Ionizing radiation responses appear incidental to desiccation responses in the bdelloid rotiferAdineta vaga

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Moris Victoria C.ORCID,Bruneau Lucie,Berthe JérémyORCID,Heuskin Anne-CatherineORCID,Penninckx SébastienORCID,Ritter SylviaORCID,Weber UliORCID,Durante MarcoORCID,Danchin Etienne G. J.ORCID,Hespeels BorisORCID,Van Doninck KarineORCID

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundThe remarkable resistance to ionizing radiation found in anhydrobiotic organisms, such as some bacteria, tardigrades, and bdelloid rotifers has been hypothesized to be incidental to the desiccation resistance. Both stresses produce reactive oxygen species and cause damage to DNA and other macromolecules. However, this hypothesis has only been investigated in a few species.ResultsIn this study, we analyzed the transcriptomic response of the bdelloid rotiferAdineta vagato desiccation and to low- (X-rays) and high- (Fe) LET radiation to highlight the molecular and genetic mechanisms triggered by both stresses. We identified numerous genes encoding antioxidants, but also chaperones, that are constitutively highly expressed, which may contribute to the protection of proteins against oxidative stress during desiccation and ionizing radiation. We also detected a transcriptomic response common to desiccation and ionizing radiation with the over-expression of genes mainly involved in DNA repair and protein modifications but also genes with unknown functions being bdelloid-specific. A distinct transcriptomic response specific to rehydration was also found, with the over-expression of genes mainly encoding Late Embryogenesis Abundant proteins, specific Heat Shock Proteins, and glucose repressive proteins.ConclusionsThese results suggest that the extreme resistance of bdelloid rotifers to radiation might indeed be a consequence of their capacity to resist complete desiccation. This study paves the way to functional genetic experiments onA. vagatargeting promising candidate proteins playing central roles in radiation and desiccation resistance.

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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