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Biomarker for Environmental Stress Induced Aestivation


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1 Dept. of Biosciences, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Anantapur Dist., AP-515134
 

Factors leading to aestivation (summer sleep) invariably display features of stress and hence it is of interest to understand and elucidate the role of heat shock proteins (HSP`s) during cellular stress response in an aestivating amphibious Indian apple snail Pila globosa. Expression of Inducible HSP40 was documented in the hepatopancreatic tissue after 60 days of aestivation. The identification of Inducible HSP40 in snails exposed to long term aestivational stress could be used as a potential biomarker/bio-indicator.

Keywords

Aestivation, Immunoblot, Pila globosa, HSP 40, Chemiluminiscence, Bio-marker
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Authors

V. N. S. Malleswar
Dept. of Biosciences, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Anantapur Dist., AP-515134
S. Krupanidhi
Dept. of Biosciences, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Anantapur Dist., AP-515134

Abstract


Factors leading to aestivation (summer sleep) invariably display features of stress and hence it is of interest to understand and elucidate the role of heat shock proteins (HSP`s) during cellular stress response in an aestivating amphibious Indian apple snail Pila globosa. Expression of Inducible HSP40 was documented in the hepatopancreatic tissue after 60 days of aestivation. The identification of Inducible HSP40 in snails exposed to long term aestivational stress could be used as a potential biomarker/bio-indicator.

Keywords


Aestivation, Immunoblot, Pila globosa, HSP 40, Chemiluminiscence, Bio-marker

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4i3%2F29995