Implicating the red body of Nannochloropsis in forming the recalcitrant cell wall polymer algaenan

Christopher W. Gee, Johan Andersen-Ranberg, Ethan Boynton, Rachel Z. Rosen, Danielle Jorgens, Patricia Grob, Hoi-Ying N. Holman and Krishna K. Niyogi ()
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Christopher W. Gee: University of California
Johan Andersen-Ranberg: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Ethan Boynton: University of California
Rachel Z. Rosen: University of California
Danielle Jorgens: University of California
Patricia Grob: University of California
Hoi-Ying N. Holman: University of California
Krishna K. Niyogi: University of California

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: Abstract Stramenopile algae contribute significantly to global primary productivity, and one class, Eustigmatophyceae, is increasingly studied for applications in high-value lipid production. Yet much about their basic biology remains unknown, including the nature of an enigmatic, pigmented globule found in vegetative cells. Here, we present an in-depth examination of this “red body,” focusing on Nannochloropsis oceanica. During the cell cycle, the red body forms adjacent to the plastid, but unexpectedly it is secreted and released with the autosporangial wall following cell division. Shed red bodies contain antioxidant ketocarotenoids, and overexpression of a beta-carotene ketolase results in enlarged red bodies. Infrared spectroscopy indicates long-chain, aliphatic lipids in shed red bodies and cell walls, and UHPLC-HRMS detects a C32 alkyl diol, a potential precursor of algaenan, a recalcitrant cell wall polymer. We propose that the red body transports algaenan precursors from plastid to apoplast to be incorporated into daughter cell walls.

Date: 2024
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