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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · 2d

We show that anemones absorb #lipid nanoparticles directly from seawater, stimulating their #metabolism. Details, and potential applications for #coral reef restoration and aquaculture, in our new preprint!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#science #marinebiology #symbiosis #proteomics

Lipid nanoparticles are absorbed by the anemone Exaiptasia diaphana and stimulate lipid metabolism, including beta-oxidation and the TCA cycle.

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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · May 5

1/6 Call for session proposals

16th International Coral Reef Symposium, 19–24th July 2026, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Session proposal deadline: Sunday 15th June 2025.
Details and submission link at www.icrs2026.nz/call-for-ses...

Call for Session Proposals

www.icrs2026.nz

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Apr 23

My suspicion is that it contributes heavily to its ability to quickly recolonize post-bleaching, and potentially to its infection of a broad diversity of hosts in the Caribbean.

Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Apr 23

Possibly. We've got a previous paper showing that Durusdinium is better at acquiring nitrogenous compounds from the host, which may be a mechanism of how it escapes host control: enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Sub‐cellular imaging shows reduced photosynthetic carbon and increased nitrogen assimilation by the non‐native endosymbiont Durusdinium trenchii in the model cnidarian Aiptasia

Hosting different symbiont species can affect inter-partner nutritional fluxes within the cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis. Using nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS), we measured t....

enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Apr 4

Corals maintain stable populations of essential photosynthetic symbionts by controlling their cell cycle, not by eating them! Our new #PNAS paper monitored and modelled #aiptasia cell cycle, autophagy, and expulsion for over a year. #symbiosis #microbiology www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Cell cycle arrest in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis.

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Mar 17

How can new heat-resistant algae help host metabolism and immunity during #coralbleaching? Do they become better partners over time? Our new paper (tinyurl.com/465k5hpx) uses combined #proteomics and #metabolomics to show how they help their hosts, or not, during thermal stress. #microbiology

The Influence of Symbiont Identity on the Proteomic and Metabolomic Responses of the Model Cnidarian Aiptasia to Thermal Stress

We examined the effects of symbiont identity and heat stress on the host metabolome and proteome in the cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis. Integrated metabolome and proteome analyses characterised h...

tinyurl.com

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Mar 7

Quoted in a new article describing the extreme fishing pressure and decline of coral reefs in Vietnam, and local efforts to reverse course: apnews.com/article/viet... @emmafcamp.bsky.social #coralreefs

Coral reefs in Vietnam face collapse. Can conservation efforts turn the tide?

The coral reefs of Nha Trang, Vietnam, are in severe decline due to climate change, overfishing, and pollution.

apnews.com

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Jan 26

This is Moko, an 800-year-old rimu in Ōtari-Wilton's Bush in Wellington. Enormous, covered in epiphytes, and very near the city center!

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Dec 26

Andrea's new paper explores oxylipin receptors in the coral symbiosis and how they may be important for the stability and the functional biology of coral reefs. Congrats Andrea!

enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#symbiosis #coralreefs #cellbiology

Immunocytochemistry fluorescent microscopy image showing the localisation of different oxylipin receptors in the anemone Exaiptasia diaphana.

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Dec 12

The methods and scale of coral reef restoration efforts have advanced immensely in the past few years, some of these tools are amazing. Enjoying learning about the latest global efforts at #ReefFutures !

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Nov 25

But of course you're familiar with Aiptasia! :)

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Nov 25

Exaiptasia diaphana ('Aiptasia'), a symbiotic anemone and model for the coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis. Great in the lab and you can do lots of good undergrad work with it. aiptasia-resource.org

Aiptasia Symbiosis Resource

Supporting a collaborative understanding of the mechanisms behind coral symbiosis

aiptasia-resource.org

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hi, yes please, thanks for organizing.

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Nov 18

Hi #TeamMassSpec: For those of you on the facility management side of the party, how do you go about finding potential #proteomics clients/customers, either academic or commercial? We're considering new strategies.

Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hi, I'd love to be included!

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hi Monica, please add me and thanks for setting this up.

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Nov 13

Looks like a good list to be on! Please add me when you have a chance.

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Clint Oakley @clintoak.bsky.social · Aug 3

We detailed how dinoflagellate proteomes shift over time during symbiosis establishment, and contrasted physiological and immune pathways in successful and opportunistic symbionts. See our new paper in ISMEJ! academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

Summary of proteomic changes in Breviolum minutum and Durusdinium trenchii during symbiosis establishment with the anemone Exaiptasia diaphana.

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