Secretory and transcriptomic responses of mantle cells to low pH in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

Here, we evaluate histological, secretory, and transcriptional changes in the mantle of adult oysters (Crassostrea gigas) exposure to ambient (8.0) and reduced (7.6) pH during 20 days. The GO analysis of DEGs encoding secreted proteins showed that they are involved in the cellular response to stimulus, response to stress, protein binding, and ion binding, suggesting these biological processes and molecular functions are altered by OA.