scholarly journals Invasion of the body snatchers: the role of parasite introduction in host distribution and response to salinity in invaded estuaries

2021 ◽  
Vol 288 (1953) ◽  
pp. 20210703
Author(s):  
April M. H. Blakeslee ◽  
Darby L. Pochtar ◽  
Amy E. Fowler ◽  
Chris S. Moore ◽  
Timothy S. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Evolutionary Ecology ◽  
Parasite Prevalence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Host Abundance ◽  
Low Salinity ◽  
Standing Variation ◽  
Trade Offs

In dynamic systems, organisms are faced with variable selective forces that may impose trade-offs. In estuaries, salinity is a strong driver of organismal diversity, while parasites shape species distributions and demography. We tested for trade-offs between low-salinity stress and parasitism in an invasive castrating parasite and its mud crab host along salinity gradients of two North Carolina rivers. We performed field surveys every six to eight weeks over 3 years to determine factors influencing parasite prevalence, host abundance, and associated taxa diversity. We also looked for signatures of low-salinity stress in the host by examining its response (time-to-right and gene expression) to salinity. We found salinity and temperature significantly affected parasite prevalence, with low-salinity sites (less than 10 practical salinity units (PSU)) lacking infection, and populations in moderate salinities at warmer temperatures reaching prevalence as high as 60%. Host abundance was negatively associated with parasite prevalence. Host gene expression was plastic to acclimation salinity, but several osmoregulatory and immune-related genes demonstrated source-dependent salinity response. We identified a genetic marker that was strongly associated with salinity against a backdrop of no neutral genetic structure, suggesting possible selection on standing variation. Our study illuminates how selective trade-offs in naturally dynamic systems may shape host evolutionary ecology.

IgM, NKCC1, and Hsp70 gene expression in juvenile Takifugu rubripes under acute low-salinity stress

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Menglei SUN ◽  
Huiqian Lü ◽  
Ning BAO ◽  
Bin SI ◽  
Fei CHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Takifugu Rubripes ◽  
Hsp70 Gene ◽  
Low Salinity

Anti-Diabetic and Angio-Protective Effect of Guluronic Acid (G2013) as a New Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug in the Experimental Model of Diabetes

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 446-452
Author(s):  
Seyed S. Mortazavi-Jahromi ◽  
Shahab Alizadeh ◽  
Mohammad H. Javanbakht ◽  
Abbas Mirshafiey
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Experimental Model ◽  
Serum Insulin ◽  
Fasting Blood Glucose ◽  
Diabetic Control ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Guluronic Acid

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of guluronic acid (G2013) on blood sugar, insulin, and gene expression profile of oxLDL receptors (SR-A, CD36, LOX-1, and CD68) in the experimental model of diabetes. Methods: 18 Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups of healthy control, diabetic control, and G2013 group. Diabetes was induced through intraperitoneal (IP) injection of 60 mg/kg streptozotocin. The subjects were IP treated with 25 mg/kg of G2013 per day for 28 days. The body weight, food intake, fasting blood glucose and insulin were measured. In addition, the expression of mentioned genes was investigated through quantitative real-time PCR. Results: The data showed that the final weight increased significantly in the G2013-treated subjects compared to the diabetic control (p < 0.05). The results indicated that final food intake significantly reduced in the G2013-treated subjects compared to the diabetic control (p < 0.05). The study findings also suggested that the final fasting blood glucose significantly reduced in the G2013-treated group, whereas the final fasting serum insulin level significantly increased in this group compared to the diabetic control (p < 0.05). Moreover, the gene expression levels of SR-A, CD36, LOX-1, and CD68 in the G2013 group significantly reduced compared to the diabetic control (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This study showed that G2013, could reduce blood glucose and increase insulin levels and reduce the gene expression level of oxLDL receptors. In addition, it may probably play an important role in reducing the severity of diabetes-induced inflammatory symptoms.

scholarly journals Gene Expression Space Shapes the Bioprocess Trade-Offs among Titer, Yield and Productivity

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5859
Author(s):  
Fernando N. Santos-Navarro ◽  
Yadira Boada ◽  
Alejandro Vignoni ◽  
Jesús Picó
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Gene Transcription ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Cell Mass ◽  
Gene Copy ◽  
Substrate Uptake ◽  
Promoter Strength ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Wide Range

Optimal gene expression is central for the development of both bacterial expression systems for heterologous protein production, and microbial cell factories for industrial metabolite production. Our goal is to fulfill industry-level overproduction demands optimally, as measured by the following key performance metrics: titer, productivity rate, and yield (TRY). Here we use a multiscale model incorporating the dynamics of (i) the cell population in the bioreactor, (ii) the substrate uptake and (iii) the interaction between the cell host and expression of the protein of interest. Our model predicts cell growth rate and cell mass distribution between enzymes of interest and host enzymes as a function of substrate uptake and the following main lab-accessible gene expression-related characteristics: promoter strength, gene copy number and ribosome binding site strength. We evaluated the differential roles of gene transcription and translation in shaping TRY trade-offs for a wide range of expression levels and the sensitivity of the TRY space to variations in substrate availability. Our results show that, at low expression levels, gene transcription mainly defined TRY, and gene translation had a limited effect; whereas, at high expression levels, TRY depended on the product of both, in agreement with experiments in the literature.

Low salinity stress experienced by larvae does not affect post-metamorphic growth or survival in three calyptraeid gastropods

2011 ◽  
Vol 397 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey M. Diederich ◽  
Jeremiah N. Jarrett ◽  
Oscar R. Chaparro ◽  
C.J. Segura ◽  
Shawn M. Arellano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Low Salinity

Susceptibility of the Heat-, Acid-, and Bile-Adapted Vibrio vulnificus to Lethal Low-Salinity Stress

2006 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 2924-2928 ◽  
Author(s):  
HIN-CHUNG WONG ◽  
SHU-HUI LIU
Keyword(s):  
Stationary Phase ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Vibrio Vulnificus ◽  
Pathogenic Bacterium ◽  
Protective Response ◽  
Low Salinity ◽  
Salinity Challenge ◽  
Insight Into

As a marine pathogenic bacterium that inhabits seawater or seafood, Vibrio vulnificus encounters low salinity and other stresses in the natural environment and during food processing. This investigation explores the cross-protective response of sublethal heat-, acid-, or bile-adapted V. vulnificus YJ03 against lethal low-salinity stress. Experimental results reveal that the acid (pH 4.4)– and heat (41°C)–adapted V. vulnificus were not cross-protected against the lethal low-salinity challenge (0.04% NaCl). The bile (0.05%)–adapted exponential- and stationary-phase cells were cross-protected against low salinity, whereas low-salinity (0.12% NaCl)–adapted stationary cells were sensitized against 12% bile stress. Results of this study provide further insight into the interaction between low salinity and other common stresses in V. vulnificus.

scholarly journals Gene expression clines reveal local adaptation and associated trade-offs at a continental scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Damiano Porcelli ◽  
Anja M. Westram ◽  
Marta Pascual ◽  
Kevin J. Gaston ◽  
Roger K. Butlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Local Adaptation ◽  
Continental Scale ◽  
Trade Offs

scholarly journals Biomechanical trade-offs bias rates of evolution in the feeding apparatus of fishes

2011 ◽  
Vol 279 (1732) ◽  
pp. 1287-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roi Holzman ◽  
David C. Collar ◽  
Samantha A. Price ◽  
C. Darrin Hulsey ◽  
Robert C. Thomson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Morphological Evolution ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Phenotypic Evolution ◽  
Genetic Constraints ◽  
Functional Systems ◽  
Rates Of Evolution ◽  
Trade Offs

Morphological diversification does not proceed evenly across the organism. Some body parts tend to evolve at higher rates than others, and these rate biases are often attributed to sexual and natural selection or to genetic constraints. We hypothesized that variation in the rates of morphological evolution among body parts could also be related to the performance consequences of the functional systems that make up the body. Specifically, we tested the widely held expectation that the rate of evolution for a trait is negatively correlated with the strength of biomechanical trade-offs to which it is exposed. We quantified the magnitude of trade-offs acting on the morphological components of three feeding-related functional systems in four radiations of teleost fishes. After accounting for differences in the rates of morphological evolution between radiations, we found that traits that contribute more to performance trade-offs tend to evolve more rapidly, contrary to the prediction. While ecological and genetic factors are known to have strong effects on rates of phenotypic evolution, this study highlights the role of the biomechanical architecture of functional systems in biasing the rates and direction of trait evolution.

scholarly journals The occurrence of Contracaecum sp. larvae (Nematoda : Anisakidae) in the catfishClarias gariepinus (Burchell) from Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe

2004 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Barson
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Parasite Prevalence ◽  
Body Cavity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Nematode Parasites ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Males And Females

Clarias gariepinus were collected from Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe, and examined for nematode parasites from November 2000 to May 2002. Of the 202 specimens collected, 42.6 % were infected with third-stage larvae of Contracaecum sp. in the body cavity. The intensity of the infection was 1-7 worms per fish (mean intensity = 2.2). Seasonal variation in the prevalence of the parasite was not obvious and there was no significant difference in the prevalence of infection between males and females (c2 = 2.228; P > 0.05). No significant relationship between host size and prevalence was established. There was also no significant relationship between intensity and the body condition factor (r = 0.11; P > 0.05). The low parasite prevalence may have been caused by the disruption of the infection cycle since piscivorous birds, which are the final hosts of the parasite, do not feed on C. gariepinus in Lake Chivero.

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