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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
M. Kumar, P. Ralph (eds.), Systems Biology of Marine Ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-62094-7_6
Chapter 6
Abiotic Stress of Seagrasses: Recent Advances
in Transcriptomics, Genomics, and Systems
Biology
E.E. Malandrakis, T. Danis, A. Iona, and A. Exadactylos
Abstract Seagrasses are a unique taxonomic rank of Plantae, totally submerged to
marine environment. They evolved from terrestrial plants so this progression provoked alterations in genome, providing adaptation abilities to aquatic environment.
The development of high-throughput technologies, such as omics, bridges the gap
between genome and phenotype, shedding some light on molecular mechanisms
that regulate seagrass tolerance to abiotic stress.
Keywords Seagrasses • Abiotic stress • Transcriptomics • Genomics • Systems
biology
E.E. Malandrakis • T. Danis • A. Exadactylos (*)
Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences,
University of Thessaly, Volos 38446, Greece
e-mail: exadact@uth.gr
A. Iona
Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre-HCMR, Elliniko,
PC 166 04, Agios Kosmas, Attiki, Greece
Contents
6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 120
6.2 Systems Biology .............................................................................................................. 120
6.2.1 Genomics ............................................................................................................. 121
6.2.2 Transcriptomics .................................................................................................... 123
6.2.3 Metabolomics ....................................................................................................... 124
6.3 Abiotic Stress of Seagrasses ............................................................................................. 125
6.3.1 Acidification ......................................................................................................... 125
6.3.2 Light Stress .......................................................................................................... 126
6.3.3 Temperature ......................................................................................................... 127
6.3.4 Salinity ................................................................................................................. 127
6.4 Perspectives ...................................................................................................................... 128
References ................................................................................................................................. 129
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
M. Kumar, P. Ralph (eds.), Systems Biology of Marine Ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-62094-7_6
Chapter 6
Abiotic Stress of Seagrasses: Recent Advances
in Transcriptomics, Genomics, and Systems
Biology
E.E. Malandrakis, T. Danis, A. Iona, and A. Exadactylos
Abstract Seagrasses are a unique taxonomic rank of Plantae, totally submerged to
marine environment. They evolved from terrestrial plants so this progression provoked alterations in genome, providing adaptation abilities to aquatic environment.
The development of high-throughput technologies, such as omics, bridges the gap
between genome and phenotype, shedding some light on molecular mechanisms
that regulate seagrass tolerance to abiotic stress.
Keywords Seagrasses • Abiotic stress • Transcriptomics • Genomics • Systems
biology
E.E. Malandrakis • T. Danis • A. Exadactylos (*)
Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences,
University of Thessaly, Volos 38446, Greece
e-mail: exadact@uth.gr
A. Iona
Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre-HCMR, Elliniko,
PC 166 04, Agios Kosmas, Attiki, Greece
Contents
6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 120
6.2 Systems Biology .............................................................................................................. 120
6.2.1 Genomics ............................................................................................................. 121
6.2.2 Transcriptomics .................................................................................................... 123
6.2.3 Metabolomics ....................................................................................................... 124
6.3 Abiotic Stress of Seagrasses ............................................................................................. 125
6.3.1 Acidification ......................................................................................................... 125
6.3.2 Light Stress .......................................................................................................... 126
6.3.3 Temperature ......................................................................................................... 127
6.3.4 Salinity ................................................................................................................. 127
6.4 Perspectives ...................................................................................................................... 128
References ................................................................................................................................. 129