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Bank MS, Ho QT, Kutti T, Kögel T, Rodushkin I, van der Meeren T, Wiech M, Rastrick S. Multi-isotopic composition of brown crab (Cancer pagurus) and seafloor sediment from a mine tailing sea disposal impacted fjord ecosystem. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 471:134406. [PMID: 38688218 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Sea disposal of mine tailings in fjord ecosystems is an important coastal management issue in Norway and occurs at the land-sea interface. Here we studied accumulation of heavy metals in brown crab (Cancer pagurus) and seafloor sediment from Jøssingfjord, Norway during 2018 to evaluate long-term, legacy pollution effects of coastal mine tailing sea disposal activities. Nickel and copper sediment pollution in the mine tailing sea disposal area was classified as moderate and severe, respectively, under Norwegian environmental quality standards, and highlights the persistent hazard and legacy impacts of heavy metals in these impacted fjord ecosystems. Mercury, zinc, and arsenic had stronger affinities to brown crab muscle likely due to the presence of thiols, and availability of metal binding sites. Our multi-isotopic composition data showed that lead isotopes were the most useful source apportionment tool for this fjord. Overall, our study highlights the importance and value of measuring several different heavy metals and multiple isotopic signatures in different crab organs and seafloor sediment to comprehensively evaluate fjord pollution and kinetic uptake dynamics. Brown crabs were suitable eco-indicators of benthic ecosystem heavy metal pollution in a fjord ecosystem still experiencing short- and long-term physical and chemical impacts from coastal mining sea disposal activities.
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- Michael S Bank
- Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway; University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.
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- Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Division of Geosciences, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden; ALS Scandinavia AB, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden
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Nogueira AF, Nunes B. Cholinesterase characterization and effects of the environmental contaminants chlorpyrifos and carbofuran on two species of marine crabs, Carcinus maenas and Pachygrapsus marmoratus. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:14681-14693. [PMID: 33216299 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11492-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Among the most frequent targets for toxic effects of modern pesticides, namely organophosphates and carbamates, one may find cholinesterases (ChEs). ChEs exist in a wide variety of animals and have been used actively to discriminate among the environmental effects of different pollutant groups, including the aforementioned pesticides. This study had three purposes, namely (i) identifying the ChE forms present in tissues (eyes and walking legs muscle) of two crab species, Carcinus maenas and Pachygrapsus marmoratus; to (ii) determine the in vitro toxicological effects, and (iii) compare the sensitivity of such enzymatic forms towards commonly used anti-ChE pesticides, namely the organophosphate chlorpyrifos and the carbamate carbofuran. Our results showed that there was not a clear preference for any of the tested substrates in any of the tissues from both species. Furthermore, the ChE activity was almost completely suppressed following incubation with eserine and with the specific inhibitor BW284C51 in all tissues from both species. In vitro exposure to chlorpyrifos promoted a significant decrease in ChE activity in both species. Furthermore, the ChE activity was completely suppressed following incubation with carbofuran and chlorpyrifos. These results suggest that the major ChE forms present in tissues of both crab species show intermediate structural properties and activity patterns, halfway between classic acetylcholinesterase and pseudocholinesterases. However, the sensitivity of the found forms towards ChE inhibitors was established, and the responsiveness of such forms towards common anti-ChE chemicals was established. Both tested species seem to be promising test organisms to be used in marine and coastal scenarios of putative contaminations by anti-ChE chemicals, considering the here reported patterns of response.
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- Ana Filipa Nogueira
- Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Moraes-Silva L, Oliveira CS, Peixoto NC, Pereira ME. Copper attenuates early and late biochemical alterations induced by inorganic mercury in young rats. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2018; 81:633-644. [PMID: 29842829 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2018.1474153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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UNLABELLED Mercury (Hg), a divalent metal, produces adverse effects predominantly in the renal and central nervous systems. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of copper (Cu) in prevention of mercuric mercury (Hg2+)-mediated toxic effects as well as the role metallothioneins (MT) play in this protective mechanism in young rats. Wistar rats were treated subcutaneously with saline (Sal) or CuCl2.2H2O (Cu 2.6 mg/kg/day) from 3 to 7 days old and with saline or HgCl2 (Hg 3.7 mg/kg/day) from 8 to 12 days old. The experimental groups were (1) Sal-Sal, (2) Cu-Sal, (3) Sal-Hg, and (4) Cu-Hg. MTs and metal contents were determined at 13 and 33 days of age. Porphobilinogen synthase (PBG-synthase) activity as well as renal and hepatic parameters were measured at 33 days. At 13 day, Hg2+ exposure increased hepatic MT, Hg, zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) levels, in kidney elevated Cu and Hg and decreased renal Fe concentrations, accompanied by elevated blood Hg levels. At 33 days, Hg2+ exposure inhibited renal PBG-synthase activity, increased serum urea levels and lowered Fe and Mg levels. Copper partially prevented the rise in blood Hg and liver Fe noted at 13 days; and completely blocked urea rise and diminished renal PBG-synthase activity inhibition at 33 days. In 13-day-old rats, Cu exposure redistributed the Hg in the body, decreasing hepatic and blood levels while increasing renal levels, accompanied by elevated renal and hepatic MT levels in Hg2+-exposed animals. These results suggest that hepatic MT might bind to hepatic and blood Hg for transport to the kidney in order to be excreted. ABBREVIATIONS MT: metallothioneins; PBG-synthase: porphobilinogen synthase.
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- Lucélia Moraes-Silva
- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , Santa Maria , RS , Brazil
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- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , Santa Maria , RS , Brazil
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- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , Santa Maria , RS , Brazil
- c Departamento de Ciências da Saúde , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , Palmeira das Missões , RS , Brazil
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- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , Santa Maria , RS , Brazil
- b Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , Santa Maria , RS , Brazil
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Ghedira J, Chicano-Gálvez E, Fernández-Cisnal R, Jebali J, Banni M, Chouba L, Boussetta H, López-Barea J, Alhama J. Using environmental proteomics to assess pollutant response of Carcinus maenas along the Tunisian coast. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 541:109-118. [PMID: 26402481 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Biochemical responses to pollutants were studied at four Tunisia littoral sites using Carcinus maenas as a bioindicator. Proteomic analysis was used to assess the global impact of complex pollution mixtures, and to provide new biomarkers and basic insights into pollutant toxicity. Metal contents and metallothionein levels followed a gradient based on sampling sites: Bizerte ≫ Teboulba > Gargour~Mahres. Approximately 900 and 700 spots were resolved in digestive glands and gills, respectively. Gills from Bizerte animals had the maximum number of altered spots, mostly upregulated. In other locations, the number of altered spots in gills decreased in parallel to total metals in in the following order: Teboulba > Gargour > Mahres (mostly downregulated). Out of the 39 spots excised, ten proteins were identified in digestive glands and eight in gills. Digestive glands of Bizerte crabs had higher levels of ferritin, three vitellogenin forms and mannose-binding protein, while Gargour crabs had higher levels of four cryptocyanin forms. Gills of Bizerte crabs had higher levels of ferritin, three vitellogenins forms, lectin 4C, actin, and collagenolytic serine protease. Proteins with altered expression in crabs from Tunisia littoral are related to molting, oxidative stress and inflammation, innate immune response, and proteolysis.
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- Jihene Ghedira
- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042 Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042 Sousse, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042 Sousse, Tunisia
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- Chemical Laboratory, Higher Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, La Goulette Center, 2060 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042 Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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Hwang TL, Chen HY, Changchien TT, Wang CC, Wu CM. The cytotoxicity of mercury chloride to the keratinocytes is associated with metallothionein expression. Biomed Rep 2013; 1:379-382. [PMID: 24648953 DOI: 10.3892/br.2013.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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There are trace amounts of heavy metals in cosmetics. Heavy metals such as mercury (Hg), which is added to skin-whitening cosmetics, may cause acute or chronic damage to human cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the cytotoxicity of mercury chloride (HgCl2) to human keratinocytes. The keratinocytes were treated with various concentrations of HgCl2 and the cell survival fractions were found to be 38.08, 17.59, 12.76, 3.29 and 0.77% when the cells were treated with 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1 and 1.5 μM of HgCl2, respectively. Moreover, we observed that the greatest damage was to the cell membrane. The metallothionein (MT) protein expression was also investigated. MT expression levels increased with increasing concentrations of HgCl2. The results indicated that MT protects the keratinocytes against HgCl2-induced toxicity.
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- Tsann-Long Hwang
- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C. ; Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Cosmetic Science, Vanung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Cosmetic Science, Vanung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Cosmetic Science, Vanung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Henry RP, Lucu Č, Onken H, Weihrauch D. Multiple functions of the crustacean gill: osmotic/ionic regulation, acid-base balance, ammonia excretion, and bioaccumulation of toxic metals. Front Physiol 2012; 3:431. [PMID: 23162474 PMCID: PMC3498741 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 10/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The crustacean gill is a multi-functional organ, and it is the site of a number of physiological processes, including ion transport, which is the basis for hemolymph osmoregulation; acid-base balance; and ammonia excretion. The gill is also the site by which many toxic metals are taken up by aquatic crustaceans, and thus it plays an important role in the toxicology of these species. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the ecology, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of the mechanisms of osmotic and ionic regulation performed by the gill. The current concepts of the mechanisms of ion transport, the structural, biochemical, and molecular bases of systemic physiology, and the history of their development are discussed. The relationship between branchial ion transport and hemolymph acid-base regulation is also treated. In addition, the mechanisms of ammonia transport and excretion across the gill are discussed. And finally, the toxicology of heavy metal accumulation via the gill is reviewed in detail.
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- Raymond P. Henry
- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL, USA
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- Center for Marine Research Rovinj, Institute Ruđder Bošković ZagrebRovinj, Croatia
- Department of Aquaculture, University of DubrovnikDubrovnik, Croatia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB, Canada
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Jebali J, Ben-Khedher S, Ghedira J, Kamel N, Boussetta H. Integrated assessment of biochemical responses in Mediterranean crab (Carcinus maenas) collected from Monastir Bay, Tunisia. J Environ Sci (China) 2011; 23:1714-1720. [PMID: 22432268 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(10)60617-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The biochemical response of Mediteranean Crab (Carcinus maenas) collected at five stations of Monastir Bay and from Kuriat station as control was studied using a set of complementary biomarkers. The catalase, glutathione S-transferase, lactate dehydrogenase, acetycholinesterase activities; and metallothionein and malonediladehyde levels in gills were evaluated. Results revealed differences among sites in relation to each specific biomarker. Hence, a suite of biomarkers can be used to discriminate sampling sites according to types of pollution, reflecting differing conditions of anthropogenic impact. Based on Integrated Biomarker Response, the highest values and critical biochemical alteration were observed at Khniss and Ksibat in response to urban and industrial discharges and the lowest IBR value was found at reference site. The current study has shown clearly that a biomarker-based index is usefulness tool in the monitoring Tunisian coast using C. maenas as sentinel specie. Further studies in progress to investigate the seasonal variations of IBR levels and its relationship to pollutants concentrations in the sediment, gills and digestive gland of Carcinus maenas from Monastir Bay.
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- Jamel Jebali
- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042-Sousse, Tunisia.
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Franciscato C, Goulart F, Lovatto N, Duarte F, Flores E, Dressler V, Peixoto N, Pereira M. ZnCl
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exposure protects against behavioral and acetylcholinesterase changes induced by HgCl
2. Int J Dev Neurosci 2009; 27:459-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2009] [Revised: 04/09/2009] [Accepted: 05/05/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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- C. Franciscato
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
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- Departamento de QuímicaCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
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- Departamento de QuímicaCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
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- Departamento de QuímicaCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
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- Departamento de QuímicaCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
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- Departamento de QuímicaCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
- Departamento de QuímicaCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
- Departamento de QuímicaCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria97.105‐900Santa MariaRSBrazil
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Vergani L. Metallothioneins in Aquatic Organisms: Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs, and Echinoderms. METALLOTHIONEINS AND RELATED CHELATORS 2009. [DOI: 10.1039/9781847559531-00199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Metallothioneins (MTs) have been described in a wide range of organisms, from bacteria to mammals, thus representing an interesting example of evolutionary molecular adaptation. If the moderate variability of MTs across phylogenetically distant organisms reflects their highly conserved function, the specific environmental requirements may explain the multiplicity of isoforms also in the same organism. The MT polymorphism is particularly important in invertebrates with respect to vertebrates. This review is an attempt to summarize the knowledge about MTs from aquatic animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates, to gain new insights into the structure-function relationship of this class of proteins. The large and increasing literature on MTs indicates that MTs from aquatic vertebrates are rather similar to mammalian counterparts, whereas a variety of structures have been described in invertebrates. Although the prototypical αβ-domain organization of vertebrate MTs has been observed in most invertebrate isoforms, some invertebrate MTs display alternative structures in which the canonical organization has been modified, such as the ββ-domain, the αββ-domain, and the multiple α-domain structures of oyster MTs, and the inverted βα-domain organization of sea urchin MTs. In this review we emphasize three major taxa of aquatic invertebrates, the molluscs, the crustaceans and the echinoderms, although some data have been reported for other invertebrates.
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- Laura Vergani
- Department of Biology, University of Genova I-16132 Genova Italy
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Moltó E, Bonzón-Kulichenko E, del Arco A, López-Alañón DM, Carrillo O, Gallardo N, Andrés A. Cloning, tissue expression and metal inducibility of an ubiquitous metallothionein from Panulirus argus. Gene 2005; 361:140-8. [PMID: 16185828 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2005] [Revised: 07/13/2005] [Accepted: 07/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Invertebrate metallothioneins (MT) have mainly been reported in digestive tissues, but data about the existence of a ubiquitous isoform expressed also in nervous tissue, are not available. Here we report the identification of a new metallothionein gene (MTPA) from the lobster Panulirus argus, putatively encoding a 59 residue polypeptide including 19 Cys. Tissue specific analysis indicated that MTPA is ubiquitously expressed in the hepatopancreas, intestine, nervous tissue and muscle, with the highest levels in the hepatopancreas and the lowest in muscle and nervous tissue. In addition, our data showed that MTPA is differentially regulated by metals: tissue explants exposed to Cd exhibited increased MTPA mRNA levels in all cases, except in muscle, with the highest effects in the nervous tissue, while Zn was effective only in the hepatopancreas. Interestingly, Cu showed no effects in any of the analyzed tissues. Taken together, these results suggest that MTPA in the hepatopancreas likely plays an important role in Cd detoxification and Zn homeostasis. The potent Cd-inducibility of MTPA in the nervous tissue might suggest a key function of this protein in protecting this highly sensitive tissue from cadmium-induced neurotoxicity.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cadmium/toxicity
- Cloning, Molecular
- Copper/toxicity
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/isolation & purification
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Metallothionein/genetics
- Metals, Heavy/toxicity
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Palinuridae/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Zinc/toxicity
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- Eduardo Moltó
- Area de Bioquímica, Facultad de Químicas, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CRIB), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Camilo José Cela, 10, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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Bjerregaard P, Bjørn L, Nørum U, Pedersen KL. Cadmium in the shore crab Carcinus maenas: seasonal variation in cadmium content and uptake and elimination of cadmium after administration via food. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2005; 72:5-15. [PMID: 15748744 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2004.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2004] [Revised: 11/10/2004] [Accepted: 11/27/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The uptake and assimilation efficiency of cadmium administered via the food in the shore crab Carcinus maenas were investigated together with elimination kinetics and seasonal variations in cadmium content. The majority of shore crabs assimilated between 41 and 86% of the cadmium administered in their food. More than 90% of the cadmium taken up from food was retained in midgut gland. Elimination of cadmium after uptake from one meal of radioactively labelled soft parts of blue mussels could be described by a three-compartment model (percent 109Cd-retained = 64 x e(-0.001107 x t) + 25 x e(-0.0385 x t)+11 x e(-0.888 x t)). The biological half-life for cadmium in the most slowly exchanging compartment (containing 64% of the body burden) was 626 days. Groups of male and female shore crabs were collected from an uncontaminated site in the period May till October and the concentrations of cadmium in midgut gland and gills were determined. Male crabs had higher cadmium concentrations in the midgut gland in June and August (mean 2.7 microg Cd g(-1) dry weight) than they had in May, September and October (mean 1.7 microg Cd g(-1) dry weight). Females generally had slightly lower cadmium concentrations in the midgut gland than the males, except for a relatively high concentration in May. The cadmium concentrations in gills generally ranged between 0.3 and 0.5 microg Cd g(-1) dry weight) except for male values in October (mean 1 microg Cd g(-1) dry weight). Some of the seasonal changes in cadmium content of the crabs might plausibly be explained by changes in cadmium uptake from water, i.e. changes during the moult cycle and changes in cadmium uptake rates from water brought about by changes in ambient factors such as salinity and temperature. However, uptake of cadmium from water and transfer to the midgut gland take place at a rate that is two orders of magnitude too low to account for the increase in the cadmium concentrations in midgut gland in male crabs between May and June. The distribution of cadmium among tissues in crabs collected at uncontaminated sites also corresponds better with results obtained after administration of cadmium via the food than via water, and the exposure of the crabs to cadmium via the food is large enough to explain the increase in concentration between May and June.
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- Poul Bjerregaard
- Ecotoxicology Group, Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark.
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