Senjie Lin

This study identifies urea amidolyase (UAD) as the key enzyme for urea utilization in algae, showing its functional importance and evolutionary distribution in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

The paper investigates the abundance and diversity of dinoflagellate proton-pump rhodopsin (DiPPR) genes in Long Island Sound, finding year-round presence, higher abundance in eutrophic areas, and associations with phosphorus levels.

This study investigates the evolutionary trajectory of DVNP in dinoflagellates, linking its domestication to the loss of histone H1 and lifestyle adaptation.

This study uses metatranscriptomics to analyze carbon fixation potentials across plankton lineages in the South China Sea, revealing lineage-specific contributions and the role of proteorhodopsin in non-Calvin carbon fixation.

The paper expresses dinoflagellate rhodopsin genes in mammalian cells and shows they localize to the cell membrane, suggesting compatibility with mammalian systems and consistent with proton pump function.

This paper develops a gene transformation protocol for dinoflagellates, enabling functional testing of nuclear genes through electroporation and antibiotic resistance gene expression.