Oxidative stress in marine environments: biochemistry and physiological ecology

MP Lesser - Annu. Rev. Physiol., 2006 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Oxidative stress—the production and accumulation of reduced oxygen
intermediates such as superoxide radicals, singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl …

Microbes in the coral holobiont: partners through evolution, development, and ecological interactions

JR Thompson, HE Rivera, CJ Closek… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
In the last two decades, genetic and genomic studies have revealed the astonishing
diversity and ubiquity of microorganisms. Emergence and expansion of the human …

Acute microplastic exposure raises stress response and suppresses detoxification and immune capacities in the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis

J Tang, X Ni, Z Zhou, L Wang, S Lin - Environmental pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Microplastics are widespread emerging contaminants that have been found globally in the
marine and freshwater ecosystem, but there is limited knowledge regarding its impact on …

Bioactive compounds isolated from microalgae in chronic inflammation and cancer

E Talero, S García-Mauriño, J Ávila-Román… - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
The risk of onset of cancer is influenced by poorly controlled chronic inflammatory
processes. Inflammatory diseases related to cancer development include inflammatory …

Coral bleaching: the role of the host

AH Baird, R Bhagooli, PJ Ralph, S Takahashi - Trends in ecology & …, 2009 - cell.com
Coral bleaching caused by global warming is one of the major threats to coral reefs. Very
recently, research has focused on the possibility of corals switching symbionts as a means of …

Mycosporine-like amino acids: relevant secondary metabolites. Chemical and ecological aspects

JI Carreto, MO Carignan - Marine drugs, 2011 - mdpi.com
Taxonomically diverse marine, freshwater and terrestrial organisms have evolved the
capacity to synthesize, accumulate and metabolize a variety of UV-absorbing substances …

The genetic and molecular basis for sunscreen biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

EP Balskus, CT Walsh - Science, 2010 - science.org
Ultraviolet UV-A and UV-B radiation is harmful to living systems, causing damage to
biological macromolecules. An important strategy for dealing with UV exposure is the …

Mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids: UV protectants or multipurpose secondary metabolites?

A Oren, N Gunde-Cimerman - FEMS microbiology letters, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are low-molecular-weight water-
soluble molecules absorbing UV radiation in the wavelength range 310–365 nm. They are …

Insights into coral bleaching under heat stress from analysis of gene expression in a sea anemone model system

PA Cleves, CJ Krediet, EM Lehnert… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Loss of endosymbiotic algae (“bleaching”) under heat stress has become a major problem
for reef-building corals worldwide. To identify genes that might be involved in triggering or …

Antioxidant activity of mycosporine-like amino acids isolated from three red macroalgae and one marine lichen

F De la Coba, J Aguilera, FL Figueroa… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - Springer
Several standard in vitro assays were performed in order to determine the potential
antioxidant capabilities of purified aqueous extracts of the mycosporine-like amino acids …