@booklet {dennu_biological_2023,
	title = {Biological and genomic resources for the cosmopolitan phytoplankton Bathycoccus: Insights into genetic diversity and major structural variations},
	year = {2023},
	note = {Pages: 2023.10.16.562038 Section: New Results},
	month = {oct},
	publisher = {bioRxiv},
	abstract = {Population-scale sequencing has become a standard practice to explore the natural genetic diversity underlying adaptation, notably in land plants. However, current sequencing initiatives for eukaryotic phytoplankton primarily concentrate on creating reference genomes for model organisms and characterizing natural communities through metagenomics approaches. Consequently, few species have been thoroughly sequenced and intraspecific genetic diversity remains virtually undescribed, limiting our understanding of diversity and adaptation mechanisms. Here we report a biological and genomic resource to explore the genetic diversity of the cosmopolitan and ecologically important Bathycoccus genus. To span broad geographical and temporal scales, we selected available strains but also isolated and genotyped strains from both the Banyuls bay (Mediterranean sea) and the Baffin bay (Arctic ocean). By combining ONT long reads and Illumina short reads technologies, we produced and annotated 28 Bathycoccus sp. de novo assembled genomes of high quality, including 24 genomes of Bathycoccus prasinos strains along a latitudinal gradient between 40{\textdegree} and 78{\textdegree} North, one reference genome of the Bathycoccus calidus species and 3 genomes of a yet undescribed Bathycoccus species named Bathycoccus catiminus. We assessed the genetic diversity of this genus through phylogenomic analyses and highlighted the central role of this genomic resource in providing new insights into the diversity of outlier chromosomal structures. The Bathycoccus biological and genomic resources offer a robust framework for investigating the diversity and adaptation mechanisms of eukaryotic phytoplankton in the Ocean. Significance statement Comparative and functional approaches for the study of eukaryotic phytoplankton and their adaptation to latitudes and seasons that rely on extensive biological and genomic resources are currently lacking. Here we report such resources and describe the natural diversity of the cosmopolitan phytoplankton Bathycoccus, providing insights into its species and intraspecific diversity and establishing it as a robust model for functional and ecological studies.},
	keywords = {RCC1615, RCC1868, RCC4222, RCC4752, RCC5417, RCC685, RCC716},
	doi = {10.1101/2023.10.16.562038},
	url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.16.562038v1},
	author = {Dennu, Louis and Devic, Martine and Rigonato, Janaina and Falciatore, Angela and Lozano, Jean-Claude and Verg{\'e}, Val{\'e}rie and Mariac, C{\'e}dric and Jaillon, Olivier and Team, The Dark Edge genomics sampling and Sabot, Fran{\c c}ois and Bouget, Fran{\c c}ois-Yves}
}
@article {Annunziata2018,
	title = {A bHLH-PAS protein regulates light-dependent rhythmic processes in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum},
	journal = {bioRxiv},
	year = {2018},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC2967},
	pages = {271445},
	abstract = {Periodic light dark cycles govern the timing of basic biological processes in organisms inhabiting land as well as the sea, where life evolved. Although prominent marine phytoplanktonic organisms such as diatoms show robust diurnal rhythms in growth, cell cycle and gene expression, the molecular bases controlling these processes are still obscure. By exploring the regulatory landscape of diatom diurnal rhythms, we here unveil the key function of a Phaeodactylum tricornutum bHLH-PAS protein, named Pt bHLH1a, in the regulation of light-dependent rhythms. Peak expression of Pt bHLH1a mRNA occurs at the end of the light period and it is adjusted to photoperiod changes. Ectopic over-expression of Pt bHLH1a results in lines with altered cell division and gene expression and showing a phase shift in diurnal responses, compared to the wild-type cells. Reduced oscillations in gene expression are also observed in continuous darkness, showing that the regulation of rhythmicity by Pt bHLH1a is not directly dependent on light inputs and cell division. Pt bHLH1a orthologs are widespread in both pennate and centric diatom genomes, hinting at a common function in many species. This study adds new elements to understand diatom biology and ecology and offers new perspectives to elucidate timekeeping mechanisms in marine organisms belonging to a major, but still underinvestigated branch of the tree of life.},
	keywords = {RCC2967},
	doi = {10.1101/271445},
	url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/02/25/271445},
	author = {Annunziata, Rossella and Ritter, Andr{\'e}s and Fortunato, Antonio Emidio and Cheminant-Navarro, Soizic and Agier, Nicolas and Huysman, Marie J. J. and Winge, Per and Bones, Atle and Bouget, Fran{\c c}ois-Yves and Lagomarsino, Marco Cosentino and Bouly, Jean Pierre and Falciatore, Angela}
}
