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Wu X, Zhang Z, Cui W, Han L, Liu Z, Song X, Tan J. The analysis of inducible family members in the water flea Daphnia magna led to the identification of an uncharacterized lineage of heat shock protein 70. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30288. [PMID: 38765176 PMCID: PMC11098801 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30288] [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: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024] Open
Abstract
To explore the function and evolutionary relationships of inducible heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in Daphnia magna, cDNAs of four Hsp70 family members (DmaHsp70, DmaHsp70-2, DmaHsp70-12, DmaHsp70-14) were cloned. While all DmaHsp70s possess three function domains, it is noteworthy that only DmaHsp70 ends with a "EEVD" motif. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that the Hsp70-12 lineage is distanced from the rest, and therefore it is an uncharacterized lineage of Hsp70. The differences in isoelectric point and 3-dimensional (3D) conformation of the N-terminal nucleotide binding domain (NBD) of DmaHsp70s further support the theory. DmaHsp70s exhibit varied motif distribution patterns and the logo sequences of motifs have diverse signature characteristics, indicating that different mechanisms are involved in the regulation of ATP binding and hydrolysis for the DmaHsp70s. Protein-protein network together with the predicted subcellular locations of DmaHsp70s suggest that they likely fulfill distinct roles in cells. The transcription of four DmaHsp70s were changed during the recovery stage after thermal stress or oxidative stress. But the expression pattern of them were dissimilar. Collectively, these results collectively elucidated the identification of a previously uncharacterizedHsp70 lineage in animal and extended our understanding of the Hsp70 family.
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- Xiangyang Wu
- Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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Zhang H, Sun F, Zhang W, Gao X, Du L, Yun X, Li Y, Li L, Pang B, Tan Y. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Galeruca daurica Reveals Cold Tolerance Mechanisms. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:2177. [PMID: 38136998 PMCID: PMC10742598 DOI: 10.3390/genes14122177] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Galeruca daurica (Joannis) is a pest species with serious outbreaks in the Inner Mongolian grasslands in recent years, and its larvae and eggs are extremely cold-tolerant. To gain a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanism of its cold-tolerant stress response, we performed de novo transcriptome assembly of G. daurica via RNA-Seq and compared the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of first- and second-instar larvae grown and developed indoors and outdoors, respectively. The results show that cold tolerance in G. daurica is associated with changes in gene expression mainly involved in the glycolysis/gluconeogenesis pathway, the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway and the production of heat shock proteins (HSPs). Compared with the control group (indoor), the genes associated with gluconeogenesis, fatty acid biosynthesis and HSP production were up-regulated in the larvae grown and developed outdoors. While the changes in these genes were related to the physiological metabolism and growth of insects, it was hypothesized that the proteins encoded by these genes play an important role in cold tolerance in insects. In addition, we also investigated the expression of genes related to the metabolic pathway of HSPs, and the results show that the HSP-related genes were significantly up-regulated in the larvae of G. daurica grown and developed outdoors compared with the indoor control group. Finally, we chose to induce significant expression differences in the Hsp70 gene (Hsp70A1, Hsp70-2 and Hsp70-3) via RNAi to further illustrate the role of heat stress proteins in cold tolerance on G. daurica larvae. The results show that separate and mixed injections of dsHSP70A1, dsHsp70-2 and dsHsp70-3 significantly reduced expression levels of the target genes in G. daurica larvae. The super-cooling point (SCP) and the body fluid freezing point (FP) of the test larvae were determined after RNAi using the thermocouple method, and it was found that silencing the Hsp70 genes significantly increased the SCP and FP of G. daurica larvae, which validated the role of heat shock proteins in the cold resistance of G. daurica larvae. Our findings provide an important theoretical basis for further excavating the key genes and proteins in response to extremely cold environments and analyzing the molecular mechanism of cold adaptation in insects in harsh environments.
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- Hongling Zhang
- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; (H.Z.); (F.S.); (W.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.L.); (B.P.)
- Research Center for Grassland Entomology, Inner Mongolian Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; (H.Z.); (F.S.); (W.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.L.); (B.P.)
- Research Center for Grassland Entomology, Inner Mongolian Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; (H.Z.); (F.S.); (W.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.L.); (B.P.)
- Research Center for Grassland Entomology, Inner Mongolian Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China
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- Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education, Hohhot 010010, China;
- College of Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010020, China
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- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot 010031, China; (L.D.); (X.Y.)
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- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot 010031, China; (L.D.); (X.Y.)
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; (H.Z.); (F.S.); (W.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.L.); (B.P.)
- Research Center for Grassland Entomology, Inner Mongolian Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; (H.Z.); (F.S.); (W.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.L.); (B.P.)
- Research Center for Grassland Entomology, Inner Mongolian Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; (H.Z.); (F.S.); (W.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.L.); (B.P.)
- Research Center for Grassland Entomology, Inner Mongolian Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China; (H.Z.); (F.S.); (W.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.L.); (B.P.)
- Research Center for Grassland Entomology, Inner Mongolian Agricultural University, Hohhot 010019, China
- Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education, Hohhot 010010, China;
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Qi Y, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Wang J, Li Q. The alteration of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification at the transcriptome-wide level in response of heat stress in bovine mammary epithelial cells. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:829. [PMCID: PMC9749357 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-09067-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background
Heat stress has a substantial negative economic impact on the dairy industry. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common internal RNA modification in eukaryotes and plays a key role in regulating heat stress response in animals. In dairy cows, however, this modification remains largely unexplored. Therefore, we examined the effects of heat stress on the m6A modification and gene expression in bovine mammary epithelial cells to elucidate the mechanism of heat stress response. In this study, Mammary alveolar cells-large T antigen (MAC-T) cells were incubated at 37 °C (non-heat stress group, NH) and 40 °C (heat stress group, H) for 2 hours, respectively. HSP70, HSF1, BAX and CASP3 were up regulated in H group compared with those in the NH group.
Results
Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (MeRIP-seq) and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) were conducted to identify m6A peaks and to produce gene expression data of MAC-T cells in the H and NH groups. In total, we identified 17,927 m6A peaks within 9355 genes in the H group, and 18,974 peaks within 9660 genes in the NH groups using MeRIP-seq. Compared with the NH group, 3005 significantly differentially enriched m6A peaks were identified, among which 1131 were up-regulated and 1874 were down-regulated. In addition, 1502 significantly differentially expressed genes were identified using RNA-seq, among which 796 were up-regulated and 706 were down-regulated in the H group compared to the NH group. Furthermore, 199 differentially expressed and synchronously differentially methylated genes were identified by conjoint analysis of the MeRIP-seq and RNA-seq data, which were subsequently divided into four groups: 47 hyper-up, 53 hyper-down, 59 hypo-up and 40 hypo-down genes. In addition, GO enrichment and KEGG analyses were used to analyzed the potential functions of the genes in each section.
Conclusion
The comparisons of m6A modification patterns and conjoint analyses of m6A modification and gene expression profiles suggest that m6A modification plays a critical role in the heat stress response by regulating gene expression.
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