Rhythms during the polar night: evidence of clock-gene oscillations in the Arctic scallop Chlamys islandica.

ABSTRACT: Arctic regions are highly impacted by climate change and are characterized by drastic seasonal changes in light intensity and duration with extended periods of permanent light or darkness. Organisms use cyclic variations in light to synchronize daily and seasonal biological rhythms to anticipate cyclic variations in the environment, to control phenology and to maintain fitness. In this study, we investigated the diel biological rhythms of the Arctic scallop, Chlamys islandica, during the autumnal equinox and polar night. Putative circadian clock genes and putative light perception genes were identified in the Arctic scallop. Clock gene expression oscillated in the three tissues studied (gills, muscle, mantle edge). The oscillation of some genes in some tissues shifted from daily to

SUBMITTER: Perrigault M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7482264 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature