A Novel Ca2+ Signaling Pathway Coordinates Environmental Phosphorus Sensing and Nitrogen Metabolism in Marine Diatoms
Katherine E. Helliwell, Ellen L. Harrison, Joseph A. Christie‐Oleza, Andrew P. Rees, Friedrich H. Kleiner, Trupti Gaikwad, Joshua Downe, Maria del Mar Aguiló‐Ferretjans, Lisa Al-Moosawi, Colin Brownlee, Glen L. Wheeler
Abstract
signaling thus governs the capacity of diatoms to rapidly sense and respond to P resupply, mediating fundamental cross-talk between the vital nutrients P and N and maximizing diatom resource competition in regions of pulsed nutrient supply.
Topics & Concepts
Phaeodactylum tricornutumDiatomBiologyNutrientThalassiosira pseudonanaPhytoplanktonPhosphatePhosphorusAlgaeBotanyEcologyEnvironmental chemistryBiochemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryMarine and coastal ecosystemsDiatoms and Algae ResearchProtist diversity and phylogeny