title: Filamentous brown algae infected by the marine, holocarpic oomycete Eurychasma dicksonii: first results on the organization and the role of cytoskeleton in both host and parasite.
abstract: The important role of the cytoskeletal scaffold is increasingly recognized in host-pathogen interactions. The cytoskeleton potentially functions as a weapon for both the plants defending themselves against fungal or oomycete parasites, and for the pathogens trying to overcome the resisting barrier of the plants. This concept, however, had not been investigated in marine algae so far. We are opening this scientific chapter with our study on the functional implications of the cytoskeleton in 3 filamentous brown algal species infected by the marine oomycete Eurychasma dicksonii. Our observations suggest that the cytoskeleton is involved in host defense responses and in fundamental developmental stages of E. dicksonii in its algal host.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany; Faculty of Biology; University of Athens; Panepistimiopolis, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Amerssa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsirigoti
authors.affiliation: Oceanlab; University of Aberdeen; Newburgh, Scotland UK.
authors.forename: Frithjof C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Kuepper
authors.affiliation: Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP); Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS); Oban, Scotland UK.
authors.forename: Claire Mm
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gachon
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany; Faculty of Biology; University of Athens; Panepistimiopolis, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katsaros
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000502:physiology*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D009868:Oomycetes / Q000502:physiology*; D010271:Parasites / Q000502:physiology*; D000459:Phaeophyceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D000199:Actins
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