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Insights into the Evolution of Multicellularity from the Sea Lettuce Genome.
De Clerck, Olivier; Kao, Shu-Min; Bogaert, Kenny A. et al.
2018In Current Biology, 28 (18), p. 2921-2933.e5
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Keywords :
DMS; DMSP; Ulva; green seaweeds; multicellularity; phytohormones
Abstract :
[en] 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.
Disciplines :
Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)
Author, co-author :
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  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génomique fonctionnelle et imagerie moléculaire végétale
Lattermann, Linda
Leliaert, Frederik
Liu, Xiaojie
Maggs, Christine A.
Popper, Zoe 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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Language :
English
Title :
Insights into the Evolution of Multicellularity from the Sea Lettuce Genome.
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Current Biology
ISSN :
0960-9822
eISSN :
1879-0445
Publisher :
Cell Press, Cambridge, United States - Massachusetts
Volume :
28
Issue :
18
Pages :
2921-2933.e5
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
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