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Metabolic pathways for biosynthesis and degradation of starch in Tetraselmis chui during nitrogen deprivation and recovery

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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 354, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127222

Keywords

Microalgae; Tetraselmis; Starch; Gene expression; Nitrogen

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  1. Research Council Norway [267872]
  2. NordForsk [82845]

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This study reveals that Tetraselmis chui is an efficient starch producer under nitrogen deprivation and shows a high recovery rate after nitrogen restitution. It also suggests that post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms play a crucial role in nutrient stress response in T. chui.
Tetraselmis chui is known to accumulate starch when subjected to stress. This phenomenon is widely studied for the purpose of industrial production and process development. Yet, knowledge about the metabolic pathways involved is still immature. Hence, in this study, transcription of 27 starch-related genes was monitored under nitrogen deprivation and resupply in 25 L tubular photobioreactors. T. chui proved to be an efficient starch producer under nitrogen deprivation, accumulating starch up to 56% of relative biomass content. The prolonged absence of nitrogen led to an overall down-regulation of the tested genes, in most instances maintained even after nitrogen replenishment when starch was actively degraded. These gene expression patterns suggest post transcriptional regulatory mechanisms play a key role in T. chui under nutrient stress. Finally, the high productivity combined with an efficient recovery after nitrogen restitution makes this species a suitable candidate for industrial production of high-starch biomass.

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