Wei Li, Xingzhi Zhang, Pingping He, Linyuan Jiang, Li Zhang, Junliang Guan, Yongxian Chen, Yusi Zheng, Pinyuan Wei, Jinxia Peng
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part D, Genomics & proteomics 2024 MarSalinity, a key limiting factor, affects the distribution and survival of marine species. The Hong Kong oyster (Crassostrea hongkongensis), a euryhaline species found along the coast of the South China Sea, has become a major aquaculture bivalve species. To determine the molecular mechanism by which oysters respond to coastal waters with varying salinity levels, we used RNA-seq to sequence the gill samples of oysters exposed to normal (25 ‰, S25), low (5 ‰, S5) and high (35 ‰, S35) salinity conditions for one month. The results revealed different expression transcriptome levels among oysters living under low and high salinity conditions. Using high-throughput sequencing, we identified 811 up-regulated genes and 769 down-regulated genes. As determined by KEGG pathway mapping, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were significantly enriched in the prion diseases, histidine metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism, and beta-alanine metabolism pathways in both the S5 vs. S25 and S35 vs. S25 group comparison. Several DEGs including heat shock 70 kDa protein 12B-like, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), and tripartite motif-containing protein 2 (TRIM2), and low-density lipoprotein receptor-like, as well as KEGG pathways, including arginine and proline metabolism, apoptosis, PPAR signaling pathway, the thyroid hormone signaling pathway, were concerning response to salinity stress. Additionally, eight DEGs involved in salinity adaptation were selected for RT-qPCR validation, and the results confirmed the credibility of the transcriptome sequencing data. Overall, we designed a one-month, medium-term experiment to examine the responses of C. hongkongensis exposed to different levels of salinity stress and performed transcriptome analysis using high-throughput sequencing. Our results enhance current understanding of the molecular mechanisms of salinity stress responses in C. hongkongensis and provided insights into the osmotic biology of oysters. Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Wei Li, Xingzhi Zhang, Pingping He, Linyuan Jiang, Li Zhang, Junliang Guan, Yongxian Chen, Yusi Zheng, Pinyuan Wei, Jinxia Peng. Transcriptional responses of Crassostrea hongkongensis under high and low salinity stress. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part D, Genomics & proteomics. 2024 Mar;49:101188
PMID: 38246111
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