Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development
Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Gene expression during development shapes the phenotypes of individuals. Although embryonic gene expression can have lasting effects on developmental trajectories, few studies consider the role of maternal effects, such as egg size, on gene expression. Using...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/2119 2023-05-15T14:26:52+02:00 Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development Beck, Samantha V. Räsänen, Katja Ahi, Ehsan P. Kristjánsson, Bjarni K. Skúlason, Skúli Jónsson, Zophonías Oddur Leblanc, Camille Líf- og umhverfisvísindastofnun (HÍ) Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI) Fiskeldis- og fiskalíffræðideild (HH) Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology (HUC) Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland Háskólinn á Hólum Hólar University College 2018-11-26 16-30 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2119 https://doi.org/10.1111/ede.12275 en eng Wiley Evolution & Development;21(1) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ede.12275 Beck, SV, Räsänen, K, Ahi, EP, et al. Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development. Evolution & Development. 2019; 21: 16– 30. https://doi.org/10.1111/ede.12275 1520-541X https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2119 Evolution and Development doi:10.1111/ede.12275 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Developmental Biology Bleikja Embryo Gene expression Þroskunarfræði Þroskunarerfðafræði info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/2119 https://doi.org/10.1111/ede.12275 2022-11-18T06:52:01Z Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Gene expression during development shapes the phenotypes of individuals. Although embryonic gene expression can have lasting effects on developmental trajectories, few studies consider the role of maternal effects, such as egg size, on gene expression. Using qPCR, we characterize relative expression of 14 growth and/or skeletal promoting genes across embryonic development in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). We test to what extent their relative expression is correlated with egg size and size at early life‐stages within the study population. We predict smaller individuals to have higher expression of growth and skeletal promoting genes, due to less maternal resources (i.e., yolk) and prioritization of energy toward ossification. We found expression levels to vary across developmental stages and only three genes (Mmp9, Star, and Sgk1) correlated with individual size at a given developmental stage. Contrary to our hypothesis, expression of Mmp9 and Star showed a non‐linear relationship with size (at post fertilization and hatching, respectively), whilst Sgk1 was higher in larger embryos at hatching. Interestingly, these genes are also associated with craniofacial divergence of Arctic charr morphs. Our results indicate that early life‐stage variation in gene expression, concomitant to maternal effects, can influence developmental plasticity and potentially the evolution of resource polymorphism in fishes. We thank John Postlethwait for his valuable comments on the manuscript. This research was funded by the Icelandic Research Fund, Rannis (grant number 141360 to CAL et al., and grant number 173814–051 to SVB). Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic charr Arctic Salvelinus alpinus Opin vísindi (Iceland) Arctic Evolution & Development 21 1 16 30 |
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Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Gene expression during development shapes the phenotypes of individuals. Although embryonic gene expression can have lasting effects on developmental trajectories, few studies consider the role of maternal effects, such as egg size, on gene expression. Using qPCR, we characterize relative expression of 14 growth and/or skeletal promoting genes across embryonic development in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). We test to what extent their relative expression is correlated with egg size and size at early life‐stages within the study population. We predict smaller individuals to have higher expression of growth and skeletal promoting genes, due to less maternal resources (i.e., yolk) and prioritization of energy toward ossification. We found expression levels to vary across developmental stages and only three genes (Mmp9, Star, and Sgk1) correlated with individual size at a given developmental stage. Contrary to our hypothesis, expression of Mmp9 and Star showed a non‐linear relationship with size (at post fertilization and hatching, respectively), whilst Sgk1 was higher in larger embryos at hatching. Interestingly, these genes are also associated with craniofacial divergence of Arctic charr morphs. Our results indicate that early life‐stage variation in gene expression, concomitant to maternal effects, can influence developmental plasticity and potentially the evolution of resource polymorphism in fishes. We thank John Postlethwait for his valuable comments on the manuscript. This research was funded by the Icelandic Research Fund, Rannis (grant number 141360 to CAL et al., and grant number 173814–051 to SVB). Peer Reviewed |
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Líf- og umhverfisvísindastofnun (HÍ) Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI) Fiskeldis- og fiskalíffræðideild (HH) Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology (HUC) Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland Háskólinn á Hólum Hólar University College |
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Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development |
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Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development |
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Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development |
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Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development |
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Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development |
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gene expression in the phenotypically plastic arctic charr (salvelinus alpinus): a focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development |
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Evolution & Development;21(1) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ede.12275 Beck, SV, Räsänen, K, Ahi, EP, et al. Gene expression in the phenotypically plastic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): A focus on growth and ossification at early stages of development. Evolution & Development. 2019; 21: 16– 30. https://doi.org/10.1111/ede.12275 1520-541X https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2119 Evolution and Development doi:10.1111/ede.12275 |
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