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Kabeya N, Ramos-Llorens M, Nakano Y, Gomes-Dos-Santos A, Teixeira A, Fujibayashi M, Haro JG, Navarro JC, Castro LFC, Haga Y, Monroig Ó. Methyl-end desaturases determine the capability for de novo biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in bivalves. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2025; 1870:159617. [PMID: 40288673 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2025.159617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2025] [Revised: 04/23/2025] [Accepted: 04/24/2025] [Indexed: 04/29/2025]
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that many invertebrate species possess methyl-end desaturases (herein referred to as 'ωx'), enabling biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). However, the phylogenetic distribution of these enzymes across the animal kingdom remains puzzling, possibly due to horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and/or independent large-scale gene loss in certain invertebrate lineages. In molluscs, ωx genes have been identified in various cephalopods and gastropods but remain barely explored in bivalves. The increasing availability of genomic and transcriptomic resources enables a comprehensive exploration of the ωx gene repertoire in bivalves. To elucidate the distribution of ωx in bivalves, we conducted a broad homology search across existing genome and transcriptome assemblies, followed by functional characterisation of ωx in lineage representative species. Our results revealed no ωx-like sequences in any of the 65 Pteriomorphia species, suggesting gene loss in this clade. However, ωx-like sequences were found in Protobranchia, Palaeoheterodonta and Imparidentia. We analysed ωx from Solemya pusilla (Protobranchia), Lanceolaria oxyrhyncha and Margaritifera margaritifera (Palaeoheterodonta), and Ruditapes philippinarum and Tridacna crocea (Imparidentia). Except for M. margaritifera, which had two ωx genes, each species had a single ωx gene. Functional analysis showed Δ15Δ17Δ19 desaturase activity in the R. philippinarum and T. crocea ωx, while the L. oxyrhyncha ωx exhibited Δ15Δ17 activity but not Δ19. Both ωx from M. margaritifera showed no detectable activity in yeast. Interestingly, the S. pusilla ωx exhibited Δ12 desaturase activity. These findings highlight the diversity of ωx desaturation capabilities in bivalves, with significant gene loss in Pteriomorphia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Naoki Kabeya
- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC, 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, P 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIMO, LA SusTEC, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 774, Motooka, Nishi-Ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC, 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC, 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- CIIMAR/CIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, P 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (IATS), CSIC, 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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Sasaki S, Mori T, Enomoto H, Nakamura S, Yokota H, Yamashita H, Goto-Inoue N. Assessing Molecular Localization of Symbiont Microalgae in Coral Branches Through Mass Spectrometry Imaging. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2024; 26:223-229. [PMID: 38345665 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-024-10294-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
Reef-building corals are a fundamental pillar of coral reef ecosystems in tropical and subtropical shallow environments. Corals harbor symbiotic dinoflagellates belonging to the family Symbiodiniaceae, commonly known as zooxanthellae. Extensive research has been conducted on this symbiotic relationship, yet the fundamental information about the distribution and localization of Symbiodiniaceae cells in corals is still limited. This information is crucial to understanding the mechanism underlying the metabolite exchange between corals and their algal symbionts, as well as the metabolic flow within holobionts. To examine the distribution of Symbiodiniaceae cells within corals, in this study, we used fluorescence imaging and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MS-Imaging) on branches of the Acropora tenuis coral. We successfully prepared frozen sections of the coral for molecular imaging without fixing or decalcifying the coral branches. By combining the results of MS-Imaging with that of the fluorescence imaging, we determined that the algal Symbiodiniaceae symbionts were not only localized in the tentacle and surface region of the coral branches but also inhabited the in inner parts. Therefore, the molecular imaging technique used in this study could be valuable to further investigate the molecular dynamics between corals and their symbionts.
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- Shudai Sasaki
- Department of Marine Science and Resources, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, , Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Resources, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, , Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Teikyo University, 1-1 Toyosatodai, Utsunomiya-Shi, Tochigi, 320-8551, Japan
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- Image Processing Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Wako, Japan
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- Image Processing Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Wako, Japan
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- Fisheries Technology Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 148 Fukai-Ohta, Ishigaki, Okinawa, 907-0451, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Resources, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, , Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan.
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