Cellular costs underpin micronutrient limitation in phytoplankton

McCain, J. Scott P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8437-1420, Tagliabue, Alessandro, Susko, Edward, Achterberg, Eric P., Allen, Andrew E. and Bertrand, Erin M. (2021) Cellular costs underpin micronutrient limitation in phytoplankton. [Data Collection]

External DOI: 10.5061/dryad.xd2547dfs

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Micronutrients control phytoplankton growth in the ocean, influencing carbon export and fisheries. It is currently unclear how micronutrient scarcity affects cellular processes, and how interdependence across micronutrients arises. We show that proximate causes of micronutrient growth limitation and interdependence are governed by cumulative cellular costs of acquiring and using micronutrients. Using a mechanistic proteomic allocation model of a polar diatom focused on iron and manganese, we demonstrate how cellular processes fundamentally underpin micronutrient limitation, and how they interact and compensate for each other to shape cellular elemental stoichiometry and resource interdependence. We coupled our model with metaproteomic and environmental data, yielding a novel approach for estimating biogeochemical metrics including taxon-specific growth rates. Our results show that cumulative cellular costs govern how environmental conditions modify phytoplankton growth.

Keywords: Dryad,
Depositing User: Data Catalogue Admin
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2023 17:29
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2023 19:28
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.xd2547dfs
Original Record Link: https://datadryad.org/stash/share/VgFFHzX-oCMOdzxdliBvBh-jWJLA-VtR5vmtMG6cGXc
URI: https://datacat.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2114

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