December 2011 archive

Dec 30

Alveolate phylogeny inferred using concatenated ribosomal proteins.

Alveolate phylogeny inferred using concatenated ribosomal proteins.
J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2011 May-Jun;58(3):223-33
Authors: Bachvaroff TR, Handy SM, Place AR, Delwiche CF
Abstract
Dinoflagellates and apicomp…

Dec 30

Genome evolution of a tertiary dinoflagellate plastid.

Genome evolution of a tertiary dinoflagellate plastid.
PLoS One. 2011;6(4):e19132
Authors: Gabrielsen TM, Minge MA, Espelund M, Tooming-Klunderud A, Patil V, Nederbragt AJ, Otis C, Turmel M, Shalchian-Tabrizi K, Lemieux C, …

Dec 30

Do red and green make brown?: perspectives on plastid acquisitions within chromalveolates.

Do red and green make brown?: perspectives on plastid acquisitions within chromalveolates.
Eukaryot Cell. 2011 Jul;10(7):856-68
Authors: Dorrell RG, Smith AG
Abstract
The chromalveolate “supergroup” is of key…

Dec 30

Discovery of nuclear-encoded genes for the neurotoxin saxitoxin in dinoflagellates.

Discovery of nuclear-encoded genes for the neurotoxin saxitoxin in dinoflagellates.
PLoS One. 2011;6(5):e20096
Authors: Stüken A, Orr RJ, Kellmann R, Murray SA, Neilan BA, Jakobsen KS
Abstract
Saxitoxin is …

Dec 30

Rapid evolution of coral proteins responsible for interaction with the environment.

Rapid evolution of coral proteins responsible for interaction with the environment.
PLoS One. 2011;6(5):e20392
Authors: Voolstra CR, Sunagawa S, Matz MV, Bayer T, Aranda M, Buschiazzo E, Desalvo MK, Lindquist E, Szmant AM, …

Dec 30

Dinoflagellate genome evolution.

Dinoflagellate genome evolution.
Annu Rev Microbiol. 2011;65:369-87
Authors: Wisecaver JH, Hackett JD
Abstract
The dinoflagellates are an ecologically important group of microbial eukaryotes that have evolved…

Dec 30

Adaptations to endosymbiosis in a cnidarian-dinoflagellate association: differential gene expression and specific gene duplications.

Adaptations to endosymbiosis in a cnidarian-dinoflagellate association: differential gene expression and specific gene duplications.
PLoS Genet. 2011 Jul;7(7):e1002187
Authors: Ganot P, Moya A, Magnone V, Allemand D, Furla …

Dec 30

Homology-Driven Proteomics of Dinoflagellates with Unsequenced Genomes Using MALDI-TOF/TOF and Automated De Novo Sequencing.

Homology-Driven Proteomics of Dinoflagellates with Unsequenced Genomes Using MALDI-TOF/TOF and Automated De Novo Sequencing.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011:471020
Authors: Wang DZ, Li C, Xie ZX, Dong HP, Lin …

Dec 30

The transcriptome of the novel dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina (Alveolata: Dinophyceae): response to salinity examined by 454 sequencing.

The transcriptome of the novel dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina (Alveolata: Dinophyceae): response to salinity examined by 454 sequencing.
BMC Genomics. 2011;12:519
Authors: Lowe CD, Mello LV, Samatar N, Martin LE, Montagnes …

Dec 30

Assessing the impacts of experimentally elevated temperature on the biological composition and molecular chaperone gene expression of a reef coral.

Assessing the impacts of experimentally elevated temperature on the biological composition and molecular chaperone gene expression of a reef coral.
PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e26529
Authors: Mayfield AB, Wang LH, Tang PC, Fan TY,…