Differential protein abundance during the first month of regeneration of the Caribbean star coral Montastraea cavernosa

Horricks, Ryan A.; Herbinger, Christophe M.; Lillie, Brandon N.; Taylor, Paul; Lumsden, John S.

doi:10.1007/s00338-018-01754-9

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“…A search for these putative mucins in the genomes of three species encompassing the genus Orbicella complex ( O. faveolata , O. annularis , and O. franksi ) revealed multiple MUC3A paralogs in each lineage (M. Medina, unpublished). Mucins have also been recently reported as having a role in tissue regeneration after lesion in the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa . While the integumentary mucin-like protein increased in abundance 2–4 weeks after the lesion, mucin-5B showed a decrease in abundance, illustrating how poorly understood the role of mucins is in coral physiology.…”

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“…Mucins have also been recently reported as having a role in tissue regeneration after lesion in the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa. 123 While the integumentary mucin-like protein increased in abundance 2−4 weeks after the lesion, mucin-5B showed a decrease in abundance, illustrating how poorly understood the role of mucins is in coral physiology. Coral mucus production is threatened as a result of decreasing coral cover worldwide.…”

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Comparative Animal Mucomics: Inspiration for Functional Materials from Ubiquitous and Understudied Biopolymers

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Allam

et al. 2020

ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng.

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The functions of secreted animal mucuses are remarkably diverse and include lubricants, wet adhesives, protective barriers, and mineralizing agents. Although present in all animals, many open questions related to the hierarchical architectures, material properties, and genetics of mucus remain. Here, we summarize what is known about secreted mucus structure, describe the work of research groups throughout the world who are investigating various animal mucuses, and relate how these studies are revealing new mucus properties and the relationships between mucus hierarchical structure and hydrogel function. Finally, we call for a more systematic approach to studying animal mucuses so that data sets can be compared, omics-style, to address unanswered questions in the emerging field of mucomics. One major result that we anticipate from these efforts is design rules for creating new materials that are inspired by the structures and functions of animal mucuses.

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Comparative Animal Mucomics: Inspiration for Functional Materials from Ubiquitous and Understudied Biopolymers

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Lai

Allam

et al. 2020

ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng.

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“…Surveys were conducted at eight sites in the nearshore waters of Grenada and Carriacou in the Fall of 2014 and 2017. Four previously established study sites [19] were selected to complement a published dataset from Grenada [20,21] and four sites were also established on the nearby island of Carriacou (Figure 1, Table 1) [14,22]. The sites on Carriacou were chosen to mirror those in Grenada in that they were approximately equivalent distances from shore, found at similar depths, had benthic community assemblages that appeared similar during initial visual assessments, and were all frequented by the recreational dive industry.…”

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Coverage Increases of Porites astreoides in Grenada Determined by Shifts in Size-Frequency Distribution

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Despite coral community collapse, the mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides) is a species currently experiencing success throughout the Caribbean. The inshore reefs of Grenada were selected to study the influence of benthic factors on the abundance, size, and coverage of P. astreoides colonies. Surveys of reef communities along established 30 m transects were conducted at eight sites in 2014 and 2017 using a 0.5 m² quadrat. Coral Point Count was used to annotate the images, estimating the coverage of scleractinian corals, sponges, algae, and benthic substrates. Coverage, size, and abundance of P. astreoides colonies were quantified using the area measurement tool in ImageJ standardized against the quadrats. There were significant differences in benthic community assemblages between islands, selected sites, and between years. From 2014 to 2017 there was a significant decrease in the mean abundance of P. astreoides colonies and significant increases in mean colony size and coverage. The presence of P. astreoides colonies was significantly correlated with: rubble (−), sand (−); pavement (+); macroalgae (−); coralline algae (+); sponges (varying response); gorgonians (−); massive corals (+); and branching corals (−). P. astreoides follows similar recruitment patterns as other scleractinian corals. Observed changes in P. astreoides populations appear to indicate a recovery event following a disturbance, potentially tropical storm Chantal in 2013.

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“…From the available coral genomes, we understand that many corals possess a high diversity of immune factors which originated both from neo-and subfunctionalization events. This indicates that a complex interaction of immune factors and regenerative factors may be involved in whole body regeneration [6][7][8][9][10].…”

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“…Depending on the coral species and environmental conditions whole polyp regeneration can take 7-30+ days [3] biological techniques many of these challenges are starting to be addressed and tools to study whole-body regeneration are being developed [14][15][16]. Many genes and proteins have now been identified as involved in whole-body regeneration and immunity in corals, however the functional mechanisms of many of these genes are not known (Table 1) [3,6].…”

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Analysis of Spatial Gene Expression at the Cellular Level in Stony Corals

Traylor-Knowles

2022

Methods in Molecular Biology

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Scleractinians, or stony corals, are colonial animals that possess a high regenerative capacity and a highly diverse innate immune system. As such they present the opportunity to investigate the interconnection between regeneration and immunity in a colonial animal. Understanding the relationship between regeneration and immunity in stony corals is of further interest as it has major implications for coral reef health. One method for understanding the role of innate immunity in scleractinian regeneration is in situ hybridization using RNA probes. Here we describe a protocol for in situ hybridization in adult stony corals using a digoxigenin (DIG)-labeled RNA antisense probe which can be utilized to investigate the spatial expression of immune factors during regeneration.

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Differential protein abundance during the first month of regeneration of the Caribbean star coral Montastraea cavernosa

Cited by 7 publications

References 92 publications

Comparative Animal Mucomics: Inspiration for Functional Materials from Ubiquitous and Understudied Biopolymers

Comparative Animal Mucomics: Inspiration for Functional Materials from Ubiquitous and Understudied Biopolymers

Coverage Increases of Porites astreoides in Grenada Determined by Shifts in Size-Frequency Distribution

Analysis of Spatial Gene Expression at the Cellular Level in Stony Corals

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