Candidate genes involved in biosynthesis and degradation of the main extracellular matrix polysaccharides of brown algae and their probable evolutionary history
Our analysis is the first extensive survey of carbohydrate-related enzymes in brown algae, and provides a valuable resource for future research into the glycome and ECM of brown algae. The expansion of specific families related to alginate metabolism may have represented an important prerequisite for the evolution of developmental complexity in brown algae. Our analysis questions the possible occurrence of FCSPs outside brown algae, notably within their closest sister taxon and in other Stramenopiles such as diatoms. Filling this knowledge gap in the future will help determine the origin and evolutionary history of fucan synthesis in eukaryotes.
Authors
- Ludovic Delage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6198-2771)
- Olivier Godfroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8963-8371)
- Erwan Corre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6354-2278)
- Nicolas Terrapon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3693-6017)
- France Denœud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8819-7634)
- Cécile Hervé
- Loraine Brillet-Guéguen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8640-4190)
- Lisa Mazéas
- J. Mark Cock
- Agnieszka P. Lipinska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1829-8293)
- Mirjam Czjzek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7483-2841)
- Tristan Barbeyron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5504-5236)
- Ahlem Bouguerba-Collin
- Bernard Henrissat
- Élodie Drula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9168-5214)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Station Biologique de Roscoff (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology (DE)
- Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques (FR)
- Genoscope (FR)
- CEA Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Max Planck Institute for Biology (DE)
- Technical University of Denmark (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10811-3
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.02
Funders
- Institut Français de Bioinformatique
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- European Research Council