Zhang Haibin, Zhou Yang, Yang Zhuo
Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China.
Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China.
Trends Genet. 2024 Dec;40(12):1047-1059. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.08.004. Epub 2024 Sep 13.
Hydrothermal vents are unique habitats like an oases of life compared with typical deep-sea, soft-sediment environments. Most animals that live in these habitats are invertebrates, and they have adapted to extreme vent environments that include high temperatures, hypoxia, high sulfide, high metal concentration, and darkness. The advent of next-generation sequencing technology, especially the coming of the new era of omics, allowed more studies to focus on the molecular adaptation of these invertebrates to vent habitats. Many genes linked to hydrothermal adaptation have been studied. We summarize the findings related to these genetic adaptations and discuss which new techniques can facilitate studies in the future.
与典型的深海软沉积物环境相比，热液喷口是独特的栖息地，宛如生命的绿洲。生活在这些栖息地的大多数动物都是无脊椎动物，它们已经适应了极端的喷口环境，包括高温、缺氧、高硫化物、高金属浓度和黑暗。新一代测序技术的出现，尤其是组学新时代的到来，使得更多研究能够聚焦于这些无脊椎动物对喷口栖息地的分子适应。许多与热液适应相关的基因已经得到研究。我们总结了与这些遗传适应相关的研究结果，并讨论哪些新技术能够推动未来的研究。
