Relative expression analysis of light-harvesting genes in the freshwater alga Lympha mucosa (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta).

ABSTRACT: Members of the freshwater red algal order Batrachospermales are often described as shade-adapted. Nevertheless, recent ecophysiological studies have demonstrated species-level differences in acclimation to a range of irradiances. Lympha mucosa occurs in open and shaded portions of temperate streams and is abundant during summer months, suggesting it tolerates high and low irradiances. Specimens of L. mucosa were collected from open (sun-acclimated) or shaded (shade-acclimated) sites and exposed to low (<20 μmol photons · m^-2 · s^-1 ) or high (220 μmol photon · m^-2 · s^-1 ) light for 72 h to examine mechanisms of photoacclimation at the transcriptional level. High-throughput sequence data were used to design specific primers for genes involved with

SUBMITTER: Evans JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290634 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature