Seasonal Proteome Variations in Orbicella faveolata Reveal Molecular Thermal Stress Adaptations.

ABSTRACT: Although seasonal water temperatures typically fluctuate by less than 4 °C across most tropical reefs, sustained heat stress with an increase of even 1 °C can alter and destabilize metabolic and physiological coral functions, leading to losses of coral reefs worldwide. The Caribbean region provides a natural experimental design to study how corals respond physiologically throughout the year. While characterized by warm temperatures and precipitation, there is a significant seasonal component with relative cooler and drier conditions during the months of January to February and warmer and wetter conditions during September and October. We conducted a comparative abundance of differentially expressed proteins with two contrasting temperatures during the cold and warm seasons of 2014 and 2015

SUBMITTER: Ricaurte M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11270422 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature