Different levels of hsp70 and hsc70 mRNA expression in Iberian fish exposed to distinct river conditions
AUTOR(ES)
Jesus, Tiago F., Inácio, Ângela, Coelho, Maria M.
FONTE
Genet. Mol. Biol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2013
RESUMO
Comprehension of the mechanisms by which ectotherms, such as fish, respond to thermal stress is paramount for understanding the threats that environmental changes may pose to wild populations. Heat shock proteins are molecular chaperones with an important role in several stress conditions such as high temperatures. In the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in Portugal, freshwater fish of the genus Squalius are subject to daily and seasonal temperature variations. To examine the extent to which different thermal regimes influence the expression patterns of hsp70 and hsc70 transcripts we exposed two species of Squalius (S. torgalensis and S. carolitertii) to different temperatures (20, 25, 30 and 35 ºC). At 35 ºC, there was a significant increase in the expression of hsp70 and hsc70 in the southern species, S. torgalensis, while the northern species, S. carolitertii, showed no increase in the expression of these genes; however, some individuals of the latter species died when exposed to 35 ºC. These results suggest that S. torgalensis may cope better with harsher temperatures that are characteristic of this species natural environment; S. carolitertii, on the other hand, may be unable to deal with the extreme temperatures faced by the southern species.
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