Dataset Information

Low temperature exposure has immediate and lasting effects on the stress tolerance, chemotaxis and proteome of entomopathogenic nematodes

ABSTRACT: Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) such as Steinernema spp. and Heterorhabditis spp. are obligate parasites of insects and effective biocontrol agents. Infective juveniles (IJs) of Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis megidis are distantly related and exhibit different foraging behaviours but utilise similar volatiles to find hosts. These IJs live in the soil year-round and are exposed to a range of temperatures and associated stressors. Here we attempt to understand how exposure to low temperatures, and the duration of this exposure, affects the behaviour and stress resistance of these IJs. S. carpocapsae and H. megidis have similar responses to many odorants upon emergence from their natal host. The chemotaxis of H. megidis at 20°C is generally enhanced after exposure to lower temperatures, whereas the chemotaxis of S. carpocapsae at 20°C tends to be inverted by exposure low temperatures. Exposure to temperatures below culture temperature affects the chemotaxis of H. megidis gradually, whereas S. carpocapsae behave in a binary manner. Brief exposure to 9°C causes the behaviour of S. carpocapsae IJs to be altered and increased their resistance to freezing and desiccation for weeks afterwards. Label free quantitative proteomics confirms that exposure to 9°C for 1 week elicits dramatic increases in chaperone proteins in S. carpocapsae IJs, which are retained at high levels for 2 weeks after their transfer to 20°C. The proteome of S. carpocapsae IJs exposed to 9°C for 1 week and subsequently transferred to 20°C for 2 weeks conforms closely to that of IJs kept at 9°C for 3 weeks. Thus, S. carpocapsae IJs display a high degree of plasticity, and their behaviour and stress resistance may be manipulated by brief controlled exposure to low temperatures.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Escherichia Coli Steinernema Carpocapsae

TISSUE(S): Whole Body

SUBMITTER: James Carolan

LAB HEAD: James Carolan

PROVIDER: PXD027609 | Pride | 2022-11-09

REPOSITORIES: Pride

ACCESS DATA

Dataset's files

Source:

Items per page:

1 - 5 of 10

Similar Datasets

Project description:To provide insights into the mode of action for Ni3S2 lung carcinogenicity by examining gene expression changes in target cells after inhalation exposure. Gene expression changes were determined in micro-dissected lung broncho-alveolar cells from Fischer F344 rats following inhalation of Ni3S2 at 0.0, 0.04, 0.08, 0.15, and 0.60 mg/m3 (0.03, 0.06, 0.11, and 0.44 mg Ni/m3) for one and four weeks (6 hours per day, 5 days per week). Results: Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid evaluation and lung histopathology provided evidence of inflammation only at the two highest concentrations, which were similar to those tested in the 2-year bioassay. The number of statistically significant up- and down-regulated genes decreased markedly from one to four weeks of exposure, suggesting adaptation. Cell signal pathway enrichment at both time-points primarily reflected responses to toxicity, including inflammatory and proliferative signaling. While proliferative signaling was up-regulated at both time points, some inflammatory signaling reversed from down-regulation at 1 week to up-regulation at 4 weeks. Conclusions: These results support a mode of action for Ni3S2 carcinogenicity driven by chronic toxicity, inflammation and proliferation, leading to mis-replication, rather than by direct genotoxicity. Benchmark dose (BMD) analysis identified the lowest pathway transcriptional BMD exposure concentration as 0.026 mg Ni/m3, for apoptosis/survival signaling. When conducted on the basis of lung Ni concentration the lowest pathway BMD was 0.64 M-BM-5g Ni/g lung, for immune/inflammatory signaling. Implications: These highly conservative BMDs could be used to derive a point of departure in a nonlinear risk assessment for Ni3S2 toxicity and carcinogenicity. Gene expression changes were determined in micro-dissected lung broncho-alveolar cells from Fischer F344 rats following inhalation of Ni3S2 at 0.0, 0.04, 0.08, 0.15, and 0.60 mg/m3 (0.03, 0.06, 0.11, and 0.44 mg Ni/m3) for one and four weeks (6 hours per day, 5 days per week).

			Action	DRS
	MaxQuant_Search_Results.zip	Other
	Sc20c3w_2h_1.raw	Raw
	Sc20c3w_2h_2.raw	Raw
	Sc20c3w_2h_3.raw	Raw
	Sc9c1w_2h_1.raw	Raw

Dataset Information

Low temperature exposure has immediate and lasting effects on the stress tolerance, chemotaxis and proteome of entomopathogenic nematodes

Dataset's files

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets