Membrane properties of Enchytraeus albidus originating from contrasting environments: a comparative analysis

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Karina Fisker, Hélène Bouvrais, Johannes Overgaard, Konrad Schöttner, John Ipsen, Martin Holmstrup]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 185/4(2015-05-01), 389-400
Format:
Artikel (online)
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520 3 |a Ectothermic animals adapted to different environmental temperatures are hypothesized to have biological membranes with different chemical and physical properties such that membrane properties are optimized for their particular thermal environments. To test this hypothesis we analyzed the composition of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) in seven different populations of Enchytraeus albidus originating from different thermal environments. The seven populations differ markedly in origin (polar-temperate) and are also characterized by marked difference in cold tolerance. The dominant PLFAs of E. albidus were C20:5, C20:4 and C20:2 (53-61% of total PLFA) followed by C18:0, C20:1 and C22:2 (17-20% of total PLFA). As hypothesized the PLFA composition varied significantly between populations and molar percentage of several of the PLFAs (particularly C18:2) correlated with the lower lethal temperature (LT50) of the seven populations. Unsaturation ratio (UFA/SFA) and average PLFA chain length also correlated significantly with LT50, such that cold sensitive populations had a shorter chain length and a lower UFA/SFA compared to cold tolerant populations. Reconstituted membranes of the least and most cold tolerant populations were used to compare membranes' physical properties by fluorescence anisotropy and bending rigidity. Measurements of anisotropy did not show any overall difference between populations with different cold tolerance. This could be interpreted as if E. albidus populations have achieved a similar "optimal” fluidity of the membrane with a somewhat different PLFA composition. Our study suggests that membrane lipid composition could be important for the cold tolerance of E. albidus; however, these differences are not easily differentiated in the measurements of the membranes' physical properties. Other parameters such as accumulation of glucose for cryoprotection and energy supply may also be important components of enchytraeid freeze tolerance. 
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690 7 |a Membrane fluidity  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Fluorescence anisotropy  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Bending rigidity  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Freeze tolerance  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Invertebrates  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Fisker  |D Karina  |u Section of Soil fauna Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25, 8600, Silkeborg, Denmark  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Bouvrais  |D Hélène  |u Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, MEMPHYS—Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense M, Denmark  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Overgaard  |D Johannes  |u Zoophysiology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Building 131, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Schöttner  |D Konrad  |u Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Ipsen  |D John  |u Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, MEMPHYS—Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense M, Denmark  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Holmstrup  |D Martin  |u Section of Soil fauna Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25, 8600, Silkeborg, Denmark  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Bouvrais  |D Hélène  |u Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, MEMPHYS—Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense M, Denmark  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Overgaard  |D Johannes  |u Zoophysiology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Building 131, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Schöttner  |D Konrad  |u Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Ipsen  |D John  |u Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, MEMPHYS—Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense M, Denmark  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Holmstrup  |D Martin  |u Section of Soil fauna Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsøvej 25, 8600, Silkeborg, Denmark  |4 aut 
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