@booklet {wang_novel_2023,
	title = {Novel dimethylsulfoniopropionate biosynthesis enzymes in diverse marine bacteria, cyanobacteria and abundant algae},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar},
	publisher = {In Review},
	type = {preprint},
	abstract = {Abstract Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is an abundant marine organosulfur compound[1] with roles in stress protection[2, 3], chemotaxis[4], nutrient and sulfur cycling[5] and, potentially, climate regulation[6, 7]. Marine algae and bacteria are considered significant DMSP producers, but many diverse representatives lack known DMSP synthesis genes/enzymes[8, 9]. Here, new DMSP biosynthesis enzymes were identified that considerably increase the number and diversity of potential DMSP-producing organisms, inferring new and significant global DMSP producers. A novel bifunctional DMSP biosynthesis enzyme, DsyGD, identified in the rhizobacterium Gynuella sunshinyii, produces DMSP at levels higher than any other bacterium from methylthiohydroxybutyrate (MTHB) via an N-terminal MTHB S-methyltransferase domain (termed DsyG) and a C-terminal dimethylsulfoniohydroxybutyrate (DMSHB) decarboxylase domain (termed DsyD, which is the first reported enzyme with this activity). DsyGD is also found in some filamentous cyanobacteria, not previously known to produce DMSP. Regulation of DMSP production and dsyGD transcription was consistent with their role in osmoprotection. Indeed, cloned dsyGD conferred osmotolerance to bacteria deficient in osmolyte production, something not previously demonstrated for any known DMSP synthesis gene, and which could be exploited for biotechnology e.g., engineering salt tolerance. DsyGD characterisation led to identification of phylogenetically distinct DsyG-like proteins, termed DSYE, with MTHB S-methyltransferase activity, in diverse and environmentally abundant Chlorophyta, Chlorachniophyta, Ochraphyta, Haptophyta and Bacillariophyta algae. These algae comprise a mix of low, high and previously unknown DMSP producers[10]. Algae containing DSYE, particularly bloom-forming Pelagophyceae species, which we showed to accumulate medium-high intracellular DMSP levels, were globally more abundant DMSP producers than Haptophyta, Dinophyta and Bacillariophyta with DSYB and/or TpMMT. This highlights the potential importance of Pelagophyceae and other DSYE containing algae in global DMSP production and sulfur cycling.},
	keywords = {RCC100, RCC2956, RCC4094, RCC4422, RCC6172},
	doi = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-2678769/v1},
	url = {https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-2678769/v1},
	author = {Wang, Jinyan and Zhou, Shun and Curson, Andrew and Vieira, Ana and Walsham, Keanu and Monaco, Serena and Li, Chun-Yang and Rivera, Peter Paolo and Wang, Xiao-Di and Hanwell, Libby and Zhu, Xiao-Yu and Le{\~a}o, Pedro and Lea-Smith, David J. and Zhang, Yuzhong and Zhang, Xiaohua and Todd, Jonathan}
}
@article {Gaignard2019,
	title = {Screening of marine microalgae: Investigation of new exopolysaccharide producers},
	journal = {Algal Research},
	volume = {44},
	year = {2019},
	note = {tex.ids= Gaignard2019a tex.mendeley-tags: RCC1084,RCC1196,RCC1504,RCC1714,RCC1774,RCC1786,RCC1863,RCC1978,RCC1983,RCC2035,RCC232,RCC2350,RCC2352,RCC2368,RCC2380,RCC2381,RCC2383,RCC2436,RCC2558,RCC2598,RCC2608,RCC2614,RCC2624,RCC2638,RCC269,RCC2696,RCC2703,RCC2932,RCC3069,RCC3072,RCC3092,RCC3093,RCC3436,RCC3649,RCC377,RCC4094,RCC4438,RCC4555,RCC4621,RCC4631,RCC4657,RCC76,RCC775,RCC821,RCC97 publisher: Elsevier},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {101711},
	abstract = {Biopolymers, such as exopolysaccharides are widely exploited by industry as hydrocolloids (gelling, thickening agents) and biological agents (anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic, antioxidant, etc.). In this study, 166 marine microalgae and cyanobacteria species have been screened in order to identify strains producing original exopolysaccharides. This screening allowed the highlighting of 45 positive strains. In a second time, the monosaccharide compositions from 20 EPS of them were determined by GC/MS and HPAEC-PAD. The results led to a discovery of 8 new genera of microalgae producing EPS, including polymers with a very original composition like richness in GlcA. Finally, a phylogenic tree has been contructed in order to assess the link between the phylogeny of microalgae and the global composition of their exopolymers, based on data obtained in this study and from the literature.},
	keywords = {rcc1084, RCC1196, RCC1504, RCC1714, RCC1774, RCC1786, RCC1863, RCC1978, RCC1983, RCC2035, RCC232, RCC2350, RCC2352, RCC2368, rcc2380, RCC2381, RCC2383, RCC2436, RCC2558, RCC2598, RCC2608, RCC2614, RCC2624, RCC2638, RCC269, RCC2696, RCC2703, RCC2932, RCC3069, RCC3072, RCC3092, RCC3093, RCC3436, RCC3649, RCC377, RCC4094, RCC4438, RCC4555, RCC4621, RCC4631, RCC4657, RCC76, RCC775, RCC821, RCC97},
	issn = {22119264},
	doi = {10.1016/j.algal.2019.101711},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211926419303261 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2211926419303261},
	author = {Gaignard, C. and Laroche, C. and Pierre, G. and Dubessay, P. and Delattre, C. and Gardarin, C. and Gourvil, P. and Probert, I. and Dubuffet, A. and Michaud, P.}
}
@article {Moniruzzaman2018,
	title = {Infection by a giant virus (AaV) induces widespread physiological reprogramming in aureococcus anophagefferens CCMP1984 {\textendash} a harmful bloom algae},
	journal = {Frontiers in Microbiology},
	volume = {9},
	number = {April},
	year = {2018},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC4094},
	month = {apr},
	pages = {1{\textendash}16},
	abstract = {While viruses with distinct phylogenetic origins and different nucleic acid types can infect and lyse eukaryotic phytoplankton, " giant " dsDNA viruses have been found to be associated with important ecological processes, including the collapse of algal blooms. However, the molecular aspects of giant virus {\textendash} host interactions remain largely unknown. AaV, a giant virus in the Mimiviridae clade, is known to play a critical role in regulating the fate of brown tide blooms caused by the pelagophyte Aureococcus anophagefferens. To understand the physiological response of A. anophagefferens CCMP1984 upon AaV infection, we studied the transcriptomic landscape of this host-virus pair over an entire infection cycle using a RNA-sequencing approach. A massive transcriptional reprogramming of the host was evident as early as 5 min post-infection, with modulation of specific processes likely related to both host defense mechanism(s) and viral takeover of the cell. Infected Aureococcus showed a relative suppression of host-cell transcripts associated with photosynthesis, cytoskeleton formation, fatty acid and carbohydrate biosynthesis. In contrast, host cell processes related to protein synthesis, polyamine biosynthesis, cellular respiration, transcription and RNA processing were overrepresented compared to the healthy cultures at different stages of the infection cycle. A large number of redox active host-selenoproteins were overexpressed, which suggested that viral replication and assembly progresses in a highly oxidative environment. The majority (99.2\%) of annotated AaV genes were expressed at some point during the infection cycle and demonstrated a clear temporal-expression pattern and an increasing relative expression for the majority of the genes through the time course. We detected a putative early promoter motif for AaV, which was highly similar to the early promoter elements of two other Mimiviridae members, indicating some degree of evolutionary conservation of gene regulation within this clade. This large-scale transcriptome study provides the insight into the Aureococcus {\textquoteright}virocell{\textquoteright}, and establishes a foundation to test hypotheses regarding metabolic and regulatory processes critical for AaV and other Mimiviridae members.},
	keywords = {Algal viruses, brown, Host-virus interaction, Mimiviridae, RCC4094, transcriptional profiles},
	issn = {1664-302X},
	doi = {10.3389/fmicb.2018.00752},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/256149 http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00752/full},
	author = {Moniruzzaman, Mohammad and Gann, Eric R and Wilhelm, Steven W}
}
