Selective drivers of simple multicellularity

K Tong, GO Bozdag, WC Ratcliff - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•We survey ten key selective drivers favouring the evolution of simple
multicellularity.•The selective drivers of multicellularity depend on both lineage and …

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a Reference Organism to Study Algal–Microbial Interactions: Why Can't They Be Friends?

V Calatrava, M Tejada-Jimenez, E Sanz-Luque… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The stability and harmony of ecological niches rely on intricate interactions between their
members. During evolution, organisms have developed the ability to thrive in different …

Type II metacaspase mediates light-dependent programmed cell death in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

L Lambert, F De Carpentier, P André… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Among the crucial processes that preside over the destiny of cells from any type of organism
are those involving their self-destruction. This process is well characterized and …

Single-cell adaptations shape evolutionary transitions to multicellularity in green algae

CK Cornwallis, M Svensson-Coelho, M Lindh… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
The evolution of multicellular life has played a pivotal role in shaping biological diversity.
However, we know surprisingly little about the natural environmental conditions that favour …

Why have aggregative multicellular organisms stayed simple?

P Márquez-Zacarías, PL Conlin, K Tong, JT Pentz… - Current Genetics, 2021 - Springer
Multicellularity has evolved numerous times across the tree of life. One of the most
fundamental distinctions among multicellular organisms is their developmental mode …

Effect of acetochlor on the symbiotic relationship between microalgae and bacteria

Z Wang, S Yu, Y Nie, R Liu, W Zhu, Z Zhou, Y Ma… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, two strains of symbiotic bacteria (SOB-1 and SOB-2) were isolated from
Scenedesmus obliquus, and various algal-bacterial mutualistic systems were established …

Chlamydomonas Responses to Salinity Stress and Possible Biotechnological Exploitation

E Bazzani, C Lauritano, O Mangoni, F Bolinesi… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Salinity is among the main drivers affecting growth and distribution of photosynthetic
organisms as Chlamydomonas spp. These species can live in multiple environments …

Cold Stress Response: An Overview in Chlamydomonas

E Ermilova - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Low temperature (or cold) is one of the major environmental factors that limit the growth and
development of many plants. Various plant species have evolved complex mechanisms to …

Exploring cell aggregation as a defense strategy against perchlorate stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii through multi-omics analysis

X Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Chen, P Gu, X Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Perchlorate (ClO 4−) is a type of novel, widely distributed, and persistent inorganic
pollutant. However, the impacts of perchlorate on freshwater algae remain unclear. In this …

Cryogenian glacial habitats as a plant terrestrialisation cradle–the origin of the anydrophytes and Zygnematophyceae split

J Žárský, V Žárský, M Hanáček, V Žárský - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For tens of millions of years (Ma), the terrestrial habitats of Snowball Earth during the
Cryogenian period (between 720 and 635 Ma before present–Neoproterozoic Era) were …