Correlation between intermediary metabolism, gene expression, and oxidative stress-related proteins in long-term thermal-stressed .

Long-term exposure of to temperatures beyond 26°C triggers mussel mortality. The present study aimed to integratively illustrate the correlation between intermediary metabolism, gene expression, and oxidative stress-related proteins in long-term thermally stressed and whether they are affected by thermal stress magnitude and duration. We accordingly evaluated the gene expression profiles, in the posterior adductor muscle (PAM) and the mantle, concerning heat shock protein 70 and 90 ( and ), and the antioxidant defense indicators Mn-SOD, , , , and the metallothioneins and .