Gene expression biomarkers of heat stress in scleractinian corals: Promises and limitations

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 191, Issue , 2017, Pages 63-77

  Louis, Yohan D ^a   Bhagooli, Ranjeet ^a   Kenkel, Carly D ^b   Baker, Andrew C ^c   Dyall, Sabrina D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral; Gaps; Gene expression biomarkers; Thermal stress; Variations

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCIUM ION; CHAPERONIN 60; CHAPERONIN CONTAINING TCP1; CYTOCHROME P450; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 16; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GENETIC MARKER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CORAL; CORAL REEF; EARLY RESPONSE GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC VARIATION; HEAT STRESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE GENE; LIGHT STRESS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL GENE; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIONT; TEMPERATURE STRESS; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKERS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84988964073     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: 18781659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2016.08.007     Document Type: Review

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