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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae
Nature, Volume 465, No. 7298, Year 2010
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Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are complex photosynthetic organisms with a very different evolutionary history to green plants, to which they are only distantly related. These seaweeds are the dominant species in rocky coastal ecosystems and they exhibit many interesting adaptations to these, often harsh, environments. Brown algae are also one of only a small number of eukaryotic lineages that have evolved complex multicellularity (Fig. 1). We report the 214 million base pair (Mbp) genome sequence of the filamentous seaweed Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye, a model organism for brown algae, closely related to the kelps (Fig. 1). Genome features such as the presence of an extended set of light-harvesting and pigment biosynthesis genes and new metabolic processes such as halide metabolism help explain the ability of this organism to cope with the highly variable tidal environment. The evolution of multicellularity in this lineage is correlated with the presence of a rich array of signal transduction genes. Of particular interest is the presence of a family of receptor kinases, as the independent evolution of related molecules has been linked with the emergence of multicellularity in both the animal and green plant lineages. The Ectocarpus genome sequence represents an important step towards developing this organism as a model species, providing the possibility to combine genomic and genetic approaches to explore these and other aspects of brown algal biology further. © 2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cock, J. Mark
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Sterck, Lieven
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Rouzé, Pierre
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Allen, Andrew E.
United States, Rockville
J. Craig Venter Institute
Amoutzias, Grigorios D.
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Artiguenave, François
France, Fontenay-aux-roses
Institut de Biologie François Jacob
Aury, Jean Marc
France, Fontenay-aux-roses
Institut de Biologie François Jacob
Badger, Jonathan H.
United States, Rockville
J. Craig Venter Institute
Bothwell, John Henry
United Kingdom, Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
Bowler, Chris P.
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Italy, Naples
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Boyen, Catherine
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Brownlee, Colin
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
Charrier, Bénédicte
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Coelho, Susana Margarida B.
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Collén, Jonas
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Corre, Erwan
France, Roscoff
Station Biologique de Roscoff
da Silva, Corinne D.
France, Fontenay-aux-roses
Institut de Biologie François Jacob
Delage, Ludovic
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Dittami, Simon M.
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Doulbeau, Sylvie
France, Paris
Cirad
Eliáš, Marek
Czech Republic, Prague
Charles University
Farnham, Garry G.S.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
Gachon, Claire M.M.
United Kingdom, Oban
The Scottish Association for Marine Science
Jabbari, Kamel
France, Fontenay-aux-roses
Institut de Biologie François Jacob
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Kawai, Hiroshi
Japan, Kobe
Kobe University
Kloareg, Bernard
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Küpper, Frithjof Christian
United Kingdom, Oban
The Scottish Association for Marine Science
Lang, Daniel
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universität Freiburg
Leblanc, Catherine
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Lerouge, Patrice
France, Mont-saint-aignan
Université de Rouen Normandie
Lopez, Pascal Jean
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Martens, Cindy
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Maumus, Florian
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Michel, Gurvan
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Miranda-Saavedra, Diego
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Japan, Suita
Wpi Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University
Moreau, Hervé
France, Banyuls-sur-mer
Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-mer
Nelson, David R.
United States, Memphis
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Nyvall-Collén, Pi
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Peters, Akira F.
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Pommier, Cyril
France, Versailles
Centre de Recherche Île-de-france - Versailles-grignon
Potin, Philippe
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Poulain, Julie
France, Fontenay-aux-roses
Institut de Biologie François Jacob
Quesneville, Hadi
France, Versailles
Centre de Recherche Île-de-france - Versailles-grignon
Rensing, Stefan Andreas
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universität Freiburg
Rousvoal, Sylvie
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Samson, Gaëlle
France, Fontenay-aux-roses
Institut de Biologie François Jacob
Schroeder, Declan C.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
Ségurens, Béatrice
France, Fontenay-aux-roses
Institut de Biologie François Jacob
Tonon, Thierry
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Tregear, James W.
France, Paris
Cirad
Valentin, Klaus Ulrich
Germany, Bremerhaven
Alfred-wegener-institut Helmholtz-zentrum Für Polar- Und Meeresforschung
Van de Peer, Y.
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Wincker, Patrick
France, Fontenay-aux-roses
Institut de Biologie François Jacob
Statistics
Citations: 662
Authors: 53
Affiliations: 30
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/nature09016
ISSN:
00280836
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Noncommunicable Diseases