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High-Throughput Robotically Assisted Isolation of Temperature-sensitive Lethal Mutants in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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2016
Temperature-sensitive (ts) lethal mutants are valuable tools to identify and analyze essential functions. Here we describe methods to generate and classify ts lethal mutants in high throughput.
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Observation of Photobehavior in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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2022
Most swimming photoautotrophic organisms show photo-induced behavioral changes (photobehavior). The present protocol observes the said photobehavior in the model organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
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Mating and Tetrad Separation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for Genetic Analysis
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2009
Mating and tetrad separation are required for genetic analysis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Here we demonstrate standard methods for gametogenesis, mating, zygote germination and tetrad dissection. This protocol consists of an easy-to-follow series of steps that will make genetic approaches amenable to scientists who are less familiar with Chlamydomonas.
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Reactivation of Demembranated Cell Models in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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2022
The in vitro reactivation of motile cells is a crucial experiment in understanding the mechanisms of cell motility. The protocol describes reactivating the demembranated cell models of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a model organism to study cilia/flagella.
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A Multi-Omics Extraction Method for the In-Depth Analysis of Synchronized Cultures of the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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2019
System-wide analysis of multiple biomolecules is crucial to gain functional and mechanistic insights into biological processes. Hereby, an extensive protocol is described for high throughput extraction of lipids, metabolites, proteins and starch from a single sample harvested from synchronized Chlamydomonas culture.
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Its cup-shaped chloroplast provides an experimentally accessible setting for examining how light energy is converted into chemical energy. This makes the organism useful for investigating photosynthesis and carbon fixation at the cellular level. Researchers can connect chloroplast function with broader questions about energy conversion, helping explain how algal cells capture and use light.
The two flagella generate movement, while the eyespot helps the cell orient toward light through phototaxis. Studying these structures together allows researchers to connect physical movement with light-directed cellular signaling. This relationship is important for understanding how a single cell detects environmental information and produces a coordinated behavioral response.
Its chloroplast, mitochondria, and flagella are experimentally accessible, and its cell cycle can also be studied in a well-characterized biological system. These features allow researchers to examine how specialized cellular structures contribute to cell function and reproduction. Findings from this model can help clarify fundamental relationships among organelles, cellular organization, and division.
A well-characterized genome strengthens the organism’s value as an experimental model because researchers can relate cellular traits to genetic information. In combination with accessible organelles and a studyable cell cycle, genomic analysis supports investigations of photosynthesis, motility, organelle function, and cellular signaling. This integrated approach connects molecular information with observable cellular processes.
The organism supports research on photosynthesis, carbon fixation, organelle function, flagellar motility, and cellular signaling. It is also used in algal biotechnology, where its biology informs efforts to develop sustainable platforms for producing biofuels and other biomolecules. These applications extend its importance from fundamental biology to research focused on potentially useful biological products.
Its photosynthetic metabolism and experimentally accessible cellular systems make it relevant to studies of carbon fixation and algal biotechnology. Researchers investigate how these properties might support sustainable platforms for producing biofuels and other biomolecules. The organism therefore links basic studies of light-driven energy conversion with broader efforts to develop biologically based production systems.