深部生命亮点论文

基于研究成果的重要性和学术影响潜力，五篇“深部生命亮点论文”为：

Wu, Kejia; Zhou, Lei; Tahon, Guillaume; Liu, Laiyan; Li, Jiang; Zhang, Jianchao; Zheng, Fengfeng; Deng, Chengpeng; Han, Wenhao; Bai, Liping; Fu, Lin; Dong, Xiuzhu; Zhang, Chuanlun; Ettema, Thijs J. G.; Sousa, Diana Z*.; Cheng, Lei*. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature, 2024, 632(8027): 1124-1130.

"This paper reports the first isolation and characterization of a methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota—Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis LWZ-6 in the phylum Thermoproteota. This archaeon uses H2-dependent methylotrophic methanogenesis as the exclusive energy-conservation pathway, expanding the diversity of methanogens and highlighting the significance of this metabolism in global methane emissions."

Lindsay, Melody R.*; D'Angelo, Timothy; Munson-McGee, Jacob H.; Saidi-Mehrabad, Alireza; Devlin, Molly; McGonigle, Julia; Goodell, Elizabeth; Herring, Melissa; Lubelczyk, Laura C.; Mascena, Corianna; Brown, Julia M.; Gavelis, Greg; Liu, Jiarui; Yousavich, D. J.; Brehm, Scott D. Hamilton -; Hedlund, Brian P.; Lang, Susan; Treude, Tina; Poulton, Nicole J.; Stepanauskas, Ramunas; Moser, Duane P.; Emerson, David; Orcutt, Beth N. Species-resolved, single-cell respiration rates reveal dominance of sulfate reduction in a deep continental subsurface ecosystem. PNAS, 2024, 121(15): e2309636121

"This paper presents new technology that could be a game-changer in the exploration of microbial physiology in natural systems. It takes metabolic rate measurements that normally must be made on a bulk collection of cells and applies them to individual cells, allowing metabolism to be investigated in a complex natural community."

Bright, Monika*; Gollner, Sabine*; de Oliveira, André Luiz; Espada-Hinojosa, Salvador; Fulford, Avery; Hughes, Ian Vincent; Hourdez, Stephane; Karthäuser, Clarissa; Kolar, Ingrid; Krause, Nicole; Le Layec, Victor; Makovec, Tihomir; Messora, Alessandro; Mitchell, Jessica; Pröts, Philipp; Rodríguez-Ramírez, Ivonne; Sieler, Fanny; Sievert, Stefan M.; Steger, Jan; Tinta, Tinkara; Winter, Teresa Rosa Maria; Bright, Zach; Coffield, Russel; Hill, Carl; Ingram, Kris; Paris, Alex. Animal life in the shallow subseafloor crust at deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Nature communications, 2024, 15(1): 8466.

"This study reveals a previously unrecognized subseafloor ecosystem at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, fundamentally challenging our understanding of animal colonization and larval dispersal in extreme environments. By demonstrating the connectivity between seafloor and subsurface habitats, the work reshapes ecological models and underscores the urgency of protecting these complex, multidimensional ecosystems."

Dong, Xiyang*#; Zhang, Tianxueyu#; Wu, Weichao; Peng, Yongyi; Liu, Xinyue; Han, Yingchun; Chen, Xiangwei; Gao, Zhizeng; Xia, Jinmei*; Shao, Zongze*; Greening, Chris. A vast repertoire of secondary metabolites potentially influences community dynamics and biogeochemical processes in cold seeps. Science Advances, 2024, 10(17): eadl2281.

"The discovery of deeply-branching uncultured archaea and bacteria has long provided opportunities to discover new natural products with human applications. This paper identifies the potential for such products and finds that they are abundant and full of potential."

Chajwa, Rahul; Flaum, Eliott; Bidle, Kay D; Van Mooy, Benjamin; Prakash, Manu*. Hidden comet tails of marine snow impede ocean-based carbon sequestration. Science, 2024, 386(6718): eadl5767.

"This study has important implications for understanding the factors that control the efficiency of the biological pump in the open ocean. This understanding is critical for accurately predicting how much photosynthesis-derived carbon from the surface ocean is transferred to long-term sinks in the deep ocean and deep ocean sediment."