Table 1 Effect of different thermal conditions on the biomass (protein, lipid and carbohydrate content) and expression of stress response genes in fold change (TNFR1 and HSP70)
From: Holobiont responses of mesophotic precious red coral Corallium rubrum to thermal anomalies
Physiology | ||||||
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Experiment | Temperature | Proteins (mg per mg AFDW) | Lipids (mg per mg AFDW) | Carbohydrates (μg per mg AFDW) | Sclerites (% dry tissue) | Tissue loss |
N°l | 15 °C—Control | 5848.0 ± 542.8 | 136.6 ± 44.3 | 203.5 ± 58.9 | 68.9 ± 4.6 | No |
12 °C | 6271.8 ± 646.1 | 142.4 ± 32.7 | 256.9 ± 47.5 | 68.9 ± 4.1 | No | |
18 °C | 6143.3 ± 1074.4 | 128.4 ± 47.8 | 242.4 ± 75.5 | 73.9 ± 4.0 | No | |
21 °C | 5616.9 ± 595.2 | 131.6 ± 99.6 | 295.2 ± 48.8 | 74.6 ± 6.5 | No | |
N°2 | 15 °C—Control | 5144.6 ± 350.7 | 127.4 ± 43.0 | 461.5 ± 142.1 | 72.8 ± 7.0 | No |
24 °C | 5474.6 ± 296.2 | 68.6 ± 32.3 | 392.2 ± 58.7 | 80.0 ± 3.7 | Yes | |
Gene expression | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Experiment | Temperature | TNFR1 gene expression (fold change) | HSP70 gene expression (fold change) |
N°l | 15 °C—Control | 1 ± 0 | 1 ± 0 |
12 °C | 1.3 ± 0.52 | 0.93 ± 0.57 | |
18 °C | 0.92 ± 0.68 | 1.9 ± 1.1 | |
21 °C | 1.5 ± 1.01 | 0.77 ± 0.38 | |
N°2 | 15 °C—Control | 1 ± 0 | 1 ± 0 |
24 °C | 5.1 ± 2.9 | 2.2 ± 1.3 | |