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Iida S, Noguchi S, Levia DF, Araki M, Nitta K, Wada S, Narita Y, Tamura H, Abe T, Kaneko T. Effects of forest thinning on sap flow dynamics and transpiration in a Japanese cedar forest. Sci Total Environ 2024; 912:169060. [PMID: 38061642 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Historically, forest thinning in Japan was conducted to obtain high-quality timber from plantations. Today, in contrast, thinning is also motivated by forest water balance and climate change considerations. It is in this context that the present study examines the effects of thinning on the ecophysiological responses of remaining trees, which are inadequately understood, especially in relation to changes in the magnitude and duration of transpiration. Sap flux densities were measured in both outer and inner sapwood to obtain stand-scale transpiration for two years in the pre-thinning state and three years post-thinning. The effects of thinning on transpiration were quantitatively evaluated based on canopy conductance models. The larger increases in outer sap flux density were found in the first year after the treatment, while those in inner sap flux density were detected in the second and third years. The remaining trees required a few of years to adjust to improved light conditions of the lower crown, resulting in a delayed response of inner sap flux density. As a result of this lag, transpiration was reduced to 71 % of the pre-thinning condition in the first year, but transpiration recovered to the pre-thinning levels in the second and third years due to compensating contributions from inner sap flow. In terms of more accurately chronicling the thinning effect, the distribution of sap flux density with respect to its radial pattern, is necessary. Such measurements are key to more comprehensively examining the ecophysiological response of forest plantations to thinning and, ultimately, its effect on the forest water balance.
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- Shin'ichi Iida
- Department of Disaster Prevention, Meteorology and Hydrology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan.
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan
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- Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA; Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Disaster Prevention, Meteorology and Hydrology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan
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- Akita Forestry Research and Training Center, 47-2 Idojiridai Kawabetoshima, Akita, Akita 019-2611, Japan
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- Akita Forestry Research and Training Center, 47-2 Idojiridai Kawabetoshima, Akita, Akita 019-2611, Japan
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- Forestry Environment Preservation Division, Akita Prefectural Government, 4-1-1 Sannou, Akita, Akita 010-8570, Japan
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- Akita Forestry Research and Training Center, 47-2 Idojiridai Kawabetoshima, Akita, Akita 019-2611, Japan
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- Tohoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 92-25 Nabeyashiki, Shimokuriyagawa, Morioka, Iwate 020-0123, Japan
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- Akita Forestry Research and Training Center, 47-2 Idojiridai Kawabetoshima, Akita, Akita 019-2611, Japan; Akita Prefecture Forestry Labor Countermeasures Fund, 8-28 Kawamotoyamashita, Akita, Akita 010-0931, Japan
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Gopko M, Tkachenko D, Shpagina A, Maximenko D, Mironova E. Is vision deterioration responsible for changes in the host's behavior caused by eye flukes? Int J Parasitol 2023; 53:731-738. [PMID: 37419175 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2023.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Trematodes localizing in the lenses of fish change the behavior of their hosts. These behavioral changes are widely suggested to be parasitic manipulations of host behavior aimed at increasing the possibility of eye flukes completing their life cycle. It is often assumed that fish change their behavior due to the vision deterioration caused by trematode larvae. We checked this assumption by testing Salvelinus malma infected with eye flukes (Diplostomum pseudospathaceum) under different lighting conditions. We suggested that if the parasite alters the host's behavior through vision impairment, then in the dark (when fish do not rely on vision to navigate), the difference in the behavior of infected and uninfected fish would disappear. Eye flukes, indeed, changed fish behavior, making their hosts less vigilant. We believe this is the first evidence of possible parasitic manipulation in this study system. However, contrary to expectations, the difference in the behavior of infected and control fish was independent of the lighting conditions. Our results suggest that mechanisms of behavioral change other than vision impairment should be taken into account in this fish-eye fluke study system.
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- Mikhail Gopko
- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskij prosp., 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Timiryazevskaya St., 49, 127550 Moscow, Russia; N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center, Medgamal branch, Gamaleya St., 18, 123098 Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskij prosp., 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia; Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Timiryazevskaya St., 49, 127550 Moscow, Russia
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- Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Timiryazevskaya St., 49, 127550 Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskij prosp., 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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Mazur M, Rakus K, Adamek M, Surachetpong W, Chadzinska M, Pijanowski L. Effects of light and circadian clock on the antiviral immune response in zebrafish. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 140:108979. [PMID: 37532067 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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The circadian clock mechanism, which is evolutionarily conserved across various organisms, plays a crucial role in synchronizing physiological responses to external conditions, primarily in response to light availability. By maintaining homeostasis of biological processes and behavior, the circadian clock serves as a key regulator. This biological mechanism also coordinates diurnal oscillations of the immune response during infections. However there is limited information available regarding the influence of circadian oscillation on immune regulation, especially in lower vertebrates like teleost fish. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of light and the timing of infection induction on the antiviral immune response in zebrafish. To explore the relationship between the timing of infection and the response activated by viral pathogens, we used a zebrafish model infected with tilapia lake virus (TiLV). Our findings demonstrated that light availability significantly affects the antiviral immune response and the functioning of the molecular clock mechanism during TiLV infection. This is evident through alterations in the expression of major core clock genes and the regulation of TiLV replication and type I IFN pathway genes in the kidney of fish maintained under LD (light-dark) conditions compared to constant darkness (DD) conditions. Moreover, infection induced during the light phase of the LD cycle, in contrast to nocturnal infection, also exhibited similar effects on the expression of genes associated with the antiviral response. This study indicates a more effective mechanism of the zebrafish antiviral response during light exposure, which inherently involves modification of the expression of key components of the molecular circadian clock. It suggests that the zebrafish antiviral response to infection is regulated by both light and the circadian clock.
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- Mikolaj Mazur
- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, PL30-387, Krakow, Poland; Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, PL30-348, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, PL30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Fish Disease Research Unit, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak, 10900, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, PL30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, PL30-387, Krakow, Poland.
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Viciano J, Icaro I, Tanga C, Tripodi D. Influence of light conditions (colour temperature and illuminance) on the evaluation of root translucency for the application of Lamendin's age-at-death estimation technique. Int J Legal Med 2023; 137:131-144. [PMID: 36261608 PMCID: PMC9816196 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-022-02902-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Estimation of age-at-death represents a central focus in forensic human identification, as it is a key parameter used in the identification of unidentified bodies. In 1992, Lamendin et al. published a simple technique for estimating the age-at-death of adult skeletal remains based on two dental criteria: the gingival regression and the extent of dentine translucency. Although Lamendin's technique is widely used in forensic contexts and the evaluation of root translucency is a key element in the technique, the light conditions for measuring this parameter have not been adequately established. The aim of the present study is to analyse the influence of colour temperature and illuminance level of a LED light source when root translucency is evaluated to optimize the use of Lamendin's technique for age-at-death estimation. The results describe how light settings may affect the visual perception of root translucency by different examiners and, therefore, affect the accuracy of the age-at-death estimation methods and techniques based on this parameter.
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- Joan Viciano
- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Medical and Oral Sciences and Biotechnologies, ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Suzuki R, Takahashi K. Elevational changes in productivity of saplings relate to distribution of two congeneric tree species. J Plant Res 2022; 135:647-658. [PMID: 35699852 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01400-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Elevational changes in vegetation are associated with changes in environmental factors, an example of which is provided by the shade-tolerant Abies mariesii and less shade-tolerant Abies veitchii, which dominate forests at high and low elevations, respectively, in subalpine zones of central Japan. In this study, we sought to establish the factors underlying the differential elevational dominance of these two species from the perspective of sapling growth and survival. It is assumed that the growth and survival of saplings is greater at higher rates of surplus production (the value obtained by subtracting the minimum net production to maintain the current sapling leaf mass from the total net production), as sapling leaf mass gradually declines with time if saplings cannot maintain the current sapling leaf mass, thereby increasing the risk of premature mortality. In this regard, we aimed to verify the following two hypotheses: (1) at low elevations, the surplus production rate of A. veitchii is greater than that of A. mariesii in canopy gaps, and vice versa in the forest understory; and (2) at high elevation, the surplus production rate of A. mariesii is greater than that of A. veitchii in both forest understory and canopy gaps. The results obtained in this study were consistent with our two stated hypotheses. In addition, at the low elevation site, the rate of the growth in height of A. veitchii in canopy gaps was greater than that of A. mariesii, indicating that A. veitchii can dominate after disturbance at low elevations. The findings of this study indicate that the differential elevational distribution of the two Abies species can be attributed to interspecific differences in surplus production rates. We believe that these findings will be useful for predicting changes in the distribution of vegetation in response to climate change.
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- Rina Suzuki
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
- Institute of Mountain Science, Shinshu University, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
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Wu D, Yang C, Zhang X, Hou X, Zhang S, Dai X, Zhang X, Igarashi Y, Luo F. Algicidal effect of tryptoline against Microcystis aeruginosa: Excess reactive oxygen species production mediated by photosynthesis. Sci Total Environ 2022; 806:150719. [PMID: 34606873 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Cyanobacterial blooms significantly decrease water quality and can damage ecosystems and, as such, require efficient control methods. Algicidal bacteria and their associated substances are promising tools for controlling cyanobacterial blooms; however, their specific algicidal mechanisms remain unclear. Therefore, the current study sought to investigate the algicidal mechanism of tryptoline (1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9 h-pyrido[3,4-b]indole) against Microcystis aeruginosa, with a specific focus on the contribution made by reactive oxygen species (ROS), the underlying mechanisms of ROS increase, as well as the photosystem response. Results show that the algicidal ratio of tryptoline significantly and positively correlates with algal ROS. Moreover, 93.79% of the algicidal ratio variation is attributed to ROS in the tryptoline group, while only 47.75% can be attributed to ROS in the tryptoline + N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) group, where ROS are partially scavenged by NAC. In the presence of tryptoline, algicidal effect and ROS levels were significantly enhanced in the presence of light as compared to those in the dark (P < 0.001). Hence, the increase in ROS production attributed to tryptoline is primarily affected by the presence of light and photosynthesis. Additionally, tryptoline significantly reduces Fv/Fm, PIABS, ETo/RC, and the expression of psaB and psbA genes related to photosynthesis, while increasing Vj and DIo/RC (P < 0.05). These results suggest that tryptoline hinders algal photosynthesis by significantly decreasing photosynthetic efficiency and carbon assimilation, inhibiting photochemical electron transfer, and increasing closed reaction centers and energy loss. Moreover, following partial blockade of the photosynthetic electron transfer from QA to QB by diuron (3-(3-4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea), the ROS of algae exposed to tryptoline is significantly decreased. Thus, tryptoline inhibits electron transfer downstream of QA, which increase the number of escaping electron and thereby increase ROS generation. Collectively, this study describes the algicidal mechanism of tryptoline against M. aeruginosa and highlights the critical factors associated with induction of algicidal activity.
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- Donghao Wu
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- State Cultivation Base of Eco-agriculture for Southwest Mountainous Land, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, College of Resource and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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Oncken NS, Lange T, Kristensen E, Quintana CO, Steinfurth RC, Flindt MR. Sand-capping - A large-scale approach to restore organic-enriched estuarine sediments. Mar Environ Res 2022; 173:105534. [PMID: 34864512 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Decades of eutrophication have deteriorated marine coastal habitats severely and has led to massive decline of eelgrass along European coastlines and impoverishment of benthic fauna. Although nutrient loadings were reduced and water quality increased decades ago, eutrophication in the past had enriched marine sediments in organic matter to an extent that is still affecting ecosystems today. Organic-rich sediments are readily resuspended, keeping shallow estuaries in a turbid state and benthic fauna communities remain low in density and diversity. Sand-capping of muddy sediments may restore such deteriorated estuaries and is in this study applied for the first time as a large-scale restoration approach. A 10 cm layer of sand was added on 1.0 and 1.4 ha muddy sediments at two locations in Odense Fjord, Denmark. The organic content of the mud at the sites was 8-9% and 3-5% before sand-capping. The sand-cap stabilized the mud without mixing the sand-mud interface, not even after one year. The associated lower resuspension of fine particle improved light conditions in the overlying water by up to 9 and 22% at the two locations. Benthic fauna recruitment improved after sand-capping, leading to a local shift from low to high diversity of the benthic community and increased ecosystem functionality.
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- Nele Svenja Oncken
- German Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068, Koblenz, Germany; Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark.
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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Kim T, Samraj S, Jiménez J, Gómez C, Liu T, Begcy K. Genome-wide identification of heat shock factors and heat shock proteins in response to UV and high intensity light stress in lettuce. BMC Plant Biol 2021; 21:185. [PMID: 33865315 PMCID: PMC8053295 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02959-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heat shock factors (Hsfs) and Heat shock proteins (Hsps) belong to an essential group of molecular regulators involved in controlling cellular processes under normal and stress conditions. The role of Hsfs and Hsps is well known in model plant species under diverse stress conditions. While plants Hsfs are vital components of the signal transduction response to maintain cellular homeostasis, Hsps function as chaperones helping to maintain folding of damaged and newly formed proteins during stress conditions. In lettuce (Lactuca sativa), a highly consumed vegetable crop grown in the field and in hydroponic systems, the role of these gene families in response to artificial light is not well characterized. RESULTS Using a genome-wide analysis approach, we identified 32 Hsfs and 22 small heat shock proteins (LsHsps) in lettuce, some of which do not have orthologs in Arabidopsis, poplar, and rice. LsHsp60s, LsHsp90s, and LsHsp100s are highly conserved among dicot and monocot species. Surprisingly, LsHsp70s have three times more members than Arabidopsis and two times more than rice. Interestingly, the lettuce genome triplication did not contribute to the increased number of LsHsp70s genes. The large number of LsHsp70s was the result of genome tandem duplication. Chromosomal distribution analysis shows larger tandem repeats of LsHsp70s genes in Chr1, Chr7, Chr8, and Chr9. At the transcriptional level, some genes of the LsHsfs, LsHsps, LsHsp60s, and LsHsp70s families were highly responsive to UV and high intensity light stress, in contrast to LsHsp90s and LsHsp100s which did not respond to a light stimulus. CONCLUSIONS Our genome-wide analysis provides a detailed identification of Hsfs and Hsps in lettuce. Chromosomal location and syntenic region analysis together with our transcriptional analysis under different light conditions provide candidate genes for breeding programs aiming to produce lettuce varieties able to grow healthy under hydroponic systems that use artificial light.
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- Taehoon Kim
- University of Florida, Environmental Horticulture Department, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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- University of Florida, Environmental Horticulture Department, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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- University of Florida, Environmental Horticulture Department, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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- University of Florida, Environmental Horticulture Department, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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- University of Florida, Horticultural Science Department, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA
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- University of Florida, Environmental Horticulture Department, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA.
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Cheloni G, Gagnaux V, Slaveykova VI. Species-species interactions modulate copper toxicity under different visible light conditions. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 170:771-777. [PMID: 30593990 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Combination of biotic and abiotic factors influences the effects of naturally occurring or anthropogenic chemicals on photosynthetic microorganisms in the aquatic environment. Nonetheless, the combined effects of physical stressors and species-species interaction on chemicals' toxicity are still poorly understood. The present study examines the responses of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. alone and in mixtures to copper exposure under increasing visible light intensities. Cell growth, chlorophyll bleaching, oxidative stress and membrane permeability were determined by flow cytometry in both mono- and multi-species tests. The results revealed that species-species interactions influenced copper toxicity under different light regimes at 4 h and 48 h - exposure. For a given light condition, monocultures of Synechocystis sp. were more sensitive to copper than those of C. reinhardtii. In long-term incubation C. reinhardtii sensitivity to copper diminished in presence of Synechocystis sp. under low-intensity light, however it was enhanced under high-intensity light. The present results revealed the complex interplay between visible light intensity variations, species-species interaction and copper effects to phytoplankton in long- term exposure.
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- Giulia Cheloni
- Environmental Biogeochemistry and Ecotoxicology, Department F.-A. Forel for environmental and aquatic sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, Uni Carl Vogt, Bvd Carl-Vogt 66, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Environmental Biogeochemistry and Ecotoxicology, Department F.-A. Forel for environmental and aquatic sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, Uni Carl Vogt, Bvd Carl-Vogt 66, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Environmental Biogeochemistry and Ecotoxicology, Department F.-A. Forel for environmental and aquatic sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, Uni Carl Vogt, Bvd Carl-Vogt 66, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Adserias-Garriga J, Nogué-Navarro L, Zapico SC, Ubelaker DH. Setting the light conditions for measuring root transparency for age-at-death estimation methods. Int J Legal Med 2018; 132:637-41. [PMID: 28361336 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-017-1582-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Age-at-death estimation is one of the main goals in forensic identification, being an essential parameter to determine the biological profile, narrowing the possibility of identification in cases involving missing persons and unidentified bodies. The study of dental tissues has been long considered as a proper tool for age estimation with several age estimation methods based on them. Dental age estimation methods can be divided into three categories: tooth formation and development, post-formation changes, and histological changes. While tooth formation and growth changes are important for fetal and infant consideration, when the end of dental and skeletal growth is achieved, post-formation or biochemical changes can be applied. Lamendin et al. in J Forensic Sci 37:1373-1379, (1992) developed an adult age estimation method based on root transparency and periodontal recession. The regression formula demonstrated its accuracy of use for 40 to 70-year-old individuals. Later on, Prince and Ubelaker in J Forensic Sci 47(1):107-116, (2002) evaluated the effects of ancestry and sex and incorporated root height into the equation, developing four new regression formulas for males and females of African and European ancestry. Even though root transparency is a key element in the method, the conditions for measuring this element have not been established. The aim of the present study is to set the light conditions measured in lumens that offer greater accuracy when applying the Lamendin et al. method modified by Prince and Ubelaker. The results must be also taken into account in the application of other age estimation methodologies using root transparency to estimate age-at-death.
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Sychrová E, Priebojová J, Smutná M, Nováková K, Kohoutek J, Hilscherová K. Characterization of total retinoid-like activity of compounds produced by three common phytoplankton species. Harmful Algae 2016; 60:157-166. [PMID: 28073559 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Phytoplankton can produce various bioactive metabolites, which may affect other organisms in the aquatic environment. This study provides the first information on the total retinoid-like activity associated with both intracellular and extracellular metabolites produced by selected phytoplankton species that could play a role in teratogenic effects and developmental disruption in exposed organisms. The studied species included a coccoid cyanobacteria (Microcystis aeruginosa), a filamentous cyanobacteria (Aphanizomenon gracile) and a green alga (Desmodesmus quadricauda), all of which commonly occur in freshwater bodies in Europe. Methanolic extracts from cellular material and extracellular exudates were prepared from cultures cultivated in two light-intensity variants with five replicates for each species. The retinoid-like activity was evaluated by in vitro assays along with chemical analyses of two potent retinoic acids (all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and 9cis-RA). The mean total retinoid-like activity of metabolites produced by the three studied species representing different phytoplankton taxonomic groups ranged from 705 to 5572ng ATRA equivalent/g dry matter corresponding to 0.064-0.234ng ATRA/106 cells. Retinoid-like activity was found in the cellular extracts of all species, while only the extracellular exudates of cyanobacteria exhibited detectable activity (41-1081ng ATRA/L). The greatest extracellular as well as total (extra- and intra- cellular together) retinoid-like activity was detected for Microcystis aeruginosa. The two potent retinoic acids studied were more frequently detected in cellular extracts than in extracellular exudates of all species. Their contribution to observed in vitro effects was relatively low for all tested samples (<10%), indicating a substantial contribution of other retinoid-like compounds to the overall activity. The results indicate possible influence of light intensity and cell density on the production of metabolites with retinoid-like activity and the cyanotoxin microcystin by the studied species. The recalculation of the results per dry weight, water volume, per 106 cells and biovolume enables a direct comparison of the retinoid-like activity distribution between extracts and exudates and the use of the data for risk assessment in water bodies.
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- Eliška Sychrová
- RECETOX - Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno, Czechia
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- RECETOX - Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno, Czechia
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- RECETOX - Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno, Czechia
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- RECETOX - Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno, Czechia
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- RECETOX - Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno, Czechia
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- RECETOX - Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno, Czechia.
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Dąbrowska-Bronk J, Komar DN, Rusaczonek A, Kozłowska-Makulska A, Szechyńska-Hebda M, Karpiński S. β-carbonic anhydrases and carbonic ions uptake positively influence Arabidopsis photosynthesis, oxidative stress tolerance and growth in light dependent manner. J Plant Physiol 2016; 203:44-54. [PMID: 27316917 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) catalyse reversible interconversion of CO2 and water into bicarbonate and protons and regulate concentration of CO2 around photosynthetic enzymes. In higher plants the CAs are divided into three distinct classes α, β and γ, with members off each of them being involved in CO2 uptake, fixation or recycling. The most abundant group is βCAs. In C4 plants they are localized in the cytosol of mesophyll cells and catalyse first step of carbon concentration pathway. C3 plants contain orthologues genes encoding βCAs's, however their functions are unknown. Given the importance of βCAs in the present study we analysed the effect of carbonic ions, selected orthologues βCAs's gene expression and βCAs enzymatic activity on Arabidopsis photosynthesis, growth and cell death in different light conditions. Plants fertilised with 0.5-3mM sodium bicarbonate had a significantly increased number of leaves, improved fresh and dry weight and reduced cell death (cellular ion leakage). This effect was dependent on provided photon flux density and photoperiod. Higher content of carbonic ions also stimulated photoprotective mechanisms such as non-photochemical quenching and foliar content of photoprotective pigments (neoxanthin, violaxanthin and carotenes). Function of various βCAs genes examined in null βcas mutants showed to be complementary and additive, and confirm results of fertilizing experiments. Taken together, regulation of βCAs gene expression and enzymatic activities are important for optimal plant growth and probably can be one of the factor influencing a switch between C3 and C4 photosynthesis mode in variable light conditions. Therefore, biotechnological amelioration of βCAs activity in economically important plants and their fertilisation with carbonic ions may lead to improved photosynthetic efficiency and further crop productivity.
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- Joanna Dąbrowska-Bronk
- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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Niu J, Li Y, Wang W. Light-source-dependent role of nitrate and humic acid in tetracycline photolysis: kinetics and mechanism. Chemosphere 2013; 92:1423-1429. [PMID: 23618345 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2012] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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To elucidate the environmental fate of tetracycline (TC), we reported the light-source-dependent dual effects of humic acid (HA) and NO3(-) on TC photolysis. TC photolysis rate was highly pH- and concentration-dependent, and was especially enhanced at higher pH and lower initial TC concentrations. Under UV-254 and UV-365 irradiation, HA inhibited TC photolysis through competitive photoabsorption or reactive oxygen species (ROS) quenching with TC; under solar and xenon lamp irradiation, TC photolysis was enhanced at low HA concentration due to its photosensitization, whereas was suppressed at high HA concentration due to competitive photoabsorption or ROS quenching with TC. Similarly, the effect of NO3(-) on TC photolysis varied with light irradiation conditions. Even under the same light irradiation conditions, the effects of HA or NO3(-) on TC photolysis varied with their concentrations. The electron spin resonance spectrometer and ROS scavenger experiments demonstrated that TC photolysis was involved in O2(-)-mediated self-sensitized photolysis. The photolysis pathways were involved in hydroxylation and loss of some groups. More toxic intermediates than TC were generated under different light irradiation conditions. These results can provide insight into the potential fate and transformation of TC in surficial waters.
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- Junfeng Niu
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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