Na+/HCO3− cotransporter 1 (nbce1) isoform gene expression during smoltification and seawater acclimation of Atlantic salmon
Na+/HCO3− cotransporter 1 (nbce1) isoform gene expression during smoltification and seawater acclimation of Atlantic salmon
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10.1007/s00360-022-01443-8
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2022-06
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J. Breves;Ian S. H. McKay;Victor Koltenyuk;Nastasia N Nelson;S. Lema;S. McCormick
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J. Breves;Ian S. H. McKay;Victor Koltenyuk;Nastasia N Nelson;S. Lema;S. McCormick
The life history of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) includes an initial freshwater phase (parr) that precedes a springtime migration to marine environments as smolts. The development of osmoregulatory systems that will ultimately support the survival of juveniles upon entry into marine habitats is a key aspect of smoltification. While the acquisition of seawater tolerance in all euryhaline species demands the concerted activity of specific ion pumps, transporters, and channels, the contributions of Na+/HCO3−cotransporter 1 (Nbce1) to salinity acclimation remain unresolved. Here, we investigated the branchial and intestinal expression of threeNa+/HCO3−cotransporter 1isoforms, denotednbce1.1,-1.2a, and-1.2b. Given the proposed role of Nbce1 in supporting the absorption of environmental Na+by ionocytes, we first hypothesized that expression of a branchialnbce1transcript (nbce1.2a) would be attenuated in salmon undergoing smoltification and following seawater exposure. In two separate years, we observed spring increases in branchial Na+/K+-ATPase activity,Na+/K+/2Cl−cotransporter 1, andcystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator 1expression characteristic of smoltification, whereas there were no attendant changes innbce1.2aexpression. Nonetheless, branchialnbce1.2alevels were reduced in parr and smolts within 2 days of seawater exposure. In the intestine, gene transcript abundance fornbce1.1increased from spring to summer in the anterior intestine, but not in the posterior intestine or pyloric caeca, andnbce1.1and-1.2bexpression in the intestine showed season-dependent transcriptional regulation by seawater exposure. Collectively, our data indicate that tissue-specific modulation of all threenbce1isoforms underlies adaptive responses to seawater.