Conclusion Comparative se- quence analyses of zoarcid con- geners revealed patterns of a dif- ferent thermal adaptation at the molecular level although their mean habitat temperature differs only by ~10°C. The compositional
biases of cold-adapted proteins and DNA/RNA support an increa- se of molecule flexibility at the re- spective levels. These trends pro- mote optimized reaction kinetics at low temperatures trough less stable transition states in reaction
processes shaping the thermal plasticity of organisms at a deeper level. Finally, these data highlight another aspect of spe- cies‘ vulnerability of cold-adapted organisms in the context of the ongoing climate change.
Molecular signatures of cold-adaptation in the
Antarctic eelpout (Pachycara brachycephalum)
SSP Antarctic surveys, LU 1463/1-1
Biosciences
Integrative Ecophysiology Dr. Heidrun Windisch Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven fon +49-471-4831-2288 mail Heidrun.Windisch@awi.de web www.awi.de
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Poster ID VII-1
Heidrun Windisch , Magnus Lucassen & Stephan Frickenhaus
Introduction Adaptation of ec- totherm organisms to the key abiotic factor temperature can occur by the development of ad- vantegous traits at different levels of organization [1]. Since all biological processes are sub- jected to the same physicoche- mical paradigms (Q10-rule), the
composition of biological macro- molecules is likely to be affected as well. Hence, proteins and nuc- leic acids may also contribute to a certain thermal plasticity and tolerance.
Antarctic fishes have adapted to constant cold environmental con- ditions for millions of years and
provide therefore excellent study objects to evaluate evolutionary trends of thermal adaptation.
Comparative sequence analyses with temperate species shed light on the molecular architecture of biological macromolecules in connection with species habitat temperatures.
Methods DNA/RNA sequences as well as their respective trans- lations were compared between the Antarctic eelpout Pachycara brachycehalum and its tempera- te congener, the Northsea Eel- pout, Zoarces viviparus through analyses of normalized transcriptomic cDNA libraries.
Zoarces viviparus Pachycara brachycephalum
reads total 481,802 ~400,000 in assembly 338,993 349,102
mean length 321 221
total 65,565 53,447
contigs reads
annotation 19,460 16,315
4,155 orthologs
known function matching
sequence pairs
Pachycara [2] Zoarces [3]
overview of cDNA libraries
Results
Purine metabolism
Secondary bile acid biosynthesis
metabolism Phenylalanine
Chloroalkane and cloroalkene degradation
isoleucine degradation Valine, leucine and metabolism
Glycerolipid
Gluconeogenesis Glycolysis /
tryptophan biosynthesis Phenylalanine , tyrosine and
metabolism Pyruvate
Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism Arachidonic acid
metabolism
Butanoate
metabolism Fatty acid elongation in mitochondria
biosynthesis Clavulanic acid
by cytochrom P450 Metabolism of xenobiotics
Selenocompound metabolism
biosynthesis Insect hormone
metabolism Sphingolipid
metabolism Methane [B] Phytochemical
compounds
degradation Naphthalene
polyketide products Biosynthesis of type II
isoleucine biosynthesis Valine, leucine and biosynthesis
Isoflavonoid
Fructose and mannose metabolism
resistance beta-Lactam [B] Proteoglycans
Brassinosteroid biosynthesis
Fatty acid metabolism
Glutathione metabolism
Tyrosine metabolism Glycosphingolipid
biosynthesis -
lact and neolacto series
metabolism Caffeine
Anthocyanin biosynthesis
hydrocarbon degradation Polycyclic aromatic
pyridine alkaloid biosynthesis Tropane, piperidine and biosynthesis
Carotenoid
C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
biosynthesis Indole alkaloid
metabolism Porphyrin and chlorophyll N-Glycan
biosynthesis
biosynthesis cephalosporin Penicillin and globoseries
Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis -
Inositol phosphate metabolism
biosynthesis Streptomycin
metabolism beta-Alanine unit biosynthesis
Polyketide sugar
Nitrogen metabolism
DDT degradation degradation
Benzoate
Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism degradation
Glycosaminoglycan
biosynthesis Lysine biosynthesis
Monoterpenoid
degradation Toluene
proline metabolism Arginine and metabolism
dicarboxylate Glyoxylate and
biosynthesis Novobiocin
biosynthesis Peptidoglycan
metabolism Riboflavin
biosynthesis Steroid hormone
Sulfur metabolism
by folate One carbon pool
proteins
[B] Lipids biosynthesis
Pentose and glucuronate interconversions
Biotin metabolism
other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis
Ubiquinone and biosynthesis
Fatty acid
metabolism Pentose phosphate
degradation Xylene Terpenoid backbone
biosynthesis
degradation Bisphenol
D-glutamate metabolism D-Glutamine and Steroid biosynthesis
Biosynthesis of type II polyketide backbone
Aminobenzoate degradation
metabolism Vitamin B6
Dioxin degradation Biosynthesis of
unsaturated fatty acids
biosynthesis Puromycin
metabolism D-Alanine
metabolism Lipoic acid Cutin, suberine and wax biosynthesis
Nitrotoluene degradation [B] Glycosyltransferases
Butirosin and neomycin biosynthesis
ganglioseries Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis -
Glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis - chondroitin sulfate
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
degradation of Ketone bodies Synthesis and
metabolism Thiamine
Ether lipid metabolism
Flavonoid biosynthesis
carboxylate cycle Reductive (CO2 fixation) Glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate biosynthesis -
metabolism
Cystein and methionine
glutamate metabolism Alanine , aspartate and Other types of
O-glycan biosynthesis
Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism metabolism
Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar
biosynthesis Zeatin
Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism
pinene degradation Limonene and
metabolism Propanoate
degradation Caprolactam
N-glycan biosynthesis Various types of
Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis
phosphorylation Oxidative
Histidine metabolism
metabolism Tryptophan
Citrate cycle (TCA cycle) biosynthesis
Sesquiterpenoid
Other glycan degradation
Mucin type
O-glycan biosynthesis
ansamycins Biosynthesis of
metabolism Retinol
metabolism Glycerophospholipid
biosynthesis Primary bile acid
Photosynthesis - antenna proteins
D-ornithine metabolism D-Arginine and
biosynthesis Glucosinolate biosynthesis
Flavone and flavonol
[B] Cytochrome P450
biosynthesis Folate
Photosynthesis
Pyrimidine metabolism metabolism
alpha-Linolenic acid biosynthesis -
keratan sulfate Glycosaminoglycan
biosynthesis Lipopolysaccharide
Galactose metabolism
[B] Lipids
fixation Carbon
biosynthesis Isoquinoline alkaloid
nonribosomal peptides siderophore group Biosynthesis of
Chlorocyclohexane and chlorobenzene degradation Phosphonate and
phosphinate metabolism
Tetracycline biosynthesis degradation
Atrazine
degradation Styrene
biosynthesis Benzoxazinone metabolism
Starch and sucrose
- other enzymes Drug metabolism
(GPI)-anchor biosynthesis Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
metabolism Linoleic acid
16-membered macrolides Biosynthesis of 12-, 14- and
Ethylbenzene degradation
proteins
[B] Photosynthesis
Cyanoamino acid metabolism
Biosynthesis of vancomycin group antibiotics
- cytochrom P450 Drug metabolism degradation
Fluorobenzoate
Lysine degradation
biosynthesis Diterpenoid
biosynthesis Acridone alkaloid
Metabolism of
Terpenoids and Polyketides
Nucleotide Metabolism and Metabolism
Glycan Biosynthesis
Amino Acid Metabolism
Metabolism of Other Amino Acid and Metabolism
Xenobiotics Biodegradation
Other Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis of
Metabolism Energy Carbohydrate
Metabolism
Cofactors and Vitamins Metabolism of
Metabolism Lipid
Purine m
etabo
lism
Seconda ry bil
e ac
id
biosynthesis metabolism
Phenylala
nine
Chloro alkane and
cloro
alk
ene de gradati on isoleucine degra
datio
n Valine, leucine and
metab
olismGlyce
rolipid
Gluconeog enes
is Glycolysis /
tryptop han bi osynthes
is Phenylalanine , tyrosine and
metabolism Pyruvate
Tauri
ne and hypotaurine metab olism
Arachid
onic ac
id
meta bolism
Butano
ate meta bolism Fatty acid elo ngatio
n
in m itochondria biosynthe
sis Clavulanic ac
id
by cytoc
hrom P450 Metabolis
m of xenob iotics Selenoc
ompo
und metab
olis
m
biosynthesis Insect hormone metab
olism Sphingol
ipid
metabolism ane Meth
[B] Phytochemical compounds
degrad
ation Naphthal
ene
poly
keti
de prod
ucts of tysisyntheBios
pe II
isoleuc
ine bi
osynthes
is Valine, leucine and
biosyn
thes
is Isoflavonoi
d
Fructose and mannose me tabol ism
resistanc
e beta-Lactam
[B] Proteoglycans
Bra
ssinos
teroi
d
biosynthesis Fatty acid
metab olism
Glutathione metab olism
Tyrosi
ne metabolism
Glycosphing
olip
id
biosynthe
sis - lact and neol
acto series
metab
olismCaffei
ne
Anthocyanin biosynthe
sis
hydrocarbon degrada
tionticromaic ayclPolyc
pyrid
ine a
lkal
oid b
iosyn
thesi
s Tropane, piperidine and
bios
ynthe
sis Carotenoid
C5-Branched dibasi
c ac
id
metabo lism biosyn
thesi
s Indole alka
loid
metab olism
Porphyrin and
chlo
rophyl
l N-Glycan
biosynth
esis
biosyn
thes
is cephalospori
n Penicillin and
globo serie
s
Glycosphing
olip
id biosynthesis -
Inositol phos
phate metabolism
biosynth
esis Streptomy
cin
metab
olism beta-A
lani
ne
unit
biosynthesis Polyketide
sugar
Nitrogen
meta bolism
DDT d egradation
degrada
tion Benzoate
Glycine, se rine an
d
threonine metabolism
degradati
on Glycosami
noglyca
n
biosynthesis
Lys
ine
biosynthe
sis Monoterpenoi
d
degradati
on eneTolu
proli
ne m
etabol
ism Arginine and
metabolis
mylateylatdicarboxGlyox
e and
biosyn
thes
is Novobiocin
bios
ynthe
sis Peptidogly
can
metab
olism Ribofl
avin
bios
ynthe
sis Steroid ho
rmone Sulfur
metabolis m
by
folate One carbon p
ool
proteins [B] Lip
ids
bios
ynthe
sis Pentose and glucuronat
e
interconversions
Bioti
nmetab
olism
other t
erpenoi d-quin one
biosyn thesi
s
Ubiquino
ne and id biosynthesis Fatty ac
metab
olism Pentos
e phos phate
degradati
oneXylen backbone oid Terpen
biosyn thesi
s
degradati
onhenolBisp
D-glutam ate
metabolis m
D-Glutam
ine a
nd
Steroid biosynthes
is
Biosynthesis of type II poly
keti
de bac
kbone
Aminobe
nzo
ate degradati on metab
olism Vitamin
B6
Dioxin degrad ation
Biosynthes is of
unsaturated fatty
ac
ids biosyn
thes
is Puromycin
metab olism D-Alanine
metab
olis
midc acLipoi
Cutin, sube
rine a
nd wax biosynth esis
Nitrotoluenedegradation
[B] Glycosyltransferases
Butiro
sin
and neomycin biosynthesis
gangl
iose
ries Glyco
sphi
ngol
ipid biosyn
is -thes
Glycosami nogly
can biosynthesis - chondroitin sulfate
Pantothe nate and CoA
biosyn thesi
s
degrada
tion of Ketone bod
ies Synthes is and meta
bolism Thiam
ine
Ether lipid metabol
ism
Flavonoid
biosynthe
sis
carbox
ylat
e cy
cle Reductive
(CO2 fi
xati
on) Glyco
sam
inogl
yca
n
heparan
sul
fateis -thes biosyn
metab
olismCystei
n and methio
nine
glutamate m etabol
ism Alanine , aspartate and
Other types of O-glyc
an bi
osynthes
is
Nico
tinate
and
nicotinamide metab olism
meta bolism
Am
ino su
gar and nucleoti de su gar
biosynthesis Zeatin Ascorbate and
ald
arate me tabol ism
pine
ne deg radatio
n Limonene and
meta
bolismpanoate Pro
degrada
tion Caprolactam
N-glyc
an bi
osynthes
is Various types of
Phenyl
propan
oidsthesi biosyn
phos phoryl
ationve Oxidati
Histid ine metabol ism meta
bolismptophanTry
Citrate cy
cle
(TCA cy cle)
biosyn thesi
s Sesquiterpeno
id
Other g
lycan degrada
tion
Mucin
type
O-glycan bi
osy
nthes
is
ansamycins Biosynthesis of
metab
olism Retinol
metabolis
m Glyceropho
sphol
ipid biosynthesis Primary bile acid
Photos
ynthe
sis -
antenn a protei ns
D-ornithin
e
metab olism
D-Argin
ine a
nd
bio
synthesis Glucosi
nol
ate
biosyn thesi
s Flavone and
flavonol
[B] Cytoch rome P450 biosynthesis
Folat
e
Photos
ynthe
sis
Pyrimidine metabol
ism metabolism alpha-Linolenic acid
biosyn thesi
s -
kerat an sulfa te
Gly
cos
ami
noglycan biosynthe
sis Lipopolys
accharide
Galactos
e
metab olism
[B] Lipids
fixa
tionCarbon
biosynthe
sis Isoquinoline
alkal
oid
nonrib osomal
peptides
side
rophore
groupis of Biosynthes
Chl
orocyclohexane and chlorobe
nze
ne degradation Phosphonat e and
phosphinate metabo lism
Tetracyc
line
biosynthesis
degradation
Atrazi
ne
degradat
ion Styrene
biosynthes
is Benzoxazinone
metab
olismStarch an
d su
cros
e
- other enzymes
Dru
g met abolism (GPI)-anc hor biosyn
inosthesisdyl lphosphati Glycosy
itol
metabolism
Lin
oleic acid 16-mem
bered macrol
ides sis of 12-, 1 yntheBios
4- and
Ethylbe
nze
ne degrada tion proteins
[B] Photos
ynthe
sis
Cyanoamino a
cid
metab
olism
Biosy
nthes
is of va
ncomyci
n
group an tibioti cs
- cyto
chrom
P450 Drug metabolis m
degradati
onenzoa Fluorob
te
Lys
ine
degradati on
biosynthe
sis Diterpenoid
biosynthe
sis Acridone
alkaloi
d
Metabolism of Ter penoids and Polyketides Nucleotide
Metabolism and Metabolism Glycan Biosynthesis
Amino Acid Metabolism
Metabolis
m of Other Amino
Aci d
and Metabolism Xenobiotics Biodegradation Other Secondary Metabolites
Biosynthesis of
Metabolism Energy
Carbohydrate Metabolism Cofactor
s and Vitamins Metabolism of
Metabolism Lipid