Response of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera to cadmium and chromium: Identification of molecular biomarkers

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Article

Gueguen, Yannick¹  Saulnier, Denis¹  Santini, Adrien¹  Magre, Kevin¹  Garen, Pierre¹  Bernagout, Solene^2,3  Nohl, Marine^2,3  Bouisset, Patrick^2,3  Helme, Herehia^2,3  Planes, Serge⁴  Le Moullac, Gilles¹ 

[1] IFREMER, UPF, ILM IRD, UMR EIO 241, Labex Corail,BP 49, F-98719 Tahiti, French Polynesi, France

[2] Univ Montpellier, UPVD, CNRS, IFREMER,IHPE UMR 5244, CC 80, F-34095 Montpellier, France

[3] IRSN LESE, BP 182, F-98725 Tahiti, French Polynesi, France

[4] EPHE, CRIOBE, USR CNRS 3278, Labex Corail, Moorea, French Polynesi, France

关键词: Pinctada margaritifera;    French Polynesia;    Cadmium;    Chromium;    Gene expression;    Metallothionein;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.012

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This study was designed to identify in the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera, used as a bio-accumulator, molecular biomarkers for the presence of heavy metals in the lagoon environment. Pearl oysters were exposed to 2 concentrations (1 and 10 mu g L-1) of cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) compared to a control. Twelve target genes encoding proteins potentially involved in the response to heavy metal contamination with antioxidant, detoxification or apoptosis activities were selected. P. margaritifera accumulated Cd but not Cr, and mortality was related to the amount of Cd accumulated in tissues. In response to Cd-Cr contamination, metallothionein (MT) was significantly up-regulated by Cd-Cr at both concentrations, while 7 others (SOD, CAT, GPX, GSTO, GSTM, CASP, MDR) were down-regulated. Based on the development of these molecular tools, we propose that the pearl oyster, P. margaritifera, could be used as a sentinel species for heavy metal contamination in the lagoons of tropical ecosystems. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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