Identification and Characterization of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

ABSTRACT: Microalgae are promising microorganisms used to produce value-added products or to develop sustainable approaches for environmental remediation. The ATP-binding cassette proteins (ABCs) of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii have been characterized as indispensable transporters for CO₂ concentrating mechanism, lipid biosynthesis, and heavy metal sequestration. However, few microalgal ABC proteins have been studied compared with higher plants or non-photosynthetic microorganisms. This study performed a genome-wide, evolutionary, and transcriptomic survey of C. reinhardtii ABC proteins (CrABCs). A total of 75 CrABCs were identified and classed into eight ABC subfamilies, from ABCA to ABCI. We found that no whole or partial genome duplication events occurred in C. rei

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9605142 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature