing was conducted to clarify the carbon metabolic pathways of mutant cells. The CO2 fixation rate of mutant cells increased to 2.57gL-1d-1 under 15% CO2 due to the enhanced photosynthesis, carbon fixation, glycolysis pathways. The upregulation of PetH, ATPF0A and PetJ related to photosynthetic electron transport, ATP synthase and NADPH generation promoted the photosynthesis. The upregulation of genes related to Calvin cycle and ppdK promoted carbon fixation in both C3 and C4 photosynthetic pathways. The reallocation of carbon was also enhanced under 15% CO2. The 19-, 14- and 3.5-fold upregulation of FBA, TPI and PK genes, respectively, remarkably promoted the glycolysis pathways. This accelerated the conversion of photosynthetic carbon to pyruvate, which was an essential precursor for astaxanthin and lipids biosynthesis.
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- Ke Li
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Chekanov K, Lukyanov A, Boussiba S, Aflalo C, Solovchenko A. Modulation of photosynthetic activity and photoprotection in Haematococcus pluvialis cells during their conversion into haematocysts and back. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2016; 128:313-23. [PMID: 27002330 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-016-0246-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The engagement of different photoprotective mechanisms in the cells of the carotenogenic astaxanthin-accumulating chlorophyte Haematococcus pluvialis (i) under favorable conditions, (ii) in the course of stress-induced haematocyst formation and (iii) during recovery from the stress was studied. To this end, we followed the changes in primary photochemistry, electron flow at the acceptor side of photosystem II, and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) using PAM chlorophyll fluorimetry. A general trend recorded in the stressed cells undergoing transition to haematocysts (and reversed during recovery from the stress) was a gradual reduction of the photosynthetic apparatus accompanied by down-regulation of energy-dependent photoprotective mechanisms such as NPQ, along with the accumulation of astaxanthin. On this background, a transient up-regulation of the photosynthetic activity was detected at the intermediated stages (20-50 h of the stress exposure) of haematocyst formation. This phenomenon was tentatively related with the peak of metabolic activity found earlier in the forming haematocysts. The role of secondary carotenogenesis coupled with a reversible transition from 'active' (energy-dependent) to 'passive' photoprotective mechanisms in the extremely high stress tolerance of carotenogenic phototrophs is discussed.
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- Konstantin Chekanov
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, Russia, 119234
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhi, Centre for Humanities Research and Technology, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, Russia, 119234
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, GSP-1, Moscow, Russia, 119234.
- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.
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Solovchenko AE. Recent breakthroughs in the biology of astaxanthin accumulation by microalgal cell. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2015; 125:437-49. [PMID: 25975708 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-015-0156-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Massive accumulation of the secondary ketokarotenoid astaxanthin is a characteristic stress response of certain microalgal species with Haematococcus pluvialis as an illustrious example. The carotenogenic response confers these organisms a remarkable ability to survive in extremely unfavorable environments and makes them the richest source of natural astaxanthin. Exerting a plethora of beneficial effects on human and animal health, astaxanthin is among the most important bioproducts from microalgae. Though our understanding of astaxanthin biosynthesis, induction, and regulation is far from complete, this gap is filling rapidly with new knowledge generated predominantly by application of advanced "omics" approaches. This review focuses on the most recent progress in the biology of astaxanthin accumulation in microalgae including the genomic, proteomic, and metabolomics insights into the induction and regulation of secondary carotenogenesis and its role in stress tolerance of the photosynthetic microorganisms. Special attention is paid to the coupling of the carotenoid and lipid biosynthesis as well as deposition of astaxanthin in the algal cell. The place of the carotenogenic response among the stress tolerance mechanisms is revisited, and possible implications of the new findings for biotechnological production of astaxanthin from microalgae are considered. The potential use of the carotenogenic microalgae as a source not only of value-added carotenoids, but also of biofuel precursors is discussed.
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- Alexei E Solovchenko
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia,
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Gu W, Li H, Zhao P, Yu R, Pan G, Gao S, Xie X, Huang A, He L, Wang G. Quantitative proteomic analysis of thylakoid from two microalgae (Haematococcus pluvialis and Dunaliella salina) reveals two different high light-responsive strategies. Sci Rep 2014; 4:6661. [PMID: 25335577 PMCID: PMC4205843 DOI: 10.1038/srep06661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Under high light (HL) stress, astaxanthin-accumulating Haematococcus pluvialis and β-carotene-accumulating Dunaliella salina showed different responsive patterns. To elucidate cellular-regulating strategies photosynthetically and metabolically, thylakoid membrane proteins in H. pluvialis and D. salina were extracted and relatively quantified after 0 h, 24 h and 48 h of HL stress. Proteomic analysis showed that three subunits of the cytochrome b6/f complex were greatly reduced under HL stress in H. pluvialis, while they were increased in D. salina. Additionally, the major subunits of both photosystem (PS) II and PSI reaction center proteins were first reduced and subsequently recovered in H. pluvialis, while they were gradually reduced in D. salina. D. salina also showed a greater ability to function using the xanthophyll-cycle and the cyclic photosynthetic electron transfer pathway compared to H. pluvialis. We propose a reoriented and effective HL-responsive strategy in H. pluvialis, enabling it to acclimate under HL. The promising metabolic pathway described here contains a reorganized pentose phosphate pathway, Calvin cycle and glycolysis pathway participating in carbon sink formation under HL in H. pluvialis. Additionally, the efficient carbon reorientation strategy in H. pluvialis was verified by elevated extracellular carbon assimilation and rapid conversion into astaxanthin.
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- Wenhui Gu
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 300457 Tianjin, China
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- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 300457 Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China
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Wang B, Zhang Z, Hu Q, Sommerfeld M, Lu Y, Han D. Cellular capacities for high-light acclimation and changing lipid profiles across life cycle stages of the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106679. [PMID: 25221928 PMCID: PMC4164365 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The unicellular microalga Haematococcus pluvialis has emerged as a promising biomass feedstock for the ketocarotenoid astaxanthin and neutral lipid triacylglycerol. Motile flagellates, resting palmella cells, and cysts are the major life cycle stages of H. pluvialis. Fast-growing motile cells are usually used to induce astaxanthin and triacylglycerol biosynthesis under stress conditions (high light or nutrient starvation); however, productivity of biomass and bioproducts are compromised due to the susceptibility of motile cells to stress. This study revealed that the Photosystem II (PSII) reaction center D1 protein, the manganese-stabilizing protein PsbO, and several major membrane glycerolipids (particularly for chloroplast membrane lipids monogalactosyldiacylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol), decreased dramatically in motile cells under high light (HL). In contrast, palmella cells, which are transformed from motile cells after an extended period of time under favorable growth conditions, have developed multiple protective mechanisms—including reduction in chloroplast membrane lipids content, downplay of linear photosynthetic electron transport, and activating nonphotochemical quenching mechanisms—while accumulating triacylglycerol. Consequently, the membrane lipids and PSII proteins (D1 and PsbO) remained relatively stable in palmella cells subjected to HL. Introducing palmella instead of motile cells to stress conditions may greatly increase astaxanthin and lipid production in H. pluvialis culture.
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- Baobei Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Department of Human System and Environment, Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Human System and Environment, Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Human System and Environment, Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- * E-mail: (DH); (YL)
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- Department of Human System and Environment, Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
- * E-mail: (DH); (YL)
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Silicon enhances the growth of Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin under green light and low temperature. Sci Rep 2014; 4:3958. [PMID: 24492482 PMCID: PMC5379240 DOI: 10.1038/srep03958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin is an ideal model diatom; its complete genome is known, and it is an important economic microalgae. Although silicon is not required in laboratory and factory culture of this species, previous studies have shown that silicon starvation can lead to differential expression of miRNAs. The role that silicon plays in P. tricornutum growth in nature is poorly understood. In this study, we compared the growth rate of silicon starved P. tricornutum with that of normal cultured cells under different culture conditions. Pigment analysis, photosynthesis measurement, lipid analysis, and proteomic analysis showed that silicon plays an important role in P. tricornutum growth and that its presence allows the organism to grow well under green light and low temperature.
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