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| Title |
Collective electrical oscillations of a diatom population induced by dark stress
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-018-23928-9 |
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| Authors |
Paulo R. F. Rocha, Alexandra D. Silva, Lia Godinho, Willem Dane, Pedro Estrela, Lode K. J. Vandamme, Jose B. Pereira-Leal, Dago M. de Leeuw, Ricardo B. Leite |
| Abstract |
Diatoms are photosynthetic microalgae, a group with a major environmental role on the planet due to the biogeochemical cycling of silica and global fixation of carbon. However, they can evolve into harmful blooms through a resourceful communication mechanism, not yet fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that a population of diatoms under darkness show quasi-periodic electrical oscillations, or intercellular waves. The origin is paracrine signaling, which is a feedback, or survival, mechanism that counteracts changes in the physicochemical environment. The intracellular messenger is related to Ca2+ ions since spatiotemporal changes in their concentration match the characteristics of the intercellular waves. Our conclusion is supported by using a Ca2+ channel inhibitor. The transport of Ca2+ ions through the membrane to the extracellular medium is blocked and the intercellular waves disappear. The translation of microalgae cooperative signaling paves the way for early detection and prevention of harmful blooms and an extensive range of stress-induced alterations in the aquatic ecosystem. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 24% |
| United States | 3 | 18% |
| Portugal | 3 | 18% |
| Unknown | 7 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 71% |
| Scientists | 5 | 29% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 40 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 40 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 18% |
| Unknown | 11 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 10% |
| Engineering | 4 | 10% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 4 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 18% |
| Unknown | 13 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 29. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 June 2023.
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#1,331,675
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#12,975
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#29,177
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#353
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