Metabolic co-dependence drives the evolutionarily ancient Hydra–Chlorella symbiosis

• Published in: eLife Vol. 7
• Main Authors: Hamada, Mayuko, Schröder, Katja, Bathia, Jay, Kürn, Ulrich, Fraune, Sebastian, Khalturina, Mariia, Khalturin, Konstantin, Shinzato, Chuya, Satoh, Nori, Bosch, Thomas CG
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 31.05.2018; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
• Subjects: Algae; Amino acids; Autonomy; Cell division; Chlorella; Evolutionary Biology; Gene regulation; Genes; genome; Genomes; Genomics; Glutamate-ammonia ligase; Glutamine; Hydra; Life sciences; Metabolism; nitrogen metabolism; Nutrients; Phosphate transporter; Phylogenetics; Symbionts; Symbiosis; Kiel Germany; United States > US; Japan; Okinawa; genome; Chlorella; evolutionary biology; Hydra; symbiosis; nitrogen metabolism

Many multicellular organisms rely on symbiotic associations for support of metabolic activity, protection, or energy. Understanding the mechanisms involved in controlling such interactions remains a major challenge. In an unbiased approach we identified key players that control the symbiosis between...