PMID- 28855412 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171128 LR - 20210109 IS - 1744-957X (Electronic) IS - 1744-9561 (Print) IS - 1744-9561 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 8 DP - 2017 Aug TI - Responses of neurogenesis and neuroplasticity related genes to elevated CO(2) levels in the brain of three teleost species. LID - 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0240 [doi] LID - 20170240 AB - The continuous increase of anthropogenic CO(2) in the atmosphere resulting in ocean acidification has been reported to affect brain function in some fishes. During adulthood, cell proliferation is fundamental for fish brain growth and for it to adapt in response to external stimuli, such as environmental changes. Here we report the first expression study of genes regulating neurogenesis and neuroplasticity in brains of three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), cinnamon anemonefish (Amphiprion melanopus) and spiny damselfish (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) exposed to elevated CO(2) The mRNA expression levels of the neurogenic differentiation factor (NeuroD) and doublecortin (DCX) were upregulated in three-spined stickleback exposed to high-CO(2) compared with controls, while no changes were detected in the other species. The mRNA expression levels of the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) remained unaffected in the high-CO(2) exposed groups compared to the control in all three species. These results indicate a species-specific regulation of genes involved in neurogenesis in response to elevated ambient CO(2) levels. The higher expression of NeuroD and DCX mRNA transcripts in the brain of high-CO(2)-exposed three-spined stickleback, together with the lack of effects on mRNA levels in cinnamon anemonefish and spiny damselfish, indicate differences in coping mechanisms among fish in response to the predicted-future CO(2) level. CI - (c) 2017 The Author(s). FAU - Lai, Floriana AU - Lai F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6683-4882 AD - Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway floriana.lai@ibv.uio.no. FAU - Fagernes, Cathrine E AU - Fagernes CE AD - Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. FAU - Bernier, Nicholas J AU - Bernier NJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4953-7063 AD - Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. FAU - Miller, Gabrielle M AU - Miller GM AD - Institute for Biology and Environmental Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany. FAU - Munday, Philip L AU - Munday PL AD - ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. FAU - Jutfelt, Fredrik AU - Jutfelt F AD - Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. FAU - Nilsson, Goran E AU - Nilsson GE AD - Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. LA - eng SI - Dryad/10.5061/dryad.pn397 SI - figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3855904 PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Biol Lett JT - Biology letters JID - 101247722 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 142M471B3J (Carbon Dioxide) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor MH - Carbon Dioxide MH - Fishes MH - *Neurogenesis MH - *Neuronal Plasticity MH - Smegmamorpha PMC - PMC5582102 OTO - NOTNLM OT - *cinnamon anemonefish OT - *elevated CO2 OT - *neurogenesis OT - *spiny damselfish OT - *three-spined stickleback COIS- We have no competing interests. EDAT- 2017/09/01 06:00 MHDA- 2017/11/29 06:00 PMCR- 2018/08/01 CRDT- 2017/09/01 06:00 PHST- 2017/04/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/08/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/09/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - rsbl.2017.0240 [pii] AID - rsbl20170240 [pii] AID - 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0240 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biol Lett. 2017 Aug;13(8):20170240. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0240.