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Do Uric Acid Deposits in Zooxanthellae Function as Eye-Spots 英文参考文献
DoUricAcidDepositsinZooxanthellaeFunctionasEye-
Spots?
HiroshiYamashita1,AtsushiKobiyama2,KazuhikoKoike1*
1GraduateSchoolofBiosphereScience,HiroshimaUniversity,Hiroshima,Japan,2SchoolofMarineBiosciences,KitasatoUniversity,Ofunato,Japan
Abstract
The symbiosis between zooxanthellae (dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium) and corals is a fundamental basis of tropical
marineecosystems. Howeverthephysiological interactions ofthehosts andsymbionts arepoorlyunderstood. Recently,
intracellularcrystallinedepositsinSymbiodiniumwererevealedtobeuricacidfunctioningfornutrientstorage.Thisisthe
firstexplorationoftheseenigmaticcrystallinematerialsthathadpreviouslybeenmisidentifiedasoxalicacid,providingnew
insightsintothenutritionalstrategiesofSymbiodiniuminoligotrophictropicalwaters.However,webelievethesedeposits
also function as eye-spots on the basis of light and electron microscopic observations of motile cells of cultured
Symbiodinium.Thecellspossessedcrystallinedepositclustersinrowswitheachrow100–150nmthickcorrespondingto1/
4 the wavelength of light and making them suitable for maximum wave interference and reflection of light. Crystalline
clustersincellsobservedwithalightmicroscopestronglyrefractedandpolarizedlight,andreflectedorabsorbedshort
wavelengthlight.Thefactsthatpurines,includinguricacid,havebeenidentifiedasthemainconstituentsoflightreflectors
inmanyorganisms,andthatthephotoreceptorprotein,opsin,wasdetectedinourSymbiodiniumstrain,supporttheidea
thaturicaciddepositsinSymbiodiniummotilecellsmayfunctionasacomponentofaneye-spot.
Citation: Yamashita H, Kobiyama A, Koike K (2009) Do Uric Acid Deposits in Zooxanthellae Function as Eye-Spots? PLoS ONE 4(7): e6303. doi:10.1371/
journal.pone.0006303
Editor:SteveVollmer,NortheasternUniversity,UnitedStatesofAmerica
ReceivedMarch18,2009;AcceptedJune16,2009;PublishedJuly17,2009
Copyright: ?2009 Yamashita et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits
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