Desiccation stress and tolerance in green algae: consequences for ultrastructure, physiological and molecular mechanisms

A Holzinger, U Karsten - Frontiers in plant science, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Although most green algae typically occur in aquatic ecosystems, many species also live
partly or permanently under aeroterrestrial conditions, where the cells are exposed to the …

Abiotic stress tolerance of charophyte green algae: new challenges for omics techniques

A Holzinger, M Pichrtová - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Charophyte green algae are a paraphyletic group of freshwater and terrestrial green algae,
comprising the classes of Chlorokybophyceae, Coleochaetophyceae …

[HTML][HTML] Chromosome-level genomes of multicellular algal sisters to land plants illuminate signaling network evolution

X Feng, J Zheng, I Irisarri, H Yu, B Zheng, Z Ali… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The filamentous and unicellular algae of the class Zygnematophyceae are the closest algal
relatives of land plants. Inferring the properties of the last common ancestor shared by these …

3D‐reconstructions of zygospores in Zygnema vaginatum (Charophyta) reveal details of cell wall formation, suggesting adaptations to extreme habitats

C Permann, M Pichrtová, T Šoljaková… - Physiologia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The streptophyte green algal class Zygnematophyceae is the immediate sister lineage to
land plants. Their special form of sexual reproduction via conjugation might have played a …

Cell wall characteristics during sexual reproduction of Mougeotia sp. (Zygnematophyceae) revealed by electron microscopy, glycan microarrays and RAMAN …

C Permann, K Herburger, M Niedermeier, M Felhofer… - Protoplasma, 2021 - Springer
Mougeotia spp. collected from field samples were investigated for their conjugation
morphology by light-, fluorescence-, scanning-and transmission electron microscopy. During …

Zygospores of the green alga Spirogyra: new insights from structural and chemical imaging

C Permann, N Gierlinger, A Holzinger - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Zygnematophyceae, a class of streptophyte green algae and sister group to land plants
(Embryophytes) live in aquatic to semi-terrestrial habitats. The transition from aquatic to …

Nitrogen limitation and slow drying induce desiccation tolerance in conjugating green algae (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) from polar habitats

M Pichrtová, J Kulichová, A Holzinger - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Filamentous Zygnematophyceae are typical components of algal mats in the
polar hydro-terrestrial environment. Under field conditions, they form senescent vegetative …

Photosynthetic efficiency, desiccation tolerance and ultrastructure in two phylogenetically distinct strains of alpine Zygnema sp. (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) …

K Herburger, LA Lewis, A Holzinger - Protoplasma, 2015 - Springer
Two newly isolated strains of green algae from alpine regions were compared
physiologically at different culture ages (1, 6, 9 and 15 months). The strains of Zygnema sp …

Sunscreen mucilage: a photoprotective adaptation found in terrestrial green algae (Zygnematophyceae)

A Busch, S Hess - European Journal of Phycology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Terrestrial microalgae evolved a variety of photoprotective strategies enabling a life on land.
This includes the production of sunscreen compounds, which shield cells from excess …

Changes in Phenolic Compounds and Cellular Ultrastructure of Arctic and Antarctic Strains of Zygnema (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) after Exposure to …

M Pichrtová, D Remias, LA Lewis, A Holzinger - Microbial ecology, 2013 - Springer
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has become an important stress factor in polar regions due to
anthropogenically induced ozone depletion. Although extensive research has been …