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Marques-Neto JC, de Lima GM, Maciel CMT, Maciel BR, Abrunhosa FA, Sampaio I, Maciel CR. In silico prospecting of the mtDNA of Macrobrachium amazonicum from transcriptome data. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:677. [PMID: 37950193 PMCID: PMC10637016 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09770-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Macrobrachium amazonicum is a freshwater prawn widely distributed in South America that is undergoing speciation, so the denomination "M. amazonicum complex" is used for it. The mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene has been used to elucidate this speciation, but heteroplasmies and pseudogenes have been recorded, making separation difficult. Obtaining genes from cDNA (RNA) rather than genomic DNA is an effective tool to mitigate those two types of occurrences. The aim of this study was to assemble in silico the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the Amazonian coastal population of M. amazonicum inhabiting the state of Pará. RESULTS Sequences were obtained from the prawn's transcriptome using the de novo approach. Six libraries of cDNA from the androgen gland, hepatopancreas, and muscle tissue were used. The mtDNA of M. amazonicum was 14,960 bp in length. It contained 13 protein-coding genes, 21 complete transfer RNAs, and the 12S and 16S subunits of ribosomal RNA. All regions were found on the light strand except tRNAGln, which was on the heavy strand. The control region (D-loop) was not recovered, making for a gap of 793 bp. The cladogram showed the formation of the well-defined Macrobrachium clade, with high support value in the established branches (91-100). The three-dimensional spatial conformation of the mtDNA-encoded proteins showed that most of them were mainly composed of major α-helices that typically shows in those proteins inserted in the membrane (mitochondrial). CONCLUSIONS It was possible to assemble a large part of the mitochondrial genome of M. amazonicum in silico using data from other genomes deposited in GenBank and to validate it through the similarities between its COI and 16S genes and those from animals of the same region deposited in GenBank. Depositing the M. amazonicum mtDNA sequences in GenBank may help solve the taxonomic problems recorded for the species, in addition to providing complete sequences of candidate coding genes for use as biomarkers in ecological studies.
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- Jerônimo Costa Marques-Neto
- Laboratory of Aquaculture, Coastal Studies Institute, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Aquaculture, Coastal Studies Institute, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Aquaculture, Coastal Studies Institute, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil
- Coastal Studies Institute, School of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Aquaculture/BioDatta, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil
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- Coastal Studies Institute, School of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Aquaculture/BioDatta, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil
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- Coastal Studies Institute, School of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Carcinology, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil
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- Coastal Studies Institute, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Aquaculture, Coastal Studies Institute, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil.
- Coastal Studies Institute, School of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Aquaculture/BioDatta, Federal University of Pará, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro S/N, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, CEP: 68600-000, Brazil.
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Ge Q, Wang J, Li J, Li J. Effect of high alkalinity on shrimp gills: Histopathological alternations and cell specific responses. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 256:114902. [PMID: 37062262 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114902] [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: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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High alkalinity stress was considered as a major risk factor for aquatic animals surviving in saline-alkaline water. However, few information exists on the effects of alkalinity stress in crustacean species. As the dominant role of gills in osmotic and ionic regulation, the present study firstly evaluated the effect of alkalinity stress in Exopalaemon carinicauda to determine changes in gill microstructure, and then explore the heterogeneity response of gill cells in alkalinity adaptation by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Hemolymph osmolality and pH were increased remarkably, and gills showed pillar cells with more symmetrical arrangement and longer lateral flanges and nephrocytes with larger vacuoles in high alkalinity. ScRNA-seq results showed that alkalinity stress reduced the proportion of pillar cells and increased the proportion of nephrocytes significantly. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to ion transport, especially acid-base regulation, such as V(H+)-ATPases and carbonic anhydrases, were down-regulated in pillar cells and up-regulated in nephrocytes. Furthermore, pseudotime analysis showed that some nephrocytes transformed to perform ion transport function in alkalinity adaption. Notedly, the positive signals of carbonic anhydrase were obviously observed in the nephrocytes after alkalinity stress. These results indicated that the alkalinity stress inhibited the ion transport function of pillar cells, but induced the active role of nephrocytes in alkalinity adaptation. Collectively, our results provided the new insight into the cellular and molecular mechanism behind the adverse effects of saline-alkaline water and the saline-alkaline adaption mechanism in crustaceans.
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- Qianqian Ge
- Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, China; Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, China
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- Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, China; Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, China; Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, China; Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Ge Q, Wang J, Li J, Li J. Highly sensitive and specific responses of shrimp gill cells to high pH stress based on single cell RNA-seq analysis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1031828. [DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1031828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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High pH is one of the main stressors affecting the shrimp survival, growth, and physiology in aquaculture ponds, but the cellular and molecular mechanism responsible for high pH stress has not been elucidated in shrimp. In this study, the shrimp acid-base disturbance and gill cell alterations were significantly observed and then single cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) was performed to study the sensitive and specific responses of gill cells to high pH stress. Three main gill cell types, including pillar cells, hemocytes and septal cells were identified. By comparative scRNA-seq analysis between control and pH group, the pillar cell was regarded as the target cell type in response to high pH stress with the down-regulation of ammonia excretion and H+ transport related genes and up-regulation of immune related genes. Notedly, high pH resulted in the emergence of a new immune cell subcluster in pillar cells, with immune activation and stress defense states. Pseudotime analysis also showed that the pillar cells could transform into the functionally inhibited ion cell subclusters and functionally activated immune cell subclusters after high pH stress. Further, the regulatory network of pillar cell population was predicted by WGCNA and two transcription factors were identified. In conclusion, these results provide key insights into the shrimp gill cell-type-specific mechanisms underlying high pH stress response at a single-cell resolution.
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Chong-Robles J, Giffard-Mena I, Patrón-Soberano A, Charmantier G, Boulo V, Rodarte-Venegas D. Ontogenetical development of branchial chambers of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) and their involvement in osmoregulation: ionocytes and Na +/K +-ATPase. Cell Tissue Res 2022; 390:385-398. [PMID: 36075993 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-022-03675-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Branchial chambers constitute the main osmoregulatory site in almost all decapod crustaceans. However, few studies have been devoted to elucidate the cellular function of specific cells in every osmoregulatory structure of the branchial chambers. In decapod crustaceans, it is well-known that the osmoregulatory function is localized in specific structures that progressively specialize from early developmental stages while specific molecular mechanisms occur. In this study, we found that although the structures developed progressively during the larval and postlarval stages, before reaching juvenile or adult morphology, the osmoregulatory capabilities of Litopenaeus vannamei were gradually established only during the development of branchiostegites and epipodites, but not gills. The cellular structures of the branchial chambers observed during the larval phase do not present the typical ultrastructure of ionocytes, neither Na+/K+-ATPase expression, likely indicating that pleura, branchiostegites, or bud gills do not participate in osmoregulation. During early postlarval stages, the lack of Na+/K+-ATPase immunoreactivity of the ionocytes from the branchiostegites and epipodites suggests that they are immature ionocytes (ionocytes type I). It could be inferred from IIF and TEM results that epipodites and branchiostegites are involved in iono-osmoregulation from PL15, while gills and pleura do not participate in this function.
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- Jennyfers Chong-Robles
- Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (https://ror.org/05xwcq167), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (https://ror.org/05xwcq167), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Marbec, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Montpellier, France
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (https://ror.org/05xwcq167), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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Osmoregulatory performance and immunolocalization of Na+/K+-ATPase in the branchiopod Artemia salina from the Sebkha of Sidi El Hani (Tunisia). Tissue Cell 2020; 63:101340. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2020.101340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ituarte RB, Giovagnoli A, Vázquez MG, Cristina Bas C. Carryover effects from embryos on larval performance in the freshwater shrimp Palaemon argentinus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2019.1678527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Romina Belén Ituarte
- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEyN), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Grupo Zoología Invertebrados (FCEyN), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEyN), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Grupo Zoología Invertebrados (FCEyN), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEyN), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Grupo Zoología Invertebrados (FCEyN), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEyN), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Grupo Zoología Invertebrados (FCEyN), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Fabri LM, Lucena MN, Garçon DP, Moraes CM, McNamara JC, Leone FA. Kinetic characterization of the gill (Na+, K+)-ATPase in a hololimnetic population of the diadromous Amazon River shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum (Decapoda, Palaemonidae). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 227:64-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Moshtaghi A, Rahi ML, Mather PB, Hurwood DA. An investigation of gene expression patterns that contribute to osmoregulation in Macrobrachium australiense: Assessment of adaptive responses to different osmotic niches. GENE REPORTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Spitzner F, Meth R, Krüger C, Nischik E, Eiler S, Sombke A, Torres G, Harzsch S. An atlas of larval organogenesis in the European shore crab Carcinus maenas L. (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae). Front Zool 2018; 15:27. [PMID: 29989069 PMCID: PMC6035453 DOI: 10.1186/s12983-018-0271-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The life history stages of brachyuran crustaceans include pelagic larvae of the Zoea type which grow by a series of moults from one instar to the next. Zoeae actively feed and possess a wide range of organ systems necessary for autonomously developing in the plankton. They also display a rich behavioural repertoire that allows for responses to variations in environmental key factors such as light, hydrostatic pressure, tidal currents, and temperature. Brachyuran larvae have served as distinguished models in the field of Ecological Developmental Biology fostering our understanding of diverse ecophysiological aspects such as phenotypic plasticity, carry-over effects on life-history traits, and adaptive mechanisms that enhance tolerance to fluctuations in environmental abiotic factors. In order to link such studies to the level of tissues and organs, this report analyses the internal anatomy of laboratory-reared larvae of the European shore crab Carcinus maenas. This species has a native distribution extending across most European waters and has attracted attention because it has invaded five temperate geographic regions outside of its native range and therefore can serve as a model to analyse thermal tolerance of species affected by rising sea temperatures as an effect of climate change. RESULTS Here, we used X-ray micro-computed tomography combined with 3D reconstruction to describe organogenesis in brachyuran larvae. We provide a detailed atlas of the larval internal organization to complement existing descriptions of its external morphology. In a multimethodological approach, we also used cuticular autofluorescence and classical histology to analyse the anatomy of selected organ systems. CONCLUSIONS Much of our fascination for the anatomy of brachyuran larvae stems from the opportunity to observe a complex organism on a single microscopic slide and the realization that the entire decapod crustacean bauplan unfolds from organ anlagen compressed into a miniature organism in the sub-millimetre range. The combination of imaging techniques used in the present study provides novel insights into the bewildering diversity of organ systems that brachyuran larvae possess. Our analysis may serve as a basis for future studies bridging the fields of evolutionary developmental biology and ecological developmental biology.
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- Franziska Spitzner
- Zoological Institute and Museum, Department of Cytology and Evolutionary Biology, Universität Greifswald, D-17498 Greifswald, Germany
- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, D-27498 Helgoland, Germany
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- Zoological Institute and Museum, Department of Cytology and Evolutionary Biology, Universität Greifswald, D-17498 Greifswald, Germany
- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, D-27498 Helgoland, Germany
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- Zoological Institute and Museum, Department of Cytology and Evolutionary Biology, Universität Greifswald, D-17498 Greifswald, Germany
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- Zoological Institute and Museum, Department of Cytology and Evolutionary Biology, Universität Greifswald, D-17498 Greifswald, Germany
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- Zoological Institute and Museum, Department of Cytology and Evolutionary Biology, Universität Greifswald, D-17498 Greifswald, Germany
- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 20A/F, 11418 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Zoological Institute and Museum, Department of Cytology and Evolutionary Biology, Universität Greifswald, D-17498 Greifswald, Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, D-27498 Helgoland, Germany
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- Zoological Institute and Museum, Department of Cytology and Evolutionary Biology, Universität Greifswald, D-17498 Greifswald, Germany
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Freire CA, Maraschi AC, Lara AF, Amado EM, Prodocimo V. Late rise in hemolymph osmolality in Macrobrachium acanthurus (diadromous freshwater shrimp) exposed to brackish water: Early reduction in branchial Na+/K+ pump activity but stable muscle HSP70 expression. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 216:69-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gene silencing reveals multiple functions of Na +/K +-ATPase in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Exp Parasitol 2018; 185:79-91. [PMID: 29339143 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Na+/K+-ATPase has a key function in a variety of physiological processes including membrane excitability, osmoregulation, regulation of cell volume, and transport of nutrients. While knowledge about Na+/K+-ATPase function in osmoregulation in crustaceans is extensive, the role of this enzyme in other physiological and developmental processes is scarce. Here, we report characterization, transcriptional distribution and likely functions of the newly identified L. salmonis Na+/K+-ATPase (LsalNa+/K+-ATPase) α subunit in various developmental stages. The complete mRNA sequence was identified, with 3003 bp open reading frame encoding a putative protein of 1001 amino acids. Putative protein sequence of LsalNa+/K+-ATPase revealed all typical features of Na+/K+-ATPase and demonstrated high sequence identity to other invertebrate and vertebrate species. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed higher LsalNa+/K+-ATPase transcript level in free-living stages in comparison to parasitic stages. In situ hybridization analysis of copepodids and adult lice revealed LsalNa+/K+-ATPase transcript localization in a wide variety of tissues such as nervous system, intestine, reproductive system, and subcuticular and glandular tissue. RNAi mediated knock-down of LsalNa+/K+-ATPase caused locomotion impairment, and affected reproduction and feeding. Morphological analysis of dsRNA treated animals revealed muscle degeneration in larval stages, severe changes in the oocyte formation and maturation in females and abnormalities in tegmental glands. Thus, the study represents an important foundation for further functional investigation and identification of physiological pathways in which Na+/K+-ATPase is directly or indirectly involved.
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Antunes CD, Lucena MN, Garçon DP, Leone FA, McNamara JC. Low salinity-induced alterations in epithelial ultrastructure, Na+/K+-ATPase immunolocalization and enzyme kinetic characteristics in the gills of the thinstripe hermit crab,Clibanarius vittatus(Anomura, Diogenidae). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART 2017; 327:380-397. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.2109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Claudia Doi Antunes
- Departamento de Biologia; Faculdade de Filosofia; Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
- Centro de Biologia Marinha; Universidade de São Paulo; São Sebastião SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Química; Faculdade de Filosofia; Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Campus Universitário de Iturama; Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; Iturama MG Brazil
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- Departamento de Química; Faculdade de Filosofia; Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia; Faculdade de Filosofia; Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
- Centro de Biologia Marinha; Universidade de São Paulo; São Sebastião SP Brazil
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Arruda Freire C, Rios LDP, Giareta EP, Castellano GC. Oxygen consumption remains stable while ammonia excretion is reduced upon short time exposure to high salinity in Macrobrachium acanthurus (Caridae: Palaemonidae), a recent freshwater colonizer. ZOOLOGIA 2017. [DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.34.e20173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Boudour-Boucheker N, Boulo V, Charmantier-Daures M, Anger K, Charmantier G, Lorin-Nebel C. Osmoregulation in larvae and juveniles of two recently separated Macrobrachium species: Expression patterns of ion transporter genes. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2016; 195:39-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gerber L, Lee CE, Grousset E, Blondeau-Bidet E, Boucheker NB, Lorin-Nebel C, Charmantier-Daures M, Charmantier G. The Legs Have It: In Situ Expression of Ion Transporters V-Type H(+)-ATPase and Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase in the Osmoregulatory Leg Organs of the Invading Copepod Eurytemora affinis. Physiol Biochem Zool 2016; 89:233-50. [PMID: 27153133 DOI: 10.1086/686323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The copepod Eurytemora affinis has an unusually broad salinity range, as some populations have recently invaded freshwater habitats independently from their ancestral saline habitats. Prior studies have shown evolutionary shifts in ion transporter activity during freshwater invasions and localization of ion transporters in newly discovered "Crusalis organs" in the swimming legs. The goals of this study were to localize and quantify expression of ion transport enzymes V-type H(+)-ATPase (VHA) and Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase (NKA) in the swimming legs of E. affinis and determine the degree of involvement of each leg in ionic regulation. We confirmed the presence of two distinct types of ionocytes in the Crusalis organs. Both cell types expressed VHA and NKA, and in the freshwater population the location of VHA and NKA in ionocytes was, respectively, apical and basal. Quantification of in situ expression of NKA and VHA established the predominance of swimming leg pairs 3 and 4 in ion transport in both saline and freshwater populations. Increases in VHA expression in swimming legs 3 and 4 of the freshwater population (in fresh water) relative to the saline population (at 15 PSU) arose from an increase in the abundance of VHA per cell rather than an increase in the number of ionocytes. This result suggests a simple mechanism for increasing ion uptake in fresh water. In contrast, the decline in NKA expression in the freshwater population arose from a decrease in ionocyte area in legs 4, likely resulting from decreases in number or size of ionocytes containing NKA. Such results provide insights into mechanisms of ionic regulation for this species, with added insights into evolutionary mechanisms underlying physiological adaptation during habitat invasions.
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Pham D, Charmantier G, Boulo V, Wabete N, Ansquer D, Dauga C, Grousset E, Labreuche Y, Charmantier-Daures M. Ontogeny of osmoregulation in the Pacific blue shrimp, Litopenaeus stylirostris (Decapoda, Penaeidae): Deciphering the role of the Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 196-197:27-37. [PMID: 26827851 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The role of the main ion transporting enzyme Na+/K+-ATPase in osmoregulation processes was investigated in Litopenaeus stylirostris. The development and localization of the osmoregulation sites were studied during ontogenesis by immunodetection of Na(+)K(+)-ATPase using monoclonal antibodies and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Osmoregulation sites were identified as the pleurae and branchiostegites in the zoeae and mysis stages. In the subsequent post-metamorphic stages the osmoregulatory function was mainly located in the epipodites and branchiostegites and osmotic regulation was later detected in the gills. The presence of ionocytes and microvilli in these tissues confirmed their role in ionic processes. The complete open reading frame of the mRNA coding for the α-subunit of Na+K+-ATPase was characterized in L. stylirostris. The resulting 3092-bp cDNA (LsNKA) encodes a putative 1011-amino-acid protein with a predicted molecular mass of 112.3kDa. The inferred amino acid sequence revealed that the putative protein possesses the main structural characteristics of the Na+K+-ATPase α-subunits. Quantitative RT-PCR analyses indicated that LsNKA transcripts did not significantly vary between the different developmental stages. The number of transcripts was about 2.5-fold higher in the epipodites and gills than in any other tissues tested in juveniles. A reverse genetic approach was finally implemented to study the role of LsNKA in vivo. Knockdown of LsNKA expression by gene-specific dsRNA injection led to an increase of shrimp mortality following an abrupt salinity change compared to control animals. These data strongly suggest that LsNKA plays an important role in osmoregulation when the shrimp are challenged by changing salinities.
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- Dominique Pham
- Lagon, Environnement et Aquaculture Durable, Ifremer, Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France.
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- Université de Montpellier, Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 9190, Marbec, UM, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Place Eugène Bataillon, CC 092, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Lagon, Environnement et Aquaculture Durable, Ifremer, Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France; Université de Montpellier, Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 9190, Marbec, UM, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Place Eugène Bataillon, CC 092, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Lagon, Environnement et Aquaculture Durable, Ifremer, Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Lagon, Environnement et Aquaculture Durable, Ifremer, Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Lagon, Environnement et Aquaculture Durable, Ifremer, Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Université de Montpellier, Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 9190, Marbec, UM, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Place Eugène Bataillon, CC 092, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Ifremer, Unite Physiologie Fonctionnelle des Organismes Marins, ZI de la Pointe du Diable, CS 10070, F-29280 Plouzane, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074, F-29688 Roscoff cedex, France.
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- Université de Montpellier, Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 9190, Marbec, UM, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Place Eugène Bataillon, CC 092, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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Ituarte RB, Lignot JH, Charmantier G, Spivak E, Lorin-Nebel C. Immunolocalization and expression of Na(+)/K(+) -ATPase in embryos, early larval stages and adults of the freshwater shrimp Palaemonetes argentinus (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae). Cell Tissue Res 2016; 364:527-541. [PMID: 26796205 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-015-2351-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The euryhaline shrimp Palaemonetes argentinus exemplifies an evolutionary transition from brackish to freshwater habitats that requires adequate osmoregulatory capacities. Hyperosmoregulation is functional at hatching and it likely begins during the embryonic phase allowing this species to develop entirely in fresh water. Here, we investigated the Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase α-subunit gene (nka-α) expression using quantitative real-time PCR and localized Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase (NKA) in ion-transporting epithelia through immunofluorescence microscopy. We reared shrimps from spawning to juvenile stages at two salinities (1, 15 ‰) and maintained adults for 3 weeks at three salinity treatments (1, 15, 25 ‰). nka-α gene expression was measured in: (1) embryos at an early (SI), intermediate (SII) and late (SIII) stage of embryonic development; (2) newly hatched larvae (Zoea I, ZI); and (3) isolated gill tissue of adults. The nka-α expression was low in SI and SII embryos and reached maximum levels prior to hatching (SIII), which were similar to expression levels detected in the ZI. The nka-α expression in SIII and ZI was highest at 15 ‰, whereas salinity did not affect expression in earlier embryos. In SIII, in ZI and in a later zoeal stage ZIV, NKA was localized in epithelial cells of pleurae, in the inner-side epithelium of branchiostegite and in the antennal glands. Gills appeared in the ZIV but NKA immunolabeling of the cells of the gill shaft occurred in a subsequent developmental larval stage, the decapodid. Extrabranchial organs constitute the main site of osmoregulation in early ontogenetic stages of this freshwater shrimp.
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- Romina Belén Ituarte
- Grupo Zoología Invertebrados, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes 3250, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Groupe Fonctionnel Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 9190 MARBEC, UM-CNRS-IRD-Ifremer, Université Montpellier, cc 092, Place E. Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier cedex 05, France
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- Groupe Fonctionnel Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 9190 MARBEC, UM-CNRS-IRD-Ifremer, Université Montpellier, cc 092, Place E. Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier cedex 05, France
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- Grupo Zoología Invertebrados, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes 3250, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Groupe Fonctionnel Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse, UMR 9190 MARBEC, UM-CNRS-IRD-Ifremer, Université Montpellier, cc 092, Place E. Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier cedex 05, France
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Pinto MR, Lucena MN, Faleiros RO, Almeida EA, McNamara JC, Leone FA. Effects of ammonia stress in the Amazon river shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum (Decapoda, Palaemonidae). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 170:13-23. [PMID: 26571214 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We evaluate the effects of total ammonia nitrogen-N (TAN) exposure for 72h on (Na(+),K(+))- and V(H(+))-ATPase activities and on their subunit expressions in gills of the diadromous freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum. Specific (Na(+),K(+))- and V(H(+))-ATPase activities increased roughly 1.5- to 2-fold, respectively, after exposure to 2.0mmolL(-1) TAN. Quantitative RT-PCR analyses revealed a 2.5-fold increase in V(H(+))-ATPase B subunit mRNA expression while (Na(+),K(+))-ATPase α-subunit expression was unchanged. Immunohistochemical analyses of the gill lamellae located the (Na(+),K(+))-ATPase throughout the intralamellar septal cells, independently of TAN concentration, while the V(H(+))-ATPase was located in both the apical pillar cell flanges and pillar cell bodies. Systemic stress parameters like total hemocyte count decreased by 30% after exposure to 2.0mmolL(-1) TAN, accompanied by increased activities of the oxidative stress enzymes superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in the gills. The stress responses of M. amazonicum to elevated TAN include increases in gill (Na(+),K(+))- and V(H(+))-ATPase activities that are accompanied by changes in oxidative stress enzyme activities, immune system effects and an increase in gill V(H(+))-ATPase gene expression. These findings likely underpin physiological effects in a crustacean like M. amazonicum that exploits multiple ecosystems during its life cycle, as well as under culture conditions that may significantly impact shrimp production by the aquaculture industry.
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- Marcelo R Pinto
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto/USP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto/USP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Campus de São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia -Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto/USP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto/USP, Brazil.
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Havird JC, Vaught RC, Weese DA, Santos SR. Reproduction and development in Halocaridina rubra Holthuis, 1963 (Crustacea: Atyidae) clarifies larval ecology in the Hawaiian anchialine ecosystem. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2015; 229:134-142. [PMID: 26504154 DOI: 10.1086/bblv229n2p134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Larvae in aquatic habitats often develop in environments different from those they inhabit as adults. Shrimp in the Atyidae exemplify this trend, as larvae of many species require salt or brackish water for development, while adults are freshwater-adapted. An exception within the Atyidae family is the "anchialine clade," which are euryhaline as adults and endemic to habitats with subterranean fresh and marine water influences. Although the Hawaiian anchialine atyid Halocaridina rubra is a strong osmoregulator, its larvae have never been observed in nature. Moreover, larval development in anchialine species is poorly studied. Here, reproductive trends in laboratory colonies over a 5-y period are presented from seven genetic lineages and one mixed population of H. rubra; larval survivorship under varying salinities is also discussed. The presence and number of larvae differed significantly among lineages, with the mixed population being the most prolific. Statistical differences in reproduction attributable to seasonality also were identified. Larval survivorship was lowest (12% settlement rate) at a salinity approaching fresh water and significantly higher in brackish and seawater (88% and 72%, respectively). Correlated with this finding, identifiable gills capable of ion transport did not develop until metamorphosis into juveniles. Thus, early life stages of H. rubra are apparently excluded from surface waters, which are characterized by lower and fluctuating salinities. Instead, these stages are restricted to the subterranean (where there is higher and more stable salinity) portion of Hawaii's anchialine habitats due to their inability to tolerate low salinities. Taken together, these data contribute to the understudied area of larval ecology in the anchialine ecosystem.
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- Justin C Havird
- Department of Biological Sciences and Molette Laboratory for Climate Change and Environmental Studies, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg., Auburn, Alabama 36849
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Molette Laboratory for Climate Change and Environmental Studies, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg., Auburn, Alabama 36849
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Molette Laboratory for Climate Change and Environmental Studies, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg., Auburn, Alabama 36849
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Molette Laboratory for Climate Change and Environmental Studies, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg., Auburn, Alabama 36849
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Maraschi AC, Freire CA, Prodocimo V. Immunocytochemical localization of V-H+-ATPase, Na+/K+-ATPase, and carbonic anhydrase in gill lamellae of adult freshwater euryhaline shrimpMacrobrachium acanthurus(Decapoda, Palaemonidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 323:414-21. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Anieli Cristina Maraschi
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico; Curitiba Paraná Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico; Curitiba Paraná Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico; Curitiba Paraná Brazil
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Lucena MN, Pinto MR, Garçon DP, McNamara JC, Leone FA. A kinetic characterization of the gill V(H+)-ATPase in juvenile and adult Macrobrachium amazonicum, a diadromous palaemonid shrimp. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 181:15-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Boudour-Boucheker N, Boulo V, Charmantier-Daures M, Grousset E, Anger K, Charmantier G, Lorin-Nebel C. Differential distribution of V-type H(+)-ATPase and Na (+)/K (+)-ATPase in the branchial chamber of the palaemonid shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum. Cell Tissue Res 2014; 357:195-206. [PMID: 24805036 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-1845-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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V-H(+)-ATPase and Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase were localized in the gills and branchiostegites of M. amazonicum and the effects of salinity on the branchial chamber ultrastructure and on the localization of transporters were investigated. Gills present septal and pillar cells. In freshwater (FW), the apical surface of pillar cells is amplified by extensive evaginations associated with mitochondria. V-H(+)-ATPase immunofluorescence was localized in the membranes of the apical evaginations and in clustered subapical areas of pillar cells, suggesting labeling of intracellular vesicle membranes. Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase labeling was restricted to the septal cells. No difference in immunostaining was recorded for both proteins according to salinity (FW vs. 25 PSU). In the branchiostegite, both V-H(+)-ATPase and Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase immunofluorescence were localized in the same cells of the internal epithelium. Immunogold revealed that V-H(+)-ATPase was localized in apical evaginations and in electron-dense areas throughout the inner epithelium, while Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase occurred densely along the basal infoldings of the cytoplasmic membrane. Our results suggest that morphologically different cell types within the gill lamellae may also be functionally specialized. We propose that, in FW, pillar cells expressing V-H(+)-ATPase absorb ions (Cl(-), Na(+)) that are transported either directly to the hemolymph space or through a junctional complex to the septal cells, which may be responsible for active Na(+) delivery to the hemolymph through Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase. This suggests a functional link between septal and pillar cells in osmoregulation. When shrimps are transferred to FW, gill and branchiostegite epithelia undergo ultrastructural changes, most probably resulting from their involvement in osmoregulatory processes.
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- Nesrine Boudour-Boucheker
- Université Montpellier 2, Equipe Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogénèse, UMR5119 EcoSyM, UM2-UM1, CNRS-IRD-Ifremer, cc 092, Place E. Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier cedex 05, France,
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Modulation by K+ Plus NH4+ of microsomal (Na+, K+)-ATPase activity in selected ontogenetic stages of the diadromous river shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum (Decapoda, Palaemonidae). PLoS One 2014; 9:e89625. [PMID: 24586919 PMCID: PMC3931822 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We investigate the synergistic stimulation by K+ plus NH4+ of (Na+, K+)-ATPase activity in microsomal preparations of whole zoea I and decapodid III, and in juvenile and adult river shrimp gills. Modulation of (Na+, K+)-ATPase activity is ontogenetic stage-specific, and particularly distinct between juveniles and adults. Although both gill enzymes exhibit two different sites for K+ and NH4+ binding, in the juvenile enzyme, these two sites are equivalent: binding by both ions results in slightly stimulated activity compared to that of a single ionic species. In the adult enzyme, the sites are not equivalent: when one ion occupies its specific binding site, (Na+, K+)-ATPase activity is stimulated synergistically by ≈50% on binding of the complementary ion. Immunolocalization reveals the enzyme to be distributed predominantly throughout the intralamellar septum in the gill lamellae of juveniles and adults. Western blot analyses demonstrate a single immunoreactive band, suggesting a single (Na+, K+)-ATPase α-subunit isoform that is distributed into different density membrane fractions, independently of ontogenetic stage. We propose a model for the modulation by K+ and NH4+ of gill (Na+, K+)-ATPase activity. These findings suggest that the gill enzyme may be regulated by NH4+ during ontogenetic development in M. amazonicum.
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