Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of integral membrane proteins that have been shown to be important for osmoregulation in many vertebrates. To identify potential stress resistance-related aqp genes in salinity adaptation of the roughskin sculpin Trachidermus fasciatus, we investigated the time-course expression dynamics of seven aquaporin genes (aqp1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12) in three osmoregulatory tissues (kidney, gill and intestine) and one metabolic tissue (liver). The fish were subjected to two different acute osmotic treatments (seawater-to-freshwater transfer respectively achieved in 1 h and 24 h, namely, E-acute and acute group). The expression profiling of the seven aqp genes were performed using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). At the time of all sampling time points (0 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h), no expression of aqp4 was found in the gill, liver and intestine; no expression of aqp7 was found in the gill and liver. Significant differences of aqp expression were determined in the four target tissues, and the mRNA levels were largely variable among gene members and tissues. Similar patterns of the time-course expression were detected in most of the aqp genes in T. fasciatus between the two acute groups, except that only one gene (aqp12) in the kidney and three genes (aqp7, aqp8 and aqp10) in the intestine revealed different expression patterns. These results suggest that the expression response of aqp genes was similar under osmotic changes with different rates.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |