Heat shock response and metabolic stress in the tropical estuarine copepod Pseudodiaptomus annandalei converge at its upper thermal optimum

Low, Joyce Siew Yong and Chew, Li Lee and Ng, Ching Ching and Goh, Hao Chin and Lehette, Pascal and Chong, Ving Ching (2018) Heat shock response and metabolic stress in the tropical estuarine copepod Pseudodiaptomus annandalei converge at its upper thermal optimum. Journal of Thermal Biology, 74. pp. 14-22. ISSN 0306-4565, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.02.012.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.02.012

Abstract

Heat shock response (HSR), in terms of transcription regulation of two heat shock proteins genes hsp70 and hsp90), was analysed in a widespread tropical copepod Pseudodiaptomus annandalei. The mRNA transcripts of both genes were quantified after copepods at a salinity of 20 underwent an acclimation process involving an initial acclimation temperature of 29 °C, followed by gradual thermal ramping to the target exposure temperature range of 24–36 °C. The respective cellular HSR and organismal metabolism, measured by respiratory activity at exposure temperatures, were compared. The fold change in mRNA expression for both hsp70 and hsp90 (8–9 fold) peaks at 32 °C, which is very close to 32.4 °C, the upper thermal optimum for respiration in the species. Unexpectedly, the modelled HSR curves peak at only 3 °C (hsp90) and 3.5 °C (hsp70) above the mean water temperature (29.32 °C) of the copepod in the field. We propose that copepods in tropical waters adopt a preparative HSR strategy, early at the upper limit of its thermal optimum, due to the narrow thermal range of its habitat thus precluding substantial energy demand at higher temperatures. However, the model suggests that the species could survive to at least 36 °C with short acclimation time. Nevertheless, the significant overlap between its thermal range of hsp synthesis and the narrow temperature range of its habitat also suggests that any unprecedented rise in sea temperature would have a detrimental effect on the species.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Ministry of Education Malaysia (HIR grant no. H-21001 00- F000023)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Calanoida; Acclimation; hsp genes; Respiration rates; Thermal stress
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QH Natural history
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 29 May 2019 04:32
Last Modified: 29 May 2019 04:32
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/21393

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