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Ultrastructure of Cosmarium strains (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) collected from various geographic locations shows species-specific differences both at optimal and stress temperatures

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Plant species collected from various climatic zones and stressed in vitro at various temperatures reveal changes in cellular ultrastructure which are in accordance with the climate at their sampling sites. This observation initiated the investigation to establish if stress at different temperatures may cause diverse extents of changes in the ultrastructure of microalgal strains originating from different geographic zones. The study revealed that the six Cosmarium strains demonstrated ultrastructural characteristics that were consistent with their source location under optimal, low and high temperature conditions, pointing to their preference to specific climatic niches. Interestingly, chloroplasts of all of the Cosmarium strains correspond to a sun-adapted type, which is concomitant with earlier statements that these strains are rendered as high-light adapted algae. The Cosmarium strains developed multiple ultrastructural responses which enabled them to cope with excessive temperatures, occasionally occurring in desmid natural habitats. The appearance of cubic membranes and increased number of plastoglobules may represent the first line in protection against high-temperature stress, which is accompanied by the alteration of protein synthesis and the appearance of stress granules in order to preserve cell homeostasis. However, the prolonged warm- or cold-temperature stress obviously initiated the programmed cell death, as concluded from the appearance of several ultrastructural features observed in all of the Cosmarium strains. The fair acclimation possibilities and the ability to undergo programmed cell death in order to save the population, certainly favor the cosmopolitan distribution of the genus Cosmarium.

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Abbreviations

ER:

Endoplasmic reticulum

HS:

Heat stress

CS:

Chilling stress

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

HSP:

Heat shock protein

hsgs:

Heat shock granules

PSII:

Photosystem II

rETRmax :

Maximum relative electron transport rate (photosynthetic capacity)

I k :

Saturating irradiance

PCD:

Programmed cell death

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The Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) foundation is acknowledged for providing a Ph.D. research grant to M.S.

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    Marija Stamenković, Elke Woelken & Dieter Hanelt

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Stamenković, M., Woelken, E. & Hanelt, D. Ultrastructure of Cosmarium strains (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) collected from various geographic locations shows species-specific differences both at optimal and stress temperatures. Protoplasma 251, 1491–1509 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-014-0652-x

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