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Molecular characterization of two glutathione peroxidase genes in Mytilus galloprovincialis and their transcriptional responses to sub-chronic arsenate and cadmium exposure

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العنوان: Molecular characterization of two glutathione peroxidase genes in Mytilus galloprovincialis and their transcriptional responses to sub-chronic arsenate and cadmium exposure
المؤلفون: Q Wang, X Ning, Q Zhang, F Liu, H Wu, Y Zhang, J Zhao
المصدر: Invertebrate Survival Journal, Vol 11, Pp 149-162 (2014)
بيانات النشر: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 2014.
سنة النشر: 2014
المجموعة: LCC:Biology (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: cytosolic GPx, phospholipid-hydroperoxide GPx, arsenic, cadmium, bivalve, antioxidant enzyme, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
الوصف: Glutathione peroxidases (GPxs) are key enzymes in the antioxidant defense system of living organisms, and protect organisms against oxidative stresses. In this study, the full-length cDNA sequences encoding cytosolic GPx (MgcGPx) and phospholipid-hydroperoxide GPx (MgGPx4) were identified from Mytilus galloprovincialis. The mussels were exposed to 0, 1, 10, and 100 μg/L cadmium and arsenate for 30 days. The mRNA transcripts of these two genes and total GPx activity were examined in the gills and digestive gland after contaminants exposure. The mussels exposed to cadmium and arsenate responded mainly by down-regulating MgcGPx and MgGPx4 mRNA transcription in gills and up-regulating transcription in digestive gland. However, total GPx activities increased following cadmium exposure but decreased after arsenate stress in both tissues. These results suggest that MgcGPx and MgGPx4 perhaps play an important role in maintaining cellular redox homeostasis and protecting M. galloprovincialis against cadmium and arsenate toxicity. It can also be inferred that these genes have the potential to be used as molecular biomarkers for assessing cellular stress and toxicity of contaminants in this mussel.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1824-307X
Relation: http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ330.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1824-307X
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/85e2684b19c64c24b0480bba91f5f8bf
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.85e2684b19c64c24b0480bba91f5f8bf
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