Gene expression profiling of resistant and susceptible Atlantic salmon fry challenged with Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus
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ABSTRACT: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN) is a highly contagious birnavirus disease of farmed salmonid fish, which often causes high levels of morbidity and mortality. A large genetic component underlying resistance to this disease has been previously described for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), which mediates high mortality rates in some families and zero mortality in others. A global comparison of the gene expression profiles of resistant and susceptible Atlantic salmon fry following challenge with the IPN virus was undertaken. Full sibling salmon fry from two IPNV-resistant and two IPNV-susceptible families were challenged with the virus and sampled at 1 day, 7 days and 20 days post-challenge. Significant viral titre was observed in both resistant and susceptible fish at all timepoints, although generally at higher levels in susceptible fish. Microarray interrogations were performed using a custom-designed, oligonucleotide microarray platform (Agilent) with 44 K probes per slide (Salar_2; Agilent Design ID:025520). The design is lodged with ArrayExpress ( under accession number A-MEXP-2065. Dual-label hybridisations were undertaken, with each experimental sample (Cy3 labelled) being competitively hybridised against a pooled reference control (Cy5 labelled) comprising equimolar amounts from each experimental RNA sample. The interrogations comprised 144 separate hybridisations; 2 genotypes (susceptible, resistant) à 2 families for each genotype à 2 challenge states (control, challenged) à 3 timepoints (1, 7, 20 dpi) à 4 biological replicates for resistant (2 from each of two tanks) and 8 biological replicates for susceptible (4 from each of two tanks). A preliminary analysis suggested evidence for a segregating QTL in both the susceptible families and therefore twice as many offspring were screened. It was later established that the evidence for QTL segregation in one of the families was inconclusive and therefore comparisons were made at the family level only. The analyses took the unbalanced design into account.
Project description:Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is widespread disease with global distribution and highly contagious, which leads to severe economic problems both freshwater and saltwater, particularly in the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). In this work we analyzed and evaluated gene expression profiles in resistant and susceptible families associated to S. salar exposed to IPNV in order to understand the defense mechanisms mounted by resistant fish in combating infection. Experimentally, 29 families with known pedigree and variability were infected by immersion with 1x106 PFU/ml of IPNV, and a gamma frailty model analysis based on Kaplan-Meier mortality curves were obtained to identify and classify families as susceptible or resistant. Samples of head kidney tissue were obtained at day 1 and 5 post-infection from susceptible and resistant families and pooled to analyse their expression pattern with realt-ime PCR and one-color salmon-specific oligonucleotide microarray (21K). The microarray results showed clear differences in both families, where resistant fish presented an over-expression of genes associated with endocrine function, and a down-regulation of genes associated principally with tissue differentiation, metabolism protein degradation, cell signaling and immunological process. Moreover qPCR analysis using as target a number of transcripts associated with immunological processes showed the same trend observing a higher expression in susceptible than resistant families, indicating significant differences for CCL-19, CCRM-NM-3c, IL-12, IFN-M-NM-1, and IFN-M-NM-3. The one-color oligonucleotide microarrays included in this study was performed using pooled samples from each families at two different post-infection time condition. In the case of susceptible families were chosen at 1 day post-infection (dpi) the families 5352 (n = 2) and 5469 (n = 2) and at 5 dpi the families 5629 (n = 2) and 5637 (n = 2), whereas in resistant families were selected at 1 dpi the families 5459 (n =3) and 5761 (n =3), and at 5 dpi the families 5463 (n =3) and 5764 (n =3).
Project description:This study compares the transcriptomes of wild and domesticated Atlantic salmon strains and their transcriptional response to acute stress. Microarray interrogations consisted of 48 hybridizations; 4 crosses (pure wild; Figgjo x Figgjo, pure domesticated; Mowi x Mowi and their reciprocal hybrids; Figgjo x Mowi, Mowi x Figgjo) x 2 conditions (stress and control) x 6 biological replicates and employed a custom 44k oligonucleotide microarray design.
Project description:Atlantic salmon juveniles were screened for swimming performance and separated into either poor or good swimmers. After ten weeks of rearing in fresh water, during which both swimming performance groups were part of an exercise training experiment, fish were transferred to seawater and challenged with infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) in a co-habitation test. When mortality curve levelled out (45 days post commencement of challenge test), fish that had previously been categorized as good swimmers displayed a significantly higher survival (86.1%) compared to poor swimmers (77.6%). Global gene expression analyses were performed to search for disease resistance correlates. Cardiac ventricle expression of 21 genes was greater in poor swimmers than in good swimmers. These genes were previously classified as virus-responsive genes (VRGs), being reliable markers of viral load. This suggested that inherent swimming performance is associated with higher disease resistance. Atlantic salmon post-smolts belonging to groups previously classified as either poor or good swimmers were challenged with infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV). Heart ventricle was sampled from challenged and unchallenged fish on day 45 post-commencement of the challenge (when no more mortalities were registered). Nine poor swimmers and nine good swimmers were hybridized against a common reference sample composed of nine unchallenged fish.
Project description:To characterise the transcriptional response in brain of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) that were persistently infected with infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) and to determine whether carrying the IHNV affects the ability to respond to other immunological challenges we compared the brain transcriptome of IHNV carriers, IHNV-negative survivors, and naïve Sockeye Salmon that were never exposed to IHNV. In addition we determined the transcriptional changes among carriers, survivors and naïve fish in their response to the viral mimic polyriboinosinic polyribocytidylic acid (poly(I:C)), using the cGRASP 44K salmon oligoarray. Fish that survived an immersion challenge with IHNV and time-matched control (naïve) fish that were never exposed to IHNV were reassigned into 2 tanks each at 271 days post challenge (dpc). One group each of the challenged and naïve fish received an intraperitoneal injection of poly(I:C). For controls, a group each of challenged and naïve fish were not injected. Brain tissues were sampled from each tank at 3 (274 dpc), 7 (278 dpc) and 10 (281 dpc) days after poly(I:C) injection. Based on the presence of IHNV in brain fish were assigned into “carriers” and “survivors”, i.e. fish with detectable and undetectable levels of IHNV, respectively. For transcriptomic profiling brain samples were analysed from naïve (n = 7), survivors (n = 7), and carriers (n = 5), as well as poly(I:C)-injected naïve (n = 7), poly(I:C)-injected survivors (n = 7), and poly(I:C)-injected carriers (n = 2). All analysed brain samples were collected 274 dpc (i.e. 3 d after poly(I:C) injection) with the exception of two carriers that were collected 278 dpc. The smaller sample size for carriers was a result of the few individuals that survived the exposure that ended up carrying the virus.
Project description:Total RNA was extracted from liver tissues of lab-reared threespine stickleback. First generation fish originating from the Baltic Sea near Helsinki (Finland) were bred using a paternal half-sib design. At 6 months individuals were randomly assigned to either a treatment or control group: the temperature of treated fish (T) was raised 1oC per hour over the course of 6h to a final temperature of 23oC, then maintained for 1h at final temperature; control (C) fish were maintained at 17oC under similar holding conditions. Immediately following experimental (or sham) treatment, fish were euthanized by anaesthetic overdose. Liver tissues were immediately dissected and flash frozen in liquid nitrogen for subsequent RNA extraction. Annotated R scripts defining the normalization procedures are available as additional files (see http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/files/E-MTAB-3098). Additional files also include a targets file to assist with reading raw data into R (Targs.txt), and a metadata file (matrix.df.csv) to facilitate construction of design matrices used by the M-bsnmM-b package.
Project description:Anopheles gambiae isofemale families from Tororo, Uganda were assayed for resistance to lambda-cyhalothrin (1.5hr exposure). Resistant families were compared to susceptible families. A portion of each family was exposed to 0.05% lambda-cyhalothrin in order to determine the family phenotype. The families used for the array were of known phenotype but were themselves unexposed.
Project description:Total RNA was extracted from liver tissues of lab-reared threespine stickleback. The dataset combines transcripts common to two experiments: first generation fish originating from the Baltic Sea near Helsinki (Finland) bred using a paternal half-sib design (E-MTAB-3098), and second generation fish originating from three different Fennoscandian populations bred from a full-sib design. Annotated R scripts defining the normalization procedures are available as additional files (see http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/files/E-MTAB-3099). Additional files also include a metadata file (matrix.df.csv) to facilitate construction of design matrices used by the snm package.
Project description:Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) has been selectively bred in Europe since the 1970s and the process of domestication has led to both phenotypic and genotypic differences between wild and farmed fish. Despite strict regulations large numbers of fish escape annually from fish farms, a concern for both aquaculturalists and those managing wild fish stocks. A better understanding of the interactions between domesticated and wild salmon is essential to the continued sustainability of the aquaculture industry and to the maintenance of healthy wild stocks. One major concern is that of potential interbreeding of escapees with wild fish leading to potentially detrimental genetic changes in wild populations. Advances in high throughput technologies allow the role of genome-wide gene transcription to be studied in relation to both micro- and macro- evolutionary change. In this study, we have compared the transcriptomes of Norwegian wild and domesticated stocks at two life stages: yolk sac and first-feeding salmon fry and reared under identical conditions. These preliminary data improve knowledge of potential transcriptional difference between domesticated and wild salmon and will hopefully provide a better understanding of the fitness consequences of such interactions.
Project description:We evaluated the expression profiles of turbot in spleen, liver and head kidney across five temporal points of the Philasterides dicentrarchi infection process using an 8x15K Agilent oligo-microarray. The microarray included 2,176 different 5-fold replicated gene probes designed from a turbot 3’ sequenced EST database. We were able to identify 221 differentially expressed (DE) genes (8.1% of the whole microarray), 113 in spleen, 83 in liver and 90 in head kidney, in at least one of the 5 temporal points sampled for each organ. Most of these genes could be annotated (83.0%) and functionally categorized using GO terms (69.1%) after the additional sequencing of DE genes from the 5’ end. Many DE genes were related to innate and acquired immune functions. A high proportion of DE genes were organ-specific (70.6%), although their associated GO functions showed notable similarities in the three organs. The most striking difference in functional distribution was observed between the up- and down-regulated gene groups. Up-regulated genes were mostly associated to immune functions, while down-regulated ones mainly involved metabolism-related genes. Genetic response appeared clustered in a few groups of genes with similar expression profiles along the temporal series. The information obtained will aid to understand the turbot immune response and will specifically be valuable to develop strategies of defense to P. dicentrarchi to achieve more resistant broodstocks for turbot industry. We were interested in analyzing the response of turbot as species to P. dicentrarchi in three of the main immune organs (spleen, liver and head kidney) along a temporal series representing the main episodes of infection (1d, 3d, 7d, 15d, 25d). Accordingly, individual samples were pooled at each sampling point to average interindividual variation. A single control point (time 0; non-injected) was used since a very slight effect of injection on gene expression was previously reported in these three organs in turbot. Five fish were sacrificed on day 0 to be used as the unique control in the experiment and one hundred fifty were challenged with a highly virulent strain of P. dicentrarchi as previously described (Paramá et al., 2003). Groups of five fish were sacrificed at 1d, 3d, 7d, 15d and 25d post-challenging. Equal amounts of spleen, liver and head kidney were sampled from each fish, pooled per organ at each sampling point and immediately stored in liquid nitrogen.
Project description:Local adaptation and its underlying molecular basis has long been a key focus in evolutionary biology. There has recently been increased interest in the evolutionary role of plasticity and the molecular mechanisms underlying local adaptation. Using transcriptome analysis, we assessed differences in gene expression profiles for three brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations, one resident and two anadromous, experiencing different temperature regimes in the wild. The study was based on an F2 generation raised in a common garden setting. A previous study of the F1 generation revealed different reaction norms and significantly higher QST than FST among populations for two early life-history traits. In the present study we investigated if similar reaction norm patterns were present at the transcriptome level. Eggs from the three populations were incubated at two temperatures (5 and 8 degrees C) representing conditions encountered in the local environments. Global gene expression for fry at the stage of first feeding was analysed using a 32k cDNA microarray. The results revealed differences in gene expression between populations and temperatures and population M-CM-^W temperature interactions, the latter indicating locally adapted reaction norms. Moreover, the reaction norms paralleled those observed previously at early life-history traits. We were able to identify 90 cDNA clones among the genes with an interaction effect that were differently expressed between the ecologically divergent populations. These included genes involved in immune- and stress response. We observed less plasticity in the resident as compared to the anadromous populations, possibly reflecting that the degree of environmental heterogeneity encountered by individuals throughout their life cycle will select for variable level of phenotypic plasticity at the transcriptome level. Our study demonstrates the usefulness of transcriptome approaches to identify genes with different temperature reaction norms. The responses observed suggest that populations may vary in their susceptibility to climate change. Brown trout populations from three rivers in Denmark were studied: the Karup (KAR), Norring Moellebaek (NOR) and Lilleaa Rivers (LIL). These rivers experience different temperature regimes during the period lasting from egg incubation until fry emergence. During the autumn of 2004 and the winter of 2004/2005, adults from the three populations were collected by electro fishing. The fish were stripped for milt and eggs to establish an F1 generation. In autumn/winter 2008/2009, mature F1s were used to establish F2 offspring for each of the three populations. For KAR and LIL, 20 full-sib families were established, whereas for NOR, 15 full-sib families were established. Eggs from each full sib family were divided into two pools that were incubated at 5 and 8M-BM-!C in separate hatching troughs. At the time of first feeding (ca. 750-780 day-degrees), 10 individuals from each family and temperature were collected and transferred to separate tubes containing RNAlater (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany). A 32K cDNA microarray developed for salmonids by cGRASP was used for the analyses. Ten families were randomly selected from each population. From each family two individuals were analyzed for each temperature (5 and 8oC, respectively), amounting to a total of 120 individuals. Of the two individuals from each temperature treatment within a family, one was labeled with CY5 and the other with CY3. For each family there were two comparisons of individuals representing different temperatures, but with dyes swapped between comparisons.