Toxin Dynamics among Populations of the Bioluminescent HAB Species Pyrodinium bahamense from the Indian River Lagoon, FL

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Cusick, Kathleen D. [1 ]
Wei, Bofan [2 ]
Hall, Sydney [2 ]
Brown, Nicole [1 ]
Widder, Edith A. [3 ]
Boyer, Gregory L. [2 ]
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[1] Univ Maryland Baltimore Cty, Dept Biol Sci, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA
[2] SUNY Syracuse, Coll Environm Sci & Forestry, Dept Chem, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
[3] Ocean Res & Conservat Assoc, Vero Beach, FL 32960 USA
关键词
saxitoxin; Pyrodinium bahamense; sxtA4; harmful algal bloom; DINOFLAGELLATE ALEXANDRIUM-CATENELLA; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH TOXINS; SAXITOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION; GENE-EXPRESSION; BLOOM; TRANSCRIPTS; EVOLUTION; SELECTION; SURVIVAL;
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10.3390/md22070311
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R914 [药物化学];
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100701 ;
摘要
Dinoflagellate species that form some of the most frequent toxic blooms are also bioluminescent, yet the two traits are rarely linked when studying bloom development and persistence. P. bahamense is a toxic, bioluminescent dinoflagellate that previously bloomed in Florida with no known record of saxitoxin (STX) production. Over the past 20 years, STX was identified in P. bahamense populations. The goal of this study was to examine toxin dynamics and associated molecular mechanisms in spatially and temporally distinct P. bahamense populations from the Indian River Lagoon, FL. SxtA4 is a key gene required for toxin biosynthesis. SxtA4 genotype analysis was performed on individual cells from multiple sites. Cell abundance, toxin quota cell(-1), and sxtA4 and RubisCo (rbcL) transcript abundance were also measured. There was a significant negative correlation between cell abundance and toxin quota cell(-1). While the sxtA4+ genotype was dominant at all sites, its frequency varied, but it occurred at 90-100% in many samples. The underlying mechanism for toxin decrease with increased cell abundance remains unknown. However, a strong, statistically significant negative correlation was found between stxA4 transcripts and the sxtA4/rbcL ratio, suggesting cells make fewer sxtA4 transcripts as a bloom progresses. However, the influence of sxtA4- cells must also be considered. Future plans include bioluminescence measurements, normalized to a per cell basis, at sites when toxicity is measured along with concomitant quantification of sxtA4 gene and transcript copy numbers as a means to elucidate whether changes in bloom toxicity are driven more at the genetic (emergence of sxtA4- cells) or transcriptional (repression of sxtA4 in sxtA4+ cells) level. Based on the results of this study, a model is proposed that links the combined traits of toxicity and bioluminescence in P. bahamense bloom development.
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