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Journal Articles Nature Communications Year : 2023

Telomere DNA length regulation is influenced by seasonal temperature differences in short-lived but not in long-lived reef-building corals

Alice Rouan
Benjamin Cc. Hume
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Sylvain Agostini
David Paz-García
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Ryan Mcminds
Romane Deshuraud
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Lycia Die Morini
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Camille Leone
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Lia Wurzer
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Jessica Tran
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Didier Zoccola
Alexis Pey
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Clémentine Moulin
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Emilie Boissin
Guillaume Iwankow
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Sarah Romac
Colomban de Vargas
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Bernard Banaigs
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Emmanuel Boss
Eric Douville
Michel Flores
Stéphanie Reynaud
Olivier Thomas
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Romain Troublé
Rebecca Vega Thurber
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Serge Planes
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Denis Allemand
Stephane Pesant
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Shinichi Sunagawa
Eric Röttinger
Paola Furla
Christian Voolstra
Didier Forcioli
Eric Gilson

Abstract

Abstract Telomeres are environment-sensitive regulators of health and aging. Here,we present telomere DNA length analysis of two reef-building coral genera revealing that the long- and short-term water thermal regime is a key driver of between-colony variation across the Pacific Ocean. Notably, there are differences between the two studied genera. The telomere DNA lengths of the short-lived, more stress-sensitive Pocillopora spp. colonies were largely determined by seasonal temperature variation, whereas those of the long-lived, more stress-resistant Porites spp. colonies were insensitive to seasonal patterns, but rather influenced by past thermal anomalies. These results reveal marked differences in telomere DNA length regulation between two evolutionary distant coral genera exhibiting specific life-history traits. We propose that environmentally regulated mechanisms of telomere maintenance are linked to organismal performances, a matter of paramount importance considering the effects of climate change on health.
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cea-04171809 , version 1 (12-08-2023)

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Alice Rouan, Melanie Pousse, Nadir Djerbi, Barbara Porro, Guillaume Bourdin, et al.. Telomere DNA length regulation is influenced by seasonal temperature differences in short-lived but not in long-lived reef-building corals. Nature Communications, 2023, 14 (1), pp.3038. ⟨10.1038/s41467-023-38499-1⟩. ⟨cea-04171809⟩
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