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Differential proteomic analysis of the massive star coral Orbicella faveolata exposed to experimentally elevated temperatures (NCEI Accession 0242879)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 26, 2026 | Last Modified: 2021-12-06T00:00:00.000+00:00
An inshore-to-offshore gradient in reef coral resilience to high temperatures exists in the Upper Florida Keys, with massive corals of the highly turbid nearshore reefs demonstrating higher capacity to resist summer bleaching than offshore conspecifics. After corroborating this trend with diverse Orbicella faveolata genotypes exposed to elevated temperatures in the laboratory, a proteomic analysis was taken with a subset of 20 samples via iTRAQ labeling followed by nano-liquid chromatography+mass spectrometry; 46 host coral and 40 Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellate proteins passed all stringent quality control criteria, and the partial proteomes of biopsies of 1) healthy controls, 2) sub-lethally-stressed samples, and 3) actively bleaching corals differed significantly from one another. The proteomic data were then used to train predictive models of coral colony bleaching susceptibility, and both generalized multivariate regression and neural network models were capable of doing so with 100% accuracy. Successful future testing of the predictive power of these models in situ will establish the capacity to monitor coral health on a proactive, pre-death timescale.

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0242879 biological data CORAL mass spectrometer biological laboratory analyses model output NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory CORAL REEF STUDIES Coastal Waters of Florida Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Omics-NRDD18978 Genetic Data Sets > Proteomic Analysis EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases > Bleaching > Bleaching Thermal Stress EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic Zone Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Molecular Genetic Analysis > Proteomic Analysis EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Scleractinia (stony corals) EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS Orbicella faveolata predictive model protein concentration protein sequences MASS SPECTROMETERS > MASS SPECTROMETERS Q Exactive mass spectrometer GBN1 COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Cheeca Rocks (24N080W0009) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Conch Reef (24N080W0011) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Cheeca Rocks (24N080W0009) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Conch Reef (24N080W0011) OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Little Conch The Rocks 8EHUTJ

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