New molecular insights on the response of the green alga Tetraselmis suecica to nitrogen starvation.

ABSTRACT: Microalgae are currently considered one of the most promising resources for biofuel production, aquaculture feedstock and new pharmaceuticals. Among them, green algae of the genus Tetraselmis are extensively studied for their lipid accumulation in nutrient-starvation conditions. In this paper, we present the full-transcriptome of Tetraselmis suecica and differential expression analysis between nitrogen-starved and -repleted conditions (at stationary phase) focusing not only on lipid metabolism but giving new insights on nutrient starvation responses. Transcripts involved in signal transduction pathways, stress and antioxidant responses and solute transport were strongly up-regulated when T. suecica was cultured under nitrogen starvation. On the contrary, transcripts involved in amino acid

SUBMITTER: Lauritano C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6399242 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature