1. The zoospores of the thraustochytridAurantiochytrium limacinum: Transcriptional reprogramming and lipid metabolism associated to their specific functions
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Caroline Bournaud, Cécile Maës, Riccardo Aiese Cigliano, Alberto Amato, Eric Maréchal, Fabrice Rébeillé, Martin Schuler, Christian Morabito, Younès Dellero, LIPID, Physiologie cellulaire et végétale (LPCV), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Sequentia Biotech SL, Trans’Alg Bpifrance PSPC partnership, ANR-10-LABX-0049,GRAL,Grenoble Alliance for Integrated Structural Cell Biology(2010), ANR-11-BTBR-0008,OCEANOMICS,Biotechnologies et bioressources pour la valorisation des écosystèmes marins planctoniques(2011), ANR-17-EURE-0003,CBH-EUR-GS,CBH-EUR-GS(2017), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
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Spores ,Transcription, Genetic ,Cell division ,PUFA synthase ,Zoospore ,Population ,RNA-sequencing ,ω3-docosahexaenoic acid ,Biology ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Animals ,Computer Simulation ,[SDV.BBM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology ,Amino Acids ,Fatty acids ,education ,Gene ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,030304 developmental biology ,Docosahexaenoic Acid ,algae ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Life Cycle Stages ,0303 health sciences ,education.field_of_study ,030306 microbiology ,Thraustochytrids ,RNA sequencing ,Lipid metabolism ,Zoospores ,15. Life on land ,Peroxisome ,biology.organism_classification ,Diploidy ,Lipids ,Culture Media ,Amino acid ,Cell biology ,chemistry ,Labyrinthulomycetes ,Glycolysis ,Cell Division ,Stramenopiles ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
International audience; Aurantiochytrium limacinum (Thraustochytriaceae, class Labyrinthulomycetes) is a marine Stramenopile and a pioneering mangrove decomposer. Its life cycle involves a non-motile stage and zoospore production. We observed that the composition of the medium, the presence of amino acids in particular, affects the release of zoospores. Two opposite conditions were defined, one with a cell population mainly composed of zoospores and another one with almost only non-motile cells. In silico allelic frequency analysis and flow cytometry suggest that zoospores and non-motile cells share the same ploidy level and are diploid. Through an RNA-seq approach, the transcriptional reprogramming accompanying the formation of zoospores was investigated, with a particular focus on their lipid metabolism. Based on a differential expression analysis, zoospores are characterized by high motility, very active signal transduction, an arrest of the cell division, a low amino acid metabolism and low glycolysis. Focusing on lipid metabolism, genes involved in lipase activities and peroxisomal β-oxidation are upregulated. qRT-PCR of selected lipid genes and lipid analyses during the life span of zoospores confirmed these observations. These results highlight the importance of the lipid dynamics in zoospores and show the metabolic processes required to use these energy-dense molecules as fuel for zoospore survival during their quest of new territories.
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- 2020
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