Biochemical acclimation of metabolic enzymes in response to lowered temperature in tadpoles of Limnodynastes peronii |
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Authors: | Rogers Kris D Seebacher Frank Thompson Michael B |
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Institution: | School of Biological Sciences A08, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. krogers@bio.usyd.edu.au |
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Abstract: | We measured the rate at which the metabolic enzymes lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), citrate synthase (CS), and cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) acclimate in the response to lowered temperature in the axial muscle of tadpoles of Limnodynastes peronii (Anura: Myobatrachidae) over 6 weeks. In addition, we measured growth rates of the tadpoles kept at both temperatures and examined the activities of these enzymes in the liver tissue of the control group and cold-acclimated group at the end of the experiment. We found that LDH acclimates in axial muscle; the differences between the control and cold-acclimated group became apparent after 21 days. After 42 days, the activity of LDH in axial muscle in the cold-acclimated group was 30% greater than the control group. Growth rates were maintained at 0.7 mm/week within both treatments despite the 10 degrees C difference in temperature between experimental groups. Both LDH and CS were increased in activity in the liver (5 and 1.3 times greater, respectively, in the cold-acclimated group). The thermal sensitivity (Q(10)) of LDH was between 20 and 30 degrees C in the cold-acclimated group (1.2+/-0.01) when compared to the control group (1.6+/-0.15). The rate at which acclimation in this species occurs is appropriate for seasonal changes in temperature, and these animals may not be able to respond to a rapid drop in temperature. |
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Keywords: | Author Keywords: Limnodynastes peronii Cytochrome c oxidase Lactate dehydrogenase Citrate synthase Thermal acclimation Time course |
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