Comparative Transcriptomics to Identify RNA Writers and Erasers in Microalgae.

ABSTRACT: Epitranscriptomics is considered as a new regulatory step in eukaryotes for developmental processes and stress responses. The aim of this study was, for the first time, to identify RNA methyltransferase (writers) and demethylase (erasers) in four investigated species, i.e., the dinoflagellates Alexandrium tamutum and Amphidinium carterae, the diatom Cylindrotheca closterium, and the green alga Tetraselmis suecica. As query sequences for the enzymatic classes of interest, we selected those ones that were previously detected in marine plants, evaluating their expression upon nutrient starvation stress exposure. The hypothesis was that upon stress exposure, the activation/deactivation of specific writers and erasers may occur. In microalgae, we found almost all pla

SUBMITTER: Ambrosino L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11312118 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature