Transcriptomic characterization of the enzymatic antioxidants FeSOD, MnSOD, APX and KatG in the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium Genome evolution and evolutionary systems biology

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Krueger, Thomas ^a,b   Fisher, Paul L ^a,c   Becker, Susanne ^a   Pontasch, Stefanie ^a   Dove, Sophie ^c   Hoegh Guldberg, Ove ^c   Leggat, William ^d   Davy, Simon K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant gene expression; Ascorbate peroxidase; Catalase peroxidase; Coral reefs; Oxidative stress; ROS; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CORAL REEF; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DINOPHYCEAE; PROKARYOTA; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIODINIUM SP.;

PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CORAL REEF; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENZYMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CORAL REEFS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEROXIDASES; PHYLOGENY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84964697423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0326-0     Document Type: Article

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