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Article Dans Une Revue Harmful Algae Année : 2020

Strong constitutive expression divergence among strains but no evidence of differential expression associated with sexual reproduction in Alexandrium minutum

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Sexual reproduction remains poorly characterized in dinoflagellates. This is especially the case at the molecular level. Here crossing experiments were performed among strains of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum belonging to two genetically divergent groups. Gene expression was compared between sexually compatible and incompatible crosses at the time of gamete fusion and resting cyst (similar to zygote) formation. Not a single transcript was identified as differentially expressed between compatible and incompatible crosses at these two crucial time points of the dinoflagellate life cycle. However, several thousands of transcripts displayed constitutive expression differences between strains. This was especially the case between the strains belonging to the genetically divergent groups. A few hundreds of transcripts were also identified as differentially expressed between strains belonging to opposite mating types. Some of these transcripts displayed homology with the SxtA protein, known to be involved in saxitoxin production in cyanobacteria, as well as with proteins potentially involved in mating in fungi.
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hal-03311940 , version 1 (15-12-2022)

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Julie Seveno, Yasmine Even, Mickael Le Gac. Strong constitutive expression divergence among strains but no evidence of differential expression associated with sexual reproduction in Alexandrium minutum. Harmful Algae, 2020, 100, pp.101940. ⟨10.1016/j.hal.2020.101940⟩. ⟨hal-03311940⟩
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