MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata

Little is known about how sex is determined in diatoms. Here, Russo et al. show that in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata, the gene MRP3 regulates mating type and the expression of four other mating-type biased genes.

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Main Authors: Monia T. Russo, Laura Vitale, Laura Entrambasaguas, Konstantinos Anestis, Neri Fattorini, Filomena Romano, Carmen Minucci, Pasquale De Luca, Elio Biffali, Wim Vyverman, Remo Sanges, Marina Montresor, Maria I. Ferrante
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07496-0
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Filomena Romano
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Elio Biffali
Wim Vyverman
Remo Sanges
Marina Montresor
Maria I. Ferrante
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description Little is known about how sex is determined in diatoms. Here, Russo et al. show that in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata, the gene MRP3 regulates mating type and the expression of four other mating-type biased genes.
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spelling doaj.art-c2f35680a5114524a9da7b4c7ad620692022-12-21T18:03:37ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232018-11-019111010.1038/s41467-018-07496-0MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriataMonia T. Russo0Laura Vitale1Laura Entrambasaguas2Konstantinos Anestis3Neri Fattorini4Filomena Romano5Carmen Minucci6Pasquale De Luca7Elio Biffali8Wim Vyverman9Remo Sanges10Marina Montresor11Maria I. Ferrante12Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleProtistology and Aquatic Ecology, Department of Biology, Ghent UniversityStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, Villa ComunaleLittle is known about how sex is determined in diatoms. Here, Russo et al. show that in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata, the gene MRP3 regulates mating type and the expression of four other mating-type biased genes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07496-0
spellingShingle Monia T. Russo
Laura Vitale
Laura Entrambasaguas
Konstantinos Anestis
Neri Fattorini
Filomena Romano
Carmen Minucci
Pasquale De Luca
Elio Biffali
Wim Vyverman
Remo Sanges
Marina Montresor
Maria I. Ferrante
MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata
Nature Communications
title MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata
title_full MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata
title_fullStr MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata
title_full_unstemmed MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata
title_short MRP3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata
title_sort mrp3 is a sex determining gene in the diatom pseudo nitzschia multistriata
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07496-0
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