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Cryogenian evolution of stigmasteroid biosynthesis

Hoshino, Yosuke; Poshibaeva, Aleksandra; Meredith, William; Snape, Colin; Poshibaev, Vladimir; Versteegh, Gerard J.M.; Kuznetsov, Nikolay; Leider, Arne; van Maldegem, Lennart; Neumann, Mareike; Naeher, Sebastian; Moczyd?owska, Ma?gorzata; Brocks, Jochen J.; Jarrett, Amber J.M.; Tang, Qing; Xiao, Shuhai; McKirdy, David; Das, Supriyo Kumar; Alvaro, Jos� Javier; Sansjofre, Pierre; Hallmann, Christian

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Authors

Yosuke Hoshino

Aleksandra Poshibaeva

COLIN SNAPE COLIN.SNAPE@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Chemical Technology & Chemical Eng

Vladimir Poshibaev

Gerard J.M. Versteegh

Nikolay Kuznetsov

Arne Leider

Lennart van Maldegem

Mareike Neumann

Sebastian Naeher

Ma?gorzata Moczyd?owska

Jochen J. Brocks

Amber J.M. Jarrett

Qing Tang

Shuhai Xiao

David McKirdy

Supriyo Kumar Das

Jos� Javier Alvaro

Pierre Sansjofre

Christian Hallmann



Abstract

Sedimentary hydrocarbon remnants of eukaryotic C26–C30 sterols can be used to reconstruct early algal evolution. Enhanced C29 sterol abundances provide algal cell membranes a density advantage in large temperature fluctuations. Here, we combined a literature review with new analyses to generate a comprehensive inventory of unambiguously syngenetic steranes in Neoproterozoic rocks. Our results show that the capacity for C29 24-ethyl-sterol biosynthesis emerged in the Cryogenian, that is, between 720 and 635 million years ago during the Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth glaciations, which were an evolutionary stimulant, not a bottleneck. This biochemical innovation heralded the rise of green algae to global dominance of marine ecosystems and highlights the environmental drivers for the evolution of sterol biosynthesis. The Cryogenian emergence of C29 sterol biosynthesis places a benchmark for verifying older sterane signatures and sets a new framework for our understanding of early algal evolution.

Citation

Hoshino, Y., Poshibaeva, A., Meredith, W., Snape, C., Poshibaev, V., Versteegh, G. J., …Hallmann, C. (2017). Cryogenian evolution of stigmasteroid biosynthesis. Science Advances, 3(9), Article e1700887. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700887

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 30, 2017
Publication Date Sep 20, 2017
Deposit Date Sep 25, 2017
Publicly Available Date Sep 25, 2017
Journal Science Advances
Electronic ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 3
Issue 9
Article Number e1700887
DOI https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700887
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/883776
Publisher URL http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/9/e1700887
Contract Date Sep 25, 2017

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