Multi-omic characterization of the thermal stress phenome in the stony coral Montipora capitata.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Corals, which form the foundation of biodiverse reef ecosystems, are under threat from warming oceans. Reefs provide essential ecological services, including food, income from tourism, nutrient cycling, waste removal, and the absorption of wave energy to mitigate erosion. Here, we studied the coral thermal stress response using network methods to analyze transcriptomic and polar metabolomic data generated from the Hawaiian rice coral Montipora capitata. Coral nubbins were exposed to ambient or thermal stress conditions over a 5-week period, coinciding with a mass spawning event of this species. The major goal of our study was to expand the inventory of thermal stress-related genes and metabolites present in M. capitata and to study gene-metabolite interacti

SUBMITTER: Williams A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8590396 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature