Acidophilic green algal genome provides insights into adaptation to an acidic environment.

ABSTRACT: Some microalgae are adapted to extremely acidic environments in which toxic metals are present at high levels. However, little is known about how acidophilic algae evolved from their respective neutrophilic ancestors by adapting to particular acidic environments. To gain insights into this issue, we determined the draft genome sequence of the acidophilic green alga Chlamydomonas eustigma and performed comparative genome and transcriptome analyses between Ceustigma and its neutrophilic relative Chlamydomonas reinhardtii The results revealed the following features in Ceustigma that probably contributed to the adaptation to an acidic environment. Genes encoding heat-shock proteins and plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase are highly expressed in C</

SUBMITTER: Hirooka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5625915 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature