Conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussel <it>Bathymodiolus azoricus </it>harbors thiotrophic and methanotrophic symbiotic bacteria in its gills. While the symbiotic relationship between <it>this hydrothermal mussel and...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussel <it>Bathymodiolus azoricus </it>harbors thiotrophic and methanotrophic symbiotic bacteria in its gills. While the symbiotic relationship between <it>this hydrothermal mussel and </it>these chemoautotrophic bacteria has been described, the molecular processes involved in the cross-talking between symbionts and host, in the maintenance of the symbiois, in the influence of environmental parameters on gene expression, and in transcriptome variation across individuals remain poorly understood. In an attempt to understand how, and to what extent, this double symbiosis affects host gene expression, we used a transcriptomic approach to identify genes potentially regulated by symbiont characteristics, environmental conditions or both. This study was done on mussels from two contrasting populations.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Subtractive libraries allowed the identification of about 1000 genes putatively regulated by symbiosis and/or environmental factors. Microarray analysis showed that 120 genes (3.5% of all genes) were differentially expressed between the Menez Gwen (MG) and Rainbow (Rb) vent fields. The total number of regulated genes in mussels harboring a high versus a low symbiont content did not differ significantly. With regard to the impact of symbiont content, only 1% of all genes were regulated by thiotrophic (SOX) and methanotrophic (MOX) bacteria content in MG mussels whereas 5.6% were regulated in mussels collected at Rb. MOX symbionts also impacted a higher proportion of genes than SOX in both vent fields. When host transcriptome expression was analyzed with respect to symbiont gene expression, it was related to symbiont quantity in each field.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Our study has produced a preliminary description of a transcriptomic response in a hydrothermal vent mussel host of both thiotrophic and methanotrophic symbiotic bacteria. This model can help to identify genes involved in the maintenance of symbiosis or regulated by environmental parameters. Our results provide evidence of symbiont effect on transcriptome regulation, with differences related to type of symbiont, even though the relative percentage of genes involved remains limited. Differences observed between the vent site indicate that environment strongly influences transcriptome regulation and impacts both activity and relative abundance of each symbiont. Among all these genes, those participating in recognition, the immune system, oxidative stress, and energy metabolism constitute new promising targets for extended studies on symbiosis and the effect of environmental parameters on the symbiotic relationships in <it>B. azoricus</it>.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbabe07eeaa642aaa6966cc42b3b8b032022-12-22T01:09:32ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642011-10-0112153010.1186/1471-2164-12-530Conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep-sea hydrothermal vent musselsCorre ErwanDossat CaroleLecompte OdileRipp RaymondBoutet IsabelleTanguy ArnaudLallier François H<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussel <it>Bathymodiolus azoricus </it>harbors thiotrophic and methanotrophic symbiotic bacteria in its gills. While the symbiotic relationship between <it>this hydrothermal mussel and </it>these chemoautotrophic bacteria has been described, the molecular processes involved in the cross-talking between symbionts and host, in the maintenance of the symbiois, in the influence of environmental parameters on gene expression, and in transcriptome variation across individuals remain poorly understood. In an attempt to understand how, and to what extent, this double symbiosis affects host gene expression, we used a transcriptomic approach to identify genes potentially regulated by symbiont characteristics, environmental conditions or both. This study was done on mussels from two contrasting populations.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Subtractive libraries allowed the identification of about 1000 genes putatively regulated by symbiosis and/or environmental factors. Microarray analysis showed that 120 genes (3.5% of all genes) were differentially expressed between the Menez Gwen (MG) and Rainbow (Rb) vent fields. The total number of regulated genes in mussels harboring a high versus a low symbiont content did not differ significantly. With regard to the impact of symbiont content, only 1% of all genes were regulated by thiotrophic (SOX) and methanotrophic (MOX) bacteria content in MG mussels whereas 5.6% were regulated in mussels collected at Rb. MOX symbionts also impacted a higher proportion of genes than SOX in both vent fields. When host transcriptome expression was analyzed with respect to symbiont gene expression, it was related to symbiont quantity in each field.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Our study has produced a preliminary description of a transcriptomic response in a hydrothermal vent mussel host of both thiotrophic and methanotrophic symbiotic bacteria. This model can help to identify genes involved in the maintenance of symbiosis or regulated by environmental parameters. Our results provide evidence of symbiont effect on transcriptome regulation, with differences related to type of symbiont, even though the relative percentage of genes involved remains limited. Differences observed between the vent site indicate that environment strongly influences transcriptome regulation and impacts both activity and relative abundance of each symbiont. Among all these genes, those participating in recognition, the immune system, oxidative stress, and energy metabolism constitute new promising targets for extended studies on symbiosis and the effect of environmental parameters on the symbiotic relationships in <it>B. azoricus</it>.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/530<it>Bathymodiolus azoricus</it>symbiosisgene expressionenvironment |
| spellingShingle | Corre Erwan Dossat Carole Lecompte Odile Ripp Raymond Boutet Isabelle Tanguy Arnaud Lallier François H Conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels BMC Genomics <it>Bathymodiolus azoricus</it> symbiosis gene expression environment |
| title | Conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels |
| title_full | Conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels |
| title_fullStr | Conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels |
| title_short | Conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels |
| title_sort | conjugating effects of symbionts and environmental factors on gene expression in deep sea hydrothermal vent mussels |
| topic | <it>Bathymodiolus azoricus</it> symbiosis gene expression environment |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/530 |
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