Table 1 Comparison of the DEGs of carotenogenesis in C. zofingiensis and H. pluvialis under various conditions

C. zofingiensis

 Nitrogen deprivation

Up: MCS

Down: DXR

Up: AACT, HCS

Down: no

Up: LCYb

Down: PDS, ZDS, LCYe, CYP97A, CYP97C, VDE

Up: CHYb, BKT1, BKT2, AAT

Down: no

This study

 High light

Up: no

Down: no

Up: no

Down: no

Up: no

Down: ZDS, LCYe

Up: BKT1, BKT2, AAT

Down: no

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 Glucose induction

Up: DXS, HDR

Down: CMK

Up: IPPI

Down: AACT

Up: LCYb

Down: PDS, ZISO, CRTISO, LCYe, CYP97A, CYP97C, ZEP, VDE, NXS

Up: CHYb, BKT1

Down: BKT2

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H. pluvialis

 High light

Up: DXS, DXR, HDS, HDR

Down: no

Up: HCS

Down: no

Up: GGPPS, PSY, PDS, ZDS, LCYb

Down: no

Up: CHYb, BKT

Down: no

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 High light plus nitrogen deprivation

Up: DXS, DXR, MCT, HDS, HDR

Down: no

Up: no

Down: no

Up: GGPPS, PSY, PDS, ZDS, LCYb

Down: LCYe, CYP97C

Up: CHYb, BKT

Down: no

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