Project description:Transcriptome profiling of whole proboscis and body wall of the marine Polychaeta Glycera alba, adults, wild population (sex undiscriminated), collected from the muddy-sandy intertidal flats at W Portugal (2020). Transcriptome profiling of glandular and muscular regions of proboscis of the marine Polychaeta Hediste diversicolor, adults, wild population (sex undiscriminated), collected from the muddy-sandy intertidal flats at W Portugal (2019).
Project description:Transcriptome profiling of whole proboscis and body wall of the marine Polychaeta Eulalia sp. (Eulalia viridis), adults, wild population (sex undiscriminated), collected from the rocky intertidal at W Portugal (2018).
Project description:Colonization of land from marine environments was a major transition for biological life on Earth, and intertidal adaptation was a key evolutionary event in the transition from marine- to land-based lifestyles. Multicellular intertidal red algae exhibit the earliest, systematic, and successful adaptation to intertidal environments, with Porphyra sensu lato (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) being a typical example. We used proteomic analyse to reveal the complex regulation of rapid responses to intertidal dehydration/rehydration cycling within Neoporphyra haitanensis. These adaptations include rapid regulation of its photosynthetic system, a readily available capacity to utilize ribosomal stores, an excess of methylation supply to rapidly synthesize proteins, and a strong anti-oxidation system to dissipate excess redox energy upon exposure to air. These novel insights into the unique adaptations of red algae to intertidal lifestyles inform our understanding of adaptations to intertidal ecosystems and the unique evolutionary steps required for intertidal colonization by biological life.
Project description:Background biology: Global warming has accelerated in recent decades, with the Arctic warming 2–3 times faster than the global average. As a result boreal species are expanding into the Arctic, at a pace reflecting environmental warming. Nevertheless, the poleward expansion of boreal marine species is restricted by their ability to tolerate low water temperatures, and in the case of intertidal species, sub-zero air temperatures during winter. In Greenland, however, the number of days with extreme sub-zero air temperatures has decreased by more than 50% since the 1950’s, suggesting that the low air temperature constraint is weakening. Although boreal intertidal species could potentially benefit from this warmer climate to establish populations in the Arctic, recent work has shown that local intertidal summer air temperatures in Greenland can exceed 36°C. This temperature is above the thermoregulatory capacity of many boreal intertidal species, including the highly abundant blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Therefore will further colonisation of M. edulis in Greenland be inhibited by the increasingly warm summer temperatures. Aim of experiment: Intertidal animals (Greenland blue mussel M. edulis) were sampled in situ on the first warm days of the year from the inner (warmer) and outer (cooler) regions of the Godthåbsfjorden around Nuuk (64°N) to examine the fjord temperature gradient effect. In addition, subtidal M. edulis were also collected and subjected to two acute temperature shocks of 22 and 32°C, which represented common and extreme summer air temperatures for intertidal habitats near Nuuk.
Project description:Porcelain crabs, Petrolisthes cinctipes, live in the marine intertidal zone and routinely experience thermal stress. Genes involved in heat shock responses are generally upregulated following heat stress, differentially expressed genes are involved in different cellular functions. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying responses to thermal stress and identified distinct classes of up-regulated and down-regulated genes during this process.
Project description:Porcelain crabs, Petrolisthes cinctipes, live in the marine intertidal zone and routinely experience thermal stress. Genes involved in heat shock responses are generally upregulated following heat stress and genes involved in oxidative energy production are downregulated following heat stress We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying responses to thermal stress and identified distinct classes of up-regulated and down-regulated genes during this process. Keywords: time course
Project description:Porcelain crabs, Petrolisthes cinctipes, live in the marine intertidal zone and routinely experience thermal stress. Genes involved in heat shock responses are generally upregulated following heat stress, differentially expressed genes are involved in different cellular functions. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying responses to thermal stress and identified distinct classes of up-regulated and down-regulated genes during this process. Crabs were collected from the field and returned to the laboratory where they were given a heat or cold stress or held under control conditions for the period of time during the thermal stress.
Project description:This study aimed at identification of genetic regulations for desiccation tolerance in intertidal seaweed species Ulva lactuca most commonly experienced phenomenon of intertidal communities.