GPCR Genes as Activators of Surface Colonization Pathways in a Model Marine Diatom

• Published in: iScience Vol. 23; no. 8; p. 101424
• Main Authors: Fu, Weiqi, Chaiboonchoe, Amphun, Dohai, Bushra, Sultana, Mehar, Baffour, Kristos, Alzahmi, Amnah, Weston, James, Al Khairy, Dina, Daakour, Sarah, Jaiswal, Ashish, Nelson, David R., Mystikou, Alexandra, Brynjolfsson, Sigurdur, Salehi-Ashtiani, Kourosh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 21.08.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Genetics; Microbiology; Microbiology; Genetics

Surface colonization allows diatoms, a dominant group of phytoplankton in oceans, to adapt to harsh marine environments while mediating biofoulings to human-made underwater facilities. The regulatory pathways underlying diatom surface colonization, which involves morphotype switching in some species...