Harnessing the power of model organisms to unravel microbial functions in the coral holobiont

G Puntin, M Sweet, S Fraune, M Medina… - Microbiology and …, 2022 - journals.asm.org
Stony corals build the framework of coral reefs, ecosystems of immense ecological and
economic importance. The existence of these ecosystems is threatened by climate change …

Unlocking the complex cell biology of coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis: A model systems approach

MR Jacobovitz, EA Hambleton… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Symbiotic interactions occur in all domains of life, providing organisms with resources to
adapt to new habitats. A prime example is the endosymbiosis between corals and …

Oxybenzone contamination from sunscreen pollution and its ecological threat to Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

CA Downs, E Bishop, MS Diaz-Cruz, SA Haghshenas… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Hanauma Bay is a 101-acre bay created by the partial collapse of a volcanic cone and once
supported a vibrant coral reef system. It is the most popular swimming area in the Hawaiian …

Biomimetic 3D living materials powered by microorganisms

D Wangpraseurt, S You, Y Sun, S Chen - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
3D bioprinting is currently widely used to build engineered mammalian tissue constructs
with complex spatial structures. It has revolutionized tissue engineering and is a promising …

The trace metal economy of the coral holobiont: supplies, demands and exchanges

HG Reich, EF Camp, LM Roger… - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The juxtaposition of highly productive coral reef ecosystems in oligotrophic waters has
spurred substantial interest and progress in our understanding of macronutrient uptake …

Bioprinted living coral microenvironments mimicking coral‐algal symbiosis

D Wangpraseurt, Y Sun, S You, ST Chua… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The coral‐algal symbiosis is the biological engine that drives one of the most spectacular
structures on Earth: the coral reef. Here, living coral microhabitats are engineered using 3D …

Nanobiotech engineering for future coral reefs

LM Roger, NA Lewinski, HM Putnam, D Roxbury… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Advances in bioengineering and nanotechnology are revolutionizing how we approach
problems deemed unsolvable only a decade ago. Nanotechnology has transformed …

[HTML][HTML] Coral holobionts and biotechnology: from Blue Economy to coral reef conservation

JAJM van de Water, R Tignat-Perrier… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Ecosystem services provided by corals are important for Blue Economy, but
anthropogenic stressors threaten coral survival.•Potential of coral holobiont-derived Natural …

Evaluation of fluorescence-based viability stains in cells dissociated from scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis

LM Roger, Y Adarkwa Darko, T Bernas, F White… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The application of established cell viability assays such as the commonly used trypan blue
staining method to coral cells is not straightforward due to different culture parameters and …

Exploring the unknown: how can we improve single-cell RNAseq cell type annotations in non-model organisms?

KH Wong, NA Rodriguez… - Integrative and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) is a powerful tool to describe cell types in
multicellular organisms across the animal kingdom. In standard scRNAseq analysis …