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Hv 1 Proton Channels in Dinoflagellates: Not Just for Bioluminescence?

Gabriel Kigundu | Jennifer L Cooper | Susan M E Smith
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology | 2018

Bioluminescence in dinoflagellates is controlled by HV 1 proton channels. Database searches of dinoflagellate transcriptomes and genomes yielded hits with sequence features diagnostic of all confirmed HV 1, and show that HV 1 is widely distributed in the dinoflagellate phylogeny including the basal species Oxyrrhis marina. Multiple sequence alignments followed by phylogenetic analysis revealed three major subfamilies of HV 1 that do not correlate with presence of theca, autotrophy, geographic location, or bioluminescence. These data suggest that most dinoflagellates express a HV 1 which has a function separate from bioluminescence. Sequence evidence also suggests that dinoflagellates can contain more than one HV 1 gene.

Pubmed ID: 29698585

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  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 GM102336
  • Agency: NIH HHS, United States
    Id: GM102336

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