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The Coral Symbiomics Lab

Red Sea Research Center

Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering
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From the shallow to the mesophotic: a characterization of Symbiodiniaceae diversity in the Red Sea NEOM region
Journal Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1077805
Authors: Tullia I. Terraneo, Mustapha Ouhssain, Carolina Bocanegra Castano, Manuel Aranda, Benjamin C. C. Hume, Fabio Marchese, Silvia Vimercati, Giovanni Chimienti, Ameer A. Eweida, Christian R. Voolstra, Burton H. Jones, Sam J. Purkis, Mattie Rodrigue, Francesca Benzoni
  • NEOM
  • mesophotic communities
  • Scleractinia
  • Symbiodiniaceae
Molecular insights into the Darwin paradox of coral reefs from the sea anemone Aiptasia
Journal Year: 2023 DOI:doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adf7108
Authors: Guoxin Cui, Migle K. Konciute, LorraineLing, Luke Esau, Jean-Baptiste Raina, Octavio R. Salazar, JasonS. Presnell, NilsRädecker, Huawen Zhong, JessicaMenzies, PhillipA. Cleves, Yi Jin Liew, CoryJ. Krediet, Val Sawiccy, MahaJ. Cziesielski, Paul Guagliardo, JeremyBougoure, MathieuPernice, Heribert Hirt, ChristianR. Voolstra, Virigina M. Weis, Pringle John R., Manuel Aranda
  • Aiptasia
  • Glucose
  • Ammonium
  • Nutrient recycling
  • Darwin Paradox
  • Whole-organism nitrogen assimilation
  • Symbiosis
Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) in the coral model system Exaiptasia diaphana
Journal Year: 2023 DOI:doi: 10.3791/64817. PMID: 37010313
Authors: Mascha Fiona Dix, Peng Liu, Guoxin Cui, Francesco Della Valle, Valerio Orlando, Manuel Aranda
  • Exaiptasia diaphana
  • epigenetics
  • chromatin
  • ChIP-seq
  • environmental changes
  • Adaptive Response
Linker histone H1 modulates defense priming and immunity in plants
Journal Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad106
Authors: Arsheed H. Sheikh, Kashif Nawaz, Naheed Tabassum, Marilia Almeida-Trapp, Kiruthiga G. Mariappan, Hanna Alhoraibi, Naganand Rayapuram, Manuel Aranda, Martin Groth, Heribert Hirt
  • gene regulation
  • epigenetics
  • Transcriptomics
  • histone
Novel infrastructure for coral gardening and reefscaping
Journal Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1110830
Authors: Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Rebecca Klaus, Abdulaziz M. Al-Suwailem, Alejandro R. Prieto, Julian Charrière, Charlotte A.E. Hauser, Carlos M. Duarte, Manuel Aranda
  • coral restoration
  • maritechture
  • coral nursery
  • Adaptive management
  • selective propagation
  • breeding hubs
Disparate population structure and holobiont assemblage of Pocilloporid corals along the Red Sea necessitates reserve networks for effective conservation
Journal Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16871
Authors: Buitrago-López Carol, Anny Cárdenas, Benjamin C. C. Hume, Thierry Gosselin, Fabian Staubach, Henrique Marques-Souza Manuel Aranda, Barshis Daniel J., Yvonne Sawall, Christian R. Voolstra
  • Adaptation
  • Climate Change
  • coral reef
  • population genomics
  • Symbiodiniaceae
Rapid shits in thermal reaction norms and tolerance of brooded coral larvae following parental thermal acclimation
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16826
Authors: Lei Jiang, Cheng-Yue Liu, Guoxin Cui, Lin-Tao Huang, Xiao- Lei Yu, You-Fang Sun, Manuel Aranda, et al.
  • Acclimatization
  • coral larvae
  • Brooding corals
  • Heat tolerance
  • Metabolic depression
  • parental preconditioning
Signatures of selection underpinning rapid coral adaptation to the world's warmest reefs
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abl7287
Authors: Edward G. Smith, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Jae Young Choi, Patrice Delaney, Mohammed Al-Kharafi, Emily J. Howells, M. Aranda, John A. Burt
  • Adaptation
  • Platygyra daedalea
  • Climate Change
  • DNA Methylation
PlantACT! – how to tackle the climate crisis
Journal Year: 2023
Authors: Heribert Hirt, Salim Al-Babili, et al., Manuel Aranda
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • Climate Change
  • agriculture
  • food safety
  • water use effeciency
  • nitrogen use efficiency
  • carbon sequestration
Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration in the Omics Age
Book Year: 2022 ISSN:2213-719X DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07055-6
Authors: Madeleine J.H. Van Oppen, Manuel Aranda
  • Conservation
  • coral restoration
  • Molecular Tools
  • population genomics
  • Biodiversity
  • Environmental DNA
  • Genetics
  • Omics
Histone modifications and DNA methylation act cooperatively in regulating symbiosis genes in the sea anemone Aiptasia
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01469-y
Authors: Kashif Nawaz, Maha J. Cziesielski, Kiruthiga G. Mariappan, Guoxin Cui, Manuel Aranda
  • Exaiptasia
  • Symbiosis
  • Gene Expression
  • DNA Methylation
The coral Acropora loripes genome reveals an alternative pathway for cysteine biosynthesis in animals
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq0304
Authors: Octavio R. Salazar, Prasanna N. Arun, Guoxin Cui, Line K. Bay, Madeleine J.H. Van Oppen, Nicole S. Webster, Manuel Aranda
  • Acropora loripes
  • Cysteine
  • biosynthesis
  • transsulfuration pathway
  • Coral-algal Symbiosis
Increased incompatibility of heterologous algal symbionts under thermal stress in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate model Aiptasia
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03724-y
Authors: Maha J. Cziesielski, Yi Jin Liew, Guoxin Cui, Manuel Aranda
  • Breviolum minutum
  • Aiptasia
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Heat tolerance
  • carbon limitation
  • Coral-algal Symbiosis
Investigating calcification-related candidates in a non-symbiotic scleractinian coral, Tubastraea spp.
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17022-4
Authors: Laura Capasso, Manuel Aranda, Guoxin Cui, Melanie Pousse, Sylvie Tambutte, Didier Zoccola
  • Tubastraea spp.
  • Coral Calcification
  • ahermatypic
  • micro-dissection
  • RNA-Seq
Nutritional control regulates symbiont proliferation and life history in coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01306-2
Authors: Guoxin Cui, Yi Jin Liew, Migle K. Konciute, Ye Zhan, Shiou-Han Hung, Jana Thistle, Lucia Gastoldi, Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Job Dekker, Manuel Aranda
  • Symbiodiniaceae
  • Nitrogen limitation
  • cell proliferation
  • Coral-algal Symbiosis
  • Differential gene expression analysis
Symbiosis with Dinoflagellates Alters Cnidarian Cell-Cycle Gene Expression
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3330160
Authors: Lucy G. Gorman, Migle K. Konciute, Guoxin Cui, Clinton A. Oakley, Arthur R. Grossman, Virigina M. Weis, Manuel Aranda, Simon K. Davy
  • Exaiptasia
  • Tissue-Specific RNA-Seq
  • Breviolum minutum
  • aposymbiotic
Assessing Magnesium Chloride as a Chemical for Immobilization of a Symbiotic Jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.)
Year: 2022 DOI:doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.870832
Authors: Silvia Arossa, Shannon G. Klein, Anieka J. Parry, Manuel Aranda, Carlos M. Duarte
  • Cassiopea
  • Magnesium Chloride
  • bell pulsation
SpiAMT1d: molecular characterization, localization, and potential role in coral calcification of an ammonium transporter in Stylophora pistillata
Journal Year: 2022 DOI:https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02256-5__;!!Nmw4Hv0!yKY6uwECqKdgASaOckF-AXmvFxQf82DVp9edJkcW2FUM-4hNpIfgZPDeSY1TjHU2CF8HJ-JT9s2j092NOEklTuJdKC0W9ku65V4$
Authors: Laura Capasso, Didier Zoccola, Phillippe Ganot, Manuel Aranda, Sylvie Tambutte
  • Coral Calcification
  • Stylophora pistillata
  • ammonium transport
  • qRT-PCR
  • SpiAMT1d
  • Immunostaining
Signatures of selection underpinning rapid coral adaptation to the world’s warmest reefs
DOI:doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abl7287
Authors: Edward G. Smith, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Jae Young Choi, Patrice Delaney, Mohammed Al-Kharafi, Emily J. Howells, Manuel Aranda
  • coral adaptation
  • Thermal Tolerance
  • Persian/Arabian Gulf
  • population genomics
  • Evolution
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Resident and Active Microbial Communities of Stylophora pistillata
Journal Year: 2021 DOI:doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.707674
Authors: Marcelle M. Barreto, Ziegler Maren, Alexander Venn, Eric Tambutté, Zoccola Didier, Tambutté Sylvie, Allemand Denis, Chakkiath P. Antony, Christian R. Voolstra, Manuel Aranda
  • Stylophora pistillata
  • Ocean Acidification
  • Microbiome
  • 16S rRNA gene diversity
Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts
Journal Year: 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-021-00214-3
Authors: Christian R. Voolstra, David J. Suggett, Raquel S. Peixoto, John E. Parkinson, Kate M. Quigley, Cynthia B. Silveira, Michael Sweet, Erinn M. Muller, Daniel J. Barshis, David G. Bourne, Manuel Aranda
  • coral holobiont
  • adaptive capacity
  • assisted evolution
  • Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals (BMCs)
  • Coral probiotics
  • Ecosystem Restoration
Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Coral Restoration through 3D Printing and Fabrication
Journal Year: 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c04148
Authors: Hamad I. Albalawi, Zainab N. Khan, Alexander U. Valle-Pérez, Kowther M. Kahin, Maria Hountondji, Hibatallah Alwazani, Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Panayiotis Bilalis, Manuel Aranda, Carlos M. Duarte, Charlotte A.E. Hauser
  • coral restoration
  • 3D printing
  • eco-friendly process
  • coral microfragmentation
  • limestone 3D printing
  • additive manufacturing
  • photosensitive resin
Host under epigenetic control: A novel perspective on the interaction between microorganisms and corals
Journal Year: 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202100068
Authors: Adam Barno, Helena D.M. Villela, Manuel Aranda, Torsten Thomas, Raquel S. Peixoto
  • Epigenome
  • Bacterial Community
  • Holobiont
  • Coral
  • Microbiome
Genomes of the willow-galling sawflies Euura lappo and Eupontania aestiva (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae): a resource for research on ecological speciation, adaptation, and gall induction
Journal Year: 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab094
Authors: Craig Michell, Saskia Wutke, Aranda Manuel, Tommi Nyman]
  • Genomes
  • willow-galling sawflies
  • speciation
  • Adaptation
New Insights From Transcriptomic Data Reveal Differential Effects of CO2 Acidification Stress on Photosynthesis of an Endosymbiotic Dinoflagellate in hospite
Journal Year: 2021 ISSN:1664-302X DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.666510
Authors: Herrera Marcela, Aranda Manuel, Cui Guoxin, Tambutté Eric, Zoccola Didier, Yi Jin Liew
  • Transcriptomics
  • CO2 acidification
  • Dinoflagellate
  • Photosynthesis
The Internal Microenvironment of the Symbiotic Jellyfish Cassiopea sp. From the Red Sea
Journal Year: 2021 ISSN:2296-7745 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.705915
Authors: Silvia Arossa, Shannon G. Klein, Shiou-Han Hung, Aranda Manuel, Carlos M. Duarte, Daniele Daffonchio
  • Jellyfish
  • Cassiopea
  • Red Sea
Widespread bleaching in the One Tree Island lagoon (Southern Great Barrier Reef) during record-breaking temperatures in 2020
Journal Year: 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09330-5
Authors: Megan Nolan, Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Aranda Manuel, Emily J. Howells, Andrew R. Davis
  • heat
  • coral bleaching
Integrating environmental variability to broaden the research on coral responses to future ocean conditions
Journal Year: 2021 DOI:10.1111/gcb.15840
Authors: Ziegler Maren, Carlos M. Duarte, Aranda Manuel, Christian R. Voolstra, Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Cziesielski Maha J.
  • Climate Change
  • Coral Reefs
  • environmental changes
  • heat waves
Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition
Journal Year: 2021 ISSN:2296-7745 DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.701784
Authors: Christian R. Voolstra, Aranda Manuel, Micheal Sweet, Adam Barno, Buitrago-López Carol
  • coral symbiosis
  • guidelines
Projecting coral responses to intensifying marine heatwaves under ocean acidification
Journal Year: 2021 ISSN:1354-1013 DOI:10.1111/gcb.15818
Authors: Klein Shannon G., Aranda Manuel, Carlos M. Duarte, Cziesielski Maha J., Rädecker Nils, Christian R. Voolstra
  • Ocean Acidification
  • coral reef
  • heat waves
Enhancing the heat tolerance of reef-building corals to future warming
Journal Year: 2021 DOI:10.1126/sciadv.abg6070
Authors: Emily J. Howells, Aranda Manuel, Yi Jin Liew, David Abrego, John A. Burt, Eli Meyer
  • Heat tolerance
  • coral reef
  • genomic signatures
Genetic and spatial organization of the unusual chromosomes of the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum
Journal Year: 2021 ISSN:1546-1718 DOI:10.1038/s41588-021-00841-y
Authors: Ankita Nand, Ye Zhan, Salazar Octavio, Manuel Aranda, Christian R. Voolstra, Job Dekker
  • Chromosome‐scale Assembly
  • Dinoflagellates
  • HiC
The evolution of calcification in reef-building corals
Journal Year: 2021 ISSN:0737-4038 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab103
Authors: Xin Wang, Zoccola Didier, Liew Yi Jin, Tambutté Eric, Cui Guoxin, Allemand Denis, Tambutte Sylvie, Manuel Aranda
  • Evolution
  • Coral Calcification
  • coral reef
  • Phylogenomics
The skeletome of the red coral Corallium rubrum indicates an independent evolution of biomineralization process in octocorals
Journal Year: 2021 ISSN:2730-7182 DOI:10.1186/s12862-020-01734-0
Authors: Nathalie Le Roy, Ganot Philippe, Manuel Aranda, Tambutté Sylvie, Allemand Denis
  • red coral
  • Biomineralization
  • octocorals
  • skeltome
  • mass spectrometry
  • Transcriptomics
Investing in Blue Natural Capital to Secure a Future for the Red Sea Ecosystems
Journal Year: 2021 ISSN:2296-7745 DOI:10.3389/fmars.2020.603722
Authors: Cziesielski Maha J., Carlos M. Duarte, Manuel Aranda, Schmidt-Roach S., Barreto Marcelle M.
  • reef
  • Red Sea
  • blue economy
  • ecotourism
Temperature transcends partner specificity in the symbiosis establishment of a cnidarian
Journal Year: 2020 ISSN:1751-7370 DOI:10.1038/s41396-020-00768-y
Authors: Herrera Marcela, Shannon G. Klein, Sara Campana, Jit Ern Chen, Arun Prasanna, Carlos M. Duarte, Manuel Aranda
  • coral reef
  • Temperature Stress
  • Coral-algal Symbiosis
Beyond Reef Restoration: Next-Generation Techniques for Coral Gardening, Landscaping, and Outreach
Journal Year: 2020 ISSN:2296-7745 DOI:10.3389/fmars.2020.00672
Authors: Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Carlos M. Duarte, Charlotte A.E. Hauser, Aranda Manuel
  • coral restoration
  • blue economy
  • adaptive coral gardening
  • coral seeding hubs
  • ecotourism
Unfamiliar partnerships limit cnidarian holobiont acclimation to warming
Journal Year: 2020 ISSN:1354-1013 DOI:10.1111/gcb.15263
Authors: Marcela Herrera, Carlos M. Duarte, Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Shannon G. Klein, Sara Campana, Maha J. Cziesielski, Jit Ern Chen, Aranda Manuel
  • Adaptation
  • SymPortal
  • Global Climate Change
  • coral reef
  • Heat Stress
Intergenerational epigenetic inheritance in reef-building corals
Year: 2020
Authors: Yi Jin Liew, Emily J. Howells, Xin Wang, Craig T. Michell, John A. Burt, Youssef Idaghdour, Manuel Aranda
  • Corals
  • DNA Methylation
  • CpG methylation
  • Climate Change
Characterization of a sponge microbiome using an integrative genome-centric approach
Year: 2020
Authors: J. Pamela Engelberts, Steven J. Robbins, Jasper M. De Goeij, Manuel Aranda, Sara C. Bell, Nicole S. Webster
  • Ircinia ramosa
  • symbiont community
  • MAGs
CATION-CHLORIDE CO-TRANSPORTER 1 (CCC1) Mediates Plant Resistance against Pseudomonas syringae
Year: 2019
Authors: Han Baoda, Yunhe Jiang, Guoxin Cui, Jianing Mi, M. Rob, G. Roelfsema, Grégory Mouille, Julien Sechet, Salim Al-Babili, Manuel Aranda, Heribert Hirt
  • Pseudomonas Syringae
  • Plant resistance
  • CCC1 ion transporter activity
A Genomic View of the Reef-Building Coral Porites Lutea and Its Microbial Symbionts
Year: 2019
Authors: S.J. Robbins, C.M. Singleton, C.X. Chan, L.F. Messer, A.U. Geers, H. Ying, A. Baker, S.C. Bell, K.M. Morrow, E. Ball, R. Beeden, M. Berumen, M. Aranda, T. Ravasi, P. Bongaerts, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, I. Cooke, B. Leggat, S. Sprungala Et Al
  • Porites Lutea
  • Genomes
  • coral holobiont
Anchorene Is a Carotenoid-Derived Regulatory Metabolite Required for Anchor Root Formation in Arabidopsis
Year: 2019
Authors: Jia, Kun-Peng, Alexandra J. Dickinson, Jianing Mi, Guoxin Cui, Ting Ting Xiao, Najeh M. Kharbatia, Xiujie Guo, Erli Sugiono, Manuel Aranda, Ikram Blilou, Magnus Rueping, Philip N. Benfey, Salim Al-Babili
  • Anchorene
  • Arabidopsis
  • Transcriptome
  • Nitrogen deficiency
With a Little Help From Friends—How Algae Help Corals Survive Temperature Stress
Year: 2019
Authors: Cziesielski Maha J., Aranda Manuel
  • Corals
  • Temperature Stress
  • Algae
The past, present, and future of coral heat stress studies
Year: 2019
Authors: Cziesielski Maha J., Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Manuel Aranda
  • Coral Reefs
  • Transcriptomics
  • Heat Stress
Night-Time Temperature Reprieves Enhance the Thermal Tolerance of a Symbiotic Cnidarian
Year: 2019
Authors: Klein Shannon G., Kylie A. Pitt, Cathy H. Lucas, Shiou-Han Hung, Sebastian Schmidt-Roach, Manuel Aranda, Carlos M. Duarte
  • Cnidarian
  • Thermal Tolerance
  • Cassiopea
Genetic transformation of the dinoflagellate chloroplast
Year: 2019
Authors: Isabel C Nimmo, Adrian C Barbrook, Imen Lassadi, Jit Ern Chen, Katrin Geisler, Alison G Smith, Manuel Aranda, Saul Purton, Ross F Waller, R Ellen R Nisbet, Christopher J Howe
  • Dinoflagellate
  • Chloroplast Transformation
The Red Sea: Environmental Gradients Shape a Natural Laboratory in a Nascent Ocean
Year: 2019
Authors: Berumen Michael L., Christian R. Voolstra, Daniele Daffonchio, Susana Agusti, Manuel Aranda, Xabier Irigoien, Burton H. Jones, Xosé Anxelu G. Morán, Carlos M. Duarte
  • Red Sea
  • Environmental Gradients
  • Species Endemism
Host-dependent nitrogen recycling as a mechanism of symbiont control in Aiptasia
Year: 2019
Authors: Cui Guoxin, Yi Jin Liew, Yong Li, Najeh Kharbatia, Noura I. Zahran, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, Victor M. Eguiluz, Manuel Aranda
  • Nitrogen Recycling
  • Metabolomics
  • RNAseq
  • Host-symbiont Relationship
Long-Term Temperature Stress in the Coral Model Aiptasia Supports the “Anna Karenina Principle” for Bacterial Microbiomes
Year: 2019
Authors: Ahmed Hanin Ibrahim, Marcela Herrera, Yi Jin Liew, Manuel Aranda
  • Anna Karenina Principle
  • Host-microbial Partnerships
  • Environmental Stressors
The Genetic Intractability of Symbiodinium Microadriaticum to Standard Algal Transformation Methods
Year: 2019
Authors: Chen Jit Ern, Adrian C. Barbrook, Guoxin Cui, Christopher J. Howe, Manuel Aranda
  • Symbiodinium
  • Transformation Methods
  • CRISPR/cas9
Nutrient Stress Arrests Tentacle Growth in the Coral Model Aiptasia
Year: 2019
Authors: Rädecker Nils, Jit Ern Chen, Claudia Pogoreutz, Marcela Herrera, Manuel Aranda, Christian R. Voolstra
  • Nutrient Stress
  • Exaiptasia
  • Growth
Summarized Datasheet for Multi-Omics Response of Three Exaiptasia Strains to Heat Stress: A New Way to Process Omics Data
Year: 2018
Authors: Cziesielski Maha J., Yi Jin Liew, Manuel Aranda
  • Summarized Datasheet
  • Aiptasia
  • Omics Data
Finding Nemo’s Genes: A chromosome-scale reference assembly of the genome of the orange clownfish Amphiprion percula
Year: 2018 ISSN:1755-098X
Authors: Lehmann, Robert, Damien J. Lightfoot, Celia Schunter, Craig T. Michell, Hajime Ohyanagi, Katsuhiko Mineta, Sylvain Foret, michael l, Michael L. Berumen, David J. Miller, Manuel Aranda, Takashi Gojobori, Philip L. Munday, Timothy Ravasi
  • Amphiprion Percula
  • Chromosome‐scale Assembly
  • Coral Reef Fish
  • Fish Genomics
  • Functionalgenomics
  • Nemo
  • Orange Clownfish
DNA methylation regulates transcriptional homeostasis of algal endosymbiosis in the coral model Aiptasia
Year: 2018
Authors: Li Yong, Yi Jin Liew, Guoxin Cui, Maha J. Cziesielski, Noura Zahran, Craig T. Michell, Christian R. Voolstra, Manuel Aranda
  • Cnidarians
  • Dinoflagellates
  • Symbiotic Relationship
  • DNA Methylation
Symbiodinium Genomes Reveal Adaptive Evolution of Functions Related to Coral-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis
Year: 2018
Authors: Liu Huanle, Stephens Timothy G., González-Pech Raúl A., Beltran Victor H., Lapeyre Bruno, Bongaerts Pim, Cooke Ira, Aranda Manuel, Bourne David G., Forêt Sylvain, Miller David J., Van Oppen Madeleine J. H., Voolstra Christian R., Ragan Mark A., Chan Cheon
  • Adaptive Evolution
  • Symbiodinium
  • Coral-algal Symbiosis
  • Light Stress
Using Aiptasia as a Model to Study Metabolic Interactions in Cnidarian-Symbiodinium Symbioses
Year: 2018
Authors: Rädecker Nils, Raina Jean-Baptiste, Pernice Mathieu, Perna Gabriela, Guagliardo Paul, Kilburn Matt R., Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Metaorganism
  • Holobiont
  • Carbon Translocation
  • Nitrogen Uptake
  • Symbiodinium
  • Selfish Symbiont
Multi-Omics Analysis of Thermal Stress Response in a Zooxanthellate Cnidarian Reveals the Importance of Associating with Thermotolerant Symbionts
Year: 2018
Authors: Cziesielski M. J., Liew Y. J., Cui G., Schmidt-Roach S., Campana S., Marondedze C., Aranda M.
  • Transcriptomics
  • Proteomics
  • Heat Stress
  • Thermotolerance
  • Aiptasia
  • Oxidative Stress
Epigenome-associated phenotypic acclimatization to ocean acidification in a reef-building coral
Year: 2018
Authors: Liew Yi Jin, Zoccola Didier, Li Yong, Tambutté Eric, Venn Alexander A, Michell Craig T., Cui Guoxin, Deutekom Eva S, Kaandorp Jaap A, Voolstra Christian R., Forêt Sylvain, Allemand Denis, Tambutté Sylvie, Aranda Manuel
  • Epigenome
  • Ocean Acidification
  • Acclimatization
Using a butterflyfish genome as a general tool for RAD-Seq studies in specialized reef fish
Year: 2017
Authors: DiBattista Joseph D., Saenz-Agudelo Pablo, Piatek Marek J., Wang Xin, Aranda Manuel, Berumen Michael L.
  • Adaptation
  • Chaetodontidae
  • ddRAD
  • Ecologicalgenomics
  • Next-generationsequencing
  • SNP
Condition-Specific Rna Editing in the Coral Symbiont Symbiodinium Microadriaticum
Year: 2017
Authors: Liew Yi Jin, Li Yong, Baumgarten Sebastian, Voolstra Christian R., Aranda Manuel
  • Symbiodinium
  • RNA Editing
  • Corals
Advancing Genomics through the Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (Giga)
Year: 2017
Authors: Voolstra Christian R., Giga Community Of Scientists, Wörheide Gert, Lopez Jose V.
  • Biodiversity
  • Evolution
  • Genetics
  • Metazoa
Laboratory-Cultured Strains of the Sea Anemone Exaiptasia Reveal Distinct Bacterial Communities
Year: 2017
Authors: Herrera Marcela, Ziegler Maren, Voolstra Christian R., Aranda Manuel
  • 16S rRNA Gene
  • Coral
  • Core Microbiome
  • Host-specific
  • Model Organism
Draft Genomes of the Corallimorpharians Amplexidiscus Fenestrafer and Discosoma Sp.
Year: 2017
Authors: Wang Xin, Liew Yi Jin, Li Yong, Zoccola Didier, Tambutte Sylvie, Aranda Manuel
  • Amplexidiscus Fenestrafer
  • Corallimorpharia
  • Discosoma sp.
  • Naked Corals
Assessing the Effects of Iron Enrichment across Holobiont Compartments Reveals Reduced Microbial Nitrogen Fixation in the Red Sea Coral Pocillopora Verrucosa
Year: 2017
Authors: Rädecker Nils, Pogoreutz Claudia, Ziegler Maren, Ashok Ananya, Barreto Marcelle M., Chaidez Veronica, Grupstra Carsten G. B., Ng Yi Mei, Perna Gabriela, Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Coral Reefs
  • Diazotroph
  • Holobiont
  • Nutrient Limitation
  • Symbiodinium
  • Symbiosis
Association of coral algal symbionts with a diverse viral community responsive to heat shock
Year: 2017
Authors: Brüwer J. D., Agrawal S., Liew Y. J., Aranda M., Voolstra C. R.
  • RNA-Seq
  • Transcriptomics
  • Virus
  • Symbiodinium
  • coral reef
  • Heat Shock
  • Climate Change
Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals
Year: 2017
Authors: Torda Gergely, Donelson Jennifer M., Aranda Manuel, Barshis Daniel J., Bay Line, Berumen Michael L., Bourne David G., Cantin Neal, Foret Sylvain, Matz Mikhail, Miller David J., Moya Aurelie, Putnam Hollie M., Ravasi Timothy, Van Oppen Madeleine J. H., Thu
  • Adaptive Response
  • Corals
  • Climate Change
  • Transgenerational Plasticity
Genome-Based Analyses of Six Hexacorallian Species Reject the “Naked Coral” Hypothesis
Year: 2017
Authors: Wang Xin, Drillon Guénola, Ryu Taewoo, Voolstra Christian R., Aranda Manuel
  • Naked Corals
  • Scleractinia
  • Corallimorpharia
  • Phylogenomics
  • Evolution
  • Calcification
High Salinity Conveys Thermotolerance in the Coral Model Aiptasia
Year: 2017
Authors: Gegner Hagen M., Ziegler Maren, Rädecker Nils, Buitrago-López Carol, Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Coral Reefs
  • Climate Change
  • Symbiosis
  • Thermotolerance
  • Resilience
  • Symbiodinium
  • Bleaching
  • Heat Stress
Comparative Analysis of the Genomes of Stylophora Pistillata and Acropora Digitifera Provides Evidence for Extensive Differences between Species of Corals
Year: 2017
Authors: Voolstra Christian R., Li Yong, Liew Yi Jin, Baumgarten Sebastian, Zoccola Didier, Flot Jean-François, Tambutté Sylvie, Allemand Denis, Aranda Manuel
  • Stylophora
  • Acropora
  • Comparative Genomics
Evidence for Mirna-Mediated Modulation of the Host Transcriptome in Cnidarian–Dinoflagellate Symbiosis
Year: 2017 ISSN:0962-1083
Authors: Baumgarten Sebastian, Cziesielski Maha J., Thomas Ludivine, Michell Craig T., Esherick Lisl Y., Pringle John R., Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Aiptasia Anemone Argonaute Coral Cross-linking Immunoprecipitation
Recent Expansion of Heat-Activated Retrotransposons in the Coral Symbiont Symbiodinium Microadriaticum
Year: 2017
Authors: Chen Jit Ern, Cui Guoxin, Wang Xin, Liew Yi Jin, Aranda Manuel
  • Retrotransposon
  • Symbiodinium
  • Expansion Events
Hologenome analysis of two marine sponges with different microbiomes
Year: 2016
Authors: Ryu Taewoo, Seridi Loqmane, Moitinho-Silva Lucas, Oates Matthew, Liew Yi Jin, Mavromatis Charalampos, Wang Xiaolei, Haywood Annika, Lafi Feras F., Kupresanin Marija, Sougrat Rachid, Alzahrani Majed A., Giles Emily, Ghosheh Yanal, Schunter Celia, Baumgarte
  • Sponge
  • Stylissa Carteri
  • Xestospongia Testudinaria
  • Innate Immune System
  • Host-Microbial Symbionts
  • Hologenome
miRNA Repertoires of Demosponges Stylissa carteri and Xestospongia testudinaria
Year: 2016
Authors: Liew Yi Jin, Ryu Taewoo, Aranda Manuel, Ravasi Timothy
  • miRNA
  • Sponges
  • Biogenesis
Comparative genomics explains the evolutionary success of reef-forming corals
Year: 2016
Authors: Bhattacharya Debashish, Agrawal Shobhit, Aranda Manuel, Baumgarten Sebastian, Belcaid Mahdi, Drake Jeana L., Erwin Douglas, Foret Sylvian, Gates Ruth D., Gruber David F., Kamel Bishoy, Lesser Michael P., Levy Oren, Liew Yi Jin, MacManes Matthew, Mass Tali
  • Corals
  • Biomineralization
  • Stress Response
  • Symbiotsis
  • Horizontal Gene Transfer
Draft genome of an iconic Red Sea reef fish, the blacktail butterflyfish (Chaetodon austriacus): current status and its characteristics
Year: 2016
Authors: DiBattista Joseph D., Wang Xin, Saenz-Agudelo Pablo, Piatek Marek J., Aranda Manuel, Berumen Michael L.
Reefgenomics.Org - a Repository for Marine Genomics Data
Year: 2016
Authors: LiewYi Jin, Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Repository
  • Database
  • Website
Genomes of coral dinoflagellate symbionts highlight evolutionary adaptations conducive to a symbiotic lifestyle
Year: 2016
Authors: Aranda M., Li Y., Liew Y. J., Baumgarten S., Simakov O., Wilson M. C., Piel J., Ashoor H., Bougouffa S., Bajic V. B., Ryu T., Ravasi T., Bayer T., Micklem G., Kim H., Bhak J., LaJeunesse T. C., Voolstra C. R.
  • Dinoflagellate Symbionts
  • Adaptation
  • Comparative Genomics
Distinct Bacterial Communities Associated with the Coral Model Aiptasia in Aposymbiotic and Symbiotic States with Symbiodinium
Year: 2016
Authors: Röthig Till, Costa Rúben M., Simona Fabia, Baumgarten Sebastian, Torres Ana F., Radhakrishnan Anand, Aranda Manuel, Voolstra Christian R.
  • coral reef
  • Cnidarian-dinoflagellate Symbiosis
  • Microbial Community Profiling
  • 16S rRNA Gene
  • Functional Profiling
Structural Molecular Components of Septate Junctions in Cnidarians Point to the Origin of Epithelial Junctions in Eukaryotes
Year: 2015
Authors: Ganot Philippe, Zoccola Didier, Tambutté Eric, Voolstra Christian R., Aranda Manuel, Allemand Denis, Tambutté Sylvie
  • Epitheliozoa
  • Claudin
  • Neurexin
  • Contactin
  • Neuroglian
  • Coracle
  • MAGUK
  • Na+/K+ ATPase Transporter
  • DSCAM
  • Nbl4
  • Para-cellular Pathway
  • Permselectivity
  • Corals
  • Ctenophores
  • Poriferans
  • Monosiga
  • Capsaspora
Bicarbonate transporters in corals point towards a key step in the evolution of cnidarian calcification
Year: 2015
Authors: Zoccola Didier, Ganot Philippe, Bertucci Anthony, Caminiti-Segonds Natacha, Techer Nathalie, Voolstra Christian R., Aranda Manuel, Tambutté Eric, Allemand Denis, Casey Joseph R., Tambutté Sylvie
  • Biocarbonate Transporters
  • Calcification
  • Stylophora
Microbiome structure of the fungid coral Ctenactis echinata aligns with environmental differences
Year: 2015
Authors: Roder Cornelia, Bayer Till, Aranda Manuel, Kruse Maren, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Coral Reefs
  • Ecological Niche
  • Holobiont
  • Metaorganism
  • Microbiome
  • Symbiosis
The Genome of Aiptasia, a Sea Anemone Model for Coral Symbiosis
Year: 2015
Authors: Baumgarten S., Simakov O., Esherick L. Y., Liew Y. J., Lehnert E. M., Michell C. T., Li Y., Hambleton E. A., Guse A., Oates M. E., Gough J., Weis V. M., Aranda M., Pringle J. R., Voolstra C. R., Knowlton N.
  • Coral Reefs
  • Endosymbiosis
  • Horizontal Gene Transfer
  • Dinoflagellate
  • Pattern-recognition Receptors
Identification of MicroRNAs in the Coral Stylophora pistillata
Year: 2014
Authors: Liew Yi Jin, Aranda Manuel, Carr Adrian, Baumgarten Sebastian, Zoccola Didier, Tambutté Sylvie, Allemand Denis, Micklem Gos, Voolstra Christian R.
  • miRNA
  • Coral Calcification
  • Symbiosis
Bacteria of the genus Endozoicomonas dominate the microbiome of the Mediterranean gorgonian coral Eunicella cavolini
Year: 2013
Authors: Bayer T., Arif C., Ferrier-Pagès C., Zoccola D., Aranda M., Voolstra C. R.
  • Microbial Communities
  • Gorgonian
  • Eunicella Cavolini
  • 16S Tag Sequencing
In-situ Effects of Eutrophication and Overfishing on Physiology and Bacterial Diversity of the Red Sea Coral Acropora hemprichii
Year: 2013
Authors: Jessen Christian, Villa Lizcano Javier Felipe, Bayer Till, Roder Cornelia, Aranda Manuel, Wild Christian, Voolstra Christian R.
  • 16S Based
  • Bacterial Community
  • Eutrophication
The microbiome of the Red Sea coral Stylophora pistillata is dominated by tissue-associated Endozoicomonas bacteria
Year: 2013
Authors: Bayer Till, Neave Matthew J., Alsheikh-Hussain Areej, Aranda Manuel, Yum Lauren K., Mincer Tracy, Hughen Konrad, Apprill Amy, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Coral
  • Endozoicomonas
  • Phylogeny
Bacterial profiling of White Plague Disease in a comparative coral species framework
Year: 2013
Authors: Roder Cornelia, Arif Chatchanit, Bayer Till, Aranda Manuel, Daniels Camille, Shibl Ahmed, Chavanich Suchana, Voolstra Christian R.
  • 16S rRNA Gene Microarray
  • Gulf of Thailand
  • Pavona Duerdeni
  • Porites Lutea
  • Coral Disease
  • White Plague Disease (WPD)
Integrating microRNA and mRNA expression profiling in Symbiodinium microadriaticum, a dinoflagellate symbiont of reef-building corals
Year: 2013
Authors: Baumgarten Sebastian, Bayer Till, Aranda Manuel, Liew Yi Jin, Carr Adrian, Micklem Gos, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Symbiodinium Dinoflagellates
  • Scleractinian Corals
  • Symbiont
  • Coral Reefs
  • Small RNA (smRNA)
  • MicroRNA (miRNA)
  • Small Interfering RNA (siRNA)
  • mRNA
  • Expression Profiling
  • RNAseq
Symbiodinium transcriptomes: Genome insights into the dinoflagellate symbionts of reef-building corals
Year: 2012
Authors: Bayer T., Aranda M., Sunagawa S., Yum L. K., DeSalvo M. K., Lindquist E., Coffroth M. A., Voolstra C. R., Medina M.
  • Symbiodinium
  • Transcriptome
  • Transcription Factors
Evolutionary insights into scleractinian corals using comparative genomic hybridizations
Year: 2012
Authors: Aranda Manuel, DeSalvo Michael K., Bayer Till, Medina Monica, Voolstra Christian R.
  • Coral Reefs
  • Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH)
  • Microarray
  • Mitochondria
  • Evolution
Rapid Evolution of Coral Proteins Responsible for Interaction with the Environment
Year: 2011
Authors: Voolstra, Sunagawa, Matz, Bayer, Aranda, Buschiazzo, DeSalvo, Lindquist, Szmant, Coffroth, Medina
  • Evolution
  • Coral
  • Interaction
Differential sensitivity of coral larvae to natural levels of ultraviolet radiation during the onset of larval competence
Year: 2011
Authors: Aranda, Banaszak Anastazia, Bayer, Luyten James, Medina, Voolstra Christian
  • Development
  • Gene Expression
  • Global Climate Change
  • Neurogenesis
  • Stress Response
  • Ultraviolet Radiation
Identification of a gene expression core signature for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) via integrative analysis reveals novel potential compounds for treatment
Year: 2010
Authors: N. Ichim-Moreno, M. Aranda, C. R. Voolstra
  • Biocomputing
  • Muscle
  • DMD
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Gene Expression Core Signature Identification
  • Genetic Disorders
  • Integrative Analysis Reveals Novel Potential Compounds
  • Muscle Degeneration
  • Calcium
  • Cardiac Disease
  • Degenerative Diseases
  • Drugs
Delimiting the conserved features of hunchback function for the trunk organization of insects
Year: 2008
Authors: Henrique Marques-Souza Manuel Aranda, Diethard Tautz
  • Gap Gene Hunchback
  • Drosophila Acts
The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum
Year: 2008
Authors: Tribolium Genome Sequencing, Consortium
The role of the segmentation gene hairy in Tribolium
Year: 2008
Authors: Manuel Aranda, Henrique Marques-Souza, Till Bayer, Diethard Tautz
  • Segementation Gene
  • Tribolium
Wnt8 Is Required for Growth-Zone Establishment and Development of Opisthosomal Segments in a Spider
Year: 2008
Authors: McGregor Alistair P., Pechmann Matthias, Schwager Evelyn E., Feitosa Natália M., Kruck Sarah, Aranda Manuel, Damen Wim G. M.
  • DEVBIO
  • EVO_ECOL
A Segmentation Gene in Tribolium Produces a Polycistronic mRNA that Codes for Multiple Conserved Peptides
Year: 2006
Authors: Joël Savard, Henrique Marques-Souza, Manuel Aranda, Diethard Tautz
  • Segmentation Genes
  • Tribolium
  • Polycistronic mRNA
The Sp8 zinc-finger transcription factor is involved in allometric growth of the limbs in the beetle Tribolium castaneum
Year: 2004
Authors: Anke Beermann, Manuel Aranda, Reinhard Schröder
  • Tribolium Sp8
  • Leg Elongation
  • Allometric Growth
  • Serrate
Separable stripe enhancer elements for the pair-rule gene hairy in the beetle Tribolium
Year: 2004
Authors: Christoph Eckert, Manuel Aranda, Christian Wolff, Diethard Tautz
  • Segmentation
  • Short Germ-band Development
  • Gap Genes
  • Insects
  • Germline Transformation
  • Reporter Gene Constructs
Altered directionality in the cre-loxP site-specific recombination pathway11Edited by M. Yaniv
Year: 2001
Authors: Manuel Aranda, Chryssa Kanellopoulou, Nicole Christ, Michael Peitz, Klaus Rajewsky, Peter Dröge
  • Cre
  • Site Alignment
  • Site-specific Recombination
  • Strand Exchange
  • Synaptic Complex
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