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Construction of a self-cloning system in the unicellular green alga Pseudochoricystis ellipsoidea

Overview of attention for article published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, June 2015
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Title
Construction of a self-cloning system in the unicellular green alga Pseudochoricystis ellipsoidea
Published in
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13068-015-0277-0
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Yuki Kasai, Kohei Oshima, Fukiko Ikeda, Jun Abe, Yuya Yoshimitsu, Shigeaki Harayama

Abstract

Microalgae have received considerable interest as a source of biofuel production. The unicellular green alga Pseudochoricystis ellipsoidea (non-validated scientific name) strain Obi appears to be suitable for large-scale cultivation in outdoor open ponds for biodiesel production because it accumulates lipids to more than 30 % of dry cell weight under nitrogen-depleted conditions. It also grows rapidly under acidic conditions at which most protozoan grazers of microalgae may not be tolerant. The lipid productivity of this alga could be improved using genetic engineering techniques; however, genetically modified organisms are the subject of regulation by specific laws. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a self-cloning-based positive selection system for the breeding of P. ellipsoidea. In this study, uracil auxotrophic mutants were isolated after the mutagenesis of P. ellipsoidea using either ultraviolet light or a transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) system. The cDNA of the uridine monophosphate synthase gene (PeUMPS) of P. ellipsoidea was cloned downstream of the promoter of either a beta-tubulin gene (PeTUBULIN1) or the gene for the small subunit of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (PeRBCS) to construct the pUT1 or pUT2 plasmid, respectively. These constructs were introduced into uracil auxotroph strains, and genetically complementary transformants were isolated successfully on minimal agar plates. Use of Noble agar as the solidifying agent was essential to avoid the development of false-positive colonies. It took more than 6 weeks for the formation of colonies of pUT1 transformants, whereas pUT2 transformants formed colonies in 2 weeks. Real-time PCR revealed that there were more PeUMPS transcripts in pUT2 transformants than in pUT1 transformants. Uracil synthesis (Ura(+)) transformants were also obtained using a gene cassette consisting solely of PeUMPS flanked by the PeRBCS promoter and terminator. A self-cloning-based positive selection system for the genetic transformation of P. ellipsoidea was developed. Self-cloned P. ellipsoidea strains will require less-stringent containment measures for large-scale outdoor cultivation.

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Country Count As %
Mexico 1 2%
Brazil 1 2%
Unknown 45 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 12 26%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 19%
Student > Master 9 19%
Student > Bachelor 3 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 6%
Other 4 9%
Unknown 7 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 15 32%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 26%
Engineering 6 13%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 4%
Materials Science 1 2%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 10 21%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 March 2016.
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#3,060,524
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#142
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#37,253
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