• A sex-inducing pheromone triggers cell cycle arrest and mate attraction in the diatom Seminavis robusta 

      Moeys, Sara; Frenkel, Johannes; Lembke, Christian; Gillard, Jeroen; Devos, Valerie; Van den Berge, Koen; Bouillon, Barbara; Huysman, Marie JJ; De Decker, Sam; Scharf, Julia; Bones, Atle M.; Brembu, Tore; Winge, Per; Sabbe, Koen; Vuylsteke, Martin; Clement, Lieven; De Veylder, Lieven; Pohnert, Georg; Vyverman, Wim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Although sexual reproduction is believed to play a major role in the high diversification rates and species richness of diatoms, a mechanistic understanding of diatom life cycle control is virtually lacking. Diatom sexual ...
    • Light regulation of LHCX genes in the benthic diatom Seminavis robusta 

      Blommaert, Lander; Vancaester, Emmelien; Huysman, Marie J.J.; Osuna, Cristina; D'hondt, Sofie; Lavaud, Johann; Lepetit, Bernard; Winge, Per; Bones, Atle M.; Vandepoele, Klaas; Vyverman, Wim; Sabbe, Koen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Intertidal benthic diatoms experience a highly variable light regime, which especially challenges these organisms to cope with excess light energy during low tide. Non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence ...
    • The Seminavis Robusta Genome Provides Insights Into the Evolutionary Adaptations of Benthic Diatoms 

      Osuna-Cruz, Cristina Maria; Bilcke, Gust; Vancaester, Emmelien; De Decker, Sam; Bones, Atle M.; Winge, Per; Poulsen, Nicole; Bulankova, Petra; Verhelst, Bram; Audoor, Sien; Belisova, Darja; Pargana, Aikaterini; Russo, Monica; Stock, Frederike; Cirri, Emilio; Brembu, Tore; Pohnert, Georg; Piganeau, Gwenael; Ferrante, Maria I; Mock, Thomas; Sterck, Lieven; Sabbe, Koen; De Veylder, Lieven; Vyverman, Wim; Vandepoele, Klaas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Benthic diatoms are the main primary producers in shallow freshwater and coastal environments, fulfilling important ecological functions such as nutrient cycling and sediment stabilization. However, little is known about ...