Effect of long-term intergenerational exposure to ocean acidification on ompa and ompb transcripts expression in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Type Article
Date 2021-08
Language English
Author(s) Mazurais DavidORCID1, Neven Carolin J.2, Servili AriannaORCID1, Vitre Thomas1, Madec Lauriane1, Collet Sophie1, Zambonino Infante Jose-LuisORCID1, Mark Felix C.2
Affiliation(s) 1 : IFREMER, Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, LEMAR, F-29280, Plouzané, France
2 : Department of Integrative Ecophysiology, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Source Marine Environmental Research (0141-1136) (Elsevier BV), 2021-08 , Vol. 170 , P. 105438 (10p.)
DOI 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105438
Keyword(s) OMP, Expression pattern, Dicentrarchus labrax, Acidification, Intergenerational
Abstract

Since sensory system allows organisms to perceive and interact with their external environment, any disruption in their functioning may have detrimental consequences on their survival. Ocean acidification has been shown to potentially impair olfactory system in fish and it is therefore essential to develop biological tools contributing to better characterize such effects. The olfactory marker protein (omp) gene is involved in the maturation and the activity of olfactory sensory neurons in vertebrates. In teleosts, two omp genes (ompa and ompb) originating from whole genome duplication have been identified. In this study, bioinformatic analysis allowed characterization of the ompa and ompb genes from the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) genome. The European seabass ompa and ompb genes differ in deduced amino acid sequences and in their expression pattern throughout the tissues. While both ompa and ompb mRNA are strongly expressed in the olfactory epithelium, ompb expression was further observable in different brain areas while ompa expression was also detected in the eyes and in other peripheral tissues. Expression levels of ompa and ompb mRNA were investigated in adult seabass (4 years-old, F0) and in their offspring (F1) exposed to pH of 8 (control) or 7.6 (ocean acidification, OA). Under OA ompb mRNA was down-regulated while ompa mRNA was up-regulated in the olfactory epithelium of F0 adults, suggesting a long-term intragenerational OA-induced regulation of the olfactory sensory system. A shift in the expression profiles of both ompa and ompb mRNA was observed at early larval stages in F1 under OA, suggesting a disruption in the developmental process. Contrary to the F0, the expression of ompa and ompb mRNA was not anymore significantly regulated under OA in the olfactory epithelium of juvenile F1 fish. This work provides evidence for long-term impact of OA on sensorial system of European seabass as well as potential intergenerational acclimation of omp genes expression to OA in European seabass.

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Mazurais David, Neven Carolin J., Servili Arianna, Vitre Thomas, Madec Lauriane, Collet Sophie, Zambonino Infante Jose-Luis, Mark Felix C. (2021). Effect of long-term intergenerational exposure to ocean acidification on ompa and ompb transcripts expression in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Marine Environmental Research, 170, 105438 (10p.). Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105438 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00709/82122/