Diverse Biosynthetic Pathways and Protective Functions against Environmental Stress of Antioxidants in Microalgae

Novel insights into salinity-induced lipogenesis and carotenogenesis in the oleaginous astaxanthin-producing alga Chromochloris zofingiensis: a multi-omics study

(2020) Xuemei Mao et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Evolutionary divergence of photoprotection in the green algal lineage: a plant‐like Violaxanthin De‐Epoxidase enzyme activates the xanthophyll cycle in the green alga Chlorella vulgaris modulating photoprotection

(2020) Laura Girolomoni et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Dehydroascorbate Reductases and Glutathione Set a Threshold for High-Light–Induced Ascorbate Accumulation

(2020) Yusuke Terai et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Functional Identification of Two Types of Carotene Hydroxylases from the Green Alga Dunaliella bardawil Rich in Lutein

(2020) Ming-Hua Liang et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

Transcriptomic and Physiological Responses to Oxidative Stress in a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Glutathione Peroxidase Mutant

(2020) Xiaocui Ma et al.   Genes

Ascorbate peroxidase 4 plays a role in the tolerance of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to photo-oxidative stress

(2020) Eva YuHua Kuo et al.   Scientific Reports

Genetic Engineering Strategies for Euglena gracilis and Its Industrial Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: A Review

(2020) Ryo Harada et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Carotenoid accumulation in the eyespot apparatus required for phototaxis is independent of chloroplast development in Euglena gracilis

(2020) Shun Tamaki et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Potential Industrial Applications and Commercialization of Microalgae in the Functional Food and Feed Industries: A Short Review

(2019) Camacho et al.   Marine Drugs

Cloning, identification and functional characterization of two cytochrome P450 carotenoids hydroxylases from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

(2019) Hongli Cui et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Monodehydroascorbate reductase plays a role in the tolerance of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to photooxidative stress

(2019) Hui-Ling Yeh et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Ascorbate deficiency does not limit non-photochemical quenching in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2019) André Vidal-Meireles et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Time-resolved carotenoid profiling and transcriptomic analysis reveal mechanism of carotenogenesis for astaxanthin synthesis in the oleaginous green alga Chromochloris zofingiensis

(2019) Yu Zhang et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

The bifunctional identification of both lycopene β- and ε-cyclases from the lutein-rich Dunaliella bardawil

(2019) Ming-Hua Liang et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

Structural features of the diatom photosystem II–light‐harvesting antenna complex

(2019) Wenda Wang et al.   FEBS Journal

Carotenoids in the eyespot apparatus are required for triggering phototaxis in Euglena gracilis

(2019) Shota Kato et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Reactive oxygen species, oxidative signaling and the regulation of photosynthesis

(2018) Christine H. Foyer   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Mechanisms of Photodamage and Protein Turnover in Photoinhibition

(2018) Lei Li et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes

(2018) Sina M. Adl et al.   JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY

Hydrogen peroxide metabolism and functions in plants

(2018) Nicholas Smirnoff et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Carotenoid profiling of five microalgae species from large-scale production

(2018) Gabriella Di Lena et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Low temperature stress alters the expression of phytoene desaturase genes (crtP1 and crtP2) and ζ-carotene desaturase gene (crtQ) of Euglena gracilis and the cellular carotenoid content

(2018) Shota Kato et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Diadinoxanthin de-epoxidation as important factor in the short-term stabilization of diatom photosynthetic membranes exposed to different temperatures

(2018) Monika Bojko et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Physiological role of β-carotene monohydroxylase (CYP97H1) in carotenoid biosynthesis in Euglena gracilis

(2018) Shun Tamaki et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Regulation of ascorbate biosynthesis in green algae has evolved to enable rapid stress-induced response via the VTC2 gene encoding GDP-l -galactose phosphorylase

(2017) André Vidal-Meireles et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A role for glutathione reductase and glutathione in the tolerance of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to photo-oxidative stress

(2017) Tsen-Hung Lin et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

ATP is a driving force in the repair of photosystem II during photoinhibition

(2017) Norio Murata et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

A functional zeaxanthin epoxidase from red algae shedding light on the evolution of light-harvesting carotenoids and the xanthophyll cycle in photosynthetic eukaryotes

(2017) Oliver Dautermann et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Photoprotective and antioxidant responses to light spectrum and intensity variations in the coastal diatomSkeletonema marinoi

(2016) Arianna Smerilli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Pigment variations in Emiliania huxleyi (CCMP370) as a response to changes in light intensity or quality

(2016) José L. Garrido et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Photoreception in Phytoplankton

(2016) Nansi Jo Colley et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Identification of genes coding for functional zeaxanthin epoxidases in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

(2016) Ulrike Eilers et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Enhanced Ascorbate Regeneration Via Dehydroascorbate Reductase Confers Tolerance to Photo-Oxidative Stress inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2016) Shu-Tseng Lin et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Oxidative stress and antioxidative systems: recipes for successful data collection and interpretation

(2016) Graham Noctor et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana for rapid functional analysis of genes involved in non-photochemical quenching and carotenoid biosynthesis

(2016) Lauriebeth Leonelli et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Eyespot-dependent determination of the phototactic sign inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2016) Noriko Ueki et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Quantitative Relationship between Cadmium Uptake and the Kinetics of Phytochelatin Induction by Cadmium in a Marine Diatom

(2016) Yun Wu et al.   Scientific Reports

The effect of cadmium on the growth and antioxidant response for freshwater algae Chlorella vulgaris

(2016) Jinfeng Cheng et al.   SpringerPlus

The transcriptome of Euglena gracilis reveals unexpected metabolic capabilities for carbohydrate and natural product biochemistry

(2015) Ellis C. O'Neill et al.   Molecular BioSystems

A lycopene β-cyclase/lycopene ε-cyclase/light-harvesting complex-fusion protein from the green algaOstreococcus lucimarinuscan be modified to produce α-carotene and β-carotene at different ratios

(2015) Andreas Blatt et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

AtPHT4;4 is a chloroplast-localized ascorbate transporter in Arabidopsis

(2015) Takaaki Miyaji et al.   Nature Communications

Evolution of alternative biosynthetic pathways for vitamin C following plastid acquisition in photosynthetic eukaryotes

(2015) Glen Wheeler et al.   eLife

The P450-type carotene hydroxylase PuCHY1 fromPorphyrasuggests the evolution of carotenoid metabolism in red algae

(2014) Li-En Yang et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Light-Harvesting Ability of the Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a/c-Binding Protein Associated with Photosystem II from the Diatom Chaetoceros gracilis As Revealed by Picosecond Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy

(2014) Ryo Nagao et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

The induction of menadione stress tolerance in the marine microalga, Dunaliella viridis , through cold pretreatment and modulation of the ascorbate and glutathione pools

(2014) Maryam Madadkar Haghjou et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Trypanothione: A unique bis-glutathionyl derivative in trypanosomatids

(2013) Bruno Manta et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Evolutionary origins, molecular cloning and expression of carotenoid hydroxylases in eukaryotic photosynthetic algae

(2013) Hongli Cui et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Zn-bis-glutathionate is the best co-substrate of the monomeric phytochelatin synthase from the photosynthetic heavy metal-hyperaccumulator Euglena gracilis

(2013) Jorge D. García-García et al.   Metallomics

Glutathione and glutathione reductase: A boon in disguise for plant abiotic stress defense operations

(2013) Sarvajeet Singh Gill et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Carotenoid deficiency triggers autophagy in the model green algaChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2012) María Esther Pérez-Pérez et al.   Autophagy

Molecular cloning and functional analyses of glutathione peroxidase homologous genes from Chlorella sp. NJ-18

(2012) Xin Wang et al.   GENE

Impact of Oxidative Stress on Ascorbate Biosynthesis inChlamydomonasvia Regulation of theVTC2Gene Encoding a GDP-l-galactose Phosphorylase

(2012) Eugen I. Urzica et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Biosynthesis of fucoxanthin and diadinoxanthin and function of initial pathway genes in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

(2012) M. Dambek et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Isolation and Characterization of a Lycopene ε-Cyclase Gene of Chlorella (Chromochloris) zofingiensis. Regulation of the Carotenogenic Pathway by Nitrogen and Light

(2012) Baldo F. Cordero et al.   Marine Drugs

Efficient Heterologous Transformation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii npq2 Mutant with the Zeaxanthin Epoxidase Gene Isolated and Characterized from Chlorella zofingiensis

(2012) Inmaculada Couso et al.   Marine Drugs

The Requirement for Carotenoids in the Assembly and Function of the Photosynthetic Complexes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2012) S. Santabarbara et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Silencing of the Violaxanthin De-Epoxidase Gene in the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Reduces Diatoxanthin Synthesis and Non-Photochemical Quenching

(2012) Johann Lavaud et al.   PLoS One

Glutathionylation in the Photosynthetic Model OrganismChlamydomonas reinhardtii: A Proteomic Survey

(2011) Mirko Zaffagnini et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Physiological characterization of cadmium-exposed Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2011) ANJA BRÄUTIGAM et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Differential effects of copper and cadmium exposure on toxicity endpoints and gene expression inChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2010) Tasha L. Stoiber et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Structure and function of native and refolded peridinin-chlorophyll-proteins from dinoflagellates

(2010) Tim Schulte et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Secondary ketocarotenoid astaxanthin biosynthesis in algae: a multifunctional response to stress

(2010) Yves Lemoine et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Carotenoid biosynthesis in diatoms

(2010) Martine Bertrand   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Euglena gracilisascorbate peroxidase forms an intramolecular dimeric structure: its unique molecular characterization

(2009) Takahiro Ishikawa et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Characterization of phytochelatin synthase produced by the primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

(2009) Yuko Osaki et al.   Metallomics

Dissecting the essentiality of the bifunctional trypanothione synthetase-amidase inTrypanosoma bruceiusing chemical and genetic methods

(2009) Susan Wyllie et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Evolution and Function of Carotenoid Hydroxylases in Arabidopsis

(2009) Joonyul Kim et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of the Cyanidioschyzon merolae stromal ascorbate peroxidase in Arabidopsis thaliana enhances thermotolerance

(2009) Shunsuke Hirooka et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Phytoene synthase activity controls the biosynthesis of carotenoids and the supply of their metabolic precursors in dark-grown Arabidopsis seedlings

(2009) Antía Rodríguez-Villalón et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Function and regulation of the glutathione peroxidase homologous gene GPXH/GPX5 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2009) Beat B. Fischer et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Isolation and characterization of a stress-inducible Dunaliella salina Lcy-β gene encoding a functional lycopene β-cyclase

(2008) Ana Ramos et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

A Functional Putative Phytochelatin Synthase from the Primitive Red AlgaCyanidioschyzon merolae

(2008) Yuko OSAKI et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

The green algal eyespot apparatus: a primordial visual system and more?

(2008) Georg Kreimer   CURRENT GENETICS

The Peroxiredoxin and Glutathione Peroxidase Families in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2008) R. Dayer et al.   GENETICS

The Pathway via D-Galacturonate/L-Galactonate Is Significant for Ascorbate Biosynthesis inEuglena gracilis

(2008) Takahiro Ishikawa et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Ultrastructure of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Mutant Strain Lacking Phytoene Synthase Resembles that of a Colorless Alga

(2008) William Inwood et al.   Molecular Plant

Exploring and exploiting carotenoid accumulation in Dunaliella salina for cell-factory applications

(2008) Packo P. Lamers et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY