Lipopolysaccharide treatment stimulates Pocillopora coral genotype-specific immune responses but does not alter coral-associated bacteria communities.,Developmental & Comparative Immunology

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Lipopolysaccharide treatment stimulates Pocillopora coral genotype-specific immune responses but does not alter coral-associated bacteria communities.
Developmental & Comparative Immunology ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-26 , DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103717
Michael T. Connelly , Crystal J. McRae , Pi-Jen Liu , Nikki Traylor-Knowles

Corals are comprised of a coral host and associated microbes whose interactions are mediated by the coral innate immune system. The diversity of immune factors identified in the Pocillopora damicornis genome suggests that immunity is linked to maintaining microbial symbioses while also being able to detect pathogens. However, it is unclear which immune factors respond to specific microbe-associated molecular patterns and how these immune reactions simultaneously affect coral-associated bacteria. To investigate this, fragments of P. damicornis and P. acuta colonies from Taiwan were subjected to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment to stimulate immune responses and measure bacteria community shifts. RNA-seq revealed genotype-specific immune responses to LPS involving the upregulation of immune receptors, transcription factors, and pore-forming toxins. Bacteria 16S sequencing revealed significantly different bacteria communities between coral genotypes but no differences in bacteria communities were caused by LPS. Our findings confirm that Pocillopora corals activate conserved immune factors in response to LPS and identify transcription factors coordinating Pocillopora corals' immune responses. Additionally, the strong effect of coral genotype on gene expression and bacteria communities highlights the importance of coral genotype in the investigation of coral host-microbe interactions.

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