Response of key stress-related genes of the seagrass <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> in the vicinity of submarine volcanic vents

Lauritano, C.; Ruocco, M.; Dattolo, E.; Buia, M. C.; Silva, J.; Santos, R.; Olivé, I.; Costa, M. M.; Procaccini, G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4185-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4185-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4185-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 13

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15 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 15 Jul 2015

Response of key stress-related genes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica in the vicinity of submarine volcanic vents

C. Lauritano, M. Ruocco, E. Dattolo, M. C. Buia, J. Silva, R. Santos, I. Olivé, M. M. Costa, and G. Procaccini

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RC C1779: 'Reviewer Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Apr 2015
- AC C2629: 'Reply to referee #1', Gabriele Procaccini, 08 Jun 2015
EC C2139: 'Editor Decission', Kolby Jardine, 13 May 2015
- AC C2386: 'Response to Referee and Editor comments', Gabriele Procaccini, 23 May 2015
EC C2545: 'Additional comments', Kolby Jardine, 02 Jun 2015
- AC C2668: 'Reply to Editor comments', Gabriele Procaccini, 09 Jun 2015

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The effects of two marine volcanic vents, utilized as proxy of ocean acidification and global changes, are studied at molecular level in P. oceanica (seagrass). Stress-related genes (antioxidants and HSP) were differently activated in the two sites, at comparable CO2 levels. Metal detoxification genes were mostly down-regulated. This suggests that plants face different types of stressors and that factors other than CO2 and acidification can cause stress to marine organisms near volcanic vents.