Transcriptome of the coral Mussismilia braziliensis symbiont Sargassococcus simulans

Tooba Varasteh; Diogo Tschoeke; Arthur W Silva-Lima; Cristiane Thompson; Fabiano Thompson

doi:10.1016/j.margen.2021.100912

Transcriptome of the coral Mussismilia braziliensis symbiont Sargassococcus simulans

Mar Genomics. 2022 Feb:61:100912. doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2021.100912. Epub 2021 Oct 26.

Authors

Tooba Varasteh¹, Diogo Tschoeke², Arthur W Silva-Lima², Cristiane Thompson², Fabiano Thompson³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biology and Sage-Coppe, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: toobavaraste@gmail.com.
² Institute of Biology and Sage-Coppe, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ Institute of Biology and Sage-Coppe, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: fabianothompson1@gmail.com.

PMID: 34710723
DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2021.100912

Abstract

A transcriptomic profile of Sargassococcus simulans 103B3, isolated from the coral Mussismilia braziliensis in Abrolhos, Brazil, is presented. A total of 631.3 Mbp transcriptomic sequences were obtained. The transcriptomic analysis disclosed transcripts coding for enzymes relevant for holobiont health including genes involved in I. Light harvesting complex (LHC), II. Organic matter utilization and III. Oxidative stress and microbial defense (Oxidoreductases) enzymes. The isolate exhibited transcripts for uptake and utilization of a variety of carbon sources, such as sugars, oligopeptides, and amino acids by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) and tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic (TRAP) type transporters. Collectively, these enzymes indicate a mixotrophic metabolism in S. simulans with metabolic capabilities for the degradation of an array of organic carbon compounds in the coral Mussismilia and light harvesting within the low-light environments of Abrolhos.

Keywords: Abrolhos; Mussismilia braziliensis; Pelagophyte; Sargassococcus simulans; Transcriptome.

MeSH terms

Animals
Anthozoa* / genetics
Biological Transport
Brazil
Transcriptome