Unlocking Phytoplankton Metallomes with Comparative Analysis of Metal Quotas, Quantitative Proteomics, and Inferred Metalloproteomes
Qiong Zhang, Jiayou Ge, Fengjie Liu, Shabaz Mohammed, Kedong Yin, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby · 2025
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Description
Qiong Zhang and five co-workers wrote a 2025 study mapping the metal needs of tiny ocean algae that anchor marine food webs. Metal-bearing proteins run much of cell life, yet data for these plankton are thin. The team modeled which proteins bind which metals across several species. Model forecasts were checked against direct metal measures.
The two matched well, and the protein view explained each metal's job more deeply. Magnesium-bearing proteins were the most common everywhere. Zinc, iron and manganese led among trace metals. A bacteria-like species packed far more iron into its proteins than the others. Strain comparisons flagged which metals limit growth at sea.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Qiong Zhang, Jiayou Ge, Fengjie Liu, Shabaz Mohammed, Kedong Yin, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |