All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. We describe an improved method for the publications, research topics. The cell wall polysaccharide metabolism of the brown alga. Ectocarpus siliculosus new york public library digital collections. Despite their importance in brown algae, phlorotannin biosynthetic pathways have been poorly characterized at the molecular level. The brown algae are a group of almost exclusively marine photosynthetic organisms that are particularly abundant along rocky shorelines in temperate regions of the world.
Global expression analysis of the brown alga ectocarpus. Lifecycle of ectocarpus siliculosus from naples, italy. Global expression analysis of the brown alga ectocarpus siliculosus. Ectocarpus siliculosus is a filamentous brown alga. This work investigated a correlation between the threedimensional architecture and compoundcomponents of the brown algal cell wall. The genome of ectocarpus, a model organism for brown algae, has. A taxonomic genus within the family ectocarpaceae certain brown algae. Ectocarpus is a genus of filamentous brown alga that is a model organism for the genomics of multicellularity. The esv1 genome of 335,593 bp contains tandem and dispersed repetitive elements in addition to a large number of open reading frames of which 231 are currently counted as genes. We describe an improved method for the publications, research topics, scientific experts about ectocarpus siliculosus virus. Ectocarpus siliculosus virus1 esv1 is a lysogenic dsdna virus belonging to the super family of nucleocytoplasmic large dna viruses ncldv that infect ectocarpus siliculosus, a marine. Taxonomy ectocarpus siliculosus virus 1 esv1 species.
Electronic flora of south australia species fact sheet. Its genome was the first brown macroalgal genome to be sequenced, with the expectation that e. Detailed description of software packages used for data processing, metabolite signature matching in. Jan, 2011 brown algae of the genus ectocarpus exhibit high levels of genetic diversity and variability in morphological and physiological characteristics. Seaweeds of the genus ectocarpus are found worldwide along temperate coastlines, where they grow on rocky substrates or epiphytically on other algae and seagrass. Scientific name, ectocarpus siliculosus virus 1 tax. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This proposition was based on several features of ectocarpus including.
Accession numbers of all the entries listed below may be downloaded as a text file for use in downloading using the sequence version archive list of available genomes on 5may2015. Insights into the evolution of extracellular matrix polysaccharides in eukaryotes gurvan michel. In order to find the integration sites of the viral genome, a genomic library from esv1. Ectocarpus siliculosus virus 1 esv1 is the type species for this.
The type species for the genus is ectocarpus siliculosus lyngbye. Guide page for ectocarpus commensalis setchell et gardner. Besides, the mcp of ectocarpus siliculosus virus esv1 was clustered with the capsid homolog fragment of ectocarpus siliculosus, a brown alga and the host of esv1, but the two sequences showed a far lower divergence than for the previous case. Ectocarpus siliculosus encyclopedia of puget sound. Ectocarpus siliculosus an overview sciencedirect topics.
Ectocarpus siliculosus virus1 esv1 is a lysogenic dsdna virus. Ectocarpus siliculosus is a small filamentous brown alga. Typically the branchlets taper gradually into long false hairs, but in some, apparently young. Laminariales and ectocarpales algae show a close phylogenetic relationship with each other.
Mutagenesis is the only process by which unpredicted biological gene function can be identified. Ectocarpus is very common on sea shore of atlantic ocean. Ectocarpus siliculosus is marine photosynthetic seaweed that is widely employed as a model brown algal organism because it is easy to cultivate and has low space requirements when grown in. Brown algal phlorotannins are structural analogs of condensed tannins in terrestrial plants and, like plant phenols, they have numerous biological functions. May 05, 2015 genomes pages ectocarpus siliculosus strain ec 32 chromosome lg30 ordered segments from the con entry fn649755 expanded version genome project. The ectocarpus genome yields information about the.
Ectocarpus siliculosus is a common winter species in both roughwater and sheltered conditions. Seaweeds of the genus ectocarpus are found worldwide along temperate coastlines, where they grow on rocky substrates or. During an attempt to grow sexual plants of ectocarpus siliculosus in laboratory cultures, some observations were made which are not consistent with the presentday view of the lifecycle of this. Ectocarpus siliculosus a genetic and genomic model organism for the brown. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying its capacity to cope with different environmental and biotic stressors, genomic and. The complete dna sequence of the ectocarpus siliculosus virus esv1 genome. Ectocarpus siliculosus, state herbarium of south australia. This page was last edited on 29 october 2014, at 11.
The ectocarpus siliculosus virus1, esv1, is the typespecies of a genus of phycodnaviridae, the phaeoviruses, infecting marine filamentous brown algae. We found that a predicted type iii polyketide synthase in the genome of the brown alga ectocarpus. Crossing experiments, lipid composition and the species concept in ectocarpus siliculosus and e. The brown seaweed ectocarpus siliculosus is an emerging model species distributed worldwide in temperate coastal ecosystems. This virus is not pathogenic and enables the sea algae to thrive because of it, and not despite it. Francois jacob institute of biology ectocarpus siliculosus a genetic.
Aug 15, 2001 the ectocarpus siliculosus virus 1, esv1, is the typespecies of a genus of phycodnaviridae, the phaeoviruses, infecting marine filamentous brown algae. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Ectocarpus siliculosus virus 1 esv1 is a lysogenic dsdna virus belonging to the super family of nucleocytoplasmic large dna viruses ncldv that infect ectocarpus siliculosus, a marine. In contrast, ectocarpus siliculosus has been reported from many marine and estuarine habitats, spanning a wide range of salinities russel and bolton, 1975 and at least one freshwater habitat in australia near the ocean west and kraft, 1996. Amexp1445 and is also available on our ectocarpus transcriptomics homepage 22. Besides these receptor kinases, the ectocarpus genome also includes a whole range of other genes that may have played an important role in the algaes.
Structurefunction analysis of a type iii polyketide. The virus dr stefan lanka discovered is called the ectocarpus siliculosus virus. The genome of the brown alga ectocarpus siliculosus contains a. Genomic analysis of the smallest giant virus feldmannia sp. The diameter of this virus is approximately 120nm nm nanometer one billionth of a meter. Distribution of alginate and cellulose and regulatory role.
Ectocarpus siliculosus virus 1 esv1 is a lysogenic dsdna virus belonging to the super family of nucleocytoplasmic large dna viruses ncldv that infect ectocarpus siliculosus, a marine filamentous brown alga. The fifth and sixth steps of the alginate synthesis pathway were missing in the reconstructed metabolic network, but candidate genes have been manually annotated in the genome. Brown algae of the genus ectocarpus exhibit high levels of genetic diversity and variability in morphological and physiological characteristics. Approximately 50% of individuals in natural ectocarpus populations show symptoms of viral infection 9,10 but the sequenced ectocarpus strain ec 32 has never been observed to produce. Ectocarpus siliculosus is a genomic model for filamentous brown algae. Media in category ectocarpus siliculosus the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Microarray estimation of genomic interstrain variability. Despite that several macroalgal developmental mutants have been generated, their causal mutation was never. The genome of the brown alga ectocarpus siliculosus.
Ectocarpus fasciculatus, state herbarium of south australia. Genomes pages ectocarpus siliculosus strain ec 32 chromosome lg30 ordered segments from the con entry fn649755 expanded version genome project. Ectocarpus siliculosus virus, esv, multiplies in sporangia and gametangia of the marine brown alga ectocarpus siliculosus. In eustigmatophyceae, nannochloropsis gadaiana radakovits et al. A taxonomic species within the family ectocarpaceae maidens hair, a filamentous brown alga. Previous studies indicated that the viral genome is integrated into the host dna. Its genome is transmitted like a mendelian trait to progeny plants 1991b and is. The trees were visualized and drawn using the treeview software version 2. Ectocarpus is wordwide in distribution particulary in colder seas and polar regions.
The fifth and sixth steps of the alginate synthesis pathway were. The ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of. The complete dna sequence of the ectocarpus siliculosus. During an attempt to grow sexual plants of ectocarpus siliculosus in laboratory cultures, some observations were made which are not consistent with the presentday view of the lifecycle of. Ectocarpus siliculosus brown alga conferva siliculosa. Ectocarpus siliculosus bioinformatics and systems biology. Approximately 50% of individuals in natural ectocarpus populations show symptoms of viral infection 9,10 but the sequenced ectocarpus strain ec 32 has never been observed to produce virus. Besides, the mcp of ectocarpus siliculosus virus esv1 was clustered with the capsid homolog fragment of ectocarpus siliculosus, a brown alga and the host of esv1, but the two sequences. Help pages, faqs, uniprotkb manual, documents, news archive and biocuration projects. Its genome is transmitted like a mendelian trait to progeny plants 1991b and is present in a latent form in al.
The complete dna sequence of the ectocarpus siliculosus virus. Ectocarpus siliculosus virus 414 4,697 335,593 6 240 ssdna 1,2, 8,10,11. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In a recent study, the algal genetics group in roscoff france proposed ectocarpus siliculosus as a model organism for the application of genetic and genomic approaches to the brown algae peters et al. Ectocarpus siliculosus is being established as a genetic and genomic. In june 2004 an international consortium of 34 laboratories, coordinated in roscoff, submitted a whole genome sequencing project to the french sequencing centre genoscope. The giant cafeteria roenbergensis virus that infects a. Among possible model organisms in the brown algae, ectocarpus was selected for the relatively small size of its mature thallus and the speed with which it completes its life cycle. The cell wall polysaccharide metabolism of the brown alga ectocarpus siliculosus. Frontiers localization of causal locus in the genome of.