Neuromolecular mechanisms related to reflex behaviour in Aplysia are affected by ocean acidification
Neuromolecular mechanisms related to reflex behaviour in Aplysia are affected by ocean acidification
Published 25 June 2024 Science Leave a CommentWhile ocean acidification (OA) impacts the behaviour of marine organisms, the complexity of neurosystems makes linking behavioural impairments to environmental change difficult. Using a simple model, we exposed Aplysia to ambient or elevated CO2 conditions (approx. 1500 µatm) and tested how OA affected the neuromolecular response of the pleural–pedal ganglia and caused tail withdrawal reflex (TWR) impairment. Under OA, Aplysia relax their tails faster with increased sensorin-A expression, an inhibitor of mechanosensory neurons. We further investigate how OA affects habituation training output, which produced a ‘sensitization-like’ behaviour and affected vesicle transport and stress response gene expression, revealing an influence of OA on learning. Finally, gabazine did not restore normal behaviour and elicited little molecular response with OA, instead, vesicular transport and cellular signalling link other neurotransmitter processes with TWR impairment. Our study shows the effects of OA on neurological tissue parts that control for behaviour.
Sourisse J. M. & Schunter C., 2024. Neuromolecular mechanisms related to reflex behaviour in Aplysia are affected by ocean acidification. Royal Society Open Science 11(6): 240329. doi: 10.1098/rsos.240329. Article.
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