Small heat shock protein genes are developmentally regulated during stress and non-stress conditions in Blastocladiella emersonii. 2020

Raphaela Castro Georg, and Letícia Harumi Oshiquiri, and Jomal Rodrigues Barbosa-Filho, and Suely Lopes Gomes
Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: rcgeorg@ufg.br.

Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are molecular chaperones of low molecular weight involved in an early association with misfolded proteins. In response to heat shock, B. emersonii induces the synthesis of a number of proteins. As sHsps are still poorly studied in B. emersonii and in fungi overall, the aim of this work was to carry out a in-depth characterization of sHsps during B. emersonni life cycle, as well as in response to thermal stress. We verified a strong induction of the hsp17 gene in cells exposed to heat shock both in germination and sporulation stages, and that Hsp17 protein levels show the same pattern of variation of its mRNA. Unlike hsp17 and hsp30, hsp16 gene is not significantly induced during heat shock, in germination or sporulation cells. However, at normal temperatures, the hsp16 gene presents high mRNA levels in sporulation cells, whereas the hsp30 gene presents high mRNA levels in germination cells. Interestingly, heat shock mRNA levels for hsp17 and hsp30 genes are 10 times higher in germination cells than in sporulation cells. Thus, our data show that the expression of these sHsp genes is quite distinct, both under normal temperature as during heat shock.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D001754 Blastocladiella A genus of aquatic fungi of the family Blastocladiaceae, order Blastocladiales, used in the study of zoospore formation. Blastocladiellas
D012333 RNA, Messenger RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm. Messenger RNA,Messenger RNA, Polyadenylated,Poly(A) Tail,Poly(A)+ RNA,Poly(A)+ mRNA,RNA, Messenger, Polyadenylated,RNA, Polyadenylated,mRNA,mRNA, Non-Polyadenylated,mRNA, Polyadenylated,Non-Polyadenylated mRNA,Poly(A) RNA,Polyadenylated mRNA,Non Polyadenylated mRNA,Polyadenylated Messenger RNA,Polyadenylated RNA,RNA, Polyadenylated Messenger,mRNA, Non Polyadenylated
D013312 Stress, Physiological The unfavorable effect of environmental factors (stressors) on the physiological functions of an organism. Prolonged unresolved physiological stress can affect HOMEOSTASIS of the organism, and may lead to damaging or pathological conditions. Biotic Stress,Metabolic Stress,Physiological Stress,Abiotic Stress,Abiotic Stress Reaction,Abiotic Stress Response,Biological Stress,Metabolic Stress Response,Physiological Stress Reaction,Physiological Stress Reactivity,Physiological Stress Response,Abiotic Stress Reactions,Abiotic Stress Responses,Abiotic Stresses,Biological Stresses,Biotic Stresses,Metabolic Stress Responses,Metabolic Stresses,Physiological Stress Reactions,Physiological Stress Responses,Physiological Stresses,Reaction, Abiotic Stress,Reactions, Abiotic Stress,Response, Abiotic Stress,Response, Metabolic Stress,Stress Reaction, Physiological,Stress Response, Metabolic,Stress Response, Physiological,Stress, Abiotic,Stress, Biological,Stress, Biotic,Stress, Metabolic
D050888 Heat-Shock Proteins, Small A family of low molecular weight heat-shock proteins that can serve as MOLECULAR CHAPERONES. Small Heat-Shock Protein,Small Heat-Shock Proteins,Small HSP Proteins,HSP Proteins, Small,Heat Shock Proteins, Small,Heat-Shock Protein, Small,Protein, Small Heat-Shock,Small Heat Shock Protein,Small Heat Shock Proteins
D018869 Heat-Shock Response A sequence of responses that occur when an organism is exposed to excessive heat. In humans, an increase in skin temperature triggers muscle relaxation, sweating, and vasodilation. Heat-Shock Reaction,Heat Shock,Heat Shock Stress,Heat Stress,Heat-Stress Reaction,Heat-Stress Response,Heat Shock Reaction,Heat Shock Response,Heat Shock Stresses,Heat Shocks,Heat Stress Reaction,Heat Stress Response,Heat Stresses,Heat-Shock Reactions,Heat-Shock Responses,Heat-Stress Reactions,Heat-Stress Responses,Shock, Heat,Stress, Heat,Stress, Heat Shock

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