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Ferrara D, Cescon M, Giacoppo G, Costa V, Purcaro G, Spadafora ND, Cordero C, Pasti L, Cavazzini A, Beccaria M. Composition and nutritional values of fatty acids in marine organisms by one-step microwave-assisted extraction/derivatization and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography -flame ionization detector. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2024; 1236:124074. [PMID: 38460448 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2024.124074] [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: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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This work reports the characterization of the lipidic fraction of seven species of marine organisms gathered along the shoreline of the Po Delta Park of Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) and of the north Adriatic Sea. Two species of oysters (Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis), two species of clams (Chamelea gallina and Ruditapes philippinarum), one species of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), one species of macroalgae (Ulva rigida), and one species of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) were analyzed to characterize their fatty acids profile and related nutritional value. The lipid fraction was simultaneously extracted and transesterified into fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) by using a recently developed one-step microwave-assisted extraction/derivatization (MAED) method. The obtained FAMEs extract was analyzed by a rapid comprehensive multidimensional gas chromatography (GC × GC) method (30 min). The system was equipped with a reverse set of columns (polar × non-polar) connected through a reversed fill/flush flow modulator. The GC × GC system was coupled with a flame-ionization detector (FID) for both qualitative and quantitative purposes. The MAED- GC × GC-FID methodology was suitable in the context of samples containing high percentages of omega-3 PUFA. A total of 82 FAMEs were tentatively identified using standards, literature data, and the two-dimensional plot location. FAME profiles obtained with the proposed approach were comparable with reference methods (AOCS Ce 2b-11), showing no significant differences. Moreover, to determine the food nutritional value of the samples investigated, the most common nutritional indices (index of atherogenicity, index thrombogenicity, hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic ratio, health-promoting index, unsaturation index, and the fish lipid quality index) were calculated from FAME profiles. Among the samples investigated, Squalus acanthias presented the best nutritional score, while Ruditapes philippinarum had the worst score in 3 out of 6 indices.
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- Donatella Ferrara
- Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Passage des Déportés 2, Gembloux 5030, Belgium; Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Agricultural Sciences, Via Luigi Borsari 46, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Agricultural Sciences, Via Luigi Borsari 46, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Passage des Déportés 2, Gembloux 5030, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Agricultural Sciences, Via Luigi Borsari 46, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Agricultural Sciences, Via Luigi Borsari 46, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Agricultural Sciences, Via Luigi Borsari 46, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Organic and Biological Analytical Chemistry Group, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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Covaciu FD, Feher I, Cristea G, Dehelean A. Nutritional Quality and Safety Assessment of Pork Meat Cuts from Romania: Fatty Acids and Elemental Profile. Foods 2024; 13:804. [PMID: 38472917 DOI: 10.3390/foods13050804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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In this study, the fatty acids and elemental profiles of 53 pork cut samples were determined. To offer insights into their potential health implications, we computed 18 key nutritional indices. These indices included parameters such as saturated fatty acids (SFAs), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs), the MUFAs/SFAs ratio, PUFAs/SFAs ratio, atherogenic index (AI), thrombogenic index (TI), the hypocholesterolemic to hypercholesterolemic ratio (h/H), health-promoting index (HPI), hypocholesterolemic index (HI), unsaturation index (UI), saturation index (SI), peroxidizability index (PI), nutritional value index (NVI), hypocholesterolemic index of fatty acids (DFAs), hypercholesterolemic index of fatty acids (OFAs), and the DFAs/OFAs ratio. These indices were calculated based on their fatty acid composition to provide comprehensive nutritional information. A health risk assessment revealed the safety and minimum health risk for the population from consuming the investigated pork cuts using the Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), Hazard Index (HI), and target cancer risk (TR). The ANOVA test showed significant differences in the levels of K, Fe, Mn, Zn, MUFAs, and AI among the pork cut samples. It was noted that by employing the correlation between the fatty acids profile, nutritional indices, and elemental concentrations and an unsupervised statistical method, such as PCA, a perfect separation from the different pork cuts could not be obtained.
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- Florina-Dorina Covaciu
- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Múnera-Jaramillo J, López GD, Suesca E, Carazzone C, Leidy C, Manrique-Moreno M. The role of staphyloxanthin in the regulation of membrane biophysical properties in Staphylococcus aureus. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2024; 1866:184288. [PMID: 38286247 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2024.184288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that is considered a global health threat. This microorganism can adapt to hostile conditions by regulating membrane lipid composition in response to external stress factors such as changes in pH and ionic strength. S. aureus synthesizes and incorporates in its membrane staphyloxanthin, a carotenoid providing protection against oxidative damage and antimicrobial agents. Staphyloxanthin is known to modulate the physical properties of the bacterial membranes due to the rigid diaponeurosporenoic group it contains. In this work, preparative thin layer chromatography and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry were used to purify staphyloxanthin from S. aureus and characterize its structure, identifying C15, C17 and C19 as the main fatty acids in this carotenoid. Changes in the biophysical properties of models of S. aureus membranes containing phosphatidylglycerol, cardiolipin, and staphyloxanthin were evaluated. Infrared spectroscopy shows that staphyloxanthin reduces the liquid-crystalline to gel phase transition temperature in the evaluated model systems. Interestingly, these shifts are not accompanied by strong changes in trans/gauche isomerization, indicating that chain conformation in the liquid-crystalline phase is not altered by staphyloxanthin. In contrast, headgroup spacing, measured by Laurdan GP fluorescence spectroscopy, and lipid core dynamics, measured by DPH fluorescence anisotropy, show significant shifts in the presence of staphyloxanthin. The combined results show that staphyloxanthin reduces lipid core dynamics and headgroup spacing without altering acyl chain conformations, therefore decoupling these normally correlated effects. We propose that the rigid diaponeurosporenoic group in staphyloxanthin and its positioning in the membrane is likely responsible for the results observed.
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- Jessica Múnera-Jaramillo
- Chemistry Institute, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Analytical Techniques in Natural Products (LATNAP), Chemistry Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; PhysCheMath Research Group, Chemistry Department, Universidad de América, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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- Biophysics Group, Department of Physics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Analytical Techniques in Natural Products (LATNAP), Chemistry Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Biophysics Group, Department of Physics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Chemistry Institute, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
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Allen MC, Ritchie MW, El-Saadi MI, MacMillan HA. Effects of a high cholesterol diet on chill tolerance are highly context-dependent in Drosophila. J Therm Biol 2024; 119:103789. [PMID: 38340464 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.103789] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Chill susceptible insects are thought to be injured through different mechanisms depending on the duration and severity of chilling. While chronic chilling causes "indirect" injury through disruption of metabolic and ion homeostasis, acute chilling is suspected to cause "direct" injury, in part through phase transitions of cell membrane lipids. Dietary supplementation of cholesterol can reduce acute chilling injury in Drosophila melanogaster (Shreve et al., 2007), but the generality of this effect and the mechanisms underlying it remain unclear. To better understand how and why cholesterol has this effect, we assessed how a high cholesterol diet and thermal acclimation independently and interactively impact several measures of chill tolerance. Cholesterol supplementation positively affected tolerance to acute chilling in warm-acclimated flies (as reported previously). Conversely, feeding on the high-cholesterol diet negatively affected tolerance to chronic chilling in both cold and warm acclimated flies, as well as tolerance to acute chilling in cold acclimated flies. Cholesterol had no effect on the ability of flies to remain active in the cold or recover movement after a cold stress. Our findings support the idea that dietary cholesterol reduces mechanical injury to membranes caused by direct chilling injury, and that acute and chronic chilling are associated with distinct mechanisms of injury. Feeding on a high-cholesterol diet may interfere with mechanisms involved in cold acclimation, leaving cholesterol augmented flies more susceptible to chilling injury under some conditions.
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- Mitchell C Allen
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada.
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Minelli G, D’Ambra K, Macchioni P, Lo Fiego DP. Effects of Pig Dietary n-6/n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Ratio and Gender on Carcass Traits, Fatty Acid Profiles, Nutritional Indices of Lipid Depots and Oxidative Stability of Meat in Medium-Heavy Pigs. Foods 2023; 12:4106. [PMID: 38002164 PMCID: PMC10670070 DOI: 10.3390/foods12224106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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The effects of different dietary n-6/n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) ratios and gender on key carcass traits, as well as the nutritional and technological quality of lipids in medium-heavy pig tissues have been poorly studied. To investigate the subject, 24 Large White, barrows and gilts, evenly divided into two groups of 12, were fed from 80 kg of live-weight (LW) until slaughter at 150 kg LW, either a high (9.7:1) (HPR) or low (1.4:1) (LPR) dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio. On individual samples of longissimus thoracis muscle (LTM), subcutaneous (SF) and perirenal (PF) adipose tissues (ATs), the fatty acid (FA) composition was determined by gas chromatography, and lipid nutritional indices (LNIs) were calculated. The oxidative stability of meat was evaluated by determining the malondialdehyde content on raw and cooked (24 h postmortem) and refrigerated (8 days postmortem) LTM samples. The carcass traits did not vary between genders and diets. The LPR group showed a higher n-3 PUFA level and a lower n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio in all the tissues examined and better LNI, especially in the ATs. Diet did not affect the oxidative stability of meat. Gender did not influence the n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio, while barrows showed improvements in some LNI in ATs. Reducing the n-6/n-3 ratio in the diet of growing-finishing medium-heavy pigs improved the FA profile in all tissues and most LNI in ATs without impairing the oxidative stability of meat.
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- Giovanna Minelli
- Department of Life Sciences (DSV), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
- Interdepartmental Research Centre for Agri-Food Biological Resources Improvement and Valorisation (BIOGEST-SITEIA), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, P. le Europa, 1, 42124 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences (DSV), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Viale G. Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Life Sciences (DSV), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
- Interdepartmental Research Centre for Agri-Food Biological Resources Improvement and Valorisation (BIOGEST-SITEIA), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, P. le Europa, 1, 42124 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Bridier G, Olivier F, Grall J, Chauvaud L, Sejr MK, Tremblay R. Seasonal lipid dynamics of four Arctic bivalves: Implications for their physiological capacities to cope with future changes in coastal ecosystems. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10691. [PMID: 37928200 PMCID: PMC10620577 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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The Arctic is exposed to unprecedented warming, at least three times higher than the global average, which induces significant melting of the cryosphere. Freshwater inputs from melting glaciers will subsequently affect coastal primary production and organic matter quality. However, due to a lack of basic knowledge on the physiology of Arctic organisms, it remains difficult to understand how these future trophic changes will threaten the long-term survival of benthic species in coastal habitats. This study aimed to gain new insights into the seasonal lipid dynamics of four dominant benthic bivalves (Astarte moerchi, Hiatella arctica, Musculus discors, and Mya truncata) collected before and after sea ice break-up in a high-Arctic fjord (Young Sound, NE Greenland). Total lipid content and fatty acid composition of digestive gland neutral lipids were analyzed to assess bivalve energy reserves while the fatty acid composition of gill polar lipids was determined as a biochemical indicator of interspecies variations in metabolic activity and temperature acclimation. Results showed a decrease in lipid reserves between May and August, suggesting that bivalves have only limited access to fresh organic matter until sea ice break-up. The lack of seasonal variation in the fatty acid composition of neutral lipids, especially essential ω3 fatty acids, indicates that no fatty acid transfer from the digestive glands to the gonads occurs between May and August, and therefore, no reproductive investment takes place during this period. Large interspecies differences in gill fatty acid composition were observed, which appear to be related to differences in species life span and metabolic strategies. Such differences in gill fatty acid composition of polar lipids, which generally influence metabolic rates and energy needs, may imply that not all benthic species will be equally sensitive to future changes in primary production and organic matter quality in Arctic coastal habitats.
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- Guillaume Bridier
- Institut des Sciences de la mer de RimouskiUniversité du Québec à RimouskiRimouskiQuebecCanada
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- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA) UMR 8067 MNHN, CNRS, SU, IRD 207, UCN, UAParisFrance
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) UMR 6539 UBO, CNRS, IRD, IfremerPlouzanéFrance
- Observatoire Marin de l'Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer UMS 3113, Université de Bretagne OccidentalePlouzanéFrance
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) UMR 6539 UBO, CNRS, IRD, IfremerPlouzanéFrance
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- Arctic Research Centre and EcoscienceAarhus UniversityAarhus CDenmark
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- Institut des Sciences de la mer de RimouskiUniversité du Québec à RimouskiRimouskiQuebecCanada
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York JM. Temperature activated transient receptor potential ion channels from Antarctic fishes. Open Biol 2023; 13:230215. [PMID: 37848053 PMCID: PMC10581778 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.230215] [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: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Antarctic notothenioid fishes (cryonotothenioids) live in waters that range between -1.86°C and an extreme maximum +4°C. Evidence suggests these fish sense temperature peripherally, but the molecular mechanism of temperature sensation in unknown. Previous work identified transient receptor potential (TRP) channels TRPA1b, TRPM4 and TRPV1a as the top candidates for temperature sensors. Here, cryonotothenioid TRPA1b and TRPV1a are characterized using Xenopus oocyte electrophysiology. TRPA1b and TRPV1a showed heat-evoked currents with Q10s of 11.1 ± 2.2 and 20.5 ± 2.4, respectively. Unexpectedly, heat activation occurred at a threshold of 22.9 ± 1.3°C for TRPA1b and 32.1 ± 0.6°C for TRPV1a. These fish have not experienced such temperatures for at least 15 Myr. Either (1) another molecular mechanism underlies temperature sensation, (2) these fishes do not sense temperatures below these thresholds despite having lethal limits as low as 5°C, or (3) native cellular conditions modify the TRP channels to function at relevant temperatures. The effects of osmolytes, pH, oxidation, phosphorylation, lipids and accessory proteins were tested. No conditions shifted the activity range of TRPV1a. Oxidation in combination with reduced cholesterol significantly dropped activation threshold of TRPA1b to 11.3 ± 2.3°C, it is hypothesized the effect may be due to lipid raft disruption.
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- Julia M. York
- Department of Integrative Biology, Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Timlin M, Fitzpatrick E, McCarthy K, Tobin JT, Murphy EG, Pierce KM, Murphy JP, Hennessy D, O'Donovan M, Harbourne N, Brodkorb A, O'Callaghan TF. Impact of varying levels of pasture allowance on the nutritional quality and functionality of milk throughout lactation. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:6597-6622. [PMID: 37532625 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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The objective of this study was to examine the impact of increasing proportions of grazed pasture in the diet on the composition, quality, and functionality of bovine milk across a full lactation. Fifty-four spring-calving cows were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups (n = 18), blocked on the basis of mean calving date (February 15, 2020 ± 0.8 d), pre-experimental daily milk yield (24.70 ± 3.70 kg), milk solids yield (2.30 ± 0.27 kg), lactation number (3.10 ± 0.13), and economic breeding index (182 ± 19). Raw milk samples were obtained weekly from each group between March and November 2020. Group 1 (GRS) consumed perennial ryegrass and was supplemented with 5% concentrates (dry matter basis); group 2 was maintained indoors and consumed a total mixed ration (TMR) diet consisting of maize silage, grass silage, and concentrates; and group 3 consumed a partial mixed ration diet (PMR), rotating between perennial ryegrass during the day and indoor TMR feeding at night. Raw milk samples consisted of a pooled morning and evening milking and were analyzed for gross composition, free amino acids, fatty acid composition, heat coagulation time, color, fat globule size, and pH. The TMR milks had a significantly higher total solids, lactose, protein, and whey protein as a proportion of protein content compared with both GRS and PMR milks. The GRS milks demonstrated a significantly lower somatic cell count (SCC), but a significantly higher pH and b*-value than both TMR and PMR milks. The PMR milks exhibited significantly lower total solids and fat content, but also demonstrated significantly higher SCC and total free amino acid content compared with GRS and TMR. Partial least squares discriminant analysis of fatty acid profiles displayed a distinct separation between GRS and TMR samples, while PMR displayed an overlap between both GRS and TMR groupings. Variable importance in projection analysis identified conjugated linoleic acid cis-9,trans-11, C18:2n-6 cis, C18:3n-3, C11:0, and C18:2n-6 trans as the largest contributors to the variation between the diets. Milk fats derived from GRS diets exhibited the highest proportion of unsaturated fats and higher unsaturation, health-promoting, and desaturase indices. The lowest proportions of saturated fats and the lowest atherogenic index were also exhibited by GRS-derived milk fats. This work highlights the positive influence of grass-fed milk for human consumption through its more nutritionally beneficial fatty acid profile, despite the highest milk solid percentages derived from TMR feeding systems. Furthermore, this study demonstrates the proportional response of previously highlighted biomarkers of pasture feeding to the proportion of pasture in the cow's diet.
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- Mark Timlin
- Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996; School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland D04 V1W8; Food for Health Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland D04 V1W8
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland Y35 Y521
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 P302
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- Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996
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- Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996; Food for Health Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland D04 V1W8
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland D04 V1W8; Food for Health Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland D04 V1W8
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 P302
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 P302; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland T23 N73K
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 P302
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland D04 V1W8
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- Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland P61 C996; Food for Health Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland D04 V1W8.
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- Food for Health Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland D04 V1W8; School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland T12 K8AF
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Wu Y, Chen Y, Zhang M, Chiba H, Hui SP. Plasmalogen Profiling in Porcine Brain Tissues by LC-MS/MS. Foods 2023; 12:2990. [PMID: 37627989 PMCID: PMC10453910 DOI: 10.3390/foods12162990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Plasmalogen, a functional glycerophospholipid, is known for its beneficial nutritional effects, such as anti-oxidation and anti-inflammation. As the porcine brain is a plasmalogen-rich resource, this study aimed to explore its potential for plasmalogen-based health food product development, with special attention on whether and how the industrial production processes influence the plasmalogen content and composition. In the present work, plasmalogens from different porcine brain products were investigated using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The results indicated that all the porcine brain products showed abundant total plasmalogens, of which more than 95% were ethanolamine plasmalogen species. Acetone precipitation, ethanol extraction, and drying did not significantly affect the plasmalogen content, whereas repeated freeze-thaw cycles in the production process led to noticeable loss. The chemometric investigation suggested that raw products and glycerophospholipid products exhibited different profiles; furthermore, the concentration step seemed to impact the plasmalogen composition. The nutritional assessment revealed that porcine brain products showed favorable values of multiple indexes, including PUFA/SFA ratio, n-6/n-3 ratio, thrombogenicity index, and unsaturation index, suggesting a health-beneficial value. The current study not only shows the feasibility of producing porcine brain-derived plasmalogens, but also provides possible strategies for developing and quality-controlling dietary plasmalogen supplements and healthcare products.
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- Yue Wu
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; (Y.W.); (Y.C.)
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; (Y.W.); (Y.C.)
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- GLB Co., Ltd., 2-8 Mikage 2 Chome, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0047, Japan;
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- Department of Nutrition, Sapporo University of Health Sciences, Nakanuma Nishi-4-2-1-15, Higashi, Sapporo 007-0894, Japan;
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; (Y.W.); (Y.C.)
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Brown-Vuillemin S, Tremblay R, Chabot D, Sirois P, Robert D. Feeding ecology of redfish (Sebastes sp.) inferred from the integrated use of fatty acid profiles as complementary dietary tracers to stomach content analysis. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2023; 102:1049-1066. [PMID: 36794305 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (nGSL), redfish (Sebastes mentella and Sebastes fasciatus combined) are at record levels of abundance following the strong recruitment of three consecutive cohorts in 2011-2013 and have become by far the most abundant demersal fish in the region. Understanding redfish trophic relationships is essential for the effective management and conservation of species in the nGSL ecosystem. To date, description and quantification of redfish diet in the region have been restricted to conventional stomach content analysis (SCA). Using analysis of fatty acid (FA) profiles as complementary dietary tracers, the authors conducted multivariate analyses on 350 livers of redfish which were collected in combination with stomach contents during a bottom-trawl scientific survey in August 2017. The predator FA profiles were compared to those of eight different redfish prey types identified as dietary important with SCA. Results suggested similitude between SCA and FA results, with zooplankton prey being more related to small (<20 cm) and medium (20-30 cm) redfish (16:1n7, 20:1n?, 22:1n9 and 20:5n3) than large (≥30 cm) ones, whereas shrimp prey seemed more related to large redfish size classes (18:2n6 and 22:6n3) relative to the small and medium ones. Although the SCA offers a glimpse in the diet only based on the most recently consumed prey, analysis of FA profiles provides a mid-term view indicating pelagic zooplankton consumption on calanoid copepod and confirming high predation pressure on shrimp. This study constitutes the first attempt of combining FA with SCA to assess the diet of redfish, highlights the benefits of FA as a qualitative tool and suggests improvements for future studies.
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- Sarah Brown-Vuillemin
- Institut des Sciences de la Mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
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- Institut des Sciences de la Mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
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- Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Pêches et Océans Canada, Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada
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- Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
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- Institut des Sciences de la Mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
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Sukhovskaya IV, Lysenko LA, Fokina NN, Kantserova NP, Borvinskaya EV. Survival, Growth Performance, and Hepatic Antioxidant and Lipid Profiles in Infected Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fed a Diet Supplemented with Dihydroquercetin and Arabinogalactan. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13081345. [PMID: 37106908 PMCID: PMC10135201 DOI: 10.3390/ani13081345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Natural feed supplements have been shown to improve fish viability, health, and growth, and the ability to withstand multiple stressors related to intensive cultivation. We assumed that a dietary mix of plant-origin substances, such as dihydroquercetin, a flavonoid with antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties, and arabinogalactan, a polysaccharide with immunomodulating activity, would promote fish stress resistance and expected it to have a protective effect against infectious diseases. Farmed rainbow trout fish, Oncorhynchus mykiss, received either a standard diet or a diet supplemented with 25 mg/kg of dihydroquercetin and 50 mg/kg of arabinogalactan during a feeding season, from June to November. The fish in the control and experimental groups were sampled twice a month (eight samplings in total) for growth variable estimations and tissue sampling. The hepatic antioxidant status was assessed via the quantification of molecular antioxidants, such as reduced glutathione and alpha-tocopherol rates, as well as the enzyme activity rates of peroxidase, catalase, and glutathione-S-transferase. The lipid and fatty acid compositions of the feed and fish liver were analyzed using thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatography. The viability, size, and biochemical indices of the fish responded to the growth physiology, environmental variables such as the dissolved oxygen content and water temperature, and sporadic factors. Due to an outbreak of a natural bacterial infection in the fish stock followed by antibiotic treatment, a higher mortality rate was observed in the fish that received a standard diet compared to those fed supplemented feed. In the postinfection period, reduced dietary 18:2n-6 and 18:3n-3 fatty acid assimilation contents were detected in the fish that received the standard diet in contrast to the supplemented diet. By the end of the feeding season, an impaired antioxidant response, including reduced glutathione S-transferase activity and glutathione content, and a shift in the composition of membrane lipids, such as sterols, 18:1n-7 fatty acid, and phospholipids, were also revealed in fish fed the standard diet. Dietary supplementation with plant-origin substances, such as dihydroquercetin and arabinogalactan, decreases lethality in fish stocks, presumably though the stimulation of natural resistance in farmed fish, thereby increasing the economic efficacy during fish production. From the sustainable aquaculture perspective, natural additives also diminish the anthropogenic transformation of aquaculture-bearing water bodies and their ecosystems.
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- Irina V Sukhovskaya
- Laboratory of Environmental Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia
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Guo L, Chang Y, Sun Z, Deng J, Jin Y, Shi M, Zhang J, Miao Z. Effects of Chinese Yam Polysaccharide on Intramuscular Fat and Fatty Acid Composition in Breast and Thigh Muscles of Broilers. Foods 2023; 12:foods12071479. [PMID: 37048300 PMCID: PMC10094610 DOI: 10.3390/foods12071479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influences of Chinese yam polysaccharide (CYP) dietary supplementation on the composition of intramuscular fat (IMF) and fatty acids (FA) in thigh and breast muscles of broilers. Three hundred and sixty healthy one-day-old broilers (the breed of Crossbred chicken is named 817) with gender-balanced and similar body weight (39 ± 1 g) were randomly allocated into four groups (control, CYP1, CYP2, and CYP3 groups). Broilers in the control group were only fed a basal diet, and broilers in CYP1 group were fed the same diets further supplemented with 250 mg/kg CYP, the CYP2 group was fed the same diets further supplemented with 500 mg/kg CYP, and the CYP3 group was fed the same diets further supplemented with 1000 mg/kg CYP, respectively. Each group consisted of three replicates and each replicate consisted of 30 birds. The feeding days were 48 days. The results observed that the CYP2 group (500 mg/kg) can up-regulate the mRNA expression levels of β-catenin in thigh muscle compared to the control group. At the same time, all CYP groups (CYP1, CYP2, and CYP3 groups) can up-regulate mRNA expression of Wnt1 and β-catenin in breast muscle, while mRNA expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα in breast and thigh muscles could be down-regulated (p < 0.05). In summary, 500 mg/kg of CYP dietary supplementation can reduce IMF content and improve the FAs composition, enhancing the nutritional value of chicken meat.
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- Liping Guo
- School of Food Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Life Science, Luoyang Normal University, Jiqing Road, Luoyang 471022, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-373-3040718; Fax: +86-373-3040718
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Colombo SM, Budge SM, Hall JR, Kornicer J, White N. Atlantic salmon adapt to low dietary n-3 PUFA and warmer water temperatures by increasing feed intake and expression of n-3 biosynthesis-related transcripts. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2023; 49:39-60. [PMID: 36522560 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-022-01157-2] [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: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Climate change can have cascading impacts on biochemical reactions in aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic ectotherms can adapt to surrounding temperatures by using long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) to maintain cell membrane fluidity. In a warming scenario, less LC-PUFA is needed to maintain fluidity. Our objective was to determine the impact of low dietary LC-PUFA and warm water temperature on growth, fatty acid (FA) storage, and expression of lipid metabolism-related transcripts in Atlantic salmon. Salmon (141 g) were fed two diets (high or low LC-PUFA) at either 12 °C or 16 °C for 16 weeks. Salmon weighed more and consumed more food at 16 °C and when fed the low-LC-PUFA diet. Liver and muscle FA mostly depended on diet rather than temperature. DHA in muscle was higher at 16 °C and in salmon fed the high-LC-PUFA diet. Levels of FA desaturation transcripts were more highly expressed at 16 °C and in salmon fed the low-LC-PUFA diet, which suggests synthesis of LC-PUFA. Overall, with slow, chronic temperature increases, salmon may adapt to low dietary LC-PUFA by synthesizing more when required.
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- Stefanie M Colombo
- Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, 58 Sipu Awti, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada.
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- Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Aquatic Research Cluster, CREAIT Network, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Ocean Sciences Centre, St. John's, NL, A1C5S7, Canada
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- Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, 58 Sipu Awti, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
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Somero GN. Solutions: how adaptive changes in cellular fluids enable marine life to cope with abiotic stressors. MARINE LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 4:389-413. [PMID: 37073170 PMCID: PMC10077225 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-022-00140-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The seas confront organisms with a suite of abiotic stressors that pose challenges for physiological activity. Variations in temperature, hydrostatic pressure, and salinity have potential to disrupt structures, and functions of all molecular systems on which life depends. During evolution, sequences of nucleic acids and proteins are adaptively modified to "fit" these macromolecules for function under the particular abiotic conditions of the habitat. Complementing these macromolecular adaptations are alterations in compositions of solutions that bathe macromolecules and affect stabilities of their higher order structures. A primary result of these "micromolecular" adaptations is preservation of optimal balances between conformational rigidity and flexibility of macromolecules. Micromolecular adaptations involve several families of organic osmolytes, with varying effects on macromolecular stability. A given type of osmolyte generally has similar effects on DNA, RNA, proteins and membranes; thus, adaptive regulation of cellular osmolyte pools has a global effect on macromolecules. These effects are mediated largely through influences of osmolytes and macromolecules on water structure and activity. Acclimatory micromolecular responses are often critical in enabling organisms to cope with environmental changes during their lifetimes, for example, during vertical migration in the water column. A species' breadth of environmental tolerance may depend on how effectively it can vary the osmolyte composition of its cellular fluids in the face of stress. Micromolecular adaptations remain an under-appreciated aspect of evolution and acclimatization. Further study can lead to a better understanding of determinants of environmental tolerance ranges and to biotechnological advances in designing improved stabilizers for biological materials.
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- George N. Somero
- Department of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 USA
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Lipids and Fatty Acids in Some Mesopelagic Fish Species: General Characteristics and Peculiarities of Adaptive Response to Deep-Water Habitat. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse10070949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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The lipid and fatty acid composition of muscles of mesopelagic fish species Lampanyctus macdonaldi, Bathylagus euryops, Serrivomer beanii, Scopelogadus beanii in the Irminger Sea at deep range were studied. The contents of the total lipids (TLs), total phospholipids (PLs), monoacylglycerols (MAGs), diacylglycerols (DAGs), triacylglycerols (TAGs), cholesterol (Chol), Chol esters, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs), and wax esters were determined by HPTLC; the PL classes were determined by HPLC; and fatty acids (FAs) were determined using GC. It was found significant differences in lipid profile of the studied fishes: Chol esters and waxes were dominant in L. macdonaldii and S. beanii, fish species with diel vertical migrations (DVM), while TAGs were prevalent in B. euryops and Sc. Beanii—non-migratory species. It was revealed the species-specific differences in FAs profiles of the studied fish. Along with this, it was detected the similarity of FAs in fish, which is associated with food sources. A comparative analysis of lipids and FAs among L. macdonaldi and S. beanii collected in the Irminger Sea and L. alatus and S. beanii collected in the Tropic Seamount revealed similar biochemical strategies for the accumulation of certain lipids characterized the mesopelagic inhabit despite latitude differences of the area of study.
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Pachura N, Kupczyński R, Lewandowska K, Włodarczyk M, Klemens M, Kuropka P, Nowaczyk R, Krzystek-Korpacka M, Bednarz-Misa I, Sozański T, Pogoda-Sewerniak K, Szumny A. Biochemical and Molecular Investigation of the Effect of Saponins and Terpenoids Derived from Leaves of Ilex aquifolium on Lipid Metabolism of Obese Zucker Rats. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27113376. [PMID: 35684317 PMCID: PMC9182309 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ilex paraguariensis, the holly tree, is a plant with recognized biological properties, whose aqueous infusions are known as “Yerba mate”, that regulate lipid metabolism, reduce obesity, and improve brain stimulation. In the present study, the effect of standardized saponin and terpenoid fractions of a European taxon, Ilex aquifolium, on blood biochemical parameters in a rat model of metabolic disorder, (fa/fa) Zucker, are presented. The profiles of the volatile fractions of two species and six European varieties of Ilex were investigated. After selecting the best variety, the saponin and terpenoid fractions were isolated and standardized, and animals were fed 10 mg kg−1 b.w. for 8 weeks. A statistically significant decrease in liver adiposity was observed, confirmed by histology and quantitative identification (gas chromatography−mass spectrometry analyses of hepatic lipids. RT-qPCR analysis of gene expression in the aorta revealed that the administration of the terpenoid fraction downregulated LOX-1, suggesting a reduction in atherosclerotic stimuli. In addition, a statistically significant reduction (p < 0.05) in PPARγ for the saponin fraction was observed in the liver. The expression of the ACAT-1 gene in the liver, responsible for the formation of cholesterol esters, increased significantly in the group receiving the terpenoid fraction compared to the control, which was also confirmed by the analysis of individual blood biochemical parameters. The opposite effect was observed for saponins. Taking the above into account, it is shown for the first time that Ilex aquifolium can be a source of compounds that positively influence lipid metabolism.
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- Natalia Pachura
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.K.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: (N.P.); (R.K.)
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- Department of Environment, Animal Hygiene and Welfare, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland; (K.L.); (K.P.-S.)
- Correspondence: (N.P.); (R.K.)
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- Department of Environment, Animal Hygiene and Welfare, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland; (K.L.); (K.P.-S.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211a, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.K.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Biostructure, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.K.); (R.N.)
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Biostructure, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland; (P.K.); (R.N.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wroclaw Medical University, ul. J. Mikulicza-Radeckiego 2, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland; (M.K.-K.); (I.B.-M.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wroclaw Medical University, ul. J. Mikulicza-Radeckiego 2, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland; (M.K.-K.); (I.B.-M.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wroclaw Medical University, ul. J. Mikulicza-Radeckiego 2, 50-345 Wrocław, Poland; (M.K.-K.); (I.B.-M.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Environment, Animal Hygiene and Welfare, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland; (K.L.); (K.P.-S.)
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.K.); (A.S.)
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Contribution to the chemodiversity of ex Cystoseira sp. - Gongolaria barbata and Ericaria crinita from the Adriatic Sea: Volatiles, fatty acids and major pigments. ALGAL RES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2022.102653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Somero GN. The Goldilocks Principle: A Unifying Perspective on Biochemical Adaptation to Abiotic Stressors in the Sea. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE 2022; 14:1-23. [PMID: 34102065 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-022521-102228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The ability of marine organisms to thrive over wide ranges of environmental stressors that perturb structures of proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids illustrates the effectiveness of adaptation at the biochemical level. A critical role of these adaptations is to achieve a proper balance between structural rigidity, which is necessary for maintaining three-dimensional conformation, and flexibility, which is required to allow changes in conformation during function. The Goldilocks principle refers to this balancing act, wherein structural stability and functional properties are poised at values that are just right for the environment the organism faces. Achieving this balance involves changes in macromolecular sequence and adaptive change in the composition of the aqueous or lipid milieu in which macromolecules function. This article traces the development of the field of biochemical adaptation throughout my career and shows how comparative studies of marine animals from diverse habitats have shed light on fundamental properties of life common to all organisms.
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- George N Somero
- Department of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA;
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Thermal adaptation of mRNA secondary structure: stability versus lability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2113324118. [PMID: 34728561 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2113324118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Macromolecular function commonly involves rapidly reversible alterations in three-dimensional structure (conformation). To allow these essential conformational changes, macromolecules must possess higher order structures that are appropriately balanced between rigidity and flexibility. Because of the low stabilization free energies (marginal stabilities) of macromolecule conformations, temperature changes have strong effects on conformation and, thereby, on function. As is well known for proteins, during evolution, temperature-adaptive changes in sequence foster retention of optimal marginal stability at a species' normal physiological temperatures. Here, we extend this type of analysis to messenger RNAs (mRNAs), a class of macromolecules for which the stability-lability balance has not been elucidated. We employ in silico methods to determine secondary structures and estimate changes in free energy of folding (ΔGfold) for 25 orthologous mRNAs that encode the enzyme cytosolic malate dehydrogenase in marine mollusks with adaptation temperatures spanning an almost 60 °C range. The change in free energy that occurs during formation of the ensemble of mRNA secondary structures is significantly correlated with adaptation temperature: ΔGfold values are all negative and their absolute values increase with adaptation temperature. A principal mechanism underlying these adaptations is a significant increase in synonymous guanine + cytosine substitutions with increasing temperature. These findings open up an avenue of exploration in molecular evolution and raise interesting questions about the interaction between temperature-adaptive changes in mRNA sequence and in the proteins they encode.
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Volov M, Cohen N, Bodner L, Dubiner S, Hefetz A, Bouchebti S, Levin E. The Effect of Climate and Diet on Body Lipid Composition in the Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis). Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.755331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Fatty acids (FA) are the primary metabolic fuel for many organisms and the fundamental component of membranes of all living organisms. FAs can be saturated (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA), or polyunsaturated (PUFA). PUFA are not synthesized by most animals and are considered as essential nutrients. We examined the effect of climate on the saturation level of polar (mostly membranal) and neutral lipids in the body of the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) from two extreme climatic zones: Mediterranean high elevation; and hot arid desert. In contrast to previous reports, the environmental temperature was shown to affect the hornet colonies’ thermal environments. The hornets nonetheless maintained their colony temperature within a narrow range. Analyses of the hornets’ unsaturation levels of polar and non-polar body lipids revealed caste differences: gynes and males contained less unsaturated lipids than workers. However, there were no differences in the respective castes between the two different climate zones tested. Experimentally manipulating the diet of queenless hornet colonies to a high Omega-3 diet (salmon) or a high Omega-6 diet (crickets) had only a minor effect on the worker-born males’ lipid composition. Although salmon-fed males had a higher Omega-3 content than cricket-fed ones, the proportion of these fatty acids was still low (below 1%). Cricket-fed males had significantly higher levels of Omega-6 than salmon-fed males. Our data show that the specific lipid composition of the hornet body is highly regulated and deficient in essential PUFA, even under different climates or high Omega-3 or Omega-6 PUFA diet. PUFA, especially Omega-3, is considered to have a beneficial effect on physiological processes. Our finding that these FA, when common in the diet, are almost absent in the body raises questions about how they affect animals’ physiology.
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Comparative analysis of the fatty acid composition of commercially available fish oil supplements in Turkey: Public health risks and benefits. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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O'Brien KM, Joyce W, Crockett EL, Axelsson M, Egginton S, Farrell AP. Resilience of cardiac performance in Antarctic notothenioid fishes in a warming climate. J Exp Biol 2021; 224:268390. [PMID: 34042975 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.220129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Warming in the region of the Western Antarctic Peninsula is occurring at an unprecedented rate, which may threaten the survival of Antarctic notothenioid fishes. Herein, we review studies characterizing thermal tolerance and cardiac performance in notothenioids - a group that includes both red-blooded species and the white-blooded, haemoglobinless icefishes - as well as the relevant biochemistry associated with cardiac failure during an acute temperature ramp. Because icefishes do not feed in captivity, making long-term acclimation studies unfeasible, we focus only on the responses of red-blooded notothenioids to warm acclimation. With acute warming, hearts of the white-blooded icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus display persistent arrhythmia at a lower temperature (8°C) compared with those of the red-blooded Notothenia coriiceps (14°C). When compared with the icefish, the enhanced cardiac performance of N. coriiceps during warming is associated with greater aerobic capacity, higher ATP levels, less oxidative damage and enhanced membrane integrity. Cardiac performance can be improved in N. coriiceps with warm acclimation to 5°C for 6-9 weeks, accompanied by an increase in the temperature at which cardiac failure occurs. Also, both cardiac mitochondrial and microsomal membranes are remodelled in response to warm acclimation in N. coriiceps, displaying homeoviscous adaptation. Overall, cardiac performance in N. coriiceps is malleable and resilient to warming, yet thermal tolerance and plasticity vary among different species of notothenioid fishes; disruptions to the Antarctic ecosystem driven by climate warming and other anthropogenic activities endanger the survival of notothenioids, warranting greater protection afforded by an expansion of marine protected areas.
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- Kristin M O'Brien
- Institute of Arctic Biology , University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000, USA
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- Department of Biology - Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Biomedical Sciences , University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Zoology, and Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4
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Aslanidi KB, Kharakoz DP. Limits of temperature adaptation and thermopreferendum. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:69. [PMID: 33823918 PMCID: PMC8025563 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-021-00574-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Managing the limits of temperature adaptation is relevant both in medicine and in biotechnology. There are numerous scattered publications on the identification of the temperature limits of existence for various organisms and using different methods. Dmitry Petrovich Kharakoz gave a general explanation for many of these experimental results. The hypothesis implied that each cycle of synaptic exocytosis includes reversible phase transitions of lipids of the presynaptic membrane due to the entry and subsequent removal of calcium ions from the synaptic terminal. The correspondence of the times of phase transitions has previously been experimentally shown on isolated lipids in vitro. In order to test the hypothesis of D.P. Kharakoz in vivo, we investigated the influence of the temperature of long-term acclimatization on the temperature of heat and cold shock, as well as on the kinetics of temperature adaptation in zebrafish. Testing the hypothesis included a comparison of our experimental results with the results of other authors obtained on various models from invertebrates to humans. RESULTS The viability polygon for Danio rerio was determined by the minimum temperature of cold shock (about 6 °C), maximum temperature of heat shock (about 43 °C), and thermopreferendum temperature (about 27 °C). The ratio of the temperature range of cold shock to the temperature range of heat shock was about 1.3. These parameters obtained for Danio rerio describe with good accuracy those for the planarian Girardia tigrina, the ground squirrel Sermophilus undulatus, and for Homo sapiens. CONCLUSIONS The experimental values of the temperatures of cold shock and heat shock and the temperature of the thermal preferendum correspond to the temperatures of phase transitions of the lipid-protein composition of the synaptic membrane between the liquid and solid states. The viability range for zebrafish coincides with the temperature range, over which enzymes function effectively and also coincides with the viability polygons for the vast majority of organisms. The boundaries of the viability polygon are characteristic biological constants. The viability polygon of a particular organism is determined not only by the genome, but also by the physicochemical properties of lipids that make up the membrane structures of synaptic endings. The limits of temperature adaptation of any biological species are determined by the temperature range of the functioning of its nervous system.
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- K B Aslanidi
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, 142290.
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia, 142290
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Chen YQ, Wang J, Liao ML, Li XX, Dong YW. Temperature adaptations of the thermophilic snail Echinolittorina malaccana: insights from metabolomic analysis. J Exp Biol 2021; 224:jeb.238659. [PMID: 33536302 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.238659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The periwinkle snail Echinolittorina malaccana, for which the upper lethal temperature is near 55°C, is one of the most heat-tolerant eukaryotes known. We conducted a multi-level investigation - including cardiac physiology, enzyme activity, and targeted and untargeted metabolomic analyses - that elucidated a spectrum of adaptations to extreme heat in this organism. All systems examined showed heat intensity-dependent responses. Under moderate heat stress (37-45°C), the snail depressed cardiac activity and entered a state of metabolic depression. The global metabolomic and enzymatic analyses revealed production of metabolites characteristic of oxygen-independent pathways of ATP generation (lactate and succinate) in the depressed metabolic state, which suggests that anaerobic metabolism was the main energy supply pathway under heat stress (37-52°C). The metabolomic analyses also revealed alterations in glycerophospholipid metabolism under extreme heat stress (52°C), which likely reflected adaptive changes to maintain membrane structure. Small-molecular-mass organic osmolytes (glycine betaine, choline and carnitine) showed complex changes in concentration that were consistent with a role of these protein-stabilizing solutes in protection of the proteome under heat stress. This thermophilic species can thus deploy a wide array of adaptive strategies to acclimatize to extremely high temperatures.
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- Ya-Qi Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China .,Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China
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Cirino L, Tsai S, Wang LH, Chen CS, Hsieh WC, Huang CL, Wen ZH, Lin C. Supplementation of exogenous lipids via liposomes improves coral larvae settlement post-cryopreservation and nano-laser warming. Cryobiology 2020; 98:80-86. [PMID: 33386123 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Coral reefs worldwide are receding because of detrimental human activities, and cryopreservation of coral larvae would ensure that their genetic biodiversity is not irremediably lost. In recent years, the vitrification and laser warming of coral propagules has demonstrated promising results. During cryopreservation, cellular membranes undergo substantial reconfigurations that may affect survival. Fat enrichment may alter the physical proprieties of cell membranes and improve resistance to low temperatures. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether supplementation of exogenous lipids using liposomes would improve cryosurvival and further development of the vitrified and laser-warmed coral larvae of Seriatopora caliendrum and Pocillopora verrucosa. A vitrification solution (VS) composed of 2 M ethylene glycol (EG), 1 M propylene glycol (PG), 40% (w/v) Ficoll, and 10% gold nanoparticles (at a final concentration of 1.2 × 1018 particles/m3 and an optimised emission wavelength of 535 nm) was chosen. Coral larvae were subjected to vitrification with VS incorporating one of four lipid classes: phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), erucic acid (EA), and linoleic acid (LA). Warming was achieved using a single laser pulse (300 V, 10 ms pulse width, 2 mm laser beam diameter). A significantly higher vitality rate was observed in S. caliendrum larvae subjected to vitrification and laser warming with EA-incorporated VS, and P. verrucosa larvae vitrified and laser warmed using PE-incorporated VS achieved a significantly higher settlement rate. Our study demonstrated that supplementation of exogenous lipids with liposomes enhances coral larvae cryotolerance and improves cryopreservation outcomes. Lipid enrichment may play a key role in cryobanking coral propagules, and in propagule development after thawing.
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- Luca Cirino
- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yai-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, 2 Houwan Rd., Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan
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- Department of Post Modern Agriculture, Mingdao University, 369 Wen-Hua Road, Peetow, ChangHua, 52345, Taiwan.
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- National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, 2 Houwan Rd., Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan; Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Rd., Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yai-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, 2 Houwan Rd., Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan; Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Rd., Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University, No.300 Syuefu Rd., Chiayi City, 60004, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yai-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, 2 Houwan Rd., Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan; Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Rd., Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan.
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Mammals to membranes: A reductionist story. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 253:110552. [PMID: 33359769 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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This is the story of a series of reductionist studies that started with an attempt to explain what underpins the high-level of aerobic metabolism in mammals (i.e. associated with the evolution of endothermy) and almost forty years later had led to investigations into the role of membrane lipids in determining metabolism. Initial studies showed that the increase in aerobic metabolism in mammals was driven by a combination of increases in mitochondrial volume and membrane densities, organ size and changes in the molecular activity of enzymes. The increase in the capacity to produce energy was matched by an increase in energy use, notably driven by increases in H+, Na+ and K+ fluxes. In the case of increased Na+ flux, it was found this was matched by increases in Na+-dependent metabolism at the tissue level and increases in enzyme activity at a cellular level but not by an increase in the number of sodium pumps. To maintain Na+ gradient across cell membranes, increased Na+ flux is not controlled by an increase in sodium pump number but rather by an increase in sodium pump molecular activity (i.e. an increase the substrate turnover rate of each sodium pump) in tissues of endotherms. This increase in molecular activity is coupled to an increase in the level of highly unsaturated polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in membranes, a mechanism similar to that used by ectotherms to ameliorate decreasing activities of metabolic processes in the cold. Determination of how changes in membrane fatty acid composition can change the activities of proteins in membranes will be the next step in this story.
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Ferreira I, Gomes-Bispo A, Lourenço H, Matos J, Afonso C, Cardoso C, Castanheira I, Motta C, Prates JAM, Bandarra NM. The chemical composition and lipid profile of the chub mackerel (Scomber colias) show a strong seasonal dependence: Contribution to a nutritional evaluation. Biochimie 2020; 178:181-189. [PMID: 32980464 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2020.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The seasonal variation in chemical and lipid composition of chub mackerel (Scomber colias) was evaluated monthly over one year (proximate chemical composition and lipid profile: fatty acid (FA) and lipid classes distribution). Significant seasonal changes regarding fat content were noticed (1.3-10.3 g/100 g), with the lowest fat content obtained in February (during spawning period), and the highest in September. Regarding the FA profile, the main fluctuations were recorded in saturated (SFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). The highest SFA content was registered between March and August (25.3-32.3%). PUFA (the most abundant group) reached its maximum percentual content between December and February (60.9 and 66.9%, respectively). In absolute terms, PUFA attained 5352.6 mg/100 g edible part in September, where 2473.8 mg/100 g of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3), representing 46.2% of total PUFA. DHA lowest level was 519.8 mg/100 g, registered in low-fat chub mackerel. Together DHA and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid, C20:5n-3) represented 75% of the total PUFA and 84% of n-3 PUFA. Triacylglycerols (TAG) with 82.2-92.1% of total lipid content) and phospholipids (4.4-8.4%) were the main lipid classes. Polar lipid fraction (phospholipids), was predominantly constituted by PUFA (68.6-74.5%), mainly DHA (45.2-55.1%), with the highest percentage recorded in low-fat chub mackerel. High relative contents of PUFA (36.6-49.1%) were also found in TAG. Having into account the data obtained, chub mackerel is a privileged source of DHA even in a lean species whereby its consumption should be recommended as part a healthy dietary regime.
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- Inês Ferreira
- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Campo Grande, 16, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Campo Grande, 16, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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Antonucci M, Belghit I, Truzzi C, Illuminati S, Araujo P. Modeling the influence of time and temperature on the levels of fatty acids in the liver of Antarctic fish Trematomus bernacchii. Polar Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-019-02577-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Antarctic fish (Trematomus bernacchii) are an ideal group for studying the effect of ocean warming on vital physiological and biochemical mechanisms of adaptation, including changes in the fatty acid composition to higher heat tolerance in the sub-zero waters of the Southern Ocean. Despite the awareness of the impact of ocean warming on marine life, bioclimatic models describing the effect of temperature and time on fatty acid levels in marine species have not been considered yet. The objective of the present study was to investigate changes in the concentrations of fatty acids in liver from T. bernacchii in response to an increase in temperature in the Antarctic region. Changes in the concentrations of fatty acids in liver from T. bernacchii were observed after varying simultaneously and systematically the temperature and time. The fatty acid profiles were determined by gas chromatography prior to acclimation (− 1.8 °C) and after acclimation (0.0, 1.0, and 2.0 °C) at different times (1, 5, and 10 days). The observed changes were graphically visualized by expressing the fatty acid concentration in absolute units (mg g−1) as a function of the temperature and time using polynomial models. Major changes in fatty acid composition were observed at day 1 of exposition at all temperatures. At day 5, the fish seem to tolerate the new temperature condition. The concentrations of saturated fatty acids were almost constant throughout the various conditions. The concentrations of monounsaturated fatty acids (in particular 18:1n − 9) decrease at day 1 for all temperatures. In contrast, there was an increase in the concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids (in particular 20:5n − 3 and 22:6n − 3) with increasing temperatures after 1, 5, and 10 days of exposure. The proposed models were in agreement with reported studies on polar and temperate fish, indicating possibly similar adaptation mechanisms for teleost to cope with global warming.
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Chen H, Solangi GS, Zhao C, Yang L, Guo J, Wan F, Zhou Z. Physiological Metabolic Responses of Ophraella communa to High Temperature Stress. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1053. [PMID: 31507435 PMCID: PMC6718515 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Considering the predicted rising temperatures under current climate change and heat wave scenarios, organisms are expected to suffer more intense and frequent thermal stress. Induced heat is accumulated by organisms and can cause a variety of physiological stress responses. Ophraella communa is an effective biological control agent of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, but the responses of this biocontrol agent to heat stress have not been fully elucidated and, therefore, its potential responses to climate change are uncertain. We investigated the physiological metabolism of subsequent O. communa adults after: (1) different developmental stages (egg, larval, pupal, and adult) were exposed to thermal stress for 3 h each day for 3, 5, 5, and 5 days, respectively (by stage); and (2) individuals were exposed to thermal stress throughout the egg-to-adult period for 3 h each day. The high temperatures of 40, 42, and 44°C were used to induce thermal stress. A control group was reared at 28 ± 2°C. The results showed that short- or long-term exposure to daily phasic high temperatures significantly decreased water and lipid contents and significantly increased glycogen and glycerol contents in all adults (i.e., after exposure of different stages or throughout the egg-to-adult period). However, the total sugar content significantly increased in adults after the eggs and larvae were exposed to brief short-term thermal stress. Compared to the control, the total sugar content was also significantly higher in the adults and pupae exposed to 44°C. Total sugar content in females increased significantly in response to long-term phasic thermal stress at 40°C. However, sugar content of males exposed to 44°C decreased significantly. After long-term phasic thermal stress, water and glycogen contents in males were significantly higher than in females; however, females had higher total sugar and lipid contents. Therefore, our study provides a basic understanding of the metabolic responses of O. communa to thermal stress and offers insights into its potential as a natural biocontrol agent against A. artemisiifolia during the summer season and under predicted climate change scenarios.
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- Hongsong Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory for Biology of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Department of Entomology, Sindh Agriculture University Sub Campus, Umerkot, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Biology of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Martin-Creuzburg D, Coggins BL, Ebert D, Yampolsky LY. Rearing Temperature and Fatty Acid Supplementation Jointly Affect Lipid Fluorescence Polarization and Heat Tolerance in Daphnia. Physiol Biochem Zool 2019; 92:408-418. [DOI: 10.1086/704365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zeis B, Buchen I, Wacker A, Martin-Creuzburg D. Temperature-induced changes in body lipid composition affect vulnerability to oxidative stress in Daphnia magna. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 232:101-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pekkoeva SN, Murzina SA, Nefedova ZA, Falk-Petersen S, Berge J, Lønne OJ, Nemova NN. Fatty Acid Content of Structural and Storage Lipids in Muscles of the Daubed Shanny Postlarvae Leptoclinus maculatus (Fries, 1838) from Kongsfjord (Svalbard Archipelago). J EVOL BIOCHEM PHYS+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022093019020030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Biederman AM, Kuhn DE, O'Brien KM, Crockett EL. Physical, chemical, and functional properties of neuronal membranes vary between species of Antarctic notothenioids differing in thermal tolerance. J Comp Physiol B 2019; 189:213-222. [PMID: 30739144 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-019-01207-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Disruption of neuronal function is likely to influence limits to thermal tolerance. We hypothesized that with acute warming the structure and function of neuronal membranes in the Antarctic notothenioid fish Chaenocephalus aceratus are more vulnerable to perturbation than membranes in the more thermotolerant notothenioid Notothenia coriiceps. Fluidity was quantified in synaptic membranes, mitochondrial membranes, and myelin from brains of both species of Antarctic fishes. Polar lipid compositions and cholesterol contents were analyzed in myelin; cholesterol was measured in synaptic membranes. Thermal profiles were determined for activities of two membrane-associated proteins, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA), from brains of animals maintained at ambient temperature or exposed to their critical thermal maxima (CTMAX). Synaptic membranes of C. aceratus were consistently more fluid than those of N. coriiceps (P < 0.0001). Although the fluidities of both myelin and mitochondrial membranes were similar among species, sensitivity of myelin fluidity to in vitro warming was greater in N. coriiceps than in C. aceratus (P < 0.001), which can be explained by lower cholesterol contents in myelin of N. coriiceps (P < 0.05). Activities of both enzymes, AChE and NKA, declined upon CTMAX exposure in C. aceratus, but not in N. coriiceps. We suggest that hyper-fluidization of synaptic membranes with warming in C. aceratus may explain the greater stenothermy in this species, and that thermal limits in notothenioids are more likely to be influenced by perturbations in synaptic membranes than in other membranes of the nervous system.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA
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Differential plasticity of membrane fatty acids in northern and southern populations of the eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens). J Comp Physiol B 2019; 189:249-260. [PMID: 30673816 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-019-01203-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Seasonal changes in membrane composition and metabolic activity allow many temperate ectotherms to contend with changes in body temperature, but few studies have investigated whether the plasticity of these traits has diverged within a single species. Therefore, we studied the effects of thermal acclimation on the membrane fatty acid composition and the activities of cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) and citrate synthase (CS) in the skeletal muscle and liver of eastern newts from Maine and Florida. Newts were acclimated to either 6 °C or 28 °C for 12 weeks prior to experiments. Cold acclimation resulted in a lower saturated fatty acid (SFA) content in the muscle membranes of both populations. SFA content in liver was lower in cold compared to warm-acclimated newts from Florida, but acclimation did not affect SFA content in liver membranes of the Maine population. In liver, cold acclimation resulted in a higher monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) content in the Florida population and a higher polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content in the Maine population. Regardless of acclimation conditions, the muscle and liver membranes of the Maine population had higher SFA and PUFA contents compared to those of the Florida population. MUFA content of muscle and liver membranes was higher in the Florida population compared to the Maine population. The effect of acclimation on CCO and CS activity was tissue-specific. In muscle, CCO and CS activities were higher in cold compared to warm-acclimated newts in both populations, and CS and CCO activities were higher in the Maine compared to the Florida population. In liver, CCO and CS activity were unaffected by acclimation in the Florida population, but activity was lower in cold compared to warm-acclimated Maine newts. These results demonstrate that the phenotypic plasticity of these traits in response to seasonal change has diverged between northern and southern populations.
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Fiorini R, Ventrella V, Trombetti F, Fabbri M, Pagliarani A, Nesci S. Lipid-protein interactions in mitochondrial membranes from bivalve mollusks: molecular strategies in different species. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 227:12-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Rodríguez E, Weber JM, Darveau CA. Diversity in membrane composition is associated with variation in thermoregulatory capacity in hymenopterans. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 224:115-120. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2017.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kostetsky EY, Velanskii PA, Sanina NM. Phospholipid and Fatty Acid Composition of Phosphatidylcholine and Phosphatidylethanolamine in the Black Plaice Pleuronectes obscura during Thermoadaptation. J EVOL BIOCHEM PHYS+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022093018020035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kalandarov AM, Radzhabova Z, Zabelinskii SA, Feizulaev BA, Klichkhanov NK, Chebotareva MA, Krivchenko AM. The Effect of Hypothermia on Phospholipid and Fatty Acid Composition of Synaptic Membranes in the Rat Brain. J EVOL BIOCHEM PHYS+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022093018020011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Malekar VC, Morton JD, Hider RN, Cruickshank RH, Hodge S, Metcalf VJ. Effect of elevated temperature on membrane lipid saturation in Antarctic notothenioid fish. PeerJ 2018; 6:e4765. [PMID: 29796342 PMCID: PMC5961637 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Homeoviscous adaptation (HVA) is a key cellular response by which fish protect their membranes against thermal stress. We investigated evolutionary HVA (long time scale) in Antarctic and non-Antarctic fish. Membrane lipid composition was determined for four Perciformes fish: two closely related Antarctic notothenioid species (Trematomus bernacchii and Pagothenia borchgrevinki); a diversified related notothenioid Antarctic icefish (Chionodraco hamatus); and a New Zealand species (Notolabrus celidotus). The membrane lipid compositions were consistent across the three Antarctic species and these were significantly different from that of the New Zealand species. Furthermore, acclimatory HVA (short time periods with seasonal changes) was investigated to determine whether stenothermal Antarctic fish, which evolved in the cold, stable environment of the Southern Ocean, have lost the acclimatory capacity to modulate their membrane saturation states, making them vulnerable to anthropogenic global warming. We compared liver membrane lipid composition in two closely related Antarctic fish species acclimated at 0 °C (control temperature), 4 °C for a period of 14 days in T. bernacchii and 28 days for P. borchgrevinki, and 6 °C for 7 days in both species. Thermal acclimation at 4 °C did not result in changed membrane saturation states in either Antarctic species. Despite this, membrane functions were not compromised, as indicated by declining serum osmolality, implying positive compensation by enhanced hypo-osmoregulation. Increasing the temperature to 6 °C did not change the membrane lipids of P. borchgrevinki. However, in T. bernacchii, thermal acclimation at 6 °C resulted in an increase of membrane saturated fatty acids and a decline in unsaturated fatty acids. This is the first study to show a homeoviscous response to higher temperatures in an Antarctic fish, although for only one of the two species examined.
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- Vanita C Malekar
- Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Dietrich MA, Hliwa P, Adamek M, Steinhagen D, Karol H, Ciereszko A. Acclimation to cold and warm temperatures is associated with differential expression of male carp blood proteins involved in acute phase and stress responses, and lipid metabolism. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 76:305-315. [PMID: 29544770 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The environmental temperature affects plasma biochemical indicators, antioxidant status and hematological and immunological parameters in fish. So far, only single blood proteins have been identified in response to temperature changes. The aim of this study was to compare the proteome of carp blood plasma from males acclimated to warm (30 °C) and cold (10 °C) temperatures by two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis followed by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry. A total of 47 spots were found to be differentially regulated by temperature (>1.2-fold change, p < 0.05): 25 protein spots were more abundant in warm-acclimated males and 22 were enriched in cold-acclimated males. The majority of differentially regulated proteins were associated with acute phase response signalling involved in: i) activation of the complement system (complement C3-H1), ii) neutralization of proteolytic enzymes (inter-alpha inhibitor H3, fetuin, serpinA1, antithrombin, alpha2-macroglobulin), iii) scavenging of free hemoglobin and radicals (haptoglobin, Wap65 kDa), iv) clot-formation (fibrinogen beta and alpha chain, T-kininogen) and v) the host's immune response modulation (ApoA1 and ApoA2). However, quite different sets of these proteins or proteoforms were involved in response to cold and warm temperatures. In addition, cold acclimation seems to be related to the proteins involved in lipid metabolism (apolipoproteins A and 14 kDa) and stress response (corticosteroid binding globulin). We discovered a strongly regulated protein Cap31 upon cold acclimation, which can serve as a potential blood biomarker of cold response in carp. These studies significantly extend our knowledge concerning mechanisms underlying thermal adaptation in poikilotherms.
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- Mariola A Dietrich
- Department of Gametes and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Ichthyology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
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- University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover, Fish Disease Research Unit, Germany
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- University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover, Fish Disease Research Unit, Germany
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- Department of Gametes and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Gametes and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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O'Brien KM, Crockett EL, Philip J, Oldham CA, Hoffman M, Kuhn DE, Barry R, McLaughlin J. The loss of hemoglobin and myoglobin does not minimize oxidative stress in Antarctic icefishes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 221:jeb.162503. [PMID: 29361578 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.162503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The unusual pattern of expression of hemoglobin (Hb) and myoglobin (Mb) among Antarctic notothenioid fishes provides an exceptional model system for assessing the impact of these proteins on oxidative stress. We tested the hypothesis that the lack of oxygen-binding proteins may reduce oxidative stress. Levels and activity of pro-oxidants and small-molecule and enzymatic antioxidants, and levels of oxidized lipids and proteins in the liver, oxidative skeletal muscle and heart ventricle were quantified in five species of notothenioid fishes differing in the expression of Hb and Mb. Levels of ubiquitinated proteins and rates of protein degradation by the 20S proteasome were also quantified. Although levels of oxidized proteins and lipids, ubiquitinated proteins, and antioxidants were higher in red-blooded fishes than in Hb-less icefishes in some tissues, this pattern did not persist across all tissues. Expression of Mb was not associated with oxidative damage in the heart ventricle, whereas the activity of citrate synthase and the contents of heme were positively correlated with oxidative damage in most tissues. Despite some tissue differences in levels of protein carbonyls among species, rates of degradation by the 20S proteasome were not markedly different, suggesting either alternative pathways for eliminating oxidized proteins or that redox tone varies among species. Together, our data indicate that the loss of Hb and Mb does not correspond with a clear pattern of either reduced oxidative defense or oxidative damage.
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- Kristin M O'Brien
- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA
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- Center for Alaska Native Health Research, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA
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- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA
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- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA
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- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775, USA
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Fadhlaoui M, Pierron F, Couture P. Temperature and metal exposure affect membrane fatty acid composition and transcription of desaturases and elongases in fathead minnow muscle and brain. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 148:632-643. [PMID: 29132009 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, we tested the hypothesis that metal exposure affected the normal thermal response of cell membrane FA composition and of elongase and desaturase gene transcription levels. To this end, muscle and brain membrane FA composition and FA desaturase (fads2, degs2 and scd2) and elongase (elovl2, elovl5 and elovl6) gene transcription levels were analyzed in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) acclimated for eight weeks to 15, 25 or 30°C exposed or not to cadmium (Cd, 6μg/l) or nickel (Ni, 450 6μg/l). The response of membrane FA composition to temperature variations or metal exposure differed between muscle and brain. In muscle, an increase of temperature induced a decrease of polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) and an increase of saturated FA (SFA) in agreement with the current paradigm. Although a similar response was observed in brain between 15 and 25°C, at 30°C, brain membrane unsaturation was higher than predicted. In both tissues, metal exposure affected the normal thermal response of membrane FA composition. The transcription of desaturases and elongases was higher in the brain and varied with acclimation temperature and metal exposure but these variations did not generally reflect changes in membrane FA composition. The mismatch between gene transcription and membrane composition highlights that several levels of control other than gene transcription are involved in adjusting membrane FA composition, including post-transcriptional regulation of elongases and desaturases and de novo phospholipid biosynthesis. Our study also reveals that metal exposure affects the mechanisms involved in adjusting cell membrane FA composition in ectotherms.
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- Mariem Fadhlaoui
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec QC Canada G1K 9A9
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec QC Canada G1K 9A9.
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Shiehzadegan S, Le Vinh Thuy J, Szabla N, Angilletta MJ, VandenBrooks JM. More oxygen during development enhanced flight performance but not thermal tolerance of Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0177827. [PMID: 28542380 PMCID: PMC5441596 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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High temperatures can stress animals by raising the oxygen demand above the oxygen supply. Consequently, animals under hypoxia could be more sensitive to heating than those exposed to normoxia. Although support for this model has been limited to aquatic animals, oxygen supply might limit the heat tolerance of terrestrial animals during energetically demanding activities. We evaluated this model by studying the flight performance and heat tolerance of flies (Drosophila melanogaster) acclimated and tested at different concentrations of oxygen (12%, 21%, and 31%). We expected that flies raised at hypoxia would develop into adults that were more likely to fly under hypoxia than would flies raised at normoxia or hyperoxia. We also expected flies to benefit from greater oxygen supply during testing. These effects should have been most pronounced at high temperatures, which impair locomotor performance. Contrary to our expectations, we found little evidence that flies raised at hypoxia flew better when tested at hypoxia or tolerated extreme heat better than did flies raised at normoxia or hyperoxia. Instead, flies raised at higher oxygen levels performed better at all body temperatures and oxygen concentrations. Moreover, oxygen supply during testing had the greatest effect on flight performance at low temperature, rather than high temperature. Our results poorly support the hypothesis that oxygen supply limits performance at high temperatures, but do support the idea that hyperoxia during development improves performance of flies later in life.
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- Shayan Shiehzadegan
- School of Life Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- Institute of Environmental Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- School of Life Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, United States of America
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Keenan KA, Grove TJ, Oldham CA, O'Brien KM. Characterization of mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase in notothenioid fishes. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 204:9-26. [PMID: 27836743 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hearts of Antarctic icefishes (suborder Notothenioidei, family Channichthyidae) have higher densities of mitochondria, and mitochondria have higher densities of phospholipids, compared to red-blooded notothenioids. Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in glycerolipid biosynthesis. There are four isoforms of GPAT in vertebrates; GPAT1 and GPAT2 are localized to the outer mitochondrial membrane, whereas GPAT3 and GPAT4 are localized to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. We hypothesized that transcript levels of GPAT1 and/or GPAT2 would mirror densities of mitochondrial phospholipids and be higher in the icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus compared to the red-blooded species Notothenia coriiceps. Transcript levels of GPAT1 were quantified in heart ventricles and liver using qRT-PCR. Additionally, GPAT1 cDNA was sequenced in the Antarctic notothenioids, C. aceratus and N. coriiceps, and in the sub-Antarctic notothenioid, Eleginops maclovinus, to identify amino acid substitutions that may maintain GPAT1 function at cold temperature. Transcript levels of GPAT1 were higher in liver compared to heart ventricles but were not significantly different between the two species. In contrast, transcripts of GPAT2 were only detected in ventricle where they were 6.6-fold higher in C. aceratus compared to N. coriiceps. These data suggest GPAT1 may be more important for synthesizing triacylglycerol, whereas GPAT2 may regulate synthesis of phospholipids. GPAT1 amino acid sequences are highly conserved among the three notothenioids with 97.9-98.7% identity. Four amino acid substitutions within the cytosolic region of Antarctic notothenioid GPAT1 may maintain conformational changes necessary for binding and catalysis at cold temperature.
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- Kelly A Keenan
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
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- Department of Biology, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698, United States
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- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
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- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States.
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Fadhlaoui M, Couture P. Combined effects of temperature and metal exposure on the fatty acid composition of cell membranes, antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in yellow perch (Perca flavescens). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 180:45-55. [PMID: 27649097 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the combined effects of temperature and metal contamination (cadmium and nickel) on phospholipid fatty acid composition, antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in fish. Yellow perch were acclimated to two different temperatures (9°C and 28°C) and exposed either to Cd or Ni (respectively 4μg/L and 600μg/L) for seven weeks. Superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase activities and glutathione concentration were measured as indicators of antioxidant capacities, while malondialdehyde concentration was used as an indicator of lipid peroxidation. Poikilotherms including fish counteract the effects of temperature on phospholipid fatty acid ordering by remodelling their composition to maintain optimal fluidity. Accordingly, in our study, the fatty acid composition of yellow perch muscle at 9°C was enhanced in monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) compared to fish maintained at 28°C, in agreement with the theory of homeoviscous adaptation. Using ratios of various fatty acids as surrogates for desaturase and elongase activities, our data suggests that modification of the activity of these enzymes is responsible for the thermal acclimation of phospholipid fatty acid profiles. However, this response was altered under Ni and Cd exposure: PUFA decreased (specifically n-6 PUFA) while the proportion of saturated fatty acids increased at 9°C, whereas at 28°C, PUFA increased to proportions exceeding those observed at 9°C. Lipid peroxidation could be observed under all experimental conditions. Both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defense systems acted cooperatively to cope with oxidative stress leading to lipid peroxidation, which was not affected by temperature acclimation as indicated by malondialdehyde concentration, in spite of a higher polyinsaturation in cold-acclimated fish which would be predicted to increase their vulnerability to peroxidation. However, in warm-acclimated, Ni-exposed fish, in which the highest proportion of PUFA was observed, lower concentrations of malondialdehyde were measured, suggesting an overcompensation of antioxidant mechanisms in these fish which could represent a substantial metabolic cost and explain their lower condition.
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- Mariem Fadhlaoui
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environment, 490 de la Couronne, QC G1K 9A9, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environment, 490 de la Couronne, QC G1K 9A9, Canada.
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Lipid remodelling in the reef-building honeycomb worm, Sabellaria alveolata, reflects acclimation and local adaptation to temperature. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35669. [PMID: 27762300 PMCID: PMC5071839 DOI: 10.1038/srep35669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Acclimation and adaptation, which are key to species survival in a changing climate, can be observed in terms of membrane lipid composition. Remodelling membrane lipids, via homeoviscous adaptation (HVA), counteracts membrane dysfunction due to temperature in poikilotherms. In order to assess the potential for acclimation and adaptation in the honeycomb worm, Sabellaria alveolata, a reef-building polychaete that supports high biodiversity, we carried out common-garden experiments using individuals from along its latitudinal range. Individuals were exposed to a stepwise temperature increase from 15 °C to 25 °C and membrane lipid composition assessed. Our results suggest that S. alveolata was able to acclimate to higher temperatures, as observed by a decrease in unsaturation index and 20:5n-3. However, over the long-term at 25 °C, lipid composition patterns are not consistent with HVA expectations and suggest a stress response. Furthermore, unsaturation index of individuals from the two coldest sites were higher than those from the two warmest sites, with individuals from the thermally intermediate site being in-between, likely reflecting local adaptation to temperature. Therefore, lipid remodelling appears limited at the highest temperatures in S. alveolata, suggesting that individuals inhabiting warm environments may be close to their upper thermal tolerance limits and at risk in a changing climate.
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Dubousquet V, Gros E, Berteaux-Lecellier V, Viguier B, Raharivelomanana P, Bertrand C, Lecellier GJ. Changes in fatty acid composition in the giant clam Tridacna maxima in response to thermal stress. Biol Open 2016; 5:1400-1407. [PMID: 27543058 PMCID: PMC5087672 DOI: 10.1242/bio.017921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Temperature can modify membrane fluidity and thus affects cellular functions and physiological activities. This study examines lipid remodelling in the marine symbiotic organism, Tridacna maxima, during a time series of induced thermal stress, with an emphasis on the morphology of their symbiont Symbiodinium First, we show that the French Polynesian giant clams harbour an important proportion of saturated fatty acids (SFA), which reflects their tropical location. Second, in contrast to most marine organisms, the total lipid content in giant clams remained constant under stress, though some changes in their composition were shown. Third, the stress-induced changes in fatty acid (FA) diversity were accompanied by an upregulation of genes involved in lipids and ROS pathways. Finally, our microscopic analysis revealed that for the giant clam's symbiont, Symbiodinium, thermal stress led to two sequential cell death processes. Our data suggests that the degradation of Symbiodinium cells could provide an additional source of energy to T maxima in response to heat stress.
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- Vaimiti Dubousquet
- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD-CNRS, USR3278 CRIOBE, 98729 Moorea, French Polynesia University of French Polynesia-Ifremer-ILM-IRD, UMR241 EIO, BP 6570, 98702 Faa'a, Tahiti, French Polynesia Département de recherche agronomique appliquée, Service du développement rural, BP 100, Papeete, Tahiti 98713, French Polynesia
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- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD-CNRS, USR3278 CRIOBE, 66860 Perpignan, France
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- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD-CNRS, USR3278 CRIOBE, 98729 Moorea, French Polynesia Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL", 58 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
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- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD-CNRS, USR3278 CRIOBE, 66860 Perpignan, France
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- University of French Polynesia-Ifremer-ILM-IRD, UMR241 EIO, BP 6570, 98702 Faa'a, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD-CNRS, USR3278 CRIOBE, 66860 Perpignan, France
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- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD-CNRS, USR3278 CRIOBE, 98729 Moorea, French Polynesia Université Paris-Saclay/Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines, 55 Avenue de Paris, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL", 58 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
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Beers JM, Jayasundara N. Antarctic notothenioid fish: what are the future consequences of 'losses' and 'gains' acquired during long-term evolution at cold and stable temperatures? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 218:1834-45. [PMID: 26085661 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.116129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Antarctic notothenioids dominate the fish fauna of the Southern Ocean. Evolution for millions of years at cold and stable temperatures has led to the acquisition of numerous biochemical traits that allow these fishes to thrive in sub-zero waters. The gain of antifreeze glycoproteins has afforded notothenioids the ability to avert freezing and survive at temperatures often hovering near the freezing point of seawater. Additionally, possession of cold-adapted proteins and membranes permits them to sustain appropriate metabolic rates at exceptionally low body temperatures. The notothenioid genome is also distinguished by the disappearance of traits in some species, losses that might prove costly in a warmer environment. Perhaps the best-illustrated example is the lack of expression of hemoglobin in white-blooded icefishes from the family Channichthyidae. Loss of key elements of the cellular stress response, notably the heat shock response, has also been observed. Along with their attainment of cold tolerance, notothenioids have developed an extreme stenothermy and many species perish at temperatures only a few degrees above their habitat temperatures. Thus, in light of today's rapidly changing climate, it is critical to evaluate how these extreme stenotherms will respond to rising ocean temperatures. It is conceivable that the remarkable cold specialization of notothenioids may ultimately leave them vulnerable to future thermal increases and threaten their fitness and survival. Within this context, our review provides a current summary of the biochemical losses and gains that are known for notothenioids and examines these cold-adapted traits with a focus on processes underlying thermal tolerance and acclimation capacity.
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- Jody M Beers
- Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, 120 Ocean View Boulevard, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 450 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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The Genetics Society of America’s George W. Beadle Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community of genetics researchers and who exemplify the qualities of its namesake as a respected academic, administrator, and public servant. The 2015 recipient is John Postlethwait. He has made groundbreaking contributions in developing the zebrafish as a molecular genetic model and in understanding the evolution of new gene functions in vertebrates. He built the first zebrafish genetic map and showed that its genome, along with that of distantly related teleost fish, had been duplicated. Postlethwait played an integral role in the zebrafish genome-sequencing project and elucidated the genomic organization of several fish species. Postlethwait is also honored for his active involvement with the zebrafish community, advocacy for zebrafish as a model system, and commitment to driving the field forward.
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Structural lipid changes and Na + /K + -ATPase activity of gill cells' basolateral membranes during saltwater acclimation in sea lamprey ( Petromyzon marinus , L.) juveniles. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2015; 189:67-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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