Response of glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes to cadmium exposure in the marine pollution indicator worm, Perinereis nuntia
- Authors
- Won, Eun-Ji; Kim, Ryeo-Ok; Rhee, Jae-Sung; Park, Gyung Soo; Lee, Jehee; Shin, Kyung-Hoon; Lee, Young-Mi; Lee, Jae-Seong
- Issue Date
- Aug-2011
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Keywords
- Polychaete; Perinereis nuntia; Glutathione S-transferase; GST; Biomarker; Cadmium
- Citation
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C, v.154, no.2, pp.82 - 92
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- Journal Title
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C
- Volume
- 154
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 82
- End Page
- 92
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/37268
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cbpc.2011.03.008
- ISSN
- 1532-0456
- Abstract
- Glutathione S-transferase (GST) is a phase 11 enzyme that functions as a detoxicant by catalyzing the conjugation of reduced glutathione with a variety of xenobiotics via cysteine thiol. Molecular genetic approaches using gene biomarkers show substantial relevance as sensitive biomarkers for the indication of pollution levels. In order to use GSTs as molecular biomarkers for marine pollution monitoring, we cloned and sequenced the full-length cDNA of seven GST genes from the marine polychaete Perinereis nuntia The deduced amino acid sequence of Pn-GSTs showed a high similarity to those of other species that clustered into the same clades in a phylogenetic analysis. In addition, to evaluate Pn-GSTs as useful biomarkers on effects after cadmium (Cd) exposure, we exposed sublethal concentrations of Cd (5, 50, and 500 mu g/L) to P. nuntia, and they showed relatively different but significantly increases, depending on exposure time and Cd concentrations. Particularly, Pn-GST-omega and Pn-GST-sigma genes were highly sensitive with a clear dose-dependent manner on mRNA expression. The total GST activities also have significantly increased levels at higher concentrations of Cd exposure. These results indicate that Pn-GSTs play important roles in Cd-induced oxidative stress in terms of the physiological changes relating to metabolism and cell protection, and those genes would have great potential as molecular biomarkers to monitor marine environmental health. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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