Acropora Muricata Hsp70 Expression Data from Mauritius

Yohan Didier Louis from the University of Mauritius studied the modulation of Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in Acropora muricata coral colonies from the Belle Mare lagoon system in Mauritius. The dataset compares gene and protein expression levels between colonies from near-coast and back reef environments before and during a 2016 bleaching event. It provides evidence for Hsp70's role in conferring bleaching resistance.

Use Cases

• Modeling coral bleaching susceptibility based on Hsp70 expression levels.
• Comparing gene and protein expression patterns across different environmental conditions.
• Identifying potential proactive biomarkers for heat stress in corals.
• Analyzing the relationship between host genotype, symbiont genus, and stress response.

Strengths

• Data includes both gene expression and protein level measurements for Hsp70.
• Colonies studied had genetically identical host genotype and hosted the same Symbiodiniaceae genus, controlling for key variables.
• Findings are linked to a specific bleaching event in 2016.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column-level data are unknown.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to a single species (Acropora muricata) from one lagoon system in Mauritius.

Provenance

Source

University of Mauritius

Collection Method

Comparative analysis of Hsp70 levels in coral colonies from two contrasting environments.

Time Range

Includes data from before and during the 2016 bleaching event.

Geography

Belle Mare lagoon system, Mauritius.