Journal
GENE
Volume 756, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144914
Keywords
Eriocheir japonica sinensis; Osmoregulation; Gene expression; Enzyme activity; Salinity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41301050]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20171276]
- Vice-President of Technology of Jiangsu Province [FZ20190287]
- Industry-University-Research of Jiangsu Province [2019-127]
- Qing Lan Project
- 333 Project
- Outstanding Young Talents
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The life history of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica sinensis) includes two migrations: a feeding migration and a reproductive migration. Ambient salinity is one of the most critical factors during migration. In this study, the salinity adaptation mechanism of Chinese mitten crabs was simulated using continuous salinity changes. The expression of six key genes [Na-/K--ATPase alpha subunit (NAK-alpha), V-type H+-ATPase subunit A (VHA-A), Zinc transporter (ZnT), Cl- channel protein 2 (CLCN2), ubiquitin/ribosomal S27 fusionprotein (S27), and glutathione S-transferase (GST)] and the activities of three enzymes [Na+/K+-ATPase (NAK), V-type H+- ATPase (VHA), and glutathione S-transferase (GST)] were evaluated in ten groups exposed to a range of salinity changes during mariculture based on the transcriptome data obtained from short term salinity-induced crabs (ES) compared to control group in freshwater crabs (EF). The results revealed that different genes exhibited different roles in physiological regulation. In total, 3,599 unigenes were significantly and differentially expressed in a comparison between the EF and ES treatments. A novel modulation of gene expression and the corresponding enzyme activity of NAK and VHA exhibited similar patterns. As genes related to osmoregulation, NAK and VHA showed similar patterns of both gene expression and enzyme activity in mariculture. During the gradual change in salinity from 0 parts per thousand to 25 parts per thousand and back to 0 parts per thousand, the gene expression and enzyme activities of NAK and VHA initially increased (0 parts per thousand -> 10 parts per thousand), weakened (10 parts per thousand -> 20 parts per thousand) and then increased again (20 parts per thousand -> 25 parts per thousand -> 0 parts per thousand). S27 could serve as a reference gene in the expression analysis of Chinese mitten crabs under salinity stress. ZnT and CLCN2 were involved in osmoregulation as functional proteins. Our findings provide insights into the regulation mechanisms employed during the migration of the Chinese mitten crab.
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