Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of SODs in Zhikong Scallop Reveals Gene Expansion and Regulation Divergence after Toxic Dinoflagellate Exposure
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Shanshan Lian 1,2,†, Liang Zhao 1,2,†, Xiaogang Xun 1, Jiarun Lou 1, Moli Li 1, Xu Li 1, Shi Wang 1,3, Lingling Zhang 1,2, Xiaoli Hu 1,2,* and Zhenmin Bao 1,2
Shanshan Lian 1,2,†, Liang Zhao 1,2,†, Xiaogang Xun 1, Jiarun Lou 1, Moli Li 1, Xu Li 1, Shi Wang 1,3, Lingling Zhang 1,2, Xiaoli Hu 1,2,* and Zhenmin Bao 1,2
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MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
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Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Mar. Drugs 2019, 17(12), 700; https://doi.org/10.3390/md17120700
Received: 12 November 2019 / Revised: 29 November 2019 / Accepted: 5 December 2019 / Published: 12 December 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chemical Defense in Marine Organisms)
As filter-feeding animals mainly ingesting microalgae, bivalves could accumulate paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) produced by harmful algae through diet. To protect themselves from the toxic effects of PSTs, especially the concomitant oxidative damage, the production of superoxide dismutase (SOD), which is the only eukaryotic metalloenzyme capable of detoxifying superoxide, may assist with toxin tolerance in bivalves. To better understand this process, in the present study, we performed the first systematic analysis of SOD genes in bivalve Chlamys farreri, an important aquaculture species in China. A total of six Cu/Zn-SODs (SOD1-6) and two Mn-SODs (SOD7, SOD8) were identified in C. farreri, with gene expansion being revealed in Cu/Zn-SODs. In scallops exposed to two different PSTs-producing dinoflagellates, Alexandrium minutum and A. catenella, expression regulation of SOD genes was analyzed in the top ranked toxin-rich organs, the hepatopancreas and the kidney. In hepatopancreas, which mainly accumulates the incoming PSTs, all of the six Cu/Zn-SODs showed significant alterations after A. minutum exposure, with SOD1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 being up-regulated, and SOD4 being down-regulated, while no significant change was detected in Mn-SODs. After A. catenella exposure, up-regulation was observed in SOD2, 4, 6, and 8, and SOD7 was down-regulated. In the kidney, where PSTs transformation occurs, SOD4, 5, 6, and 8 were up-regulated, and SOD7 was down-regulated in response to A. minutum feeding. After A. catenella exposure, all the Cu/Zn-SODs except SOD1 were up-regulated, and SOD7 was down-regulated in kidney. Overall, in scallops after ingesting different toxic algae, SOD up-regulation mainly occurred in the expanded Cu/Zn-SOD group, and SOD6 was the only member being up-regulated in both toxic organs, which also showed the highest fold change among all the SODs, implying the importance of SOD6 in protecting scallops from the stress of PSTs. Our results suggest the diverse function of scallop SODs in response to the PST-producing algae challenge, and the expansion of Cu/Zn-SODs might be implicated in the adaptive evolution of scallops or bivalves with respect to antioxidant defense against the ingested toxic algae.
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Keywords:
SOD family; bivalves; PST challenge; adaptation; genomic analysis; expression profiling
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Lian, S.; Zhao, L.; Xun, X.; Lou, J.; Li, M.; Li, X.; Wang, S.; Zhang, L.; Hu, X.; Bao, Z. Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of SODs in Zhikong Scallop Reveals Gene Expansion and Regulation Divergence after Toxic Dinoflagellate Exposure. Mar. Drugs 2019, 17, 700.
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