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The Ectocarpus Genome and Brown Algal Genomics
Thierry TononThierry TononJulia MoralesJulia MoralesHadi QuesnevilleKei KimuraPhilippe PotinPhilippe PotinSylvie DoulbeauCatherine LeblancCatherine LeblancEric BonnetEric BonnetPeter Von DassowJean-marc AuryStefan A. RensingHervé MoreauGildas Le CorguilléPatrick WinckerBetsy A. ReadCarolyn A. NapoliSvenja HeeschSvenja HeeschJohn H. BothwellJohn H. BothwellJohn H. BothwellPi Nyvall-collénPi Nyvall-collénGa Youn ChoGa Youn ChoMartin LohrSusana M. CoelhoSusana M. CoelhoGarry FarnhamHiroshi KawaiDaniel LangPascal J. LopezAlok ArunAlok ArunPierre RouzéMarek EliášClaire M. M. GachonAude Le BailAude Le BailDavid R. NelsonDelphine ScornetDelphine ScornetTaizo MotomuraCyril PommierManoj P. SamantaBénédicte CharrierBénédicte CharrierFrançois ArtiguenaveAkira F. PetersAkira F. PetersBernard KloaregBernard KloaregColin BrownleeErwan CorreCorinne Da SilvaBernhard GschloesslBernhard GschloesslNicolas DelaroqueLudovic DelageLudovic DelageSimon M. DittamiSimon M. DittamiChikako NagasatoSophia AhmedSophia AhmedKenny BilliauJ. Mark CockJ. Mark CockNicolas MacaisneNicolas MacaisneLieven SterckSylvie RousvoalSylvie RousvoalRemy LuthringerRemy LuthringerVéronique AnthouardGaelle SamsonCindy MartensCatherine BoyenCatherine BoyenLaurence DartevelleLaurence DartevelleJulie PoulainKamel JabbariJonas CollénJonas CollénGurvan MichelGurvan MichelMartina StrittmatterFlorian MaumusYves Van De PeerJonathan H. BadgerBéatrice SegurensFrithjof C. KüpperFrithjof C. KüpperKlaus ValentinGrigoris D. AmoutziasGrigoris D. AmoutziasCarl J. CarranoTakahiro YamagishiBank BeszteriBank BeszteriPatrice LerougeOlivier GodfroyOlivier GodfroyClaire JubinChris BowlerDeclan C. SchroederDiego Miranda-saavedraAndrés RitterAndrés RitterAndrés RitterAndrew E. AllenJames W. Tregearsubject
0106 biological sciencesWhole genome sequencing0303 health sciencesbiologyEcologyHeterokontfungifood and beveragesGenomicsEctocarpusbiology.organism_classification01 natural sciencesGenomeBrown algae03 medical and health sciencesMulticellular organismEvolutionary biology14. Life underwaterGene030304 developmental biology010606 plant biology & botanydescription
Brown algae are important organisms both because of their key ecological roles in coastal ecosystems and because of the remarkable biological features that they have acquired during their unusual evolutionary history. The recent sequencing of the complete genome of the filamentous brown alga Ectocarpus has provided unprecedented access to the molecular processes that underlie brown algal biology. Analysis of the genome sequence, which exhibits several unusual structural features, identified genes that are predicted to play key roles in several aspects of brown algal metabolism, in the construction of the multicellular bodyplan and in resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Information from the genome sequence is currently being used in combination with other genomic, genetic and biochemical tools to further investigate these and other aspects of brown algal biology at the molecular level. Here, we review some of the major discoveries that emerged from the analysis of the Ectocarpus genome sequence, with a particular focus on the unusual genome structure, inferences about brown algal evolution and novel aspects of brown algal metabolism.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 |