Angela Falciatore

The paper presents 28 high-quality genome sequences of Bathycoccus species, revealing structural variations and haplotype diversity, and provides genomic resources to study eukaryotic phytoplankton diversity and evolution.

This study shows that phytochromes in marine diatoms enable light-mediated collective behavior through synchronized cell movements in response to blue or far-red light.

This study uses a photoprotection dial in diatoms to map light-stress responses, showing NPQ influences both short-term photosynthetic adjustments and long-term gene expression changes.

This study identifies RITMO1 as a key circadian regulator in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, showing its impact on fluorescence, photosynthesis, and clock-controlled gene expression.

DiatOmicBase integrates public diatom omics data to connect genes to functional processes, enabling exploratory analysis and experiment design.

ProfileView uses probabilistic models to classify protein sequences and resolve functional diversity across different families, outperforming existing methods.

This study identifies PtbHLH1a, a bHLH-PAS protein in Phaeodactylum tricornutum, that regulates light-dependent diurnal rhythms, cell cycle, and gene expression, with conserved homologs across diatom species.