FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Microplastics induce dose-specific transcriptomic disruptions in energy metabolism and immunity of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera BT AF Gardon, Tony Morvan, Lucie Huvet, Arnaud Quillien, Virgile Soyez, Claude Le Moullac, Gilles Le Luyer, Jeremy AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:1,2;5:1;6:1;7:1; FF 1:PDG-RBE-RMPF;2:;3:PDG-RBE-PFOM-LPI;4:PDG-RBE-PFOM-LPI;5:PDG-RBE-RMPF;6:PDG-RBE-RMPF;7:PDG-RBE-RMPF; C1 Ifremer, Institut Louis‐Malardé, IRD, Univ Polynésie Française, EIO, F-98719, Taravao, Tahiti, Polynésie française, France Univ Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, IRD, LEMAR, F-29280, Plouzané, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI TAHITI BREST SE PDG-RBE-RMPF PDG-RBE-PFOM-LPI UM LEMAR EIO IN WOS Ifremer UMR IF 8.071 TC 38 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00640/75213/75351.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00640/75213/75352.docx LA English DT Article DE ;Microbeads;Marine bivalve;Differentially expressed genes;Stress response;Energy-limited tolerance AB A combined approach integrating bioenergetics and major biological activities is essential to properly understand the impact of microplastics (MP) on marine organisms. Following experimental exposure of polystyrene microbeads (micro-PS of 6 and 10 μm) at 0.25, 2.5, and 25 μg L−1, which demonstrated a dose-dependent decrease of energy balance in the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera, a transcriptomic study was conducted on mantle tissue. Transcriptomic data helped us to decipher the molecular mechanisms involved in P. margaritifera responses to micro-PS and search more broadly for effects on energetically expensive maintenance functions. Genes related to the detoxification process were impacted by long-term micro-PS exposure through a decrease in antioxidant response functioning, most likely leading to oxidative stress and damage, especially at higher micro-PS doses. The immune response was also found to be dose-specific, with a stress-related activity stimulated by the lowest dose present after a 2-month exposure period. This stress response was not observed following exposure to higher doses, reflecting an energy-limited capacity of pearl oysters to cope with prolonged stress and a dramatic shift to adjust to pessimum conditions, mostly limited and hampered by a lowered energetic budget. This preliminary experiment lays the foundation for exploring pathways and gene expression in P. margaritifera, and marine mollusks in general, under MP exposure. We also propose a conceptual framework to properly assess realistic MP effects on organisms and population resilience in future investigations. PY 2020 PD NOV SO Environmental Pollution SN 0269-7491 PU Elsevier BV VL 266 IS Part 3 UT 000571443200012 DI 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115180 ID 75213 ER EF