Symbiont type and environmental factors affect transcriptome-wide gene expression in the coral Montipora capitata.

ABSTRACT: Reef-building corals may harbor genetically distinct lineages of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium, which have been shown to affect important colony properties, including growth rates and resilience against environmental stress. However, the molecular processes underlying these differences are not well understood. In this study, we used whole transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) to assess gene expression differences between 27 samples of the coral Montipora capitata predominantly hosting two different Symbiodinium types in clades C and D. The samples were further characterized by their origin from two field sites on Hawai'i Island with contrasting environmental conditions. We found that transcriptome-wide gene expression profiles clearly separated b

SUBMITTER: Helmkampf M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341978 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature