CADMIUM INDUCTION OF METALLOTHIONEIN SYNTHESIS IN MYTILUS-GALLOPROVINCIALIS

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作者
BEBIANNO, MJ [1 ]
LANGSTON, WJ [1 ]
机构
[1] PLYMOUTH MARINE LAB,CITADEL HILL,PLYMOUTH PL1 2PB,ENGLAND
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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-PHARMACOLOGY TOXICOLOGY & ENDOCRINOLOGY | 1992年 / 103卷 / 01期
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10.1016/0742-8413(92)90231-U
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. The accumulation and subcellular distribution of cadmium and resulting induction of metallothionein has been studied in mussels. Mytilus galloprovincialis, exposed to 400 mug Cd 1-1. 2. Cadmium accumulated by mussels was primarily associated with metallothionein: a maximum four-fold increase in concentrations of the metal-binding protein (3 mg g-1 to 12 mg g-1) was observed after 30 days. 3. Results for M. galloprovincialis confirm the importance of metallothionein in the detoxification of intracellular cadmium and indicate that induction rates are identical to those observed in the closely-related M. edulis. 4. Intercomposition of data between these species may therefore be valid when employing metallothionein assays to determine sub-lethal response to cadmium contamination.
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