METALLOTHIONEIN INDUCTION AS A MEASURE OF RESPONSE TO METAL EXPOSURE IN AQUATIC ANIMALS

被引:137
作者
ROESIJADI, G
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关键词
INVERTEBRATES; METALLOTHIONEINS; METALS; MOLLUSKS; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAYS; 3' UNTRANSLATED REGION;
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10.1289/ehp.94102s1291
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Metallothioneins (MTs) are considered central in the intracellular regulation of metals such as copper, zinc, and cadmium. Increased MT synthesis is associated with increased capacity for binding these metals and protection against metal toxicity. Recent advances in the biochemistry and molecular biology of MTs have facilitated research on MTs in aquatic species. For the bivalve mollusc Crassostrea virginica, a species frequently used in studies on the toxicology and environmental monitoring of metals, the primary structure for MT has been deduced from analysis of the proteins and cDNA. Procedures for analysis of MT synthesis and MT gene expression have been applied in studies of response to metal exposure. Induction of specific MT forms by Cd is concentration- and time-dependent. The levels of MT-bound metals exhibit a strong relationship with the cytosolic metal concentrations in a metal-exposed natural population of oysters. Ribonuclease protection assays using sequence-specific antisense RNA probes have shown that the MT mRNA structure in this natural population exhibits considerable individual variability in the 3'-untranslated region. Although yet to be substantiated, the possibility exists that the distribution of this variability may be related to the level of environmental metal contamination. One probe derived from the coding region is suitable for use in quantitative RPAs for oyster MT mRNAs.
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