Measuring physiological similarity of closely related littorinid species: a proteomic insight

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MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 552:177-193 (2016) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11770 Measuring physiological similarity of closely related littorinid species: a proteomic insight Arina L. Maltseva1,*, Marina A. Varfolomeeva1, Arseniy A. Lobov1, Natalia A. Mikhailova1,2, Paul E. Renaud3, Alexey V. Grishankov1, Kseniia Y. Volovik1, Andrei I. Granovitch1 1Department of Invertebrate Zoology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia 2Department of Cell Culture, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia 3Akvaplan-niva AS, Fram Centre, 9296 Tromsø, Norway *Corresponding author: [e-mail] ABSTRACT: During recent years, the role of proteomics in ecology, population biology and evolutionary studies has been growing. It has been used effectively to resolve taxonomic ambiguity in closely related species and for detection of environmental effects on populations. The family Littorinidae (Gastropoda; periwinkles) includes a set of widely distributed species, which are important members of intertidal communities of the coasts around the world. Taxonomic relationships among several species, e.g. within the subgenus Neritrema, are still poorly understood. We explored proteomes of 3 closely related littorinid species (the so called ‘saxatilis’-group: Littorina arcana, L. compressa and L. saxatilis) from different tidal levels of one geographic area. The proteome data were obtained using 2-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) followed by mass spectrometry for protein identification. We showed that L. compressa formed a well-supported clade within the ‘saxatilis’ group, while L. arcana and L. saxatilis had similar proteomes. In contrast to L. compressa, the variable elements in the proteomes of the 2 latter species shifted similarly along the vertical shore gradient. Such proteomic divergence suggests that closely related species may function differently at the physiological level under very similar conditions. KEY WORDS: Littorina · ‘Littorina saxatilis’ species complex · Cryptic species · Proteomics · 2D difference gel electrophoresis · 2D-DIGE · Speciation Full text in pdf format Supplementary materialSupplementary material PreviousNextCite this article as: Maltseva AL, Varfolomeeva MA, Lobov AA, Mikhailova NA and others (2016) Measuring physiological similarity of closely related littorinid species: a proteomic insight. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 552:177-193. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11770 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 552. Online publication date: June 23, 2016 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2016 Inter-Research.