The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae

J. Mark Cock; Lieven Sterck; Pierre Rouze; Delphine Scornet; Andrew E. Allen; Grigoris Amoutzias; Veronique Anthouard; Francois Artiguenave; Jean-Marc Aury; Jonathan H. Badger; Bank Beszteri; Kenny Billiau; Eric Bonnet; John H. Bothwell; Chris Bowler; Catherine Boyen; Colin Brownlee; Carl J. Carrano; Benedicte Charrier; Ga Youn Cho; Susana M. Coelho; Jonas Collen; Erwan Corre; Corinne Da Silva; Ludovic Delage; Nicolas Delaroque; Simon M. Dittami; Sylvie Doulbeau; Marek Elias; Garry Farnham; Claire M. M. Gachon; Bernhard Gschloessl; Svenja Heesch; Kamel Jabbari; Claire Jubin; Hiroshi Kawai; Kei Kimura; Bernard Kloareg; Frithjof C. Kuepper; Daniel Lang; Aude Le Bail; Catherine Leblanc; Patrice Lerouge; Martin Lohr; Pascal J. Lopez; Cindy Martens; Florian Maumus; Gurvan Michel; Diego Miranda-Saavedra; Julia Morales; Herve Moreau; Taizo Motomura; Chikako Nagasato; Carolyn A. Napoli; David R. Nelson; Pi Nyvall-Collen; Akira F. Peters; Cyril Pommier; Philippe Potin; Julie Poulain; Hadi Quesneville; Betsy Read; Stefan A. Rensing; Andres Ritter; Sylvie Rousvoal; Manoj Samanta; Gaelle Samson; Declan C. Schroeder; Beatrice Segurens; Martina Strittmatter; Thierry Tonon; James W. Tregear; Klaus Valentin; Peter von Dassow; Takahiro Yamagishi; Yves Van de Peer; Patrick Wincker

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The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae

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The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae

J. Mark Cock, Lieven Sterck, Pierre Rouze, Delphine Scornet, Andrew E. Allen, Grigoris Amoutzias, Veronique Anthouard, Francois Artiguenave, Jean-Marc Aury, Jonathan H. Badger, …

Nature (London), Vol.465(7298), pp.617-621

03/06/2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09016

PMID: 20520714

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Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are complex photosynthetic organisms with a very different evolutionary history to green plants, to which they are only distantly related(1). These seaweeds are the dominant species in rocky coastal ecosystems and they exhibit many interesting adaptations to these, often harsh, environments. Brown algae are also one of only a small number of eukaryotic lineages that have evolved complex multicellularity (Fig. 1). We report the 214 million base pair (Mbp) genome sequence of the filamentous seaweed Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye, a model organism for brown algae(2-5), closely related to the kelps(6,7) (Fig. 1). Genome features such as the presence of an extended set of light-harvesting and pigment biosynthesis genes and new metabolic processes such as halide metabolism help explain the ability of this organism to cope with the highly variable tidal environment. The evolution of multicellularity in this lineage is correlated with the presence of a rich array of signal transduction genes. Of particular interest is the presence of a family of receptor kinases, as the independent evolution of related molecules has been linked with the emergence of multicellularity in both the animal and green plant lineages. The Ectocarpus genome sequence represents an important step towards developing this organism as a model species, providing the possibility to combine genomic and genetic(2) approaches to explore these and other(4,5) aspects of brown algal biology further.

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Title: The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae
Creators - without role: J. Mark Cock - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Lieven Sterck - Ghent University
Pierre Rouze - VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Delphine Scornet - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Andrew E. Allen - J. Craig Venter Institute
Grigoris Amoutzias - VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Veronique Anthouard - Genoscope
Francois Artiguenave - Genoscope
Jean-Marc Aury - Genoscope
Jonathan H. Badger - J. Craig Venter Institute
Bank Beszteri - Oregon State University
Kenny Billiau - VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Eric Bonnet - VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
John H. Bothwell - Queen's University Belfast
Chris Bowler - Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure
Catherine Boyen - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Colin Brownlee - Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Carl J. Carrano - San Diego State University
Benedicte Charrier - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Ga Youn Cho - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Susana M. Coelho - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Jonas Collen - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Erwan Corre - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Corinne Da Silva - Genoscope
Ludovic Delage - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Nicolas Delaroque - Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology
Simon M. Dittami - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Sylvie Doulbeau - Agropolis International
Marek Elias - Charles University
Garry Farnham - Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Claire M. M. Gachon - Scottish Association For Marine Science
Bernhard Gschloessl - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Svenja Heesch - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Kamel Jabbari - Genoscope
Claire Jubin - Genoscope
Hiroshi Kawai - Kobe University
Kei Kimura - Hokkaido University
Bernard Kloareg - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Frithjof C. Kuepper - Scottish Assoc Marine Sci, Dept Microbial & Mol Biol, Scottish Marine Inst, Oban PA37 1QA, Argyll, Scotland
Daniel Lang - University of Freiburg
Aude Le Bail - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Catherine Leblanc - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Patrice Lerouge - Université de Rouen Normandie
Martin Lohr - Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Pascal J. Lopez - Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure
Cindy Martens - VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Florian Maumus - Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure
Gurvan Michel - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Diego Miranda-Saavedra - University of Cambridge
Julia Morales - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Herve Moreau - Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer
Taizo Motomura - Hokkaido University
Chikako Nagasato - Hokkaido University
Carolyn A. Napoli - University of Arizona
David R. Nelson - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Pi Nyvall-Collen - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Akira F. Peters - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Cyril Pommier - INRA, Unite Rech Genom Info UR INRA 1164, Ctr Rech Versailles, F-78026 Versailles, France
Philippe Potin - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Julie Poulain - Genoscope
Hadi Quesneville - INRA, Unite Rech Genom Info UR INRA 1164, Ctr Rech Versailles, F-78026 Versailles, France
Betsy Read - California State University, San Marcos
Stefan A. Rensing - University of Freiburg
Andres Ritter - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Sylvie Rousvoal - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Manoj Samanta - Systemix Inst, Redmond, WA 98053 USA
Gaelle Samson - Genoscope
Declan C. Schroeder - Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Beatrice Segurens - Genoscope
Martina Strittmatter - Scottish Association For Marine Science
Thierry Tonon - Station Biologique de Roscoff
James W. Tregear - Agropolis International
Klaus Valentin - Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
Peter von Dassow - Station Biologique de Roscoff
Takahiro Yamagishi - Kobe University
Yves Van de Peer - VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Patrick Wincker - Genoscope
Publication Details: Nature (London), Vol.465(7298), pp.617-621
Publisher: Springer Nature
Number of pages: 5
Grant note: 'Conseil General' of the Finistere department P6/25 / Inter-University Network for Fundamental Research 0949211 / Division Of Environmental Biology; Direct For Biological Sciences; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) P18266; REI20579 / Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) NE/D521522/1; mba010003; NE/F012578/1 / NERC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) University Pierre and Marie Curie 22370024 / Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) 0924313 / Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien; Division Of Chemistry; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) European Union; European Union (EU) NE/F012578/1; mba010003; NE/D521522/1 / Natural Environment Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) GIS Europole Mer French GIS 'Institut de la Genomique Marine' Centre National de Recherche Scientifique
Identifiers: 9944613408331
Academic Unit: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article