Cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the Arctic collembollan Megaphorura arctica
Cold hardiness in the Arctic Collembola Megaphorura arctica (Tullberg), formerly Onychiurus arcticus , has been the subject of extensive studies over the last decade. This species employs an unusual strategy known as cryoprotective dehydration to survive winter temperatures as low as −25 °C. To expa...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00772.x 2024-06-02T08:01:51+00:00 Cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the Arctic collembollan Megaphorura arctica PURAĆ, JELENA POND, DAVID W. GRUBOR‐LAJŠIĆ, GORDANA KOJIĆ, DANIJELA BLAGOJEVIĆ, DUŠKO P. WORLAND, MICHAEL ROGER CLARK, MELODY S. 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00772.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-3032.2010.00772.x http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00772.x/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Physiological Entomology volume 36, issue 2, page 135-140 ISSN 0307-6962 1365-3032 journal-article 2011 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00772.x 2024-05-03T11:25:06Z Cold hardiness in the Arctic Collembola Megaphorura arctica (Tullberg), formerly Onychiurus arcticus , has been the subject of extensive studies over the last decade. This species employs an unusual strategy known as cryoprotective dehydration to survive winter temperatures as low as −25 °C. To expand knowledge of cryoprotective dehydration in M. arctica , the present study investigates how a reduction in ambient temperature affects the fatty acid composition of the total body lipid content along with polar (mainly membrane phospholipids) and nonpolar (mainly triacylglycerols) lipids. Most ectothermic animals compensate for changes in fluidity by regulating fatty acid composition, a process often described as homeoviscous adaptation. In M. arctica , changes in the fatty acid composition of total body lipid content during cold treatment are only moderate, with no clear pattern emerging. However, the levels of unsaturated fatty acids in the polar lipids increase with cold exposure, largely attributable to 16 : 1( n − 7), 18 : 1( n − 9), 18 : 3( n − 6) and 18 : 3( n − 3), whereas unsaturated fatty acid levels in the nonpolar lipids correspondingly decrease. These results suggest a reallocation of fatty acids between the two lipid pools as a response to a temperature reduction of 6 °C. Because of hypometabolism, a characteristic of cold adaptation, such a mechanism could be less energy demanding than de novo synthesis of fatty acids and may comprise part of an adaptive homeostatic response. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Wiley Online Library Arctic Physiological Entomology 36 2 135 140 |
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Cold hardiness in the Arctic Collembola Megaphorura arctica (Tullberg), formerly Onychiurus arcticus , has been the subject of extensive studies over the last decade. This species employs an unusual strategy known as cryoprotective dehydration to survive winter temperatures as low as −25 °C. To expand knowledge of cryoprotective dehydration in M. arctica , the present study investigates how a reduction in ambient temperature affects the fatty acid composition of the total body lipid content along with polar (mainly membrane phospholipids) and nonpolar (mainly triacylglycerols) lipids. Most ectothermic animals compensate for changes in fluidity by regulating fatty acid composition, a process often described as homeoviscous adaptation. In M. arctica , changes in the fatty acid composition of total body lipid content during cold treatment are only moderate, with no clear pattern emerging. However, the levels of unsaturated fatty acids in the polar lipids increase with cold exposure, largely attributable to 16 : 1( n − 7), 18 : 1( n − 9), 18 : 3( n − 6) and 18 : 3( n − 3), whereas unsaturated fatty acid levels in the nonpolar lipids correspondingly decrease. These results suggest a reallocation of fatty acids between the two lipid pools as a response to a temperature reduction of 6 °C. Because of hypometabolism, a characteristic of cold adaptation, such a mechanism could be less energy demanding than de novo synthesis of fatty acids and may comprise part of an adaptive homeostatic response. |
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PURAĆ, JELENA POND, DAVID W. GRUBOR‐LAJŠIĆ, GORDANA KOJIĆ, DANIJELA BLAGOJEVIĆ, DUŠKO P. WORLAND, MICHAEL ROGER CLARK, MELODY S. |
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PURAĆ, JELENA POND, DAVID W. GRUBOR‐LAJŠIĆ, GORDANA KOJIĆ, DANIJELA BLAGOJEVIĆ, DUŠKO P. WORLAND, MICHAEL ROGER CLARK, MELODY S. Cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the Arctic collembollan Megaphorura arctica |
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PURAĆ, JELENA POND, DAVID W. GRUBOR‐LAJŠIĆ, GORDANA KOJIĆ, DANIJELA BLAGOJEVIĆ, DUŠKO P. WORLAND, MICHAEL ROGER CLARK, MELODY S. |
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Cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the Arctic collembollan Megaphorura arctica |
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Cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the Arctic collembollan Megaphorura arctica |
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Cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the Arctic collembollan Megaphorura arctica |
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Cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the Arctic collembollan Megaphorura arctica |
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Cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the Arctic collembollan Megaphorura arctica |
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cold hardening induces transfer of fatty acids between polar and nonpolar lipid pools in the arctic collembollan megaphorura arctica |
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