期刊
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
卷 6, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-178
关键词
Chlamydomonas mutants; Flow cytometry; Genetic screen; Lipid remobilization; Microalgal oil; Nile red
资金
- French 'Agence Nationale pour la Recherche' (ANR-DIESALG)
- Direction Generale de l'Aviation' (DGA-CAER)
- OSEO (OSEO-EIMA)
- European Union Regional Developing Fund (ERDF)
- Region Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur
- French Ministry of Research and CEA
Background: Oils produced by microalgae are precursors to biodiesel. To achieve a profitable production of biodiesel from microalgae, identification of factors governing oil synthesis and turnover is desirable. The green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is amenable to genetic analyses and has recently emerged as a model to study oil metabolism. However, a detailed method to isolate various types of oil mutants that is adapted to Chlamydomonas has not been reported. Results: We describe here a forward genetic approach to isolate mutants altered in oil synthesis and turnover from C. reinhardtii. It consists of a three-step screening procedure: a primary screen by flow cytometry of Nile red stained transformants grown in 96-deep-well plates under three sequential conditions (presence of nitrogen, then absence of nitrogen, followed by oil remobilization); a confirmation step using Nile red stained biological triplicates; and a validation step consisting of the quantification by thin layer chromatography of oil content of selected strains. Thirty-one mutants were isolated by screening 1,800 transformants generated by random insertional mutagenesis (1.7%). Five showed increased oil accumulation under the nitrogen-replete condition and 13 had altered oil content under nitrogen-depletion. All mutants were affected in oil remobilization. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that various types of oil mutants can be isolated in Chlamydomonas based on the method set-up here, including mutants accumulating oil under optimal biomass growth. The strategy conceived and the protocol set-up should be applicable to other microalgal species such as Nannochloropsis and Chlorella, thus serving as a useful tool in Chlamydomonas oil research and algal biotechnology.
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