Salinity tolerance mechanisms of an Arctic Pelagophyte using comparative transcriptomic and gene expression analysis

Arctic microalgae show specific adaptation to cold saline arctic conditions with differential expression of several antifreeze proteins, an ice-binding protein and an acyl-esterase involved in cold adaptation.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Biology
Main Authors: Nastasia J. Freyria, Alan Kuo, Mansi Chovatia, Jenifer Johnson, Anna Lipzen, Kerrie W. Barry, Igor V. Grigoriev, Connie Lovejoy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03461-2
https://doaj.org/article/5461976f68a94e43ba1cefa145dc65b3
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Summary:Arctic microalgae show specific adaptation to cold saline arctic conditions with differential expression of several antifreeze proteins, an ice-binding protein and an acyl-esterase involved in cold adaptation.