2023
Phototaxis of Chlamydomonas arises from a tuned adaptive photoresponse shared with multicellular Volvocine green algae
Leptos K, Chioccioli M, Furlan S, Pesci A, Goldstein R. Phototaxis of Chlamydomonas arises from a tuned adaptive photoresponse shared with multicellular Volvocine green algae. Physical Review E 2023, 107: 014404. PMID: 36797913, PMCID: PMC7616094, DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.014404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolvocine algaeGreen algaeVolvocine green algaeMulticellular speciesMulticellular organismsEvolutionary transitionsChlamydomonasVolvoxAlgaeIndividual flagellaExtracellular matrixIndividual cellsIntercellular connectionsAdaptive responsePrimary axisGoniumSwimming cellsLight levelsPhototaxisOrganismsSpeciesFlagellar responsesCell numberCellsBeat plane
2017
Phototaxis beyond turning: persistent accumulation and response acclimation of the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Arrieta J, Barreira A, Chioccioli M, Polin M, Tuval I. Phototaxis beyond turning: persistent accumulation and response acclimation of the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 3447. PMID: 28615673, PMCID: PMC5471259, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03618-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChlamydomonas reinhardtiiModel organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiMicroalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiPhototactic motilityEukaryotic microalgaeChlorophyll fluorescenceFlagellar activitySingle cellsReinhardtiiPhototaxisPhototactic responsePopulation levelAdaptation dynamicsCell steeringMicroorganismsPersistent accumulationLight exposure historyStriking quantitative agreementCellsFirst quantitative studyChlamydomonasPhotosynthesisAcclimationMicroalgaeMotility