Comparative analysis of bed density, total phenol content and protein expression pattern in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

Alice Rotini; Letizia Anello; Maria Di Bernardo; Agata Giallongo; Luigi Valiante; Luciana Migliore

doi:10.4236/oje.2013.36050

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Comparative analysis of bed density, total phenol content and protein expression pattern in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile ()

Alice Rotini, Letizia Anello, Maria Di Bernardo, Agata Giallongo, Luigi Valiante, Luciana Migliore

Dipartimento di Biologia, Università Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy;.
ECON Sistemi Avanzati per l’Ambiente s.r.l., Naples, Italy.
Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Palermo, Italy.

DOI: 10.4236/oje.2013.36050 PDF HTML 3,701 Downloads 5,748 Views Citations

Abstract

Posidonia oceanicameadows are experiencing a progressive decline, and monitoring their status is crucial for the maintenance of theseecosystems. We performed a comparativeanalysis of bed density, total phenol content and protein expression pattern to assess the conservation status ofPosidoniaplants from the S. Marinella (Rome, Italy) meadow. The total phenol content was inversely related to maximum beddensity, confirming the relationship betweenhigh phenol content and stressful conditions. In addition, protein expression pattern profilesshowed that the number of differentially expressed proteins was dramatically reduced in the latest years compared to previous analyses. Our results support the usefulness of integrating solid descriptors, such as phenol content, with novel biochemical/molecular approaches in the monitoring of meadows.

Keywords

Posidonia oceanica; Rhizome;Seagrass Monitoring; Total Phenols; 2-D Electrophoresis (2-DE); Bed Density; Protein Expression Pattern

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Rotini, A. , Anello, L. , Bernardo, M. , Giallongo, A. , Valiante, L. and Migliore, L. (2013) Comparative analysis of bed density, total phenol content and protein expression pattern in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Open Journal of Ecology, 3, 438-444. doi: 10.4236/oje.2013.36050.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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