Unlocking the complex cell biology of coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis: A model systems approach

MR Jacobovitz, EA Hambleton… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Symbiotic interactions occur in all domains of life, providing organisms with resources to
adapt to new habitats. A prime example is the endosymbiosis between corals and …

Systematic revision of Symbiodiniaceae highlights the antiquity and diversity of coral endosymbionts

TC LaJeunesse, JE Parkinson, PW Gabrielson… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
The advent of molecular data has transformed the science of organizing and studying life on
Earth. Genetics-based evidence provides fundamental insights into the diversity, ecology …

Symbiodinium genomes reveal adaptive evolution of functions related to coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis

H Liu, TG Stephens, RA González-Pech… - Communications …, 2018 - nature.com
Symbiosis between dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium and reef-building corals
forms the trophic foundation of the world's coral reef ecosystems. Here we present the first …

Genome evolution of coral reef symbionts as intracellular residents

RA González-Pech, D Bhattacharya, MA Ragan… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2019 - cell.com
Coral reefs are sustained by symbioses between corals and symbiodiniacean
dinoflagellates. These symbioses vary in the extent of their permanence in and specificity to …

Comparison of 15 dinoflagellate genomes reveals extensive sequence and structural divergence in family Symbiodiniaceae and genus Symbiodinium

RA González-Pech, TG Stephens, Y Chen… - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae are important photosynthetic
symbionts in cnidarians (such as corals) and other coral reef organisms. Breakdown of the …

Two divergent Symbiodinium genomes reveal conservation of a gene cluster for sunscreen biosynthesis and recently lost genes

E Shoguchi, G Beedessee, I Tada, K Hisata… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The marine dinoflagellate, Symbiodinium, is a well-known
photosynthetic partner for coral and other diverse, non-photosynthetic hosts in subtropical …

Genomes of the dinoflagellate Polarella glacialis encode tandemly repeated single-exon genes with adaptive functions

TG Stephens, RA González-Pech, Y Cheng… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Dinoflagellates are taxonomically diverse and ecologically important
phytoplankton that are ubiquitously present in marine and freshwater environments. Mostly …

Revealing changes in the microbiome of Symbiodiniaceae under thermal stress

EF Camp, T Kahlke, MR Nitschke… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Symbiodiniaceae are a diverse family of marine dinoflagellates, well known as coral
endosymbionts. Isolation and in vitro culture of Symbiodiniaceae strains for physiological …

A new dinoflagellate genome illuminates a conserved gene cluster involved in sunscreen biosynthesis

E Shoguchi, G Beedessee, K Hisata… - Genome Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthetic dinoflagellates of the Family Symbiodiniaceae live symbiotically with many
organisms that inhabit coral reefs and are currently classified into fifteen groups, including …

Free‐living and symbiotic lifestyles of a thermotolerant coral endosymbiont display profoundly distinct transcriptomes under both stable and heat stress conditions

AJ Bellantuono, KE Dougan… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Reef‐building corals depend upon a nutritional endosymbiosis with photosynthetic
dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae for the majority of their energetic needs. While …