Comparative Mucomic Analysis of Three Functionally Distinct<i>Cornu aspersum</i>Secretions

Cerullo, Antonio R.; McDermott, Maxwell; Pepi, Lauren E.; Liu, Zhi-Lun; Barry, Diariou; Zhang, Sheng; Chen, Xi; Azadi, Parastoo; Holford, Mandë; Braunschweig, Adam B.

doi:10.1101/2022.11.16.516827

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“…The goal was to collect primarily locomotor pedal mucus but protective mucus was also collected. In C. aspersum , individuals secrete three types of mucus, and each type has a different function and different mechanical and chemical properties (Cerullo et al, 2022).…”

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Messages in the mucus: Selection of land snail resting sites based on the presence of mucus from conspecifics and other species

Bergey,

Atakpo,

Benni

et al. 2023

Invertebrate Biology

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Mucus is applied to substrates as snails move and when they rest. Beyond the use of mucus in movement and adhesion, the wide array of chemicals in mucus allows for supplemental use in communication. This communication is apparent in trail‐following behavior. This study addresses the potential communication via mucus in selecting resting sites in a laboratory assay. In a series of six experiments, individuals of Cornu aspersum (which often rest on above‐ground surfaces) were placed into lidded plastic containers with three or four sections swabbed with water (the control) or mucus, which included the test snail's own mucus, mucus from conspecifics from the same or a different container holding snails from the same lab colony, or from a different colony, and mucus from three additional snail species. The resting location was recorded on the following day. In two additional experiments, the facultative predator Rumina decollata was tested against conspecific and other snails' mucus. Individuals of C. aspersum preferentially rested in areas with the mucus of familiar conspecifics over mucus of unfamiliar conspecifics, a behavior that may contribute to homing and aggregation behaviors. There was evidence that juveniles may be less selective than adults. The mucus of only one of the three other species was avoided by individuals of C. aspersum. Unlike individuals of C. aspersum, individuals of the predator R. decollata avoided the mucus of conspecifics, which may be associated with less need for mate‐finding in this self‐fertilizing species. Individuals of R. decollata did not select among potential prey species.

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Messages in the mucus: Selection of land snail resting sites based on the presence of mucus from conspecifics and other species

Bergey,

Atakpo,

Benni

et al. 2023

Invertebrate Biology

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“…Interestingly, collagen (~250 kDa) was observed for C. aspersum and C. nemoralis and is most likely to be variants II, III, and XI, which are mostly related to locomotive mucus. However, it could be collagens IV, IX, and X, which have been found in the locomotive, adhesive, and defensive mucus (Sripriya and Kumar, 2015;Ballard et al, 2021;Tachapuripunya et al, 2021;Cerullo et al, 2022).…”

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Probing the compositional and rheological properties of gastropod locomotive mucus

Barajas-Ledesma,

Holland

2023

Front. Soft Matter

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Gastropods, such as snails and slugs, can excrete mucus to aid in movement and adhesion. However, very few studies have examined the physical relationship between mucus composition and function. Here, we explore the role of mucus polymers (specifically their proteins) and their influence on the material properties of locomotive mucus. Using a range of spectroscopic, thermal, and rheological analytical tools, we characterised locomotive mucus from six gastropod species across four families. We report that all mucus tested consisted of 97%–99% water, and the remaining 1%–3% solid content contained a range of proteins (41–377 kDa, 18 of which are previously undocumented), which we propose contribute to its weak gel behaviour (1.58–36.33 Pa•s at 1 rad/s). Our results indicate that mucus properties are also grouped at the family level, suggesting that niche-specific adaptation occurs in these materials. We expect our study to offer a broader approach to how a correlation between properties is crucial for understanding the stability and functionality of snail mucus.

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Comparative Mucomic Analysis of Three Functionally DistinctCornu aspersumSecretions

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Messages in the mucus: Selection of land snail resting sites based on the presence of mucus from conspecifics and other species

Messages in the mucus: Selection of land snail resting sites based on the presence of mucus from conspecifics and other species

Probing the compositional and rheological properties of gastropod locomotive mucus

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