First Report of OvoA Gene in Marine Arthropods: A New Candidate Stress Biomarker in Copepods
Ovothiol is one of the most powerful antioxidants acting in marine organisms as a defense against oxidative stress during development and in response to environmental cues. The gene involved in the ovothiol biosynthesis, OvoA, is found in almost all metazoans, but open questions existed on its prese...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e0c651665be4495ea780da9ead3d940e 2023-05-15T15:48:01+02:00 First Report of OvoA Gene in Marine Arthropods: A New Candidate Stress Biomarker in Copepods Vittoria Roncalli Chiara Lauritano Ylenia Carotenuto 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/md19110647 https://doaj.org/article/e0c651665be4495ea780da9ead3d940e EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/11/647 https://doaj.org/toc/1660-3397 doi:10.3390/md19110647 1660-3397 https://doaj.org/article/e0c651665be4495ea780da9ead3d940e Marine Drugs, Vol 19, Iss 647, p 647 (2021) zooplankton natural products antioxidant transcriptome mining Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/md19110647 2022-12-30T20:08:15Z Ovothiol is one of the most powerful antioxidants acting in marine organisms as a defense against oxidative stress during development and in response to environmental cues. The gene involved in the ovothiol biosynthesis, OvoA, is found in almost all metazoans, but open questions existed on its presence among arthropods. Here, using an in silico workflow, we report a single OvoA gene in marine arthropods including copepods, decapods, and amphipods. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that OvoA from marine arthropods separated from the other marine phyla (e.g., Porifera, Mollusca) and divided into two separate branches, suggesting a possible divergence through evolution. In the copepod Calanus finmarchicus , we suggest that OvoA has a defense role in oxidative stress as shown by its high expression in response to a toxic diet and during the copepodite stage, a developmental stage that includes significant morphological changes. Overall, the results of our study open possibilities for the use of OvoA as a biomarker of stress in copepods and possibly also for other marine holozooplankters. The finding of OvoA in copepods is also promising for the drug discovery field, suggesting the possibility of using copepods as a new source of bioactive compounds to be tested in the marine biotechnological sector. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calanus finmarchicus Copepods Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Marine Drugs 19 11 647 |
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Ovothiol is one of the most powerful antioxidants acting in marine organisms as a defense against oxidative stress during development and in response to environmental cues. The gene involved in the ovothiol biosynthesis, OvoA, is found in almost all metazoans, but open questions existed on its presence among arthropods. Here, using an in silico workflow, we report a single OvoA gene in marine arthropods including copepods, decapods, and amphipods. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that OvoA from marine arthropods separated from the other marine phyla (e.g., Porifera, Mollusca) and divided into two separate branches, suggesting a possible divergence through evolution. In the copepod Calanus finmarchicus , we suggest that OvoA has a defense role in oxidative stress as shown by its high expression in response to a toxic diet and during the copepodite stage, a developmental stage that includes significant morphological changes. Overall, the results of our study open possibilities for the use of OvoA as a biomarker of stress in copepods and possibly also for other marine holozooplankters. The finding of OvoA in copepods is also promising for the drug discovery field, suggesting the possibility of using copepods as a new source of bioactive compounds to be tested in the marine biotechnological sector. |
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Vittoria Roncalli Chiara Lauritano Ylenia Carotenuto |
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First Report of OvoA Gene in Marine Arthropods: A New Candidate Stress Biomarker in Copepods |
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First Report of OvoA Gene in Marine Arthropods: A New Candidate Stress Biomarker in Copepods |
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First Report of OvoA Gene in Marine Arthropods: A New Candidate Stress Biomarker in Copepods |
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First Report of OvoA Gene in Marine Arthropods: A New Candidate Stress Biomarker in Copepods |
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First Report of OvoA Gene in Marine Arthropods: A New Candidate Stress Biomarker in Copepods |
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first report of ovoa gene in marine arthropods: a new candidate stress biomarker in copepods |
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