Molecular response of a sub-antarctic population of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis platensis) to a moderate thermal stress

Type Article
Date 2021-07
Language English
Author(s) Bultelle F.1, Boutet I.2, Devin S.3, Caza F.4, St-Pierre Y.4, Péden R.1, 8, Brousseau P.5, Chan P.6, Vaudry D.6, 7, Le Foll F1, Fournier M.5, Auffret Michel9, Rocher B.1
Affiliation(s) 1 : UMR-I 02 INERIS-URCA-ULH SEBIO / Environmental Stresses and Biomonitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems, FR CNRS 3730 Scale, Université Le Havre Normandie, F-76063, Le Havre Cedex, France
2 : Station Biologique de Roscoff CNRS, Laboratory Adaptation & Diversity in Marine Environment (UMR7144 CNRS-SU), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
3 : UMR 7360 LIEC, Université Metz-Lorraine, France
4 : INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boul. des Prairies, Laval, Québec, H7V 1B7, Canada
5 : Institut des Sciences de la mer, Le Parc de la rivière Mitis, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, G0J 2L0, Canada
6 : Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Plateforme PISSARO, IRIB, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
7 : Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1239 DC2N, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
8 : UMR-I 02 INERIS-URCA-ULH SEBIO / Environmental Stresses and Biomonitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems, Université de REIMS Champagne-Ardenne, Campus Moulin de la Housse, 51687, Reims, France
9 : UMR CNRS 6539-LEMAR/ Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280, Plouzané, France
Source Marine Environmental Research (0141-1136) (Elsevier BV), 2021-07 , Vol. 169 , P. 105393 (11p.)
DOI 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105393
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Keyword(s) Kerguelen island, Mytilus sp, Indicator species, Gills, Abiotic stress, Temperature, qRT-PCR, 2DE, Biomonitoring
Abstract

The Kerguelen Islands (49°26′S, 69°50′E) represent a unique environment due to their geographical isolation, which protects them from anthropogenic pollution. The ability of the endemic mussel, part of the Mytilus complex, to cope with moderate heat stress was explored using omic tools. Transcripts involved in six major metabolic functions were selected and the qRT-PCR data indicated mainly changes in aerobic and anaerobic energy metabolism and stress response. Proteomic comparisons revealed a typical stress response pattern with cytoskeleton modifications and elements suggesting increased energy metabolism. Results also suggest conservation of protein homeostasis by the long-lasting presence of HSP while a general decrease in transcription is observed. The overall findings are consistent with an adaptive response to moderate stresses in mussels in good physiological condition, i.e. living in a low-impact site, and with the literature concerning this model species. Therefore, local blue mussels could be advantageously integrated into biomonitoring strategies, especially in the context of Global Change.

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Bultelle F., Boutet I., Devin S., Caza F., St-Pierre Y., Péden R., Brousseau P., Chan P., Vaudry D., Le Foll F, Fournier M., Auffret Michel, Rocher B. (2021). Molecular response of a sub-antarctic population of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis platensis) to a moderate thermal stress. Marine Environmental Research, 169, 105393 (11p.). Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105393 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00705/81742/