Transcriptome analysis of neonatal larvae after hyperthermia-induced seizures in the contractile silkworm, Bombyx mori.
The ability to respond quickly and efficiently to transient extreme environmental conditions is an important property of all biota. However, the physiological basis of thermotolerance in different species is still unclear. Here, we found that the cot mutant showed a seizure phenotype including contr...
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doaj-f6f79e7aa65a446b95ff3cdd484d3f1b2020-11-25T02:54:00ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01911e11321410.1371/journal.pone.0113214Transcriptome analysis of neonatal larvae after hyperthermia-induced seizures in the contractile silkworm, Bombyx mori.Hongyi NieChun LiuYinxia ZhangMengting ZhouXiaofeng HuangLi PengQingyou XiaThe ability to respond quickly and efficiently to transient extreme environmental conditions is an important property of all biota. However, the physiological basis of thermotolerance in different species is still unclear. Here, we found that the cot mutant showed a seizure phenotype including contraction of the body, rolling, vomiting gut juice and a momentary cessation of movement, and the heartbeat rhythm of the dorsal vessel significantly increases after hyperthermia. To comprehensively understand this process at the molecular level, the transcriptomic profile of cot mutant, which is a behavior mutant that exhibits a seizure phenotype, was investigated after hyperthermia (42°C) that was induced for 5 min. By digital gene expression profiling, we determined the gene expression profile of three strains (cot/cot ok/ok, +/+ ok/ok and +/+ +/+) under hyperthermia (42°C) and normal (25°C) conditions. A Venn diagram showed that the most common differentially expressed genes (DEGs, FDR<0.01 and log2 Ratio≥1) were up-regulated and annotated with the heat shock proteins (HSPs) in 3 strains after treatment with hyperthermia, suggesting that HSPs rapidly increased in response to high temperature; 110 unique DEGs, could be identified in the cot mutant after inducing hyperthermia when compared to the control strains. Of these 110 unique DEGs, 98.18% (108 genes) were up-regulated and 1.82% (two genes) were down-regulated in the cot mutant. KEGG pathways analysis of these unique DEGs suggested that the top three KEGG pathways were "Biotin metabolism," "Fatty acid biosynthesis" and "Purine metabolism," implying that diverse metabolic processes are active in cot mutant induced-hyperthermia. Unique DEGs of interest were mainly involved in the ubiquitin system, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes, cardiac excitation-contraction coupling or the Notch signaling pathway. Insights into hyperthermia-induced alterations in gene expression and related pathways could yield hints for understanding the relationship between behaviors and environmental stimuli (hyperthermia) in insects.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4244138?pdf=render |
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Hongyi Nie Chun Liu Yinxia Zhang Mengting Zhou Xiaofeng Huang Li Peng Qingyou Xia |
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Transcriptome analysis of neonatal larvae after hyperthermia-induced seizures in the contractile silkworm, Bombyx mori. |
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Transcriptome analysis of neonatal larvae after hyperthermia-induced seizures in the contractile silkworm, Bombyx mori. |
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Transcriptome analysis of neonatal larvae after hyperthermia-induced seizures in the contractile silkworm, Bombyx mori. |
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Transcriptome analysis of neonatal larvae after hyperthermia-induced seizures in the contractile silkworm, Bombyx mori. |
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Transcriptome analysis of neonatal larvae after hyperthermia-induced seizures in the contractile silkworm, Bombyx mori. |
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transcriptome analysis of neonatal larvae after hyperthermia-induced seizures in the contractile silkworm, bombyx mori. |
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The ability to respond quickly and efficiently to transient extreme environmental conditions is an important property of all biota. However, the physiological basis of thermotolerance in different species is still unclear. Here, we found that the cot mutant showed a seizure phenotype including contraction of the body, rolling, vomiting gut juice and a momentary cessation of movement, and the heartbeat rhythm of the dorsal vessel significantly increases after hyperthermia. To comprehensively understand this process at the molecular level, the transcriptomic profile of cot mutant, which is a behavior mutant that exhibits a seizure phenotype, was investigated after hyperthermia (42°C) that was induced for 5 min. By digital gene expression profiling, we determined the gene expression profile of three strains (cot/cot ok/ok, +/+ ok/ok and +/+ +/+) under hyperthermia (42°C) and normal (25°C) conditions. A Venn diagram showed that the most common differentially expressed genes (DEGs, FDR<0.01 and log2 Ratio≥1) were up-regulated and annotated with the heat shock proteins (HSPs) in 3 strains after treatment with hyperthermia, suggesting that HSPs rapidly increased in response to high temperature; 110 unique DEGs, could be identified in the cot mutant after inducing hyperthermia when compared to the control strains. Of these 110 unique DEGs, 98.18% (108 genes) were up-regulated and 1.82% (two genes) were down-regulated in the cot mutant. KEGG pathways analysis of these unique DEGs suggested that the top three KEGG pathways were "Biotin metabolism," "Fatty acid biosynthesis" and "Purine metabolism," implying that diverse metabolic processes are active in cot mutant induced-hyperthermia. Unique DEGs of interest were mainly involved in the ubiquitin system, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes, cardiac excitation-contraction coupling or the Notch signaling pathway. Insights into hyperthermia-induced alterations in gene expression and related pathways could yield hints for understanding the relationship between behaviors and environmental stimuli (hyperthermia) in insects. |
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