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Song J, Farhadi A, Tan K, Lim L, Tan K. Impact of anthropogenic global hypoxia on the physiological response of bivalves. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 926:172056. [PMID: 38552980 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172056] [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: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Dissolved oxygen (DO) is an important parameter that affects the biology, physiology, and immunology of aquatic animals. In recent decades, DO levels in the global oceans have sharply decreased, partly due to an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, temperature, and anthropogenic nutrient loads. Although there have been many reports on the effects of hypoxia on the survival, growth, behavior, and immunity of bivalves, this information has not been well organized. Therefore, this article provides a comprehensive review of the effects of hypoxia on bivalves. In general, hypoxia negatively impacts the food consumption rate and assimilation efficiency, as well as increasing respiration rates in many bivalves. As a result, it reduces the energy allocation for bivalve growth, shell formation, and reproduction. In severe cases, prolonged exposure to hypoxia can result in mass mortality in bivalves. Moreover, hypoxia also has adverse effects on the immunity and response of bivalves to predators, including decreased burial depths, sensitivity to predators, impairment of byssus production, and negatively impacts on the integrity, strength, and composition of bivalve shells. The tolerance of bivalves to hypoxia largely depends on size and species, with larger bivalves being more susceptible to hypoxia and intertidal species being relatively more tolerant to hypoxia. The information in this article is very useful for elucidating the current research status of hypoxia on bivalves and determining future research directions.
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- Jingjing Song
- College of Marine Science, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf Ocean Development Research Centre, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Hainan Aquaculture Breeding Engineering Research Center, College of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- College of Marine Science, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf Ocean Development Research Centre, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi, China
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- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- College of Marine Science, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf Ocean Development Research Centre, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi, China.
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Sharma SS, Venter L, Frost EJ, Alfaro AC, Ragg NLC, Zamora LN. Behavioural and physiological responses of juvenile geoduck (Panopea zelandica) following acute thermal stress. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2024; 269:110892. [PMID: 37573964 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2023.110892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Climate extremes, such as heatwaves, are expected to become more intense and of longer duration in the near future. These climatic conditions may have a significant impact on the prospects of establishing a new aquaculture industry for the endemic New Zealand geoduck, Panopea zelandica. This study focused on characterising animal behaviour, haemocytes , and heat shock protein (HSP70 & HSP90) mRNA expression following exposure to elevated temperatures, such as those encountered during marine heatwaves around 20 °C and an extreme scenario of 25 °C, contrasted to an ambient temperature of 17 °C. After 24 h of heat challenge, P. zelandica were found to be significantly influenced by the thermal changes, as there were differences recorded in all the responses examined. With increasing temperatures, juvenile geoduck were observed to fully emerge from the sediment a behaviour that has not previously been quantified nor associated with stress in this species. The ability of P. zelandica juveniles to re-bury still warrants further investigation, as adults are unable to do so. Haemocyte analyses revealed an increase in the abundance of granulocytes, cellular aggregations, and size of these aggregations at the highest temperature exposure. Increased expression of the hsp70 gene in the haemolymph after exposure at 25 °C for 24 h was detected and attributed to attempts to mitigate protein denaturation caused by thermal stress. The inter-individual variability in the response of heat shock proteins recorded could aid in future selective breeding programs if it is reflected in net thermotolerance. P. zelandica shows great potential for growing in subtidal habitats around New Zealand, and this study highlights the importance of temperature considerations when selecting potential farm and reseeding locations.
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- Shaneel S Sharma
- Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Environmental Science, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Environmental Science, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Environmental Science, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Environmental Science, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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Pourmozaffar S, Tamadoni Jahromi S, Gozari M, Rameshi H, Gozari M, Pazir MK, Sarvi B, Abolfathi M, Nahavandi R. The first reporting of prevalence Vibrio species and expression of HSP genes in rayed pearl oyster (Pinctada radiata) under thermal conditions. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 139:108907. [PMID: 37348687 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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The main goal of the present study was to evaluate the influence of thermal exposure on Vibrio population and HSP genes expression (HSP 90, HSP70, and HSP20) in rayed pearl oyster (P. radiata). To this end, the oysters were reared for 30 days at temperatures of 22 °C (control), 25 °C, 27 °C, and 29 °C. The results showed that five dominate Vibrio strains including Vibrio hepatarius, V. harveyi, V. alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. rotiferianus were identified. The highest population of V. parahaemolyticus, V. alginolyticus, and V. harveyi, was found in 29οC group. According to real-time PCR, mantle exhibited the highest expression levels of HSP20, HSP70, and HSP90 genes. A higher level of HSP20 expression was observed at high temperatures (25 °C, 27 °C, and 29 °C) in the gonad and mantle compared to the control group (22 °C) while decrease in HSP90 expression level was recorded in 25 °C, 27 °C, and 29 °C groups. HSP20 expression level in adductor muscle was remarkably down-regulated in 27 °C and 29 °C groups. In this tissue, HSP70 was detected at highest levels in the 29οC group. In mantle, HSP90 gene expression was lowest at 22 °C water temperature. Several Vibrio strains have been identified from pearl Gulf oyster that haven't been previously reported. The identification of dominant Vibrio species is essential for epidemiological management strategies to control and prevent Vibrio outbreaks in pearl oyster farms. The expression pattern of HSP genes differs in rayed pearl oyster tissues due to differences in their thermal tolerance capability and physiological and biological characteristics. The present study provides useful molecular information for the ecological adaptation of rayed pearl oysters after exposure to different temperature levels.
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- Sajjad Pourmozaffar
- Persian Gulf Mollusks Research Station, Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecology Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar-e-Lengeh, Iran.
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- Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecology Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar-Abbas, Iran
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- Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecology Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar-Abbas, Iran
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- Persian Gulf Mollusks Research Station, Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecology Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar-e-Lengeh, Iran
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- Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecology Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar-Abbas, Iran
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- Iran Shrimp Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bushehr, Iran
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- Persian Gulf Mollusks Research Station, Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecology Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar-e-Lengeh, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar-Abbas, Iran
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- Animal Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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Zheng H, Tan K, Zhang H, Ma H, Li S, Zheng H. Intraspecific hybridization as a mitigation strategy of ocean acidification in marine bivalve noble scallop Chlamys nobilis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 832:154736. [PMID: 35351507 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154736] [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: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The driving factors of climate change, especially ocean acidification (OA), have many detrimental impacts on marine bivalves. Hybridization is one of the important methods to improve environmental tolerance of animals and plants. In this study, we explored the feasibility of intraspecific hybridization as an OA mitigation strategy in noble scallop Chlamys nobilis (ecologically and economically important bivalve species). The results of this study revealed that exposure of C. nobilis to OA condition significantly reduced the hatching rate, survival rate, growth rate (shell height, shell length, shell width and shell weight), and total carotenoid content (TCC), as well as increased the deformity rate of C. nobilis larvae. Interestingly, under both ambient water and OA condition, the intraspecific hybridization of C. nobilis exhibited heterosis in terms of hatching rate, survival rate and growth rate (excepted for growth in shell length under OA). Transcriptome sequencing of C. nobilis (inbreed and hybrid under ambient and OA conditions) identified four main differentially expressed genes involved in signal transduction, biological process maintenances, nucleic acid binding and post-translational modification. In addition, the expression of these four genes in hybrid C. nobilis was significantly higher than that in inbreed C. nobilis. In conclusion, hybrid C. nobilis showed heterosis in growth rate and survival rate under both ambient water and acidified seawater condition, which may be the result of enhanced expression of genes related to signal transduction, DNA replication and post-translational modification.
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- Hongjin Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Research Center for Subtropical Mariculture Engineering Technology of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Research Center for Subtropical Mariculture Engineering Technology of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Research Center for Subtropical Mariculture Engineering Technology of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Research Center for Subtropical Mariculture Engineering Technology of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Research Center for Subtropical Mariculture Engineering Technology of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Research Center for Subtropical Mariculture Engineering Technology of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
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Yu H, Yang Z, Sui M, Cui C, Hu Y, Hou X, Xing Q, Huang X, Bao Z. Identification and Characterization of HSP90 Gene Family Reveals Involvement of HSP90, GRP94 and Not TRAP1 in Heat Stress Response in Chlamys farreri. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:1592. [PMID: 34680986 PMCID: PMC8535295 DOI: 10.3390/genes12101592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Heat shock proteins 90 (HSP90s) are a class of ubiquitous, highly conserved, and multi-functional molecular chaperones present in all living organisms. They assist protein folding processes to form functional proteins. In the present study, three HSP90 genes, CfHSP90, CfGRP94 and CfTRAP1, were successfully identified in the genome of Chlamys farreri. The length of CfHSP90, CfGRP94 and CfTRAP1 were 7211 bp, 26,457 bp, and 28,699 bp, each containing an open reading frame (ORF) of 2181 bp, 2397 bp, and 2181 bp, and encoding proteins of 726, 798, and 726 amino acids, respectively. A transcriptomic database demonstrated that CfHSP90 and CfGRP94 were the primary functional executors with high expression during larval development and in adult tissues, while CfTRAP1 expression was low. Furthermore, all of the three CfHSP90s showed higher expression in gonads and ganglia as compared with other tissues, which indicated their probable involvement in gametogenesis and nerve signal transmission in C. farreri. In addition, under heat stress, the expressions of CfHSP90 and CfGRP94 were significantly up-regulated in the mantle, gill, and blood, but not in the heart. Nevertheless, the expression of CfTRAP1 did not change significantly in the four tested tissues. Taken together, in coping with heat stress, CfHSP90 and CfGRP94 could help correct protein folding or salvage damaged proteins for cell homeostasis in C. farreri. Collectively, a comprehensive analysis of CfHSP90s in C. farreri was conducted. The study indicates the functional diversity of CfHSP90s in growth, development, and environmental response, and our findings may have implications for the subsequent in-depth exploration of HSP90s in invertebrates.
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- Haitao Yu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; (H.Y.); (Z.Y.); (M.S.); (C.C.); (Y.H.); (X.H.); (Q.X.); (Z.B.)
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Pilot Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory of Tropical Marine Germplasm Resources and Breeding Engineering, SANYA Oceanographic Institution of the Ocean University of CHINA (SOI-OUC), Sanya 572000, China
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Zhu X, Liu P, Hou X, Zhang J, Lv J, Lu W, Zeng Q, Huang X, Xing Q, Bao Z. Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals PC4 as the Candidate Gene for Thermal Tolerance in Bay Scallop ( Argopecten irradians irradians). Front Genet 2021; 12:650045. [PMID: 34349776 PMCID: PMC8328476 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.650045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The increasing sea temperature caused by global warming has resulted in severe mortalities in maricultural scallops. Therefore, improving thermal tolerance has become an active research area in the scallop farming industry. Bay scallop (Argopecten irradians irradians) was introduced into China in 1982 and has developed into a vast aquaculture industry in northern China. To date, genetic studies on thermal tolerance in bay scallops are limited, and no systematic screening of thermal tolerance-related loci or genes has been conducted in this species. In the present study, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for thermal tolerance using the Arrhenius break temperature (ABT) indicators of 435 bay scallops and 38,011 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. The GWAS identified 1,906 significant thermal tolerance-associated SNPs located in 16 chromosomes of bay scallop. Gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses showed that 638 genes were enriched in 42 GO terms, while 549 annotated genes were enriched in aggregation pathways. Additionally, the SNP (15-5091-20379557-1) with the lowest P value was located in the transcriptional coactivator p15 (PC4) gene, which is involved in regulating DNA damage repair and stabilizing genome functions. Further analysis in another population identified two new thermal tolerance-associated SNPs in the first coding sequence of PC4 in bay scallops (AiPC4). Moreover, AiPC4 expression levels were significantly correlated (r = 0.675–0.962; P < 0.05) with the ABT values of the examined bay scallops. Our data suggest that AiPC4 might be a positive regulator of thermal tolerance and a potential candidate gene for molecular breeding in bay scallop aiming at thermal tolerance improvement.
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- Xinghai Zhu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Ye T, Tan K, Zhang H, Zheng H. Potential causative factors of noble scallop Chlamys nobilis mass mortality in Nan'ao Island, Shantou, China in 2017. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 751:142268. [PMID: 33181977 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142268] [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: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Noble scallop Chlamys nobilis is an important marine bivalve that has been extensively cultured in the south coast of China since the 1980s. Unfortunately, since the late 1990s, the farmed scallops often suffered from regional mass mortality, which results in enormous economic losses to farmers and industries. In 2017, another mass mortality event occurred in Nan'ao Island, Shantou, China. In this study, the cause of C. nobilis mass mortality in 2017 was first investigated in the field, and then validated in a laboratory experiment. In the field, three sampling sites were selected according to the scallop mortality rate: Hunter Bay (90% mortality), Baisha Bay (67% mortality) and Longhai (6% mortality). Meanwhile, environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, DO, pH and chlorophyll a) of each site were also measured in situ. Then, water and scallop samples were collected randomly for the analysis of phytoplankton diversity and algal toxin activity using 18S rDNA and PP2A inhibition assay, respectively. In laboratory, healthy scallops were challenged with Karenia mikimotoi (1 × 103 cells/mL) for 30 h. The field results showed that no significant difference in those environmental parameters existed among the three sites, but the relative abundance of K. mikimotoi in seawater and scallops' intestines in Hunter Bay and Baisha Bay was significantly higher than that in Longhai, and sick scallops contained significantly higher algal toxin activity than healthy ones. Laboratory results revealed that challenged scallops with K. mikimotoi showed significantly higher mortality rate and algal toxin activity than healthy ones, and low density of K. mikimotoi (1 × 103 cells/mL) was sufficient to cause >50% scallops' mortality within 26 h. This study provides the first evidence that low K. mikimotoi cell density can cause massive mortality in C. nobilis, and provides useful information as guide to prevent scallop mass mortality in the future.
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- Ting Ye
- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
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Liu H, Zhang H, Cheng D, Tan K, Ye T, Ma H, Li S, Zheng H. Differential responses of a pi-class glutathione S-transferase (CnGSTp) expression and antioxidant status between golden and brown noble scallops under pathogenic stress. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 105:144-151. [PMID: 32652299 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play important roles in immunity by protecting organisms against the damage of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, a pi-class GST cDNA sequence was first cloned from noble scallop Chlamys nobilis (named CnGSTp). The full length cDNA of CnGSTp was 922 bp, encoding a cytosolic protein of 202 amino acids residues, with predicted molecular masses of 23.1 kDa. Then an acute Vibrio Parahaemolyticus challenge experiment was conducted by using the Golden and Brown noble scallops with different total carotenoids content (TCC), and CnGSTp expression level, TCC and ROS level was separately determined. The results showed that ROS and CnGSTp expression levels were significantly up-regulate under Vibrio Parahaemolyticus challenge than the control group (P < 0.05). The Golden scallops showed significantly higher CnGSTp expression level and lower ROS level in hemocytes than the Brown ones (P < 0.05). Moreover, there is a significantly positive correlation between TCC and ROS in the Golden scallops. The present results revealed that CnGSTp plays important roles in immune response and carotenoids play assistant roles in antioxidant defense system under pathogenic stress in the noble scallop.
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- Hongxing Liu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
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Cheng D, Zhang H, Liu H, Zhang X, Tan K, Li S, Ma H, Zheng H. Identification and molecular characterization of peroxiredoxin 6 from noble scallop Chlamys nobilis revealing its potent immune response and antioxidant property. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 100:368-377. [PMID: 32194249 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The 1-cyseine peroxiredoxin (Prx6) is an importantly antioxidant enzyme that protects cells from oxidative damage caused by excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, we described the molecular characteristics of the noble scallop Chlamys nobilis peroxiredoxin 6 (designed as CnPrx6), immune responses and DNA protection activity of the recombinant protein. The complete ORF (696 bp) of CnPrx6 encoded a polypeptide (25.5 kDa) of 231 amino acids, harboring a conserved peroxidase catalytic center (41PVCTTE46) and the catalytic triads putatively involved in peroxidase and phospholipase A2 activities. The deduced amino acid sequence of CnPrx6 shared a relatively high amino acid sequence similarity (more than 50%). The qRT-PCR revealed that the CnPrx6 mRNA was constitutively expressed in all examined tissues, with the highest expression observed in adductor. Upon immunological challenge with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly I:C), the expression level of CnPrx6 mRNA was significantly up-regulated (P < 0.05). Furthermore, there was a significant difference (P < 0.05) in the expression level of CnPrx6 between golden and brown scallops. The purified recombinant CnPrx6 protein protected the supercoiled plasmid DNA from metal-catalyzed ROS damage. Taken together, these results indicated that the CnPrx6 may play an important role in modulating immune responses and minimizing DNA damage in noble scallop Chlamys nobilis.
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- Dewei Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China; Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China.
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Tan K, Zhang H, Lim LS, Ma H, Li S, Zheng H. Roles of Carotenoids in Invertebrate Immunology. Front Immunol 2020; 10:3041. [PMID: 32010132 PMCID: PMC6979042 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.03041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Carotenoids are biologically active pigments that are well-known to enhance the defense and immunity of the vertebrate system. However, in invertebrates, the role of carotenoids in immunity is not clear. Therefore, this study aims to review the scientific evidence for the role of carotenoids in invertebrate immunization. From the analysis of published literatures and recent studies from our laboratory, it is obvious that carotenoids are involved in invertebrate immunity in two ways. On the one hand, carotenoids can act as antioxidant enzymes to remove singlet oxygen, superoxide anion radicals, and hydroxyl radicals, thereby reducing SOD activity and reducing the cost of immunity. In some organisms, carotenoids have been shown to promote SOD activity by up-regulating the expression of the ZnCuSOD gene. Carotenoids, on the other hand, play a role in the expression and regulation of many genes involved in invertebrate immunity, including thioredoxins (TRX), peptidoglycan recognition receptor proteins (PGRPs), ferritins, prophenoloxidase (ProPO), vitellogenin (Vg), toll-like receptor (TLRs), heat shock proteins (HSPs), and CuZnSOD gene. The information in this review is very useful for updating our understanding of the progress of carotenoid research in invertebrate immunology and to help identify topics for future topics.
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- Karsoon Tan
- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China.,Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, China.,STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China.,Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, China.,STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Borneo Marine Research Institute, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China.,Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, China.,STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China.,Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, China.,STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Guangdong Province, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China.,Mariculture Research Center for Subtropical Shellfish & Algae of Guangdong Province, Shantou, China.,STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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