Temperature training improves transcriptional homeostasis after heat shock in juvenile Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus).

Abstract:

:Exposure to high temperatures can lead to thermotolerance in fish, which is hypothesized to potentially improve post-release survival in species under restocking programs, like Atlantic sturgeon. The aim of this study was to determine whether Atlantic sturgeon juveniles exposed to a 4-week temperature treatment respond differently to a subsequent heat shock than juveniles exposed to heat shock for the first time (naive fish). Response to heat shock was assessed by mapping the liver transcriptome. In total, 838 unique contigs were differentially expressed between the trained and the control group (592 downregulated, 261 upregulated, and 15 down- or upregulated, depending on the condition), corresponding to genes involved in the response to heat, tissue damage, proteolysis, and metabolism. Temperature-trained fish showed 2-4-fold fewer dysregulated contigs than naive fish, indicating their ability to maintain and recover homeostasis faster. During heat shock, hspc1 was upregulated in both experimental groups, while hspa1 and dnaja4 were exclusively upregulated in the control. Overall, compensatory mechanisms were observed in addition to the heat shock response. Only two genes, fgg and apnl, were upregulated at nearly all timepoints in both groups. Peptidases were more strongly downregulated in control fish, which also showed a reduction in lipid metabolism during recovery. Keratins, pck1, gadd45ga, and gadd45gb were differentially expressed between trained and control fish, and due to their roles in tissue protection and ER stress reduction, they might be responsible for the maintenance of the transcriptional homeostasis observed in trained fish.

journal_name

Fish Physiol Biochem

authors

Yebra-Pimentel ES,Reis B,Gessner J,Wuertz S,Dirks RPH

doi

10.1007/s10695-020-00818-4

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1653-1664

issue

5

eissn

0920-1742

issn

1573-5168

pii

10.1007/s10695-020-00818-4

journal_volume

46

pub_type

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