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RNA-Seq Reveals that Light and Darkness Are Different Stimuli in Freshwater Heterotrophic Actinobacteria
Light is a ubiquitous source of both energy and information in surface environments, and regulates gene expression not only in photosynthetic microorganisms, but in a broad range of photoheterotrophic and heterotrophic microbes as well. Actinobacteria are keystone species in surface freshwater envir...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8591293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34790178 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.739005 |
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author | Hempel, Priscilla P. Keffer, Jessica L. Maresca, Julia A. |
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description | Light is a ubiquitous source of both energy and information in surface environments, and regulates gene expression not only in photosynthetic microorganisms, but in a broad range of photoheterotrophic and heterotrophic microbes as well. Actinobacteria are keystone species in surface freshwater environments, where the ability to sense light could allow them to coordinate periods of nutrient uptake and metabolic activity with primary production. The model freshwater Actinobacteria Rhodoluna (R.) lacicola strain MWH-Ta8 and Aurantimicrobium (A.) photophilum strain MWH-Mo1 grow faster in the light than in the dark, but do not use light energy to support growth. Here, we characterize transcription throughout a light-dark cycle in R. lacicola and A. photophilum. In both species, some genes encoding carbohydrate metabolism and storage are upregulated in the light. However, expression of genes of the TCA cycle is only coordinated with light availability in R. lacicola. In fact, the majority of genes that respond to light and darkness in these two species are different, even though their light-responsive phenotypes are similar. The ability to respond to light and darkness may be widespread in freshwater Actinobacteria, but the genetic networks controlled by these two stimuli may vary significantly. |
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spelling | pubmed-85912932021-11-16 RNA-Seq Reveals that Light and Darkness Are Different Stimuli in Freshwater Heterotrophic Actinobacteria Hempel, Priscilla P. Keffer, Jessica L. Maresca, Julia A. Front Microbiol Microbiology Light is a ubiquitous source of both energy and information in surface environments, and regulates gene expression not only in photosynthetic microorganisms, but in a broad range of photoheterotrophic and heterotrophic microbes as well. Actinobacteria are keystone species in surface freshwater environments, where the ability to sense light could allow them to coordinate periods of nutrient uptake and metabolic activity with primary production. The model freshwater Actinobacteria Rhodoluna (R.) lacicola strain MWH-Ta8 and Aurantimicrobium (A.) photophilum strain MWH-Mo1 grow faster in the light than in the dark, but do not use light energy to support growth. Here, we characterize transcription throughout a light-dark cycle in R. lacicola and A. photophilum. In both species, some genes encoding carbohydrate metabolism and storage are upregulated in the light. However, expression of genes of the TCA cycle is only coordinated with light availability in R. lacicola. In fact, the majority of genes that respond to light and darkness in these two species are different, even though their light-responsive phenotypes are similar. The ability to respond to light and darkness may be widespread in freshwater Actinobacteria, but the genetic networks controlled by these two stimuli may vary significantly. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8591293/ /pubmed/34790178 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.739005 Text en Copyright © 2021 Hempel, Keffer and Maresca. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Microbiology Hempel, Priscilla P. Keffer, Jessica L. Maresca, Julia A. RNA-Seq Reveals that Light and Darkness Are Different Stimuli in Freshwater Heterotrophic Actinobacteria |
title | RNA-Seq Reveals that Light and Darkness Are Different Stimuli in Freshwater Heterotrophic Actinobacteria |
title_full | RNA-Seq Reveals that Light and Darkness Are Different Stimuli in Freshwater Heterotrophic Actinobacteria |
title_fullStr | RNA-Seq Reveals that Light and Darkness Are Different Stimuli in Freshwater Heterotrophic Actinobacteria |
title_full_unstemmed | RNA-Seq Reveals that Light and Darkness Are Different Stimuli in Freshwater Heterotrophic Actinobacteria |
title_short | RNA-Seq Reveals that Light and Darkness Are Different Stimuli in Freshwater Heterotrophic Actinobacteria |
title_sort | rna-seq reveals that light and darkness are different stimuli in freshwater heterotrophic actinobacteria |
topic | Microbiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8591293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34790178 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.739005 |
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