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Do T, Vaculciakova S, Kluska K, David Peris-Díaz M, Priborsky J, Guran R, Krężel A, Adam V, Zitka O. Antioxidant-related enzymes and peptides as biomarkers of metallic nanoparticles (eco)toxicity in the aquatic environment. CHEMOSPHERE 2024:142988. [PMID: 39103097 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Revised: 07/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Increased awareness of the impact of human activities on the environment has emerged in recent decades. One significant global environmental and human health issue is the development of materials that could potentially have negative effects. These materials can accumulate in the environment, infiltrate organisms, and move up the food chain, causing toxic effects at various levels. Therefore, it is crucial to assess materials comprising nano-scale particles due to the rapid expansion of nanotechnology. The aquatic environment, particularly vulnerable to waste pollution, demands attention. This review provides an overview of the behavior and fate of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) in the aquatic environment. It focuses on recent studies investigating the toxicity of different metallic NPs on aquatic organisms, with a specific emphasis on thiol-biomarkers of oxidative stress such as glutathione, thiol- and related-enzymes, and metallothionein. Additionally, the selection of suitable measurement methods for monitoring thiol-biomarkers in NPs' ecotoxicity assessments is discussed. The review also describes the analytical techniques employed for determining levels of oxidative stress biomarkers.
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- Tomas Do
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Yin Z, Li S, Liu X, Yuan R, Xiang Y. A metal ion-coordinated DNA probe for sensitive fluorescence detection of metallothionein via a dual nucleic acid amplification strategy. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:18473-18479. [PMID: 38014455 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03346e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Sensitively monitoring metallothionein (MT), a heavy metal-binding protein with substantial cysteine content, is of significance for evaluating heavy metal poisoning in both humans and animals. Based on a new metal ion-coordinated DNA probe and the heavy metal ion binding capability of MT, as well as the substantial signal enhancement of the hybridization chain reaction (HCR) and rolling circle amplification (RCA), we demonstrate a highly sensitive fluorescence MT detection assay. MT binds the metal ions in the hairpin structured, metal ion-coordinated DNA probe to switch its hairpin structure into ssDNA, which triggers subsequent RCA reactions and HCRs to open plenty of fluorescently quenched signal hairpins to exhibit drastically amplified fluorescence recovery for assaying MT down to 0.58 nM within a dynamic range of 1-320 nM. In addition, the investigation of low contents of MT in diluted human serum by such an assay has also been verified, indicating its promising application potential for diagnosing heavy metal poisoning.
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- Zihao Yin
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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Campoy-Diaz AD, Malanga G, Giraud-Billoud M, Vega IA. Changes in the oxidative status and damage by non-essential elements in the digestive gland of the gastropod Pomacea canaliculata. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1123977. [PMID: 37035656 PMCID: PMC10073435 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1123977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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The freshwater gastropod Pomacea canaliculata fulfills the ideal conditions of a bioindicator species since its digestive gland bioconcentrates elements toxic for human and ecosystems health. The aim of this work was to study the balance between production of free radicals and antioxidant defenses, and the generation of oxidative damage in the digestive gland of this mollusk after exposure (96 h) to three elements with differential affinities for functional biological groups: mercury (5.5 μg/L of Hg+2 as HgCl2), arsenic [500 μg/L of (AsO4)-3 as Na3AsO47H2O], or uranium [700 μg/L of (UO2)+2 as UO2(CH2COOH)2]. Bioconcentration factors of Hg, As, and U were 25, 23, and 53, respectively. Snails exhibited a sustained increase of reactive species (RS), and protein and lipid damage. Lipid radicals increased between 72 and 96 h, respectively, in snails exposed to U and Hg while this parameter changed early (24 h) in As- exposed snails. Snails showed protein damage, reaching maximum values at different endpoints. This redox disbalance was partially compensated by non-enzymatic antioxidant defenses α-tocopherol (α-T), β-carotene (β-C), uric acid, metallothionein (MTs). Snails consumed α-T and β-C in an element-dependent manner. The digestive gland consumed rapidly uric acid and this molecule was not recovered at 96 h. Digestive gland showed a significant increase in MTs after elemental exposure at different endpoints. The enzymatic antioxidant defenses, represented by the catalase and glutathione-S-transferase activities, seems to be not necessary for the early stages of the oxidative process by metals. This work is the first attempt to elucidate cellular mechanisms involved in the tolerance of this gastropod to non-essential elements. The bioconcentration factors and changes in the oxidative status and damage confirm that this species can be used as a bioindicator species of metal pollution in freshwater bodies.
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- Alejandra D. Campoy-Diaz
- IHEM—CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud-Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina
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- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Fisicoquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular (IBIMOL), CONICET—Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- IHEM—CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud-Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina
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- IHEM—CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- *Correspondence: Israel A. Vega, ,
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Juarez A, Vega IA, Mayorga LS, Guevara SR, Arribére MA. An Arsenic-76 radiotracer to study the routes of assimilation, hemolymph distribution, and tissue inventories in the bioindicator organism Pomacea canaliculata. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 815:152760. [PMID: 34990689 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The aim of this work was to study the absorption, distribution through the hemolymph, and bioaccumulation of arsenic by the freshwater Pomacea canaliculata using a short-lived tracer (76As, t1/2: 1.07 d) with high specific activity. Arsenic travels mainly dissolved in the plasma of the snail's hemolymph. This element is transferred from the hemolymph to the tissues (87%) 4 h after the inoculation of 50 μL of a 0.04 g/L of 76As radiotracer solution, being the digestive gland, kidney, and head-foot the main places of arsenical inventories. Snails exhibited a rapid arsenic accumulation response in a wide range of concentrations (from 1 to 1000 μg/L) of the metalloid dissolved in water and in a concentration-dependent manner. Also, snails incorporated As from the digestive system when they received a single safe dose of ~2 μg of 76As inoculated in a fish food pellet. The (semi) physiologically based toxicokinetic model developed in this study is based on anatomical and physiological parameters (blood flow, irrigation, tissue volume and other). Together, these findings make P. canaliculata an excellent sentinel organism to evaluate freshwater bodies naturally contaminated with As.
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- Andrea Juarez
- Laboratorio de Análisis por Activación Neutrónica, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av. Bustillo km 9.5, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Mendoza, Argentina; IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Mendoza, Argentina.
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- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Mendoza, Argentina; IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Análisis por Activación Neutrónica, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av. Bustillo km 9.5, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Análisis por Activación Neutrónica, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av. Bustillo km 9.5, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Instituto Balseiro, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina
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García-Risco M, Calatayud S, Niederwanger M, Albalat R, Palacios Ò, Capdevila M, Dallinger R. Two Unconventional Metallothioneins in the Apple Snail Pomacea bridgesii Have Lost Their Metal Specificity during Adaptation to Freshwater Habitats. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010095. [PMID: 33374169 PMCID: PMC7796288 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Metallothioneins (MTs) are a diverse group of proteins responsible for the control of metal homeostasis and detoxification. To investigate the impact that environmental conditions might have had on the metal-binding abilities of these proteins, we have characterized the MTs from the apple snail Pomacea bridgesii, a gastropod species belonging to the class of Caenogastropoda with an amphibious lifestyle facing diverse situations of metal bioavailability. P. bridgesii has two structurally divergent MTs, named PbrMT1 and PbrMT2, that are longer than other gastropod MTs due to the presence of extra sequence motifs and metal-binding domains. We have characterized the Zn(II), Cd(II), and Cu(I) binding abilities of these two MTs after their heterologous expression in E. coli. Our results have revealed that despite their structural differences, both MTs share an unspecific metal-binding character, and a great ability to cope with elevated amounts of different metal ions. Our analyses have also revealed slight divergences in their metal-binding features: PbrMT1 shows a more pronounced Zn(II)-thionein character than PbrMT2, while the latter has a stronger Cu(I)-thionein character. The characterization of these two unconventional PbrMTs supports the loss of the metal-binding specificity during the evolution of the MTs of the Ampullariid family, and further suggests an evolutionary link of this loss with the adaptation of these gastropod lineages to metal-poor freshwater habitats.
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- Mario García-Risco
- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; (M.G.-R.); (Ò.P.); (M.C.)
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- Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; (S.C.); (R.A.)
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- Institute of Zoology, Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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- Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; (S.C.); (R.A.)
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; (M.G.-R.); (Ò.P.); (M.C.)
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; (M.G.-R.); (Ò.P.); (M.C.)
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- Institute of Zoology, Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
- Correspondence:
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Duan L, Du X, Zhao H, Sun Y, Liu W. Sensitive and selective sensing system of metallothioneins based on carbon quantum dots and gold nanoparticles. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1125:177-186. [PMID: 32674764 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this study, we developed a sensitive and selective sensing system for the detection of metallothioneins (MTs). The system is based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). In this method, the fluorescence emission of CQDs was quenched by AuNPs due to FRET. When MTs were added to the CQD-AuNP system, the strong combination between thiol group and Au made the CQDs release from AuNPs, and the fluorescence of CQDs was recovered. The CQD-AuNP system can detect the MTs in aqueous solution (pH 3.0, citrate-HCl buffer) selectively and sensitively with a short response time (15 min). Results show that the fluorescence recovery efficiency has a good linear relationship with the MTs concentration in the range of 12-210 nmol L-1, and the limit of detection was 5.25 × 10-9 mol L-1. Furthermore, the sensing system was utilized to determine MTs in human urine samples with satisfactory results. The proposed system exhibits the advantages of high sensitivity, high selectivity, easy operation and most importantly, low cost and non-cytotoxicity to detect protein MTs.
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- Lian Duan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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Environmetallomics: Systematically investigating metals in environmentally relevant media. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Campoy-Diaz AD, Escobar-Correas S, Canizo BV, Wuilloud RG, Vega IA. A freshwater symbiosis as sensitive bioindicator of cadmium. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:2580-2587. [PMID: 31832941 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07082-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The vulnerability of aquatic ecosystems due to the entry of cadmium (Cd) is a concern of public and environmental health. This work explores the ability of tissues and symbiotic corpuscles of Pomacea canaliculata to concentrate and depurate Cd. From hatching to adulthood (4 months), snails were cultured in reconstituted water, which was a saline solution in ASTM Type I water. Then, adult snails were exposed for 8 weeks (exposure phase) to Cd (5 μg/L) and then returned to reconstituted water for other 8 weeks (depuration phase). Cadmium concentration in the digestive gland, kidney, head/foot and viscera (remaining of the snail body), symbiotic corpuscles, and particulate excreta was determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. After exposure, the digestive gland showed the highest concentration of Cd (BCF = 5335). Symbiotic corpuscles bioaccumulated Cd at a concentration higher than that present in the water (BCF = 231 for C symbiotic corpuscles, BCF = 8 for K symbiotic corpuscles). No tissues or symbiotic corpuscles showed a significant change in the Cd levels at different time points of the depuration phase (weeks 8, 9, 10, 12, and 16). The symbiotic depuration through particulate excreta was faster between weeks 8 and 10, and then slower after on. Our findings show that epithelial cells of the digestive gland of P. canaliculata and their symbiotic C corpuscles are sensitive places for the bioindication of Cd in freshwater bodies.
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- Alejandra D Campoy-Diaz
- IHEM - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Instituto de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- IHEM - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Instituto de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Analítica para Investigación y Desarrollo (QUIANID), Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Padre J. Contreras 1300, (5500) Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Analítica para Investigación y Desarrollo (QUIANID), Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Padre J. Contreras 1300, (5500) Mendoza, Argentina
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- IHEM - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
- Instituto de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Zhang X, Huang H, He Y, Ruan Z, You X, Li W, Wen B, Lu Z, Liu B, Deng X, Shi Q. High-throughput identification of heavy metal binding proteins from the byssus of chinese green mussel (Perna viridis) by combination of transcriptome and proteome sequencing. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216605. [PMID: 31071150 PMCID: PMC6508894 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The Byssus, which is derived from the foot gland of mussels, has been proved to bind heavy metals effectively, but few studies have focused on the molecular mechanisms behind the accumulation of heavy metals by the byssus. In this study, we integrated high-throughput transcriptome and proteome sequencing to construct a comprehensive protein database for the byssus of Chinese green mussel (Perna viridis), aiming at providing novel insights into the molecular mechanisms by which the byssus binds to heavy metals. Illumina transcriptome sequencing generated a total of 55,670,668 reads. After filtration, we obtained 53,047,718 clean reads and subjected them to de novo assembly using Trinity software. Finally, we annotated 73,264 unigenes and predicted a total of 34,298 protein coding sequences. Moreover, byssal samples were analyzed by proteome sequencing, with the translated protein database from the foot transcriptome as the reference for further prediction of byssal proteins. We eventually determined 187 protein sequences in the byssus, of which 181 proteins are reported for the first time. Interestingly, we observed that many of these byssal proteins are rich in histidine or cysteine residues, which may contribute to the byssal accumulation of heavy metals. Finally, we picked one representative protein, Pvfp-5-1, for recombinant protein synthesis and experimental verification of its efficient binding to cadmium (Cd2+) ions.
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- Xinhui Zhang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Horus Marine Technology Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
- Laboratory of Aquatic Bioinformatics, BGI-Zhenjiang Institute of Hydrobiology, BGI Marine, BGI, Zhenjiang, China
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Krasnići N, Dragun Z, Kazazić S, Muharemović H, Erk M, Jordanova M, Rebok K, Kostov V. Characterization and identification of selected metal-binding biomolecules from hepatic and gill cytosols of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman, 1928) using various techniques of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Metallomics 2019; 11:1060-1078. [DOI: 10.1039/c9mt00036d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Metals play crucial physiological roles, but they can also cause irreparable toxic effects through binding to important cellular biomolecules in aquatic organisms.
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- Nesrete Krasnići
- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Division for Marine and Environmental Research
- Laboratory for Biological Effects of Metals
- 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Division for Marine and Environmental Research
- Laboratory for Biological Effects of Metals
- 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Division of Physical Chemistry
- Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Functional Proteomics
- 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Division of Physical Chemistry
- Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Functional Proteomics
- 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Division for Marine and Environmental Research
- Laboratory for Biological Effects of Metals
- 10002 Zagreb
- Croatia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
- 1000 Skopje
- Macedonia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
- 1000 Skopje
- Macedonia
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- Institute of Animal Sciences
- 1000 Skopje
- Macedonia
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Campoy-Diaz AD, Arribére MA, Guevara SR, Vega IA. Bioindication of mercury, arsenic and uranium in the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata (Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae): Bioconcentration and depuration in tissues and symbiotic corpuscles. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 196:196-205. [PMID: 29304457 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Pomacea canaliculata is a mollusk potentially useful as a biomonitor species of freshwater quality. This work explores the ability of snail tissues and symbiotic corpuscles to bioconcentrate and depurate mercury, arsenic, and uranium. Adult snails cultured in metal-free reconstituted water were exposed for eight weeks (bioaccumulation phase) to water with Hg (2 μgL-1), As (10 μgL-1), and U (30 μgL-1) and then returned to the reconstituted water for other additional eight weeks (depuration phase). Elemental concentrations in digestive gland, kidney, symbiotic corpuscles and particulate excreta were determined by neutron activation analysis. The glandular symbiotic occupancy was measured by morphometric analysis. After exposure, the kidney showed the highest concentration of Hg, while the digestive gland accumulated mainly As and U. The subcellular distribution in symbiotic corpuscles was ∼71%, ∼48%, and ∼11% for U, Hg, and As, respectively. Tissue depuration between weeks 8 and 16 was variable amongst elements. At week 16, the tissue depuration of U was the highest (digestive gland = 92%; kidney = 80%), while it was lower for Hg (digestive gland = 51%; kidney = 53%). At week 16, arsenic showed a differential pattern of tissue depuration (digestive gland = 23%; kidney = 88%). The symbiotic detoxification of the three elements in excreta was fast between weeks 8 and 10 and it was slower after on. At the end of the depuration, each element distributed differentially in digestive gland and symbiotic corpuscles. Our findings show that symbiotic corpuscles, digestive gland and kidney P. canaliculata are sensitive places for biomonitoring of Hg, As and U.
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- Alejandra D Campoy-Diaz
- IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina
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- Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina
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- IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biología, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina.
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Leung PTY, Park TJ, Wang Y, Che C, Leung KM. Isoform-specific responses of metallothioneins in a marine pollution biomonitor, the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis
, towards different stress stimulations. Proteomics 2014; 14:1796-807. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201300439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Priscilla T. Y. Leung
- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences; The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam; Hong Kong P. R. China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences; The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam; Hong Kong P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacy; The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam; Hong Kong P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam; Hong Kong P. R. China
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- The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences; The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam; Hong Kong P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution; City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon; Hong Kong P. R. China
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Xue JH, Qian QM, Wang YS, Meng XL, Liu L. Resonance light scattering determination of metallothioneins using levofloxacin-palladium complex as a light scattering probe. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 102:205-211. [PMID: 23220658 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2012] [Revised: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A novel method of resonance light scattering (RLS) was developed for the analysis of trace metallothioneins (MTs) in human urine. In a CH(3)COOH-CH(3)COONa buffer solution of pH 4.5, the formation of a complex between levofloxacin (LEV)-Pd and MTs led to enhance the RLS intensity of the system, and the enhanced RLS intensity at 468 nm was proportional to the concentration of MTs in the range of 0.059-22.4 μg mL(-1). The linear regression equation was ΔI=127.5 ρ (μg mL(-1))-88.02 with a correlation coefficient of 0.9992, and the detection limit of 17.8 ng mL(-1). The relative standard deviation and the average recovery were 3.8-5.4% (n=11) and 92.15%, respectively. The proposed method is convenient, reliable and sensitive, and has been used successfully for the determination of trace MTs in human urine samples.
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- Jin-Hua Xue
- College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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Metallomics in environmental and health related research: Current status and perspectives. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5496-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Vega IA, Arribére MA, Almonacid AV, Ribeiro Guevara S, Castro-Vazquez A. Apple snails and their endosymbionts bioconcentrate heavy metals and uranium from contaminated drinking water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2012; 19:3307-3316. [PMID: 22427176 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0848-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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PURPOSE The differential ability of apple snail tissues, endosymbionts, and eggs to bioaccumulate several metals (Sb, As, Ba, Br, Zn, Cr, Fe, Hg, Se, and U) was investigated. METHODS Metal concentrations were determined by neutron activation analysis in several tissues, endosymbionts, and eggs from mature apple snails cultured in either drinking water or reconstituted water (prepared with American Society for Testing and Materials type I water). RESULTS The highest bioconcentration factors (BCFs) in the midgut gland were found for Ba, Zn, Se, As, U, Br, and Hg (in decreasing order), while the highest in the kidney were for Ba, Br, and Hg. The foot showed the highest BCFs for Ba, Hg, Br, and Se (in decreasing order). Calcified tissues (uterus, shell) and eggs showed low BCFs, except for Ba. Both C corpuscles and gland tissue showed statistically higher BCFs than K corpuscles for Ba, Fe, U, Br, and Sb. The concentration of most of the studied elements was significantly lower in tissues and endosymbionts obtained from snails cultured in reconstituted water instead of drinking water. Snails cultured in reconstituted water and then exposed or not to Hg, As, and U (at the maximum contaminant level allowed by the US Environmental Protection Agency) also resulted in high levels accumulated in midgut gland, endosymbionts and kidney. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the midgut gland (and the symbionts contained therein), the kidney, and the foot of Pomacea canaliculata may be useful bioindicators of Hg, As and U pollution in freshwater bodies and that the unrestricted use of ampullariid snails as human and animal food must be considered with caution.
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- Israel A Vega
- Laboratorio de Fisiología (IHEM-CONICET), and Departamento de Morfología y Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina.
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García-Sevillano MA, González-Fernández M, Jara-Biedma R, García-Barrera T, López-Barea J, Pueyo C, Gómez-Ariza JL. Biological response of free-living mouse Mus spretus from Doñana National Park under environmental stress based on assessment of metal-binding biomolecules by SEC-ICP-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 404:1967-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6274-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alvarez L, Gonzalez-Iglesias H, Garcia M, Ghosh S, Sanz-Medel A, Coca-Prados M. The stoichiometric transition from Zn6Cu1-metallothionein to Zn7-metallothionein underlies the up-regulation of metallothionein (MT) expression: quantitative analysis of MT-metal load in eye cells. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:28456-69. [PMID: 22722935 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.365015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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We examined the profiling of gene expression of metallothioneins (MTs) in human tissues from cadaver eyes with microarray-based analysis. All MT1 isoforms, with the exception of MT1B, were abundantly expressed in lens and corneal tissue. Along with MT1B, MT4 was not detected in any tissues. Antibodies to MT1/2 labeled the corneal epithelial and endothelial cells, whereas MT3 label the retinal ganglion cells. We studied the effects of zinc and cytokines on the gene expression of MT isoforms in a corneal epithelial cell line (HCEsv). Zinc exerted an up-regulation of the expression of MT isoforms, and this effect was further potentiated in the presence of IL1α or TNFα. Zinc also elicited a strong down-regulation of the expression of inflammatory cytokines, and this effect was blocked in the presence of TNFα or IL1α. The concentration of MTs, bound zinc, and the metal stoichiometry of MTs in cultured HCEsv were determined by mass spectrometry. The total concentration of MTs was 0.24 ± 0.03 μM and, after 24 h of zinc exposure, increased to 0.96 ± 0.01 μM. The combination of zinc and IL1α further enhanced the level of MTs to 1.13 ± 0.03 μM. The average metal stoichiometry of MTs was Zn(6)Cu(1)-MT, and after exposure to the different treatments, it changed to Zn(7)-MT. Actinomycin D blocked transcription, and cycloheximide attenuated synthesis of MTs in the presence or absence of zinc, suggesting transcriptional regulation. Overall the data provide molecular and analytical evidence on the interplay between zinc, MTs, and proinflammatory cytokines in HCEsv cells, with potential implications on cell-based inflammatory eye diseases.
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- Lydia Alvarez
- Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Instituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega, 33012 Oviedo, Spain
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El Balkhi S, Poupon J, Trocello JM, Massicot F, Woimant F, Laprévote O. Human plasma copper proteins speciation by size exclusion chromatography coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Solutions for columns calibration by sulfur detection. Anal Chem 2010; 82:6904-10. [PMID: 20704379 DOI: 10.1021/ac101128x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Among the hyphenated techniques used to probe and identify metalloproteins, size exclusion chromatography coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SEC-ICP-MS) has shown to have a central place. However, the calibration of SEC columns reveals to be tedious and always involves UV detection prior to ICP-MS. The presence of sulfur in 98% of proteins allows their detection by quadrupole ICP-MS, despite the isobaric interference ((16)O(16)O) on S, by monitoring (32)S(16)O at mass to charge ratio (m/z) 48. The formation of SO occurs spontaneously in the argon plasma but can be optimized by the introduction of oxygen gas into a reaction cell (RC) to achieve nM levels. In this article, sulfur detection was discussed upon instrumental conditions and S detection was then optimized by applying O(2) as a reaction gas. SO formation was used to calibrate SEC columns without UV detection. This simple SEC-ICP-MS method was used for plasma copper proteins in plasma healthy subjects (HS) and an untreated Wilson disease (WD) patient. Copper proteins identified in healthy subjects were transcuprein, ceruloplasmin (Cp) and albumin. The method led to results in good agreement with other methods of determination. Copper bound to Cp in the WD patient was lowered with regard to the HS, and the exchangeable Cu was highly increased.
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- Souleiman El Balkhi
- Laboratoire de toxicologie biologique, AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France
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