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Cell Biology
Daniel Munro, Enrique Rodriguez, Pierre U. Blier
Summary: The mitochondria of the long-lived marine bivalve Arctica islandica have a greater capacity for endogenous matrix antioxidants, which helps to reduce bursts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in this organelle compared to shorter-lived species.
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Biology
Cyril Degletagne, Doris Abele, Gernot Gloeckner, Benjamin Alric, Heike Gruber, Christoph Held
Summary: In the bivalve species A. islandica, a unique genetic phenomenon involving the exclusive presence of male-type mitochondria in both male and female individuals in somatic tissues has been observed. This leads to a significant decrease in respiratory capacity at the cellular and potentially whole animal levels.
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(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Bernd R. Schoene, Qian Huang
Summary: The study investigates the effects of directed ontogenetic trends on stable nitrogen isotope values in the carbonate-bound organic matrix of bivalve shells. The results show a gradual decrease in these values over time, likely due to changes in the type of proteins synthesized at different life stages. Additionally, distinct seasonal to multidecadal variations in the isotope values were identified, influenced by fluctuations in nutrient supply and nitrate utilization mediated by ocean circulation patterns.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Diana E. Caldarescu, Thomas Brey, Doris Abele, Lars Beierlein, Gerrit Lohmann, Monica Ionita
Summary: This study evaluates the relationship between growth indices of A. islandica and seasonal subsurface temperature at various depths in the North Atlantic, finding different correlations at different water depths and similarities with other water bodies in the region. A large-scale oceanographic pattern that increases significantly with water depth along the trajectory of the North Atlantic Current is observed.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Una Matras, Ian Salter, Karin Margretha H. Larsen, Eilif Gaard, Petur Steingrund
Summary: The growth of Arctica islandica, a bivalve species, is found to be correlated with various climatic, oceanographic, and biological variables. It is negatively correlated with the volume transport of the Faroe Current and a zooplankton biomass index, while positively correlated with an index of primary production and the biomass of the fish species Melanogrammus aeglefinus. These findings suggest that A. islandica growth could serve as a proxy for pelagic-benthic coupling and be used to link variability in pelagic ecosystem dynamics to demersal fish stocks.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Mengting Wang, Wenhui Yu, Jiapeng Yang, Zhenyu Hou, Chao Li, Zhitao Niu, Benhou Zhang, Qingyun Xue, Wei Liu, Xiaoyu Ding
Summary: Our study focuses on the Dendrobium orchids, which have large morphological divergence and difficulties in species taxonomy. We assembled the complete mitogenomes of two Dendrobium species and compared them with other orchids. The results reveal extensive variations in repetitive and chloroplast-derived sequences in Dendrobium mitogenomes, and the intergenic content has undergone expansion during evolution. We also sequenced the mitogenomes of 26 Dendrobium species and reconstructed their phylogenetic relationships based on mitochondrial and plastid data. The mitochondrial phylogeny shows partial characteristics of the plastid phylogeny and provides new insights into the phylogenetic relationships of Dendrobium species.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Lingyu Zeng, Youting Pang, Shiqian Feng, Yuning Wang, Vaclav Stejskal, Radek Aulicky, Shengfang Zhang, Zhihong Li
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Charley Xia, Sarah J. Pickett, David C. M. Liewald, Alexander Weiss, Gavin Hudson, W. David Hill
Summary: Neuroticism is a heritable trait influenced by mitochondrial DNA, and associations between mitochondrial haplogroups and genetic variation have been found. The study reveals the links between neuroticism and various facets, as well as the relationships between mitochondrial genetic variation and overall health.
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(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Mingsheng Yang, Junhao Li, Silin Su, Hongfei Zhang, Zhengbing Wang, Weili Ding, Lili Li
Summary: This study generated 13 mitochondrial genomes of eight tortricid species and conducted a detailed comparative mitogenomics study of Tortricidae for the first time. The results revealed the evolutionary architectures of tortricid mitogenomes and provide a foundation for future studies on population genetics and phylogenetic investigations in this group.
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Environmental Sciences
Nils Hoeche, Michael L. Zettler, Xizhi Huang, Bernd R. Schoene
Summary: Understanding the dissolved oxygen history is crucial for predicting the development of oxygen deficiency and hypoxia in nearshore coastal habitats and defining mitigation strategies. This study explored the use of shell microstructure as an indicator for past low-oxygen events and developed models for dissolved oxygen reconstruction through image analysis. The results showed that manganese-rich disturbance lines in bivalve shells can serve as a proxy for past deoxygenation events, but it remains uncertain whether low oxygen leads to microstructurally distinct features.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ewa Gorecka, Romain Gastineau, Nikolai A. Davidovich, Olga I. Davidovich, Matt P. Ashworth, Jamal S. M. Sabir, Claude Lemieux, Monique Turmel, Andrzej Witkowski
Summary: This study presents the complete plastid and mitochondrial genomes of the monoraphid diatom Schizostauron trachyderma for the first time, showing a close relationship between S. trachyderma and fistula-bearing species of biraphid diatoms through multigene phylogenies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Xizhi Huang, Liqiang Zhao, Michael L. Zettler, Regina Mertz-Kraus, Klaus Peter Jochum, Bernd R. Schoene
Summary: The Baltic Sea is an excellent region for studying oxygen depletion processes. Reconstructing past low-oxygen occurrences is crucial to understanding current ecological disturbances and developing mitigation strategies. A high-resolution dissolved oxygen record since the mid-19th century was reconstructed from Manganese/Shell values of Arctica islandica collected in the Mecklenburg Bight, showing similar low oxygenation events in the late 19th century and late 20th century, but with increased variability. The study highlights the importance of conducting more high-resolution retrospective studies to improve the management and protection of ecosystems in the Baltic Sea.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Peizhen Ma, Yumeng Liu, Jiahui Wang, Ya Chen, Zhen Zhang, Tao Zhang, Haiyan Wang
Summary: By sequencing and analyzing the mitochondrial genomes of seven Mactridae species, including Mactra chinensis, Mactra cygnus, Mactra quadrangularis, Mactra cumingii, Mactrinula dolabrata, Raeta pulchella, and Raeta sp., this study addressed the controversies and proposed revisions in the taxonomy of the Mactridae family, revealing potential cryptic species and suggesting reclassification of certain genera.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Yu Wang, Yi Yang, Lingfeng Kong, Takenori Sasaki, Qi Li
Summary: In this study, the higher-level phylogeny of the Imparidentia superorder in Heterodonta was investigated by adding new mitochondrial sequences. The results provided a clearer understanding of the overall structure of the Imparidentia tree and the relationships among major lineages. Additionally, the molecular divergence times of nine nodes in the Imparidentia tree were inferred. Overall, this study contributes to a better-resolved phylogeny of Imparidentia based on mitochondrial genomes.
MARINE LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
M. J. Mette, C. Andersson, B. R. Schoene, F. G. W. Bonitz, V. Melvik, T. Trofimova, M. W. Miles
Summary: Iceland's location exposes it to major ocean current pathways, making it a valuable location for studying past marine climate changes. This study constructed a 225-year record of shell growth and temperature variations using shells collected in southwest Iceland. The results show coherence with local and regional temperature records, indicating that this method can be useful for studying water temperature variability at this location. However, the records show weak correlations with larger climate patterns, suggesting that they mainly reflect local to regional dynamics.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kerstin Jerosch, Hendrik Pehlke, Patrick Monien, Frauke Scharf, Lukas Weber, Gerhard Kuhn, Matthias H. Braun, Doris Abele
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Fisheries
Virginia Angelica Bianchi, Hendrik Langeloh, Urban Tillmann, Bernd Krock, Annegret Mueller, Ulf Bickmeyer, Doris Abele
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
(2019)
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Paula Mariela Gonzalez, Ara Rocchetta, Doris Abel, Georgina A. Rivera-Ingraham
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
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Oceanography
Sian F. Henley, Oscar M. Schofield, Katharine R. Hendry, Irene R. Schloss, Deborah K. Steinberg, Carlos Moffat, Lloyd S. Peck, Daniel P. Costa, Dorothee C. E. Bakker, Claire Hughes, Patrick D. Rozema, Hugh W. Ducklow, Doris Abele, Jacqueline Stefels, Maria A. Van Leeuwe, Corina P. D. Brussaard, Anita G. J. Buma, Josh Kohut, Ricardo Sahade, Ari S. Friedlaender, Sharon E. Stammerjohn, Hugh J. Venables, Michael P. Meredith
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(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Uwe John, Yameng Lu, Sylke Wohlrab, Marco Groth, Jan Janouskovec, Gurjeet S. Kohli, Felix C. Mark, Ulf Bickmeyer, Sarah Farhat, Marius Felder, Stephan Frickenhaus, Laure Guillou, Patrick J. Keeling, Ahmed Moustafa, Betina M. Porcel, Klaus Valentin, Gernot Gloeckner
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Plant Sciences
Huiru Li, Catia Monteiro, Sandra Heinrich, Inka Bartsch, Klaus Valentin, Lars Harms, Gernot Gloeckner, Erwan Corre, Kai Bischof
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(2020)
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Ecology
Shivani Rana, Klaus Valentin, Inka Bartsch, Gernot Gloeckner
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
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Ecology
Kerstin Jerosch, Frauke K. Scharf, Dolores Deregibus, Gabriela L. Campana, Katharina Zacher, Hendrik Pehlke, Ulrike Falk, H. Christian Hass, Maria L. Quartinou, Doris Abele
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
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Physiology
Enrique Rodriguez, Cyril Degletagne, Tory M. Hagen, Doris Abele, Pierre U. Blier
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
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Plant Sciences
Catia Marina Machado Monteiro, Huiru Li, Kai Bischof, Inka Bartsch, Klaus Ulrich Valentin, Erwan Corre, Jonas Collen, Lars Harms, Gernot Gloeckner, Sandra Heinrich
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Biodiversity Conservation
Betina J. Lomovasky, M. Carla de Aranzamendi, Doris Abele
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julia Strahl, Doris Abele
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Environmental Sciences
N. Servetto, M. C. de Aranzamendi, R. Bettencourt, C. Held, D. Abele, J. Movilla, G. Gonzalez, D. M. Bustos, R. Sahade
Summary: The study shows that long-term exposure to low pH conditions leads to changes in gene expression levels in the abundant cold-water coral Malacobelemnon daytoni in the Antarctic, including upregulation of some antioxidant enzymes and heat shock proteins. The expression of carbonic anhydrase, a key enzyme involved in the calcification process, is also significantly upregulated.
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(2021)
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Camila Neder, Ricardo Sahade, Doris Abele, Roland Pesch, Kerstin Jerosch
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Environmental Sciences
Catia Monteiro, Sandra Heinrich, Inka Bartsch, Klaus Valentin, Erwan Corre, Jonas Collen, Lars Harms, Gernot Gloeckner, Kai Bischof
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2019)