کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1978393 1061545 2008 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Metallothionein genes from hydrothermal crabs (Bythograeidae, Decapoda): Characterization, sequence analysis, gene expression and comparison with coastal crabs
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Metallothionein genes from hydrothermal crabs (Bythograeidae, Decapoda): Characterization, sequence analysis, gene expression and comparison with coastal crabs
چکیده انگلیسی

Hydrothermal vent conditions can alter DNA and hydrothermal organisms may develop detoxification mechanisms and/or genetic adaptations. Hydrothermal vent animals notably synthesize a high quantity of metallothioneins (MT). Recent studies have revealed that the levels of MT within hydrothermal crustacean tissues are higher than those found in other vent animals. To improve our understanding of the environmental impacts exerted on the vent organisms, we characterized the metallothioneins (cDNA and Mt genes) of several members of the Bythograeidae (Bythograea thermydron, Cyanagraea praedator and Segonzacia mesatlantica) which is the only endemic hydrothermal crab family. In comparison, the isolation of metallothionein cDNA was also carried out in several coastal crab families. The results showed that the hydrothermal crabs possess Mt composed of three exons and two introns presenting conserved splicing signals. The cDNA sequences isolated from distinct crabs showed multiple substitutions. In spite of the unique environmental conditions, the protein sequence analysis revealed no specific amino acid residue for the MT of the three hydrothermal crabs. However, gene expression analysis performed by real-time PCR based on S. mesatlantica (hydrothermal crab) compared to Pachygrapsus marmoratus (coastal crab) confirmed the higher metallothionein induction in hydrothermal crabs suggested by others authors.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology - Volume 148, Issue 1, July 2008, Pages 6–13
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