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Autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching Cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion
Photosynthetic organisms maintain optimum levels of photosynthetic pigments in response to environmental changes to adapt to the conditions. The identification of cyanobacteria strains that alleviate bleaching has revealed genes that regulate levels of phycobilisome, the main light-harvesting comple...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794624/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36589047 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1036839 |
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author | Takeue, Nozomi Kuroyama, Ayaka Hayashi, Yoshiharu Tanaka, Kan Imamura, Sousuke |
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description | Photosynthetic organisms maintain optimum levels of photosynthetic pigments in response to environmental changes to adapt to the conditions. The identification of cyanobacteria strains that alleviate bleaching has revealed genes that regulate levels of phycobilisome, the main light-harvesting complex. In contrast, the mechanisms of pigment degradation in algae remain unclear, as no nonbleaching strains have previously been isolated. To address this issue, this study attempted to isolate nonbleaching strains of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae after exposure to nitrogen (N)-depletion based on autofluorescence information. After four weeks under N-depletion, 13 cells from 500,000 cells with almost identical pre- and post-depletion chlorophyll a (Chl a) and/or phycocyanin autofluorescence intensities were identified. These nonbleaching candidate strains were sorted via a cell sorter, isolated on solid medium, and their post-N-depletion Chl a and phycocyanin levels were analyzed. Chl a levels of these nonbleaching candidate strains were lower at 1–4 weeks of N-depletion similar to the control strains, however, their phycocyanin levels were unchanged. Thus, we successfully isolated nonbleaching C. merolae strains in which phycocyanin was not degraded under N-depletion, via autofluorescence spectroscopy and cell sorting. This versatile method will help to elucidate the mechanisms regulating pigments in microalgae. |
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spelling | pubmed-97946242022-12-29 Autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching Cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion Takeue, Nozomi Kuroyama, Ayaka Hayashi, Yoshiharu Tanaka, Kan Imamura, Sousuke Front Plant Sci Plant Science Photosynthetic organisms maintain optimum levels of photosynthetic pigments in response to environmental changes to adapt to the conditions. The identification of cyanobacteria strains that alleviate bleaching has revealed genes that regulate levels of phycobilisome, the main light-harvesting complex. In contrast, the mechanisms of pigment degradation in algae remain unclear, as no nonbleaching strains have previously been isolated. To address this issue, this study attempted to isolate nonbleaching strains of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae after exposure to nitrogen (N)-depletion based on autofluorescence information. After four weeks under N-depletion, 13 cells from 500,000 cells with almost identical pre- and post-depletion chlorophyll a (Chl a) and/or phycocyanin autofluorescence intensities were identified. These nonbleaching candidate strains were sorted via a cell sorter, isolated on solid medium, and their post-N-depletion Chl a and phycocyanin levels were analyzed. Chl a levels of these nonbleaching candidate strains were lower at 1–4 weeks of N-depletion similar to the control strains, however, their phycocyanin levels were unchanged. Thus, we successfully isolated nonbleaching C. merolae strains in which phycocyanin was not degraded under N-depletion, via autofluorescence spectroscopy and cell sorting. This versatile method will help to elucidate the mechanisms regulating pigments in microalgae. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-14 /pmc/articles/PMC9794624/ /pubmed/36589047 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1036839 Text en Copyright © 2022 Takeue, Kuroyama, Hayashi, Tanaka and Imamura 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 | Plant Science Takeue, Nozomi Kuroyama, Ayaka Hayashi, Yoshiharu Tanaka, Kan Imamura, Sousuke Autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching Cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion |
title | Autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching Cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion |
title_full | Autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching Cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion |
title_fullStr | Autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching Cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion |
title_full_unstemmed | Autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching Cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion |
title_short | Autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching Cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion |
title_sort | autofluorescence-based high-throughput isolation of nonbleaching cyanidioschyzon merolae strains under nitrogen-depletion |
topic | Plant Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794624/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36589047 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1036839 |
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