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Zhao H, Wang Q, Zhao H, Chen C. Transcriptome profiles revealed high- and low-salinity water altered gill homeostasis in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART D, GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2022; 42:100989. [PMID: 35421665 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2022.100989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Salinity is an important environmental factor that affects fish growth, development, and reproduction. As euryhaline fish, half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) are a suitable species for deciphering the salinity adaptation mechanism of fish; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying low- and high-salinity responses remain unclear. In this study, RNA-seq was applied to characterize the genes and regulatory pathways involved in C. semilaevis gill responses to high- (32 ppt), low- (8 ppt), and control-salinity (24 ppt) water. Gills were rich in mitochondria-rich cells (MRCs) in high salinity. Compared with control, 2137 and 218 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in low and high salinity, respectively. The enriched functions of most DEGs were metabolism, ion transport, regulation of cell cycle, and immune response. The DEGs involved in oxidative phosphorylation, citrate cycle, and fatty acid metabolism were down-regulated in low salinity. For ion transport, high and low salinity significantly altered the expressions of prlr, ca12, and cftr. In cell cycle arrest and cellular repair, gadd45b, igfbp5, and igfbp2 were significantly upregulated in high and low salinity. For immune response, il10, il34, il12b, and crp increased in high and low salinity. Our findings suggested that alterations in material and energy metabolism, ions transport, cell cycle arrest, cellular repair, and immune response, are required to maintain C. semilaevis gill homeostasis under high and low salinity. This study provides insight into the divergence of C. semilaevis osmoregulation mechanisms acclimating to high and low salinity, which will serve as reference for the healthy culture of C. semilaevis.
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- Huiyan Zhao
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aqua-Ecology and Aquaculture, Tianjin 300392, China; College of Fisheries, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300392, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aqua-Ecology and Aquaculture, Tianjin 300392, China; College of Fisheries, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300392, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aqua-Ecology and Aquaculture, Tianjin 300392, China; College of Fisheries, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300392, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aqua-Ecology and Aquaculture, Tianjin 300392, China; College of Fisheries, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300392, China
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Umam K, Chuang HJ, Chiu L, Yang WK, Wang YC, Wu WY, Lee TH. Potential osmoprotective roles of branchial heat shock proteins towards Na +, K +-ATPase in milkfish (Chanos chanos) exposed to hypotonic stress. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2020; 248:110749. [PMID: 32585297 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.110749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In euryhaline teleosts, osmoregulatory mechanisms vary with osmotic stresses, and heat shock proteins (HSPs) play a central role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. The present study aimed to investigate the expression and potential roles of HSP70 and HSP90 in the gills of seawater (SW)- and freshwater (FW)-acclimated milkfish (Chanos chanos). Four HSP genes, including Cchsc70 (heat shock cognate 70), Cchsp70, Cchsp90α, and Cchsp90β, were analyzed in milkfish gills. Among these genes, only the mRNA abundance of branchial Cchsp90α was significantly lower in the FW-acclimated than in the SW-acclimated milkfish. Immunoblotting showed no significant difference in the relative protein abundance of branchial HSP70 and HSP90 between the two groups. The time-course experiments (from SW to FW) showed that the protein abundance of HSP70 and HSP90 at the 3 h and 6 h post-transfer and then declined gradually. To further illustrate the potential osmoregulatory roles of HSP70 and HSP90, their interaction with Na+, K+-ATPase (NKA, the primary driving force for osmoregulation) was analyzed using co-immunoprecipitation. The results showed the interaction between HSP70, HSP90 and NKA after acclimation to SW or FW increased within 3 h; and then returned to normal levels within 7 days. To our knowledge, the present study was the first to demonstrate that the interaction between HSP70, HSP90 and NKA changes with hypotonic stress in euryhaline teleosts. Before the transfer, no interaction was detected. When transferred to FW from SW, the interaction of HSP70 and HSP90 with NKA were detected. The results suggested that HSP70 and HSP90 participated in the acute responses of osmoregulatory mechanisms to protect branchial NKA from hypotonic stress in milkfish.
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- Khotibul Umam
- Department of Biotechnology, Sumbawa University of Technology, Sumbawa 84371, Indonesia; Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan; The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Water Resources Dvelopment Center, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Planning and Information Division, Fisheries Research Institute, Keelung 20246, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan; The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan; The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
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Evans TG, Kültz D. The cellular stress response in fish exposed to salinity fluctuations. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART 2020; 333:421-435. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.2350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Tyler G. Evans
- Department of Biological Sciences California State University East Bay Hayward California
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- Department of Animal Sciences University of California Davis Meyer Hall Davis California
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Kokou F, Con P, Barki A, Nitzan T, Slosman T, Mizrahi I, Cnaani A. Short- and long-term low-salinity acclimation effects on the branchial and intestinal gene expression in the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2019; 231:11-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tsai JW, Liew HJ, Jhang JJ, Hung SH, Meng PJ, Leu MY, Lim C, Tang CH. A field and laboratory study of the responses of cytoprotection and osmoregulation to salinity stress in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis). FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2018; 44:489-502. [PMID: 29192359 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-017-0448-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) naturally inhabits freshwater (FW; 1-3‰) and seawater (SW; 28-33‰) ponds in constructed wetland. To explore the physiological status and molecular mechanisms for salinity adaptation of the mosquitofish, cytoprotective responses and osmoregulation were examined. In the field study, activation of protein quality control (PQC) mechanism through upregulation of the abundance of heat shock protein (HSP) 90 and 70 and ubiquitin-conjugated proteins was found in the mosquitofish gills from SW pond compared to the individuals of FW pond. The levels of aggregated proteins in mosquitofish gills had no significant difference between FW and SW ponds. Furthermore, the osmoregulatory responses revealed that the body fluid osmolality and muscle water contents of the mosquitofish from two ponds were maintained within a physiological range while branchial Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) expression was higher in the individuals from SW than FW ponds. Subsequently, to further clarify whether the cellular stress responses and osmoregulation were mainly induced by hypertonicity, a laboratory salinity acclimation experiment was conducted. The results from the laboratory experiment were similar to the field study. Branchial PQC as well as NKA responses were induced by SW acclimation compared to FW-acclimated individuals. Taken together, induction of gill PQC and NKA responses implied that SW represents an osmotic stress for mosquitofish. Activation of PQC was suggested to provide an osmoprotection to prevent the accumulation of aggregated proteins. Moreover, an increase in branchial NKA responses for osmoregulatory adjustment was required for the physiological homeostasis of body fluid osmolality and muscle water content.
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- Jeng-Wei Tsai
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lienhai Road, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng Township, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Checheng Township, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan
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- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng Township, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Checheng Township, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan
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- School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lienhai Road, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan.
- Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, National SunYat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan.
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Juo JJ, Kang CK, Yang WK, Yang SY, Lee TH. A Stenohaline Medaka, Oryzias woworae, Increases Expression of Gill Na(+), K(+)-ATPase and Na(+), K(+), 2Cl(-) Cotransporter 1 to Tolerate Osmotic Stress. Zoolog Sci 2017; 33:414-25. [PMID: 27498801 DOI: 10.2108/zs150157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The present study aimed to evaluate the osmoregulatory mechanism of Daisy's medaka, O. woworae,as well as demonstrate the major factors affecting the hypo-osmoregulatory characteristics of euryhaline and stenohaline medaka. The medaka phylogenetic tree indicates that Daisy's medaka belongs to the celebensis species group. The salinity tolerance of Daisy's medaka was assessed. Our findings revealed that 20‰ (hypertonic) saltwater (SW) was lethal to Daisy's medaka. However, 62.5% of individuals survived 10‰ (isotonic) SW with pre-acclimation to 5‰ SW for one week. This transfer regime, "Experimental (Exp.) 10‰ SW", was used in the following experiments. After 10‰ SW-transfer, the plasma osmolality of Daisy's medaka significantly increased. The protein abundance and distribution of branchial Na(+), K(+)-ATPase (NKA) and Na(+), K(+), 2Cl(-) cotransporter 1 (NKCC1) were also examined after transfer to 10‰ SW for one week. Gill NKA activity increased significantly after transfer to 10‰ SW. Meanwhile, elevation of gill NKA αα-subunit protein-abundance was found in the 10‰ SW-acclimated fish. In gill cross-sections, more and larger NKA-immunoreactive (NKA-IR) cells were observed in the Exp. 10‰ SW medaka. The relative abundance of branchial NKCC1 protein increased significantly after transfer to 10‰ SW. NKCC1 was distributed in the basolateral membrane of NKA-IR cells of the Exp. 10‰ SW group. Furthermore, a higher abundance of NKCC1 protein was found in the gill homogenates of the euryhaline medaka, O. dancena, than in that of the stenohaline medaka, O. woworae.
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- Jiun-Jang Juo
- 1 Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.,† JJJ, CKK, and WKY contributed equally to this paper
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- 2 Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 709, Taiwan.,† JJJ, CKK, and WKY contributed equally to this paper
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- 1 Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.,† JJJ, CKK, and WKY contributed equally to this paper
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- 1 Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.,3 Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University,Taichung 404, Taiwan
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Tang CH, Leu MY, Yang WK, Tsai SC. Exploration of the mechanisms of protein quality control and osmoregulation in gills of Chromis viridis in response to reduced salinity. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2014; 40:1533-1546. [PMID: 24805086 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-014-9946-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Fish gills are the vital multifunctional organ in direct contact with external environment. Therefore, activation of the cytoprotective mechanisms to maintain branchial cell viability is important for fish upon stresses. Salinity is one of the major factors strongly affecting cellular and organismal functions. Reduction of ambient salinity may occur in coral reef and leads to osmotic stress for reef-associated stenohaline fish. However, the physiological responses to salinity stress in reef-associated fish were not examined substantially. With this regard, the physiological parameters and the responses of protein quality control (PQC) and osmoregulatory mechanisms in gills of seawater (SW; 33-35 ‰)- and brackish water (BW; 20 ‰)-acclimated blue-green damselfish (Chromis viridis) were explored. The results showed that the examined physiological parameters were maintained within certain physiological ranges in C. viridis acclimated to different salinities. In PQC mechanism, expression of heat-shock protein (HSP) 90, 70, and 60 elevated in response to BW acclimation while the levels of ubiquitin-conjugated proteins were similar between the two groups. Thus, it was presumed that upregulation of HSPs was sufficient to prevent the accumulation of aggregated proteins for maintaining the protein quality and viability of gill cells when C. viridis were acclimated to BW. Moreover, gill Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase expression and protein amounts of basolaterally located Na(+)/K(+)/2Cl(-) cotransporter were higher in SW fish than in BW fish. Taken together, this study showed that the cytoprotective and osmoregulatory mechanisms of blue-green damselfish were functionally activated and modulated to withstand the challenge of reduction in salinity for maintaining physiological homeostasis.
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- Cheng-Hao Tang
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan,
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Tang CH, Leu MY, Shao K, Hwang LY, Chang WB. Short-term effects of thermal stress on the responses of branchial protein quality control and osmoregulation in a reef-associated fish, Chromis viridis. Zool Stud 2014. [DOI: 10.1186/s40555-014-0021-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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