Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10821794 | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Localization of heat shock proteins (HSPs) and metallothioneins (MTs) was investigated in a marine bivalve (Crassostrea gigas) by immunohistochemical methods. Differential protein expression was demonstrated in digestive gland, gonad and gills, using a polyclonal antibody against C. gigas proteins. Application of this technique showed the cellular and tissue immunolabelling specificity of the two proteins. HSPs and MTs were localized in the epithelium of the digestive gland and gills in contact with the palleal compartment. For the first time, localization of MTs was observed in mature gametes of bivalve molluscs. Our results establish a basis for the use of immmunodetection techniques to study the tissue-specific localization of stress proteins in marine bivalves exposed to metal stress.
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Authors
Dario Moraga, Anne-Leïla Meistertzheim, Séverine Tanguy-Royer, Isabelle Boutet, Arnaud Tanguy, Anne Donval,