Daily changes in phytoplankton lipidomes reveal mechanisms of energy storage in the open ocean

Kevin W. Becker; James R. Collins; Bryndan P. Durham; Ryan D. Groussman; Angelicque E. White; Helen F. Fredricks; Justin E. Ossolinski; Daniel J. Repeta; Paul Carini; E. Virginia Armbrust; Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07346-z

Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

Daily changes in phytoplankton lipidomes reveal mechanisms of energy storage in the open ocean

Kevin W. Becker,
James R. Collins,
Bryndan P. Durham,
Ryan D. Groussman,
Angelicque E. White,
Helen F. Fredricks,
Justin E. Ossolinski,
Daniel J. Repeta,
Paul Carini,
E. Virginia Armbrust,
Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy

Affiliations

Kevin W. Becker: Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
James R. Collins: Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Bryndan P. Durham: School of Oceanography, University of Washington
Ryan D. Groussman: School of Oceanography, University of Washington
Angelicque E. White: College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
Helen F. Fredricks: Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Justin E. Ossolinski: Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Daniel J. Repeta: Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paul Carini: Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University
E. Virginia Armbrust: School of Oceanography, University of Washington
Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy: Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07346-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Day-night cycles in the biochemical composition of phytoplankton remain poorly understood. Here, Becker et al. use lipidomic and transcriptomic data from the North Pacific subtropical gyre to describe a daily cycle of production and consumption of energy-rich lipids by eukaryotic phytoplankton.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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