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Chen LJ, Li ZZ, Zhou XW, Xing XY, Lv B. Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveals molecular responses of spider to single and combined high temperature and drought stress. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 317:120763. [PMID: 36503821 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120763] [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: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
High temperature and drought are abiotic stresses restricting many arthropods' survival and growth. Wolf spiders are poikilothermic arthropods that are vital in managing insects and pests. Nonetheless, investigating changes in spiders under temperature and drought stress are limited, especially at the molecular and gene expression levels. The study found that the combined effects of high temperature and drought stress significantly reduced survival rates and raised superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde levels in the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata. An integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis showed that differentially expressed genes and metabolites were highly enriched in pathways involved in the proteolysis and oxidation-reduction process. The gene expression profiles displayed that heat shock protein (HSP) families (i.e., small heat shock protein, HSP70, HSP90, and HSP beta protein) were up-regulated under temperature and/or drought stresses. Additionally, a conjoint analysis revealed that under the combined stress, several important enzymes, including maltase-glucoamylase, glycerol-6-phosphate transporter, alanine-glyoxylate transaminase, and prostaglandin-H2 D-isomerase, were altered, affecting the metabolism of starch, sucrose, amino acids, and arachidonic acid. The protein interaction network further confirmed that under the combined stress, metabolic processes, peptide metabolic processes, and ATP generation from ADP were up-regulated, indicating that spiders could accelerate the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins to combat stress and maintain homeostasis. Overall, this work showed that exposure to a combination of pressures might cause distinct defensive reactions in spiders and offered novel perspectives to research the molecular underpinnings of spider adaptation to a changing climate.
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Affiliation(s)
- Li-Jun Chen
- College of Urban and Rural Construction, Shaoyang University, 422099, Shaoyang, China.
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- College of Urban and Rural Construction, Shaoyang University, 422099, Shaoyang, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, 400715, Beibei, Chongqing, China
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- College of Urban and Rural Construction, Shaoyang University, 422099, Shaoyang, China
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, 65211, Columbia, USA
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Tang YE, Wang J, Li N, He Y, Zeng Z, Peng Y, Lv B, Zhang XR, Sun HM, Wang Z, Song QS. Comparative analysis unveils the cadmium-induced reproductive toxicity on the testes of Pardosa pseudoannulata. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 828:154328. [PMID: 35257768 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) pollution is one of the most serious heavy metal pollutions in the world, which has been demonstrated to cause different toxicities to living organisms. Cd has been widely suggested to cause reproductive toxicity to vertebrates, yet its reproductive toxicity to invertebrates is not comprehensive. In this study, the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata was used as a bioindicator to evaluate the male reproductive toxicity of invertebrates under Cd stress. Cd stress had no effect on the color, size and length of testis. However, Cd significantly increased the contents of catalase, glutathione peroxidase and malondialdehyde, the antioxidants in the testis of P. pseudoannulata. Then we analyzed the transcriptome of testis exposed to Cd, and identified a total of 4739 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) compared to control, with 2368 up-regulated and 2371 down-regulated. The enrichment analysis showed that Cd stress could affect spermatogenesis, sperm motility, post-embryonic development, oxidative phosphorylation and metabolism and synthesis of male reproductive components. At the same time, the protein-protein interaction network was constructed with the generated DEGs. Combined with the enrichment analysis of key modules, it revealed that Cd stress could further affect the metabolic process in testis. In general, the analysis of testicular damage and transcriptome under Cd stress can provide a novel insight into the reproductive toxicity of Cd on rice filed arthropods and offer a reference for the protection of rice filed spiders under Cd pollution.
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- Yun-E Tang
- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China
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- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006, Hunan, China.
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- Division of Plant Sciences and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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