Coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among Caribbean corals and compound specific
Tetrabromopyrrole (TBP) is a readily biosynthesized marine proteobacterial compound that induces coral settlement (attachment and metamorphosis) at concentrations ranging from 50 – 250 ng ml-1 (0.13 – 0.65 µM). This suggests a great potential for the use of this compound as a settlement inducer for...
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| author | Jennifer M. Sneed Alyssa M. Demko Margaret W. Miller Dongqi Yi Bradley S. Moore Vinayak Agarwal Valerie Jean Paul |
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| description | Tetrabromopyrrole (TBP) is a readily biosynthesized marine proteobacterial compound that induces coral settlement (attachment and metamorphosis) at concentrations ranging from 50 – 250 ng ml-1 (0.13 – 0.65 µM). This suggests a great potential for the use of this compound as a settlement inducer for restoration purposes. However, the applicability and optimal concentration of TBP for many coral species is not yet known. Furthermore, TBP is an unstable compound, which may present both challenges and benefits to its potential use for restoration purposes. In order to assess the utility of this compound for restoration, settlement induction by TBP was assessed among a wide range of Caribbean coral species. Additionally, a suite of halogenated compounds (tribromopyrrole, pentabromopseudolin, dibromophenol, tribromophenol, bromophene, n-methyl tetrabromopyrrole, tetrachloropyrrole, dibromoindole, n-methyl tetrachloropyrrole and dibromopyridine) that are related to TBP, some of which have similar antibiotic and antialgal properties, were also tested for settlement induction activity. These compounds were chosen based on their structural similarity to TBP or their identity as a product within the bacterial TBP biosynthetic pathway. TBP induced settlement in nine of ten coral species tested including seven not previously reported (Dendrogyra cylindrus, Orbicella faveolata, Colpophyllia natans, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Pseudodiploria clivosa, Acropora cervicornis, Montastraea cavernosa) at concentrations ranging from 0.375 – 1.5 µM. No other compound tested induced settlement, demonstrating a high degree of specificity for TBP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e7e7e559b524bfcb76f7c50633748d32024-01-12T04:42:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452024-01-011010.3389/fmars.2023.12985181298518Coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among Caribbean corals and compound specificJennifer M. Sneed0Alyssa M. Demko1Margaret W. Miller2Dongqi Yi3Bradley S. Moore4Vinayak Agarwal5Valerie Jean Paul6Smithsonian Marine Station (SMS), Fort Pierce, FL, United StatesSmithsonian Marine Station (SMS), Fort Pierce, FL, United StatesSECORE International, Miami, FL, United StatesGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United StatesScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United StatesGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United StatesSmithsonian Marine Station (SMS), Fort Pierce, FL, United StatesTetrabromopyrrole (TBP) is a readily biosynthesized marine proteobacterial compound that induces coral settlement (attachment and metamorphosis) at concentrations ranging from 50 – 250 ng ml-1 (0.13 – 0.65 µM). This suggests a great potential for the use of this compound as a settlement inducer for restoration purposes. However, the applicability and optimal concentration of TBP for many coral species is not yet known. Furthermore, TBP is an unstable compound, which may present both challenges and benefits to its potential use for restoration purposes. In order to assess the utility of this compound for restoration, settlement induction by TBP was assessed among a wide range of Caribbean coral species. Additionally, a suite of halogenated compounds (tribromopyrrole, pentabromopseudolin, dibromophenol, tribromophenol, bromophene, n-methyl tetrabromopyrrole, tetrachloropyrrole, dibromoindole, n-methyl tetrachloropyrrole and dibromopyridine) that are related to TBP, some of which have similar antibiotic and antialgal properties, were also tested for settlement induction activity. These compounds were chosen based on their structural similarity to TBP or their identity as a product within the bacterial TBP biosynthetic pathway. TBP induced settlement in nine of ten coral species tested including seven not previously reported (Dendrogyra cylindrus, Orbicella faveolata, Colpophyllia natans, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Pseudodiploria clivosa, Acropora cervicornis, Montastraea cavernosa) at concentrations ranging from 0.375 – 1.5 µM. No other compound tested induced settlement, demonstrating a high degree of specificity for TBP.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1298518/fullcoral restorationcoral reefchemical ecologylarval settlementcoral reproductionmarine microbiology |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer M. Sneed Alyssa M. Demko Margaret W. Miller Dongqi Yi Bradley S. Moore Vinayak Agarwal Valerie Jean Paul Coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among Caribbean corals and compound specific Frontiers in Marine Science coral restoration coral reef chemical ecology larval settlement coral reproduction marine microbiology |
| title | Coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among Caribbean corals and compound specific |
| title_full | Coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among Caribbean corals and compound specific |
| title_fullStr | Coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among Caribbean corals and compound specific |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among Caribbean corals and compound specific |
| title_short | Coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among Caribbean corals and compound specific |
| title_sort | coral settlement induction by tetrabromopyrrole is widespread among caribbean corals and compound specific |
| topic | coral restoration coral reef chemical ecology larval settlement coral reproduction marine microbiology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1298518/full |
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