Probing the evolution, ecology and physiology of marine protists using transcriptomics

DA Caron, H Alexander, AE Allen… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Protists, which are single-celled eukaryotes, critically influence the ecology and chemistry of
marine ecosystems, but genome-based studies of these organisms have lagged behind …

[PDF][PDF] Unravelling the functional genetics of dinoflagellates: a review of approaches and opportunities

SA Murray, DJ Suggett, MA Doblin, GS Kohli… - Perspect …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Dinoflagellates occupy an extraordinarily diverse array of ecological niches. Their success
stems from a suite of functional and ecological strategies, including the production of …

Evidence for the retention of two evolutionary distinct plastids in dinoflagellates with diatom endosymbionts

E Hehenberger, B Imanian, F Burki… - Genome biology and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Dinoflagellates harboring diatom endosymbionts (termed “dinotoms”) have undergone a
process often referred to as “tertiary endosymbiosis”—the uptake of algae containing …

Transcriptome survey, molecular identification, and expression analysis of stress-responsive genes in the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium pacificum under algicidal …

H Wang, H Kim, JS Ki - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2021 - Springer
In this study we characterized the genome scale of the transcriptome of the marine
dinoflagellate Alexandrium pacificum under various stresses, focusing on the identification …

Comparative Genomics Reveals Two Major Bouts of Gene Retroposition Coinciding with Crucial Periods of Symbiodinium Evolution

B Song, D Morse, Y Song, Y Fu, X Lin… - Genome biology and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Superfamily Hominoidea, which consists of Hominidae (humans and great apes) and
Hylobatidae (gibbons), is well-known for sharing human-like characteristics, however, the …

Paralytic shellfish toxin content is related to genomic sxtA4 copy number in Alexandrium minutum strains

A Stüken, P Riobó, J Franco, KS Jakobsen… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Dinoflagellates are microscopic aquatic eukaryotes with huge genomes and an unusual cell
regulation. For example, most genes are present in numerous copies and all copies seem to …

Preliminary result of de novo transcriptome sequencing of the marine toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella incubated under several different stresses

H Wang, H Kim, JS Ki - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
In cold water coastal regions, the marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella (Group I) is
associated with paralytic shellfish poisoning. Here, we characterized the transcriptome of A …

Diversified secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene repertoire revealed in symbiotic dinoflagellates

G Beedessee, K Hisata, MC Roy, FM Van Dolah… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates possess smaller nuclear genomes than other
dinoflagellates and produce structurally specialized, biologically active, secondary …

Distinctive nuclear features of dinoflagellates with a particular focus on histone and histone-replacement proteins

S Riaz, Z Sui, Z Niaz, S Khan, Y Liu, H Liu - Microorganisms, 2018 - mdpi.com
Dinoflagellates are important eukaryotic microorganisms that play critical roles as producers
and grazers, and cause harmful algal blooms. The unusual nuclei of dinoflagellates …

DMSP synthesis genes distinguish two types of DMSP producer phenotypes

EL McParland, MD Lee, EA Webb… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is an important organic carbon and sulfur source in the
surface ocean that fuels microbial activity and significantly impacts Earth's climate. After …