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From: Coral lipid bodies as the relay center interconnecting diel-dependent lipidomic changes in different cellular compartments

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Diel fluctuation of lipid and fatty acid concentrations. The top curve diagram is total lipid concentration over the diel cycle between three cellular compartments of the reef-building coral Euphyllia glabrescens: (A) host coral gastrodermal cells (“Host,” hollow squares), (B) lipid bodies (“LB,” hollow circles), and (C) in hospite Symbiodinium (“Sym,” hollow triangles). The middle heat map was used to show the changes in concentration of prominent fatty acids (FAs). Bottom is the saturated and polyunsaturated FAs proportion (SFAs and PUFAs). Values (mean ± SD, n = 4) represent the total lipids and FAs concentrations at the respective sampling times, and a significant effect of time on total lipid concentration was documented for all three cellular compartments (one-way ANOVA effect of time, p < 0.05 in all cases). Lowercase letters represent significant differences (p < 0.05) between individual means, as determined by Tukey’s post-hoc tests. The light/dark period indicates in the open (day time) and closed (night time) boxes.

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