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From low to high latitudes: changes in fatty acid desaturation in mammalian fat tissue suggest a thermoregulatory role

Guerrero, Alicia I ; Rogers, Tracey L

BMC ecology and evolution, 2019-07, Vol.19 (1), p.155-155, Article 155 [Periódico revisado por pares]

England: BioMed Central Ltd

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From low to high latitudes: changes in fatty acid desaturation in mammalian fat tissue suggest a thermoregulatory role
Autor: Guerrero, Alicia I ; Rogers, Tracey L
Assuntos: Acclimatization ; Acclimatization (Biology) ; Adipose tissue ; Adipose Tissue - metabolism ; Adipose tissues ; Air temperature ; Altitude physiology ; Animal physiology ; Animals ; Aquatic mammals ; Blubber ; Body temperature ; Body Temperature Regulation ; Bonds (Securities) ; Cold ; Composition ; Datasets ; Diet ; Environment ; Environmental aspects ; Fatty acids ; Fatty Acids - metabolism ; Fur ; Geography ; Hair ; Hair - anatomy & histology ; Heat loss ; Insulation ; Latitude ; Mammals - metabolism ; Metabolism ; Phylogeny ; Proxy ; Regulation ; Structure ; Temperature gradients ; Terrestrial environments ; Unsaturated fatty acids ; Variation ; Veterinary physiology
É parte de: BMC ecology and evolution, 2019-07, Vol.19 (1), p.155-155, Article 155
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Descrição: Most fatty acids (FAs) making up the adipose tissue in mammals have a dietary origin and suffer little modification when they are stored. However, we propose that some of those FAs, specifically those that can be synthesised or modified by mammals, are also being influenced by thermal forces and used as part of the mechanism to regulate core body temperature. As FA desaturation increases, adipose tissues can reach colder temperatures without solidifying. The ability to cool the superficial fat tissues helps create a thermal gradient, which contributes to body heat loss reduction. Therefore, it is expected that animals exposed to colder environments will possess adipose tissues with higher proportions of desaturated FAs. Here, through a model selection approach that accounts for phylogeny, we investigate how the variation in FA desaturation in 54 mammalian species relates to the thermal proxies: latitude, physical environment (terrestrial, semi-aquatic and fully-aquatic) and hair density. The interaction between the environment (terrestrial, semi- or fully-aquatic) and the latitude in which the animals lived explained best the variation of FA desaturation in mammals. Aquatic mammals had higher FA desaturation compared to terrestrial mammals. Semi-aquatic mammals had significantly higher levels of desaturated FAs when living in higher latitudes whereas terrestrial and fully-aquatic mammals did not. To account for dietary influence, a double bond index was calculated including all FAs, and revealed no correlation with latitude in any of the groups. We propose that FA modification is an important component of the thermoregulatory strategy, particularly in semi-aquatic mammals. Potentially this is because, like terrestrial mammals, they experience the greatest air temperature variations across latitudes, but they lack a thick fur coat and rely primarily on their blubber. Unlike fully-aquatic mammals, extremely thick blubber is not ideal for semi-aquatic mammals, as this is detrimental to their manoeuvrability on land. Therefore, the adipose tissue in semi-aquatic mammals plays a more important role in keeping warm, and the modification of FAs becomes crucial to withstand cold temperatures and maintain a pliable blubber.
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From low to high latitudes: changes in fatty acid desaturation in mammalian fat tissue suggest a thermoregulatory role

Guerrero, Alicia I ; Rogers, Tracey L

England: BioMed Central Ltd

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