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Cell biology of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis.
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345 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Bioactivity and Biotechnological Overview of Naturally Occurring Compounds from the Dinoflagellate Family Symbiodiniaceae: A Systematic Review.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2021Pooled it
- Chilling Injury to Algal Symbionts Induces Host Starvation and Metabolic Reorganization in a Temperate Cnidarian.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Stronger Together: Isograft Fusion Accelerates Recovery and May Facilitate Heat-Evolved Symbiont Transmission in Bleached Adult Corals.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Article
- Conserved HSP60 structure with lineage- and context-specific regulation in cnidarians.Life science alliance · 2026Article
- Advancing Symbiodiniaceae Functional Ecology Through a Trait-Based Framework.Ecology and evolution · 2026Review
- Proteomic and Small RNA Characterization of Extracellular Vesicle-enriched Particles Released from Cultured Host-isolated Symbiodiniaceae.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
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- Extracellular electron transfer by the cultured coral photosymbiont Symbiodinium microadriaticum.Photosynthesis research · 2026Article
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- Transcriptional responses of reef-building coral Leptoria phrygia to localized thermal anomalies: a seasonal and experimental approach.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Gene loss and vesicular transport remodeling underpin heterotrophic adaptations of scleractinian corals.BMC biology · 2026Article
- Symbiosis collapses during development of asexual offspring in the absence of heterotrophic feeding in a model cnidarian-algal symbiosis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Thermal Stress-Induced Alterations to Oxylipin Signal Receptors in the Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis.Environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Metaproteome Analysis of Short-Term Thermal Stress in Three Sympatric Coral Species Reveals Divergent Host Responses.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
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- Harnessing microalgae for the biosynthesis of molecular crystals.Nature biotechnology · 2026Article
- Molecular and spatial integration of algal endosymbionts of the freshwater sponge, Ephydatia muelleri, throughout development in light and dark conditions.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Absence of conserved immune signalling pathways and increased pathogen susceptibility associated to photosymbiosis in acoels.BMC biology · 2026Article
- Nitrate Aggravates While Ammonium Mitigates Thermal Bleaching in Corals through Divergent Lipid-Mediated Pathways and Stress Response.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
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Abstract
The symbiosis between cnidarians (e.g., corals or sea anemones) and intracellular dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium is of immense ecological importance. In particular, this symbiosis promotes the growth and survival of reef corals in nutrient-poor tropical waters; indeed, coral reefs could not exist without this symbiosis. However, our fundamental understanding of the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis and of its links to coral calcification remains poor. Here we review what we currently know about the cell biology of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. In doing so, we aim to refocus attention on fundamental cellular aspects that have been somewhat neglected since the early to mid-1980s, when a more ecological approach began to dominate. We review the four major processes that we believe underlie the various phases of establishment and persistence in the cnidarian/coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis: (i) recognition and phagocytosis, (ii) regulation of host-symbiont biomass, (iii) metabolic exchange and nutrient trafficking, and (iv) calcification. Where appropriate, we draw upon examples from a range of cnidarian-alga symbioses, including the symbiosis between green Hydra and its intracellular chlorophyte symbiont, which has considerable potential to inform our understanding of the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. Ultimately, we provide a comprehensive overview of the history of the field, its current status, and where it should be going in the future.
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