Regulation of Green Fluorescent Proteins by Sea Anemones (Anthopleura spp.) in Response to Light.

Ethan G Staats, Donald Nathaniel Clarke, Vicki Buchsbaum Pearse, Kelly Govenar, Evelien De Meulenaere, Dimitri D Deheyn

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The chromosomal genome sequence of the giant green anemone,Wellcome open research · 2026
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Ethan G StaatsMarine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8750 Biological Grade, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

Donald Nathaniel ClarkeDepartment of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, 120 Ocean View Boulevard, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA.

Vicki Buchsbaum PearseDepartment of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, 120 Ocean View Boulevard, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA.

Kelly GovenarMarine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8750 Biological Grade, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

Evelien De MeulenaereMarine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8750 Biological Grade, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

Dimitri D DeheynMarine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8750 Biological Grade, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

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Air Force Office of Scientific Research FA9550-17-0189Earl H. and Ethel M. Myers Oceanographic and Marine Biology TrustNational Science FoundationNIH HHS

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Abstract

Green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) are a family of proteins with a disjunct systematic distribution; their biological functions remain speculative for the most part. Here, we report studies of three closely related species of green sea anemones (Anthopleura) that express GFPs throughout their ectoderm. Individuals of these species maintain facultative symbiosis with zooxanthellae in their endoderm and inhabit the rocky intertidal or shallow subtidal. Thus, they depend on exposure to light to maintain photosynthesis of their symbionts and simultaneously need to manage stresses associated with this exposure. We present experimental evidence that these sea anemones regulate the amount of GFP in their bodies in response to the surrounding light environment: they increase or reduce GFP when exposed to brighter or dimmer light, respectively, yet they maintain some GFP while in darkness for surprisingly long periods.

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Green Fluorescent ProteinsLightSea AnemonesAnimalsGene Expression RegulationSymbiosisGreen Fluorescent Proteins

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PMID38702855

DOI10.1093/icb/icae024

PMCPMC11659674

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