期刊
JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY
卷 57, 期 8, 页码 1096-1105出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.02.006
关键词
AQPs; Belgica antarctica; Dehydration; Immuno-localization; Water channel proteins
资金
- National Science Foundation [OPP-0337656, ANT-0837559, OPP-0413786, ANT-0837613]
- National Institutes of Health [DK79307]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP) [837559] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
- Directorate For Geosciences [0837613] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Aquaporin (AQP) water channel proteins play key roles in water movement across cell membranes. Extending previous reports of cryoprotective functions in insects, this study examines roles of AQPs in response to dehydration, rehydration, and freezing, and their distribution in specific tissues of the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica (Diptera, Chironomidae). When AQPs were blocked using mercuric chloride, tissue dehydration tolerance increased in response to hypertonic challenge, and susceptibility to overhydration decreased in a hypotonic solution. Blocking AQPs decreased the ability of tissues from the midgut and Malpighian tubules to tolerate freezing, but only minimal changes were noted in cellular viability of the fat body. Immuno-localization revealed that a DRIP-like protein (a Drosophila aquaporin), AQP2- and AQP3 (aquaglyceroporin)-like proteins were present in most larval tissues. DRIP- and AQP2-like proteins were also present in the gut of adult midges, but AQP4-like protein was not detectable in any tissues we examined. Western blotting indicated that larval AQP2-like protein levels were increased in response to dehydration, rehydration and freezing, whereas, in adults DRIP-, AQP2-, and AQP3-like proteins were elevated by dehydration. These results imply a vital role for aquaporin/aquaglyceroporins in water relations and freezing tolerance in B. antarctica. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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