Diatom molecular research comes of age: model species for studying phytoplankton biology and diversity

A Falciatore, M Jaubert, JP Bouly, B Bailleul… - The Plant …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Diatoms are the world's most diverse group of algae, comprising at least 100,000 species.
Contributing~ 20% of annual global carbon fixation, they underpin major aquatic food webs …

Phaeodactylum tricornutum: An established model species for diatom molecular research and an emerging chassis for algal synthetic biology

MT Russo, A Rogato, M Jaubert, BJ Karas… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Diatoms are prominent and highly diverse microalgae in aquatic environments. Compared
with other diatom species, Phaeodactylum tricornutum is an “atypical diatom” displaying …

The Seminavis robusta genome provides insights into the evolutionary adaptations of benthic diatoms

CM Osuna-Cruz, G Bilcke, E Vancaester… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Benthic diatoms are the main primary producers in shallow freshwater and coastal
environments, fulfilling important ecological functions such as nutrient cycling and sediment …

Mitotic recombination between homologous chromosomes drives genomic diversity in diatoms

P Bulankova, M Sekulić, D Jallet, C Nef… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Diatoms, an evolutionarily successful group of microalgae, display high levels of
intraspecific genetic variability in natural populations. However, the contribution of various …

Complementary environmental analysis and functional characterization of lower glycolysis-gluconeogenesis in the diatom plastid

RG Dorrell, Y Zhang, Y Liang, N Gueguen… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Organic carbon fixed in chloroplasts through the Calvin–Benson–Bassham Cycle can be
diverted toward different metabolic fates, including cytoplasmic and mitochondrial …

Comprehensive and functional analysis of horizontal gene transfer events in diatoms

E Vancaester, T Depuydt… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Diatoms are a diverse group of mainly photosynthetic algae, responsible for 20% of
worldwide oxygen production, which can rapidly respond to favorable conditions and often …

Comparison of two Phaeodactylum tricornutum ecotypes under nitrogen starvation and resupply reveals distinct lipid accumulation strategies but a common …

V Murison, J Hérault, M Côme, S Guinio… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a model species frequently used to study lipid
metabolism in diatoms. When exposed to a nutrient limitation or starvation, diatoms are …

Re-examination of two diatom reference genomes using long-read sequencing

GV Filloramo, BA Curtis, E Blanche, JM Archibald - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The marine diatoms Thalassiosira pseudonana and Phaeodactylum
tricornutum are valuable model organisms for exploring the evolution, diversity and ecology …

Genomic and meta-genomic insights into the functions, diversity and global distribution of haptophyte algae

M Penot, JB Dacks, B Read, RG Dorrell - Applied Phycology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Haptophytes are an environmentally important phylum of eukaryotic phytoplankton, forming
the second most abundant algal group after diatoms in recent estimates of ocean …

Allele-dependent expression and functionality of lipid enzyme phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase affect diatom carbon storage and growth

Y Pan, W Zhang, X Wang, J Jouhet, E Maréchal… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In the acyl-CoA-independent pathway of triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis unique to plants,
fungi, and algae, TAG formation is catalyzed by the enzyme phospholipid: diacylglycerol …