Reversible intracellular acidification and depletion of NTPs provide a potential physiological origin for centuries of dormancy in an Antarctic freshwater copepod
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Joseph A. Covi (Creator)
- Katherine A. Reed (Creator)
- R. Thomas Williamson (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
Abstract: A great diversity of crustacean zooplankton found in inland and coastal waters produce embryos that settle into bottom sediments to form an egg bank. Embryos from these banks can remain dormant for centuries, creating a reservoir of genetic diversity. A large body of literature describes the ecological and evolutionary importance of zooplankton egg banks. However, literature on the physiological traits behind dormancy in crustacean zooplankton are limited. Most data on the physiology of dormancy comes from research on one species of anostracan, the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana. Anoxia-induced dormancy in this species is facilitated by a profound and reversible acidification of the intracellular space. This acidification is accompanied by a reversible depletion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The present study demonstrates that acidification of the intracellular space also occurs in concert with a depletion of nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) in the Antarctic copepod, Boeckella poppei. Like A. franciscana, the depletion of NTPs and acidification are rapidly reversed during aerobic recovery in B. poppei. These data provide the first comparative evidence that extreme dormancy under anoxia in crustacean zooplankton is associated with intracellular acidification and an ability to recover from the depletion of ATP. (Creative Commons Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Reversible intracellular acidification and depletion of NTPs provide a potential physiological origin for centuries of dormancy in an Antarctic freshwater copepod
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- Publication
- Reed, Katherine A.; Williamson, R. Thomas; Lee, S.G.; Lee, J.H.; Covi, Joseph A. (2023, August). Reversible intracellular acidification and depletion of NTPs provide a potential physiological origin for centuries of dormancy in an Antarctic freshwater copepod. Scientific Reports, 13 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40180-y
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Keywords
- Zooplankton, Freshwater zooplankton,
Antarctica