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ArticleScientific reports2018

MAPK/ERK and JNK pathways regulate lipid synthesis and cell growth of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under osmotic stress, respectively.

Ahreum Yang, William I Suh, Nam Kyu Kang, Bongsoo Lee, Yong Keun Chang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ahreum YangDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
William I SuhAdvanced Biomass R&D Center, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
Nam Kyu KangAdvanced Biomass R&D Center, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
Bongsoo LeeDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea. bongsoolee@kaist.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0002-8841-1482
Yong Keun ChangDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea. changyk@kaist.ac.kr.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) ABC-2010-0029728
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microalgae have great potential for the production of biofuels due to the ability of the organism to accumulate large quantities of storage lipids under stress conditions. Mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascades are widely recognized for their role in stress response signal transduction in eukaryotes. To assess the correlation between MAPK activation and lipid productivity, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was studied under various concentrations of NaCl. The results demonstrated that C. reinhardtii exhibits elevated levels of extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activities after undergoing osmotic stress, as well as an increase in cellular lipid content. To establish a more direct causal link between both kinases and lipid productivity, C. reinhardtii was subjected to biochemically induced regulation of ERK and JNK pathways. Activating the MEK-ERK pathway via C6 ceramide treatment increased ERK activation and lipid production simultaneously, while PD98059 mediated inhibition of the pathway yielded opposite results. Interestingly, suppression of the JNK pathway with SP600125 resulted in a substantial decrease in cell viability under osmotic stress. These results suggest that ERK and JNK MAP kinases have important roles in microalgal lipid accumulation and cell growth under osmotic stress, respectively.

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MAP Kinase Signaling SystemOsmotic PressureCell ProliferationChlamydomonas reinhardtiiCyclic AMPDown-RegulationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLipidsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesUp-RegulationCyclic AMPExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLipidsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

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PMID30218070
PMCPMC6138697
OpenAlexW2891725430

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