TY - JOUR
T1 - Differential expression of Na+, K+-ATPase α-1 isoforms during seawater acclimation in the amphidromous galaxiid fish Galaxias maculatus
AU - Urbina, Mauricio A.
AU - Schulte, Patricia M.
AU - Bystriansky, Jason S.
AU - Glover, Chris N.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The authors wish to thank Dr. Carol Bucking for useful discussions and technical support. We are also grateful for the feedback from two anonymous reviewers. Funding was provided by a Marsden Grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand [UOC0711], and by a Ph.D. scholarship from the Chilean Government, CONICYT, to MAU. Support for work performed at U.B.C. was provided by a travelling fellowship from The Journal of Experimental Biology and The Company of Biologists Ltd. to MAU.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Inanga (Galaxias maculatus) is an amphidromous fish with a well-known capacity to withstand a wide range of environmental salinities. To investigate the molecular mechanisms facilitating acclimation of inanga to seawater, several isoforms of the Na+, K+-ATPase ion transporter were identified. This included three α-1 (a, b and c), an α-2 and two α-3 (a and b) isoforms. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the inanga α-1a and α-1b formed a clade with the α-1a and α-1b isoforms of rainbow trout, while another clade contained the α-1c isoforms of these species. The expression of all the α-1 isoforms was modulated after seawater exposure (28 ‰). In gills, the expression of the α-1a isoform was progressively down-regulated after seawater exposure, while the expression of the α-1b isoform was up-regulated. The α-1c isoform behaved similarly to the α-1a, although changes were less dramatic. Physiological indicators of salinity acclimation matched the time frame of the changes observed at the molecular level. A 24-h osmotic shock period was highlighted by small increases in plasma osmolality, plasma Na+ and a decrease in muscle tissue water content. Thereafter, these values returned close to their pre-exposure (freshwater) values. Na+, K+-ATPase activity showed a decreasing trend over the first 72 h following seawater exposure, but activity increased after 240 h. Our results indicate that inanga is an excellent osmoregulator, an ability that is conferred by the rapid activation of physiological and molecular responses to salinity change.
AB - Inanga (Galaxias maculatus) is an amphidromous fish with a well-known capacity to withstand a wide range of environmental salinities. To investigate the molecular mechanisms facilitating acclimation of inanga to seawater, several isoforms of the Na+, K+-ATPase ion transporter were identified. This included three α-1 (a, b and c), an α-2 and two α-3 (a and b) isoforms. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the inanga α-1a and α-1b formed a clade with the α-1a and α-1b isoforms of rainbow trout, while another clade contained the α-1c isoforms of these species. The expression of all the α-1 isoforms was modulated after seawater exposure (28 ‰). In gills, the expression of the α-1a isoform was progressively down-regulated after seawater exposure, while the expression of the α-1b isoform was up-regulated. The α-1c isoform behaved similarly to the α-1a, although changes were less dramatic. Physiological indicators of salinity acclimation matched the time frame of the changes observed at the molecular level. A 24-h osmotic shock period was highlighted by small increases in plasma osmolality, plasma Na+ and a decrease in muscle tissue water content. Thereafter, these values returned close to their pre-exposure (freshwater) values. Na+, K+-ATPase activity showed a decreasing trend over the first 72 h following seawater exposure, but activity increased after 240 h. Our results indicate that inanga is an excellent osmoregulator, an ability that is conferred by the rapid activation of physiological and molecular responses to salinity change.
KW - Diadromy
KW - Galaxias maculatus
KW - Isoform switching
KW - Osmoregulation
KW - Salinity
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U2 - 10.1007/s00360-012-0719-y
DO - 10.1007/s00360-012-0719-y
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875467748
SN - 0174-1578
VL - 183
SP - 345
EP - 357
JO - Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology
JF - Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology
IS - 3
ER -