title: Proteomic analysis provides new insights into the adaptive response of a dinoflagellate Prorocentrum donghaiense to changing ambient nitrogen.
abstract: Nitrogen (N) is the major nutrient limiting phytoplankton growth and productivity over large ocean areas. Dinoflagellates are important primary producers and major causative agents of harmful algal blooms in the ocean. However, very little is known about their adaptive response to changing ambient N. Here, we compared the protein profiles of a marine dinoflagellate Prorocentrum donghaiense grown in inorganic N-replete, N-deplete and N-resupplied conditions using 2-D fluorescence differential gel electrophoresis. The results showed that cell density, chlorophyll a and particulate organic N contents presented low levels in N-deplete cells, while particulate organic carbon content and glutamine synthetase (GS) activity maintained high levels. Comparison of the protein profiles of N-replete, N-deplete and N-resupplied cells indicated that proteins involved in photosynthesis, carbon fixation, protein and lipid synthesis were down-regulated, while proteins participating in N reallocation and transport activity were up-regulated in N-deplete cells. High expressions of GS and 60 kDa chaperonin as well as high GS activity in N-deplete cells indicated their central role in N stress adaptation. Overall, in contrast with other photosynthetic eukaryotic algae, P. donghaiense possessed a specific ability to regulate intracellular carbon and N metabolism in response to extreme ambient N deficiency.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.|Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China.
authors: Ying-Jiao
authors: YJ
authors: Zhang
authors: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
authors: Shu-Fei
authors: SF
authors: Zhang
authors: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
authors: Zhi-Ping
authors: ZP
authors: He
authors: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Lin
authors: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
authors: Da-Zhi
authors: DZ
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D057486:Carbon Cycle; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D000077194:Chlorophyll A; D004141:Dinoflagellida / Q000378:metabolism*; D015536:Down-Regulation; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010788:Photosynthesis; D040901:Proteomics; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D002734:Chlorophyll; C085815:chlorophyll a'; D002244:Carbon; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase; D009584:Nitrogen; D000077194:Chlorophyll A
keywords: 2-D fluorescence differential gel electrophoresis; glutamine synthetase; nitrogen