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Insights into the Evolution of Multicellularity from the Sea Lettuce Genome.
De Clerck, Olivier; Kao, Shu-Min; Bogaert, Kenny A; Blomme, Jonas; Foflonker, Fatima; Kwantes, Michiel; Vancaester, Emmelien; Vanderstraeten, Lisa; Aydogdu, Eylem; Boesger, Jens; Califano, Gianmaria; Charrier, Benedicte; Clewes, Rachel; Del Cortona, Andrea; D'Hondt, Sofie; Fernandez-Pozo, Noe; Gachon, Claire M; Hanikenne, Marc; Lattermann, Linda; Leliaert, Frederik; Liu, Xiaojie; Maggs, Christine A; Popper, Zoë A; Raven, John A; Van Bel, Michiel; Wilhelmsson, Per K I; Bhattacharya, Debashish; Coates, Juliet C; Rensing, Stefan A; Van Der Straeten, Dominique; Vardi, Assaf; Sterck, Lieven; Vandepoele, Klaas; Van de Peer, Yves; Wichard, Thomas; Bothwell, John H.
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  • De Clerck O; Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: olivier.declerck@ugent.be.
  • Kao SM; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Bogaert KA; Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Blomme J; Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Foflonker F; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
  • Kwantes M; Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Jena School for Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany.
  • Vancaester E; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Vanderstraeten L; Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstr. 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Aydogdu E; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Boesger J; Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Jena School for Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany.
  • Califano G; Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Jena School for Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany.
  • Charrier B; Morphogenesis of Macroalgae, UMR8227, CNRS-UPMC, Station Biologique, Roscoff 29680, France.
  • Clewes R; School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK.
  • Del Cortona A; Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • D'Hondt S; Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Fernandez-Pozo N; Faculty of Biology, University of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
  • Gachon CM; Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, PA37 1QA, UK.
  • Hanikenne M; InBioS-Phytosystems, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
  • Lattermann L; Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Jena School for Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany.
  • Leliaert F; Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Botanic Garden Meise, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium.
  • Liu X; Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Maggs CA; School of Biological Sciences and Queen's University Marine Laboratory Portaferry, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN, UK.
  • Popper ZA; Botany and Plant Science and Ryan Institute for Environmental, Marine, and Energy Research, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.
  • Raven JA; Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee at the James Hutton Institute, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK; School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia (M048), 35 Stirling Highway, WA 6009, Australia.
  • Van Bel M; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Wilhelmsson PKI; Faculty of Biology, University of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
  • Bhattacharya D; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
  • Coates JC; School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK.
  • Rensing SA; Faculty of Biology, University of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
  • Van Der Straeten D; Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstr. 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Vardi A; Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
  • Sterck L; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Vandepoele K; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Bioinformatics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Van de Peer Y; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Genetics, Genomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
  • Wichard T; Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Jena School for Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany.
  • Bothwell JH; School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences and Durham Energy Institute, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK. Electronic address: j.h.bothwell@durham.ac.uk.
Curr Biol ; 28(18): 2921-2933.e5, 2018 09 24.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30220504
ABSTRACT
We report here the 98.5 Mbp haploid genome (12,924 protein coding genes) of Ulva mutabilis, a ubiquitous and iconic representative of the Ulvophyceae or green seaweeds. Ulva's rapid and abundant growth makes it a key contributor to coastal biogeochemical cycles; its role in marine sulfur cycles is particularly important because it produces high levels of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), the main precursor of volatile dimethyl sulfide (DMS). Rapid growth makes Ulva attractive biomass feedstock but also increasingly a driver of nuisance "green tides." Ulvophytes are key to understanding the evolution of multicellularity in the green lineage, and Ulva morphogenesis is dependent on bacterial signals, making it an important species with which to study cross-kingdom communication. Our sequenced genome informs these aspects of ulvophyte cell biology, physiology, and ecology. Gene family expansions associated with multicellularity are distinct from those of freshwater algae. Candidate genes, including some that arose following horizontal gene transfer from chromalveolates, are present for the transport and metabolism of DMSP. The Ulva genome offers, therefore, new opportunities to understand coastal and marine ecosystems and the fundamental evolution of the green lineage.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Genome / Ulva / Biological Evolution / Life History Traits Language: En Journal: Curr Biol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2018 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Genome / Ulva / Biological Evolution / Life History Traits Language: En Journal: Curr Biol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2018 Type: Article