Genomics of brown algae: current advances and future prospects

• Published in: Genes & genomics Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Cock, J. Mark, UPMC Uni. Paris 06, The Marine Plants and Biomolecules Laboratory, UMR 7139, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, BP74, 29682 Roscoff Cedex, France, Arun, Alok, UPMC Uni. Paris 06, The Marine Plants and Biomolecules Laboratory, UMR 7139, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, BP74, 29682 Roscoff Cedex, France, Godfroy, Olivier, UPMC Uni. Paris 06, The Marine Plants and Biomolecules Laboratory, UMR 7139, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, BP74, 29682 Roscoff Cedex, France, Macaisne, Nicolas, UPMC Uni. Paris 06, The Marine Plants and Biomolecules Laboratory, UMR 7139, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, BP74, 29682 Roscoff Cedex, France, Strittmatter, Martina, UPMC Uni. Paris 06, The Marine Plants and Biomolecules Laboratory, UMR 7139, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, BP74, 29682 Roscoff Cedex, France, Peters, Akira F., Bezhin Rosko, 40 Rue des pecheurs, 29250 Santec, France, Coelho, Susana M., UPMC Uni. Paris 06, The Marine Plants and Biomolecules Laboratory, UMR 7139, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, BP74, 29682 Roscoff Cedex, France
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg The Genetics Society of Korea 01-02-2012; 한국유전학회
• Subjects: Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; BIOTECHNOLOGIE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTECNOLOGIA; Ectocarpus siliculosus; genome sequence; Human Genetics; Life Sciences; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; PHAEOPHYCEAE; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Review; 생물학; brown algae; genome sequence; biotechnology; Ectocarpus siliculosus
• ISSN: 1976-9571; 2092-9293
• DOI: 10.1007/s13258-010-0225-0

The analysis of the complete genome sequence of the filamentous brown alga Ectocarpus provided many new insights into brown algal biology and has improved our understanding of how this organism has adapted to its seashore environment. Since the publication of the genome sequence in 2010, numerous studies have continued the analysis of the constituent genes or have combined genome data with experimental work, allowing progress in several key areas, including metabolism and reproductive biology. Ectocarpus will continue to be exploited as a model organism in future years, but genomic approaches should also be extended to additional brown algal species in order to fully exploit the diversity of this phylogenetic group and to facilitate the application of new knowledge to economically important seaweeds such as kelps.