TITLE:
The Influence of Aerial Exposure on Sea Anemones Aulactinia veratra Mucin Genes Expression Using the RNA Sequencing
AUTHORS:
Alaa Haridi
KEYWORDS:
Aulactinia veratra, Mucin4-Like, Mucin5B-Like, Cnidaria, Mucin Gene Expression, RNA-Sequencing, Sea Anemones, Mucus, Aerial Exposure
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Marine Science,
Vol.14 No.1,
December
6,
2023
ABSTRACT: Mucin genes are the main component of mucus. The sea anemone
species, Aulactinia veratra (Phylum Cnidaria) contains
different types of mucin genes. In the intertidal zone, A. veratra is found to be exposed to air during the low tide and produces large quantities of mucus as an external covering. The relation between low tide and mucus secretion is still unclear, and
what is the role of mucin during arial exposure is not yet investigated. This study hypothesised that the mucin genes in A. veratra would have significantly high
expression in response to aerial exposure. Therefore,
the aim of current study was to examine and analyses the response of A.
veratra mucins in response to an experiment involving three hours of aerial
exposure. To achieve this, aim the RNA-sequencing and bioinformatics analyses were used to examine the expression profile of A. veratra mucin genes in response to aerial exposure. The generated results have shown that, Mucin4-like and mucin5B-like
were up-regulated in response
to the three hours of aerial exposure in A.
veratra. This finding shows a
significant role of mucin5B-like and mucin4-like genes in response to air stress at low tide. The data generated from
this study could be used in conjunction with future mucin gene studies of sea
anemones and other cnidarians to compare A. veratra mucin gene expression results
across time, and to extend our understanding of
mucin stress response in this phylum.