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Oligo-microarray analysis and identification of stress-immune response genes from manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) exposure to heat and cold stresses

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Thermal stress regulates the complex system of gene expression and downstream biochemical and physiological responses in aquatic species. To identify genes involved in heat stress responses in manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum), microarray analysis was conducted using clam transcriptome generated by pyrosequencing of cDNA library. Manila clams were exposed to heat (30 ± 1 °C) and cold (4 ± 1 °C) stresses and compared with control animals (18 ± 1 °C). Heat stressed animals have changed greater number of transcripts (8,306) than cold stress (7,573). Results of both heat and cold exposure has shown that over 2-fold up-regulated or down regulated (>2-or <2-fold) transcripts were higher at 24 h than at 6 h. It suggests that silent and constitutive express genes can activate at critical stage of thermal stress which could be between 6 and 24 h post stresses. We identified wide range of stress-immune response genes such as transcription factors, heat shock proteins, antioxidant and detoxification enzymes, inflammatory and apoptosis related genes, cell adhesion molecules, cytokines, and IFN regulatory proteins. Histological results revealed that non-specific cellular alterations such as lesions, hypertrophy, and necrosis in stressed gills could be due to decrease of gas exchange rate which may cause hypoxia.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) program of Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea under project title of the studies on the manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) internal defense system (NRF- 2011-0022671). Udeni Menike was also financially supported by above NRF research grant.

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  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-764, Republic of Korea

    Udeni Menike

  2. Korea Institute of Ocean Science Technology, Ansan, 426-744, Republic of Korea

    Youngdeuk Lee & Chulhong Oh

  3. Department of Marine Life Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Jeju, 690-756, Republic of Korea

    W. D. N. Wickramaarachchi, H. K. A. Premachandra & Jehee Lee

  4. College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, Republic of Korea

    Se Chang Park

  5. College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-764, Republic of Korea

    Mahanama De Zoysa

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Menike, U., Lee, Y., Oh, C. et al. Oligo-microarray analysis and identification of stress-immune response genes from manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) exposure to heat and cold stresses. Mol Biol Rep 41, 6457–6473 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-014-3529-3

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