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‘Cool’ adaptations to cold environments: globins in Notothenioidei (Actynopterygii, Perciformes)

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Abstract

Notothenioidei, the taxonomic group of teleosts that dominates the Southern Ocean and dwell in the Ross Sea at large, provide an example of marine species that underwent unique adaptations to life at low temperatures and high oxygen concentrations, resulting in morphological, physiological, genomic, and biochemical peculiarities in comparison with warm-water fish. Global Warming raises concerns over the fate of these stenothermal fish, as their adaptation has been accompanied by irreversible genomic losses, which suggest a poor genetic potential to adapt to warmer climates. Specifically, this review focuses on adaptation of proteins belonging to the globin superfamily, which include the respiratory proteins hemoglobin and myoglobin and the non-respiratory proteins neuroglobin and cytoglobin. Here, we describe their molecular adaptations to cold temperatures in the framework of the physiology of oxygen transport and management of oxidative stress in fish species largely populating the Ross Sea.

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This study was carried out in the framework of the SCAR programme “Antarctic Thresholds-Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation” (AnT-ERA). It was financially supported by the Italian National Programme for Antarctic Research (PNRA) and the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (PRIN 2010-2011-20109MXHMR_01.). We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers, whose advice has significantly improved the manuscript.

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    Daniela Giordano, Roberta Russo, Daniela Coppola, Giovanna Altomonte, Guido di Prisco, Stefano Bruno & Cinzia Verde

  2. Department of Pharmacy, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 23/A, Parma, Italy

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Giordano, D., Russo, R., Coppola, D. et al. ‘Cool’ adaptations to cold environments: globins in Notothenioidei (Actynopterygii, Perciformes). Hydrobiologia 761, 293–312 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2306-1

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