Olivier De Clerck

Beyond establishment: incorporating physiological performance into predictions of invasion risk

This study improves invasion risk predictions by integrating physiological performance data with species distribution models, showing that cold survival, not growth, limits the northern range of the invasive alga Rugulopteryx okamurae.

A spatial atlas of the seaweed CO2-fixation machinery reveals a unique Rubisco condensation mechanism

Fluorescent tagging of 160 proteins in the seaweed Ulva maps its carbon-concentrating pathway, and identifies SUPA1, a Rubisco linker that binds only four of eight sites.

Chromosome-level genome assemblies of the red algae Porphyra dioica and Porphyra linearis

The paper presents chromosome-level genome assemblies for two red algae species, providing a framework for comparative studies and selective breeding in aquaculture.

Rare sex but a long life sustain seaweed populations at the warm edge of their range

This study examines life cycle variation in the brown seaweed Dictyota dichotoma across its European range, finding differences in reproductive strategies and genetic diversity linked to environmental conditions.

Expanding the toolkit for ploidy manipulation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

This paper develops a method to engineer ploidy levels in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using antibiotic markers and demonstrates the creation of diploids, triploids, and tetraploids.

Consolidating Ulva functional genomics: Gene editing and new selection systems

This paper expands the molecular toolkit for Ulva compressa by developing efficient gene editing and selection systems for functional genomics studies.

Functional stability despite high taxonomic turnover characterizes the Ulva microbiome across a 2,000 km salinity gradient

The study examines the functional stability of Ulva-associated bacteria across a salinity gradient, finding limited functional variation despite high taxonomic turnover.

Breaking free from references: a consensus-based approach for community profiling with long amplicon nanopore data

This paper introduces CONCOMPRA, a reference-free tool for analyzing long amplicon nanopore data, which outperforms existing methods in bacterial community profiling.

Asymmetric genome merging leads to gene expression novelty through nucleo-cytoplasmic disruptions and transcriptomic shock in Chlamydomonas triploids

This study investigates gene expression changes in Chlamydomonas triploids resulting from asymmetric genome merging, finding expression dominance, proteostasis restoration, and enhanced fitness.

Evolutionary genomics of the emergence of brown algae as key components of coastal ecosystems

This study analyzes 60 brown algal genomes to identify genomic innovations and evolutionary patterns that enabled their adaptation to coastal ecosystems.

Cell wall-mediated maternal control of apical-basal patterning of the kelp Undaria pinnatifida

This study shows maternal tissue controls apical-basal patterning in kelp embryos through cell wall signals, with detachment disrupting development and increasing parthenogenesis.

The Plastid Genome In Cladophorales Green Algae Is Encoded By Hairpin Plasmids

This study identifies that the chloroplast genome of Cladophorales green algae is fragmented into hairpin plasmids, a unique structure not previously observed in eukaryotes.