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Park JS, Yoo JW, Lee YH, Park C, Lee YM. Size- and shape-dependent ingestion and acute toxicity of fragmented and spherical microplastics in the absence and presence of prey on two marine zooplankton. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 206:116768. [PMID: 39067234 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
Abstract
As microplastics (MPs) are particulate pollutants, their size and shape, and the presence of prey in the media can affect their toxicity. However, the size- and shape-dependent toxicities of MPs and their prey-dependent ingestion patterns in marine zooplankton are not well understood. Thus, we investigated the ingestion and egestion patterns, and toxicity of different shapes and sizes of MPs on two marine zooplankton, Brachionus koreanus and Diaphanosoma celebensis, under different prey conditions. The ingestion assay showed that smaller MPs were ingested more frequently, regardless of their shape. However, fragmented MPs showed higher toxicity than spherical MPs of comparable size. Prey in the media reduced the uptake and toxicity of MPs in both species depending on the taxa's feeding strategy. Our findings demonstrate that the size and shape of MPs are important factors in determining toxicity and that the presence of prey should also be considered when assessing MP toxicity.
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- Jong-Seok Park
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Convergence Engineering, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Convergence Engineering, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Convergence Engineering, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Convergence Engineering, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Convergence Engineering, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Republic of Korea.
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Seong T, Yamamoto S, Nakatani H, Yagi M, Kyozuka Y, Satuito G, Kim HJ. Effects of microplastics on reproductive characteristics and mechanisms of the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15213. [PMID: 38956158 PMCID: PMC11219915 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65047-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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Microplastic pollution, especially secondary microplastics (MPs), poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Despite its prevalence, the impact of natural-aged MPs on marine organisms, hindered by collection challenges, remains poorly understood. This study focused on 1-3 μm natural-aged MPs collected from Japan's coastal sea, investigating their effects on the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis sensu stricto and its reproductive mechanisms. Rotifers exposed to varying MP concentrations (0, 20, and 200 particles/mL) over 14-day batch cultures exhibited reduced population growth and fertilization rates. Down-regulation of reproductive genes and up-regulation of oxidative stress-related genes were observed, indicating MP-induced disruptions. Enhanced activities of superoxide dismutase and acetylcholinesterase and elevated malondialdehyde levels further emphasized oxidative stress. These findings underscore the detrimental impact of MPs on rotifer reproductivity, shedding light on the underlying mechanisms.
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- Taekyoung Seong
- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
- Co-Creation Management Department, Ryukyu University, 1 Chihara, Nishihara-Cho, Nakagami-Gun, Okinawa Prefecture, 903-0213, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
- Polymeri Materials Laboratory, Chemistry and Materials Program, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
- Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
- Organization for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
- Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan.
- Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan.
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Lu N, Zhang Y, Mu Q, Li Y, Li Y, Yan Z, Wang Y. Hexabromocyclododecane-induced reproductive toxicity in Brachionus plicatilis: Impacts and assessment. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2024; 268:106853. [PMID: 38330652 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.106853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), third-generation brominated flame retardants (BRFs), has aroused worldwide concern because of its wide application and potentially negative impacts on marine ecosystems, but an information gap still exists regarding marine low-trophic organisms. Brachionus plicatilis, the model marine zooplankton, was used in the present study, and its reproductive responses were used as the endpoint to indicate HBCD-induced toxicity. HBCD was suggested to be extremely highly toxic compounds regarding the 96 h-LC50 of 0.58 mg L-1. The sublethal exposure of HBCD injured the reproduction of B. plicatilis: The total number of offspring per female and the key population index calculated from the life table, including the intrinsic rate of population increase (rm) and net reproductive rate (R0), were significantly influenced in a concentration-dependent manner. The reproductive process was also altered, as indicated by the first spawning time, first hatching time and oocyst development time. At the same time, individual survival and growth (body length) were also negatively affected by HBCD. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were suggested to be responsible for reproductive toxicity mainly because the total ROS contents as well as the main components of •OH and H2O2 greatly increased and resulted in the oxidative imbalance that presented as malondialdehyde (MDA) elevation. Simultaneous activation of the glutathione antioxidant system was accompanied by the apoptosis marker enzymes Caspase-3 and 9, as well as the correlation between ROS content, physiological alteration and cell apoptosis, providing further evidence for this. The integrated biomarker response (IBR) and adverse outcome pathway (AOP) showed that HBCD had a significant toxic effect on B. plicatilis near the concentration range of 96 h-LC50. The establishment of this concentration range will provide a reliable reference for future environmental concentration warning of HBCD in marine.
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- Na Lu
- Department of Marine Ecology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, No.5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Marine Ecology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, No.5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao, China
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- Zhejiang Marine Ecology and Environment Monitoring Center, No.20 Tiyu Road, Zhoushan, China
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- Department of Marine Ecology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, No.5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Marine Ecology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, No.5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao, China
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- Zhejiang Marine Ecology and Environment Monitoring Center, No.20 Tiyu Road, Zhoushan, China
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- Department of Marine Ecology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, No.5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao, China.
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Chen T, Xu XP, Li JC, Tao KY, Zhao CS. Adequate nutrient intake mitigate the toxic effects of bromate on the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:11727-11734. [PMID: 38224435 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-31871-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Bromate is receiving increased attention as a typical disinfection by-product in aquatic environments, but bromate toxicity tests on invertebrate such as Brachionus calyciflorus rotifer are inadequate. In the present study, the long-term toxicity tests on B. calyciflorus were performed during 21 days under the exposure of different bromate concentrations and two algal density conditions. Furthermore, we evaluated the feeding behaviors of the rotifers under the impact of bromate. The maximum population density of rotifers was significantly reduced at 100 and 200 mg/L bromate exposure at the two algal density conditions. However, we observed that the maximum population density and population growth rate of rotifers were higher at 3.0 × 106 cells/mL algal density than those at 1.0 × 106 cells/mL under the same conditions of bromate exposure. These results suggest that higher food density may have alleviated the negative effects of bromate on rotifers. Meanwhile, the ingestion rate at an algal density of 3.0 × 106 cells/mL was higher than that at 1.0 × 106 cells/mL. The present study provides a basic reference to comprehensively evaluate the toxic effects of bromate on aquatic organisms.
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- Tao Chen
- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, China.
- Center of Cooperative Innovation for Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-founded, Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, Wuhu, 241000, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, China
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Hashimshony T, Levin L, Fröbius AC, Dahan N, Chalifa-Caspi V, Hamo R, Gabai-Almog O, Blais I, Assaraf YG, Lubzens E. A transcriptomic examination of encased rotifer embryos reveals the developmental trajectory leading to long-term dormancy; are they "animal seeds"? BMC Genomics 2024; 25:119. [PMID: 38281016 PMCID: PMC10821554 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-09961-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Organisms from many distinct evolutionary lineages acquired the capacity to enter a dormant state in response to environmental conditions incompatible with maintaining normal life activities. Most studied organisms exhibit seasonal or annual episodes of dormancy, but numerous less studied organisms enter long-term dormancy, lasting decades or even centuries. Intriguingly, many planktonic animals produce encased embryos known as resting eggs or cysts that, like plant seeds, may remain dormant for decades. Herein, we studied a rotifer Brachionus plicatilis as a model planktonic species that forms encased dormant embryos via sexual reproduction and non-dormant embryos via asexual reproduction and raised the following questions: Which genes are expressed at which time points during embryogenesis? How do temporal transcript abundance profiles differ between the two types of embryos? When does the cell cycle arrest? How do dormant embryos manage energy? RESULTS As the molecular developmental kinetics of encased embryos remain unknown, we employed single embryo RNA sequencing (CEL-seq) of samples collected during dormant and non-dormant embryogenesis. We identified comprehensive and temporal transcript abundance patterns of genes and their associated enriched functional pathways. Striking differences were uncovered between dormant and non-dormant embryos. In early development, the cell cycle-associated pathways were enriched in both embryo types but terminated with fewer nuclei in dormant embryos. As development progressed, the gene transcript abundance profiles became increasingly divergent between dormant and non-dormant embryos. Organogenesis was suspended in dormant embryos, concomitant with low transcript abundance of homeobox genes, and was replaced with an ATP-poor preparatory phase characterized by very high transcript abundance of genes encoding for hallmark dormancy proteins (e.g., LEA proteins, sHSP, and anti-ROS proteins, also found in plant seeds) and proteins involved in dormancy exit. Surprisingly, this period appeared analogous to the late maturation phase of plant seeds. CONCLUSIONS The study highlights novel divergent temporal transcript abundance patterns between dormant and non-dormant embryos. Remarkably, several convergent functional solutions appear during the development of resting eggs and plant seeds, suggesting a similar preparatory phase for long-term dormancy. This study accentuated the broad novel molecular features of long-term dormancy in encased animal embryos that behave like "animal seeds".
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- Tamar Hashimshony
- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- National Institute of Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Molecular Andrology, Biomedical Research Center Seltersberg (BFS), Justus Liebig University Gießen, Gießen, Germany.
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Life Sciences and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- National Institute of Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and IVF, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- The Fred Wyszkowski Cancer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
- (Retired) Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel.
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Huang ZY, Xi YL, Wang Q, Li ZA, Shi BC, Ge YL. Evolution Under Dietary Restriction Increases Reproduction at the Cost of Decreased Somatic Growth. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:1135-1142. [PMID: 37061823 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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Dietary restriction (DR) is cited as the most reliable means of extending life span in a wide range of taxa, yet the evolutionary basis of the DR effect on life span remains unclear. The resource reallocation hypothesis proposes that the longevity-extending response of DR is adaptive and stems from the reallocation of resources from reproduction to somatic maintenance under food-limited conditions. However, if DR continues for multiple generations, such a response becomes maladaptive, and genotypes with higher fecundity should be selectively favored over genotypes with longer longevity. To test this prediction, we exposed replicate populations of the rotifer Brachionus dorcas, a model organism for aging and experimental evolution studies, to DR and ad-libitum (AL) diets for 100 days. During the selection experiment, AL-selected populations showed higher growth rates and mictic ratios than DR-selected populations. After approximately 27 asexual generations of selection, populations with a DR selection history had a higher net reproductive rate but lower body volume and ingestion rate in the absence of survival costs than populations with an AL selection history when they were assayed on an AL diet. Our results are inconsistent with the prediction that evolution on sustained DR increases reproduction and reduces life span, and show for the first time that sustained DR selects for clones with higher energy investment in reproduction but lower investment in somatic growth.
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- Zhi-Yu Huang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-funded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-funded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-funded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-funded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-funded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-funded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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Li X, Lu L, Ru S, Eom J, Wang D, Wang J. Nanoplastics induce more severe multigenerational life-history trait changes and metabolic responses in marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis: Comparison with microplastics. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 449:131070. [PMID: 36840989 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) have attracted global attention for their potential adverse impacts on marine ecosystems. This study investigated the impacts of MPs/NPs (70 nm, 500 nm, and 2 µm) on population growth and life-history traits of marine rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis), and further explored the differences from the aspects of nutrient accumulation and metabolomic profiles. The results showed that 200 and 2000 µg/L 70 nm NPs significantly suppressed population growth, and negatively affected life span, the first spawning and breeding time, and fecundity in F0-F2 generation rotifers. Whereas 500 nm NPs and 2 µm MPs showed no effect on population growth 200 µg/L and only changed the life-history traits at the highest concentration. Moreover, 70 nm NPs were more easily accumulated in the rotifers and reduced food ingestion and nutrient accumulation, which caused more severe disruption on purine-pyrimidine metabolism, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and protein synthesis pathway compared to 500 nm NPs. Thus, the smaller the size of the plastic particles, the stronger the toxicity to the rotifers. This study provided new insights into the toxicity of MPs/NPs on marine zooplankton and proposed that metabolomics was powerful to explore the toxicity mechanisms of MPs/NPs.
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- Xuan Li
- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Yoon DS, Byeon E, Kim DH, Lee Y, Choi H, Park HG, Sayed AEDH, Shin KH, Lee MC, Lee JS. Genome-wide identification of fatty acid synthesis genes, fatty acid profiles, and life parameters in two freshwater water flea Daphnia magna strains. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2022; 262:110774. [PMID: 35760305 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2022.110774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The freshwater water flea Daphnia magna is a planktonic animal belonging to the Cladocera. To evaluate differences between two D. magna strains (KIT and NIES) in terms of life parameters and fatty acid profiles, we examined several endpoints. In the D. magna KIT strain, the numbers of total and cumulative offspring were lower at 23 °C and higher at 14 °C than in the D. magna NIES strain. However, at 14 °C, the D. magna KIT strain showed an increased lifespan. Although the n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) ratio was always decreased at a low temperature, the PUFA ratio in the KIT strain had a higher value on day 3 than the NIES strain, which gave it higher adaptability to low temperature. In addition, we identified the elongation of very long chain fatty acids (elovl) and fatty acid desaturase (fad) genes, which are involved in fatty acid biosynthesis pathways, in the genomes of both D. magna KIT and NIES. The Elovl and Fad genes in both D. magna strains were highly conserved, including tandem duplicated Elovl 1/7 genes. This study provides new information about the molecular basis for the difference in temperature sensitivity between two strains of D. magna.
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- Deok-Seo Yoon
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Science and Convergence Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Ecology and Environment, College of Life Sciences, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung 25457, South Korea
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, 71516 Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Marine Science and Convergence Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Food & Nutrition, College of Bio-Nano Technology, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, South Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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He X, Guo X, Du Z, Liu X, Jing J, Zhou C, Cheng Y, Wang Z, He XP. Enhancement of Intracellular Accumulation of Copper by Biogenesis of Lipid Droplets in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Revealed by Transcriptomic Analysis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:7170-7179. [PMID: 35657321 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01071] [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] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Copper is an essential micronutrient for life, whose homeostasis is rigorously regulated to meet the demands of normal biological processes and to minimize the potential toxicity. Copper enriched by yeast is regarded as a safe and bioavailable form of copper supplements. Here, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant strain H247 with expanded storage capability of copper was obtained through atmospheric and room-temperature plasma treatment. Transcriptomic analyses found that transcriptional upregulation of DGA1 might be the major contributor to the enhancement of intracellular copper accumulation in strain H247. The positive correlation between biogenesis of lipid droplets and intracellular accumulation of copper was confirmed by overexpression of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase encoding genes DGA1 and LRO1 or knockout of DGA1. Lipid droplets are not only the storage pool of copper but might prompt the copper trafficking to mitochondria, vacuoles, and Golgi apparatus. These results provide new insights into the sophisticated copper homeostatic mechanisms and the biological functions of lipid droplets.
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- Xiaoxian He
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Direct-Fed Microbial Engineering, Beijing DaBeiNong Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. (DBN), Beijing 100192, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Direct-Fed Microbial Engineering, Beijing DaBeiNong Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. (DBN), Beijing 100192, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Wang D, Ru S, Zhang W, Zhang Z, Li Y, Zhao L, Li L, Wang J. Impacts of nanoplastics on life-history traits of marine rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) are recovered after being transferred to clean seawater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:42780-42791. [PMID: 35088255 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-18121-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With the continuous accumulation of nanoplastics (NPs) in the ocean, it becomes urgent to explore their potential effects on filter-feeding zooplankton. This study exposed marine rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) to 0, 20, 200, and 2000 μg/L of 70-nm polystyrene NPs (PS NPs) for two generations (F0 - F1), followed by two-generation (F2 - F3) culture in clean seawater, to investigate the impacts on life-history traits. The results showed that NPs were ingested by the rotifers within 10 min and reached a maximum level after 12 h of exposure. NPs were also observed in the feces of F0 and F1 generation rotifers and on the surface of F1 generation eggs. The intake of NPs inhibited microalgae ingestion, decreased body volume, delayed the first spawning time, reduced the total number of eggs and offspring of F0 and F1 generation. Moreover, 2000 μg/L NPs postponed the first hatching time of F0 generation eggs by 2.5 h, and the hatching time of F1 generation eggs was delayed by 7.3 h and 6.8 h under 200 and 2000 μg/L NPs exposure. The first spawning time and the first hatching time of rotifers were still significantly prolonged in the F2 generation, but other life-history traits returned to normal. After being cultured in clean seawater for two generations, all these indicators were recovered to the normal level. Overall, this study demonstrates that the life-history traits of marine rotifers could be flexibly changed with/without PS NPs exposure.
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- Dong Wang
- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong province, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong province, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong province, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong province, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong province, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong province, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong province, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong province, China.
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Won EJ, Byeon E, Lee YH, Jeong H, Lee Y, Kim MS, Jo HW, Moon JK, Wang M, Lee JS, Shin KH. Molecular evidence for suppression of swimming behavior and reproduction in the estuarine rotifer Brachionus koreanus in response to COVID-19 disinfectants. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 175:113396. [PMID: 35149311 PMCID: PMC8824532 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The increased use of disinfectants due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (e.g. COVID-19) has caused burden in the environment but knowledge on its ecotoxicological impact on the estuary environment is limited. Here we report in vivo and molecular endpoints that we used to assess the effects of chloroxylenol (PCMX) and benzalkonium chloride (BAC), which are ingredients in liquid handwash, dish soap products, and sanitizers used by consumers and healthcare workers on the estuarine rotifer Brachionus koreanus. PCMX and BAC significantly affected the life table parameters of B. koreanus. These chemicals modulated the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and catalase and increased reactive oxygen species even at low concentrations. Also, PCMX and BAC caused alterations in the swimming speed and rotation rate of B. koreanus. Furthermore, an RNA-seq-based ingenuity pathway analysis showed that PCMX affected several signaling pathways, allowing us to predict that a low concentration of PCMX will have deleterious effects on B. koreanus. The neurotoxic and mitochondrial dysfunction event scenario induced by PCMX reflects the underlying molecular mechanisms by which PCMX produces outcomes deleterious to aquatic organisms.
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- Eun-Ji Won
- Department of Marine Science and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea; Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Hansalim Agro-Food Analysis Center, Hankyong National University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Suwon 16500, South Korea
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- Hansalim Agro-Food Analysis Center, Hankyong National University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Suwon 16500, South Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science/College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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- Department of Marine Science and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea; Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea.
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A collective analysis of lifespan-extending compounds in diverse model organisms, and of species whose lifespan can be extended the most by the application of compounds. Biogerontology 2021; 22:639-653. [PMID: 34687363 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-021-09941-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Research on aging and lifespan-extending compounds has been carried out using diverse model organisms, including yeast, worms, flies and mice. Many studies reported the identification of novel lifespan-extending compounds in different species, some of which may have the potential to translate to the clinic. However, studies collectively and comparatively analyzing all the data available in these studies are highly limited. Here, by using data from the DrugAge database, we first identified top compounds in terms of their effects on percent change in average lifespan of diverse organisms, collectively (n = 1728). We found that, when data from all organisms studied were combined for each compound, aspirin resulted in the highest percent increase in average lifespan (52.01%), followed by minocycline (27.30%), N-acetyl cysteine (17.93%), nordihydroguaiaretic acid (17.65%) and rapamycin (15.66%), in average. We showed that minocycline led to the highest percent increase in average lifespan among other compounds, in both Drosophila melanogaster (28.09%) and Caenorhabditis elegans (26.67%), followed by curcumin (11.29%) and gluconic acid (5.51%) for D. melanogaster and by metformin (26.56%), resveratrol (15.82%) and quercetin (9.58%) for C. elegans. Moreover, we found that top 5 species whose lifespan can be extended the most by compounds with lifespan-extending properties are Philodina acuticornis, Acheta domesticus, Aeolosoma viride, Mytilina brevispina and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (211.80%, 76%, 70.26%, 55.18% and 45.71% in average, respectively). This study provides novel insights on lifespan extension in model organisms, and highlights the importance of databases with high quality content curated by researchers from multiple resources, in aging research.
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Gribble KE. Brachionus rotifers as a model for investigating dietary and metabolic regulators of aging. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 6:1-15. [PMID: 33709041 PMCID: PMC7903245 DOI: 10.3233/nha-200104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Because every species has unique attributes relevant to understanding specific aspects of aging, using a diversity of study systems and a comparative biology approach for aging research has the potential to lead to novel discoveries applicable to human health. Monogonont rotifers, a standard model for studies of aquatic ecology, evolutionary biology, and ecotoxicology, have also been used to study lifespan and healthspan for nearly a century. However, because much of this work has been published in the ecology and evolutionary biology literature, it may not be known to the biomedical research community. In this review, we provide an overview of Brachionus rotifers as a model to investigate nutritional and metabolic regulators of aging, with a focus on recent studies of dietary and metabolic pathway manipulation. Rotifers are microscopic, aquatic invertebrates with many advantages as a system for studying aging, including a two-week lifespan, easy laboratory culture, direct development without a larval stage, sexual and asexual reproduction, easy delivery of pharmaceuticals in liquid culture, and transparency allowing imaging of cellular morphology and processes. Rotifers have greater gene homology with humans than do established invertebrate models for aging, and thus rotifers may be used to investigate novel genetic mechanisms relevant to human lifespan and healthspan. The research on caloric restriction; dietary, pharmaceutical, and genetic interventions; and transcriptomics of aging using rotifers provide insights into the metabolic regulators of lifespan and health and suggest future directions for aging research. Capitalizing on the unique biology of Brachionus rotifers, referencing the vast existing literature about the influence of diet and drugs on rotifer lifespan and health, continuing the development of genetic tools for rotifers, and growing the rotifer research community will lead to new discoveries a better understanding of the biology of aging.
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Yoon DS, Lee Y, Park JC, Lee MC, Lee JS. Alleviation of tributyltin-induced toxicity by diet and microplastics in the marine rotifer Brachionus koreanus. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 402:123739. [PMID: 33254767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To determine the effects of tributyltin (TBT) upon multiple exposures of diet and microplastic in rotifer, in vivo life parameters were measured. In 10 μg/L TBT-exposed rotifer, the 1 and 0.5 x diet groups resulted in reproduction reduction. However, 10 x diet treatment showed no significant changes in the total fecundity, despite a decrease in daily reproduction. Besides, differences in the lifespan were observed in response to different diet regimens. TBT and/or MP-exposed parental rotifer (F0) showed a significant delay in the pre-reproductive day under 0.5 x diet regimen. In all dietary regimens, exposure to TBT and MP induced an increase in reactive oxygen species, but antioxidant activities were perturbed. To further verify the carryover effect of TBT toxicity, progeny rotifer (F1) obtained from 24 h TBT and/or MP-exposed F0 was used. Interestingly, the faster hatching rate was observed only in F1 obtained from 1 x diet regimen-exposed F0. However, in the 0.5 x diet, the total fecundity was reduced and the pattern of the daily reproduction was collapsed. Thus, the toxicity of TBT can be alleviated by MP and nutrition status, but TBT-induced toxicity and its carryover effect are inevitable.
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- Deok-Seo Yoon
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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Datki Z, Acs E, Balazs E, Sovany T, Csoka I, Zsuga K, Kalman J, Galik-Olah Z. Exogenic production of bioactive filamentous biopolymer by monogonant rotifers. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 208:111666. [PMID: 33396176 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The chemical ecology of rotifers has been little studied. A yet unknown property is presented within some monogonant rotifers, namely the ability to produce an exogenic filamentous biopolymer, named 'Rotimer'. This rotifer-specific viscoelastic fiber was observed in six different freshwater monogonants (Euchlanis dilatata, Lecane bulla, Lepadella patella, Itura aurita, Colurella adriatica and Trichocerca iernis) in exception of four species. Induction of Rotimer secretion can only be achieved by mechanically irritating rotifer ciliate with administering different types (yeast cell skeleton, denatured BSA, epoxy, Carmine or urea crystals and micro-cellulose) and sizes (approx. from 2.5 to 50 µm diameter) of inert particles, as inductors or visualization by adhering particles. The thickness of this Rotimer is 33 ± 3 nm, detected by scanning electron microscope. This material has two structural formations (fiber or gluelike) in nano dimension. The existence of the novel adherent natural product becomes visible by forming a 'Rotimer-Inductor Conglomerate' (RIC) web structure within a few minutes. The RIC-producing capacity of animals, depends on viability, is significantly modified according to physiological- (depletion), drug- (toxin or stimulator) and environmental (temperature, salt content and pH) effects. The E. dilatata-produced RIC is affected by protein disruptors but is resistant to several chemical influences and its Rotimer component has an overwhelming cell (algae, yeast and human neuroblastoma) motility inhibitory effect, associated with low toxicity. This biopolymer-secretion-capacity is protective of rotifers against human-type beta-amyloid aggregates.
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- Zsolt Datki
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Vasas Szent Peter u. 1-3, H-6724 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Danube Research Institute, MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina ut 29-31, H-1113 Budapest, Hungary; National University of Public Service, Faculty of Water Sciences, 6500 Baja, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky utca 12-14., Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Vasas Szent Peter u. 1-3, H-6724 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Faculty of Pharmacology, University of Szeged, Eotvos u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Faculty of Pharmacology, University of Szeged, Eotvos u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Vasas Szent Peter u. 1-3, H-6724 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Vasas Szent Peter u. 1-3, H-6724 Szeged, Hungary
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Effects of low temperature on longevity and lipid metabolism in the marine rotifer Brachionus koreanus. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2020; 250:110803. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.110803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Heine KB, Powers MJ, Kallenberg C, Tucker VL, Hood WR. Ultraviolet irradiation increases size of the first clutch but decreases longevity in a marine copepod. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:9759-9767. [PMID: 31534691 PMCID: PMC6745833 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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An important component of life history theory is understanding how natural variation arises in populations. Both endogenous and exogenous factors contribute to organism survival and reproduction, and therefore, it is important to understand how such factors are both beneficial and detrimental to population dynamics. One ecologically relevant factor that influences the life history of aquatic organisms is ultraviolet (UV) radiation. While the majority of research has focused on the potentially detrimental effects that UV radiation has on aquatic organisms, few studies have evaluated hormetic responses stimulated by radiation under select conditions. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of UV-A/B irradiation on life history characteristics in Tigriopus californicus copepods. After exposing copepods to UV-A/B irradiation (control, 1-, and 3-hr UV treatments at 0.5 W/m2), we measured the impact of exposure on fecundity, reproductive effort, and longevity. We found that UV irradiation increased the size of the first clutch among all reproducing females in both the 1- and 3-hr experimental groups and decreased longevity among all females that mated in the 1-hr treatment. UV irradiation had no effect on the number of clutches females produced. These findings indicate a potential benefit of UV irradiation on reproductive performance early in life, although the same exposure came at a cost to longevity.
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- Kyle B. Heine
- Department of Biological SciencesAuburn UniversityAuburnALUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesAuburn UniversityAuburnALUSA
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Lee MC, Fonseca E, Park JC, Yoon DS, Choi H, Kim M, Han J, Cho HS, Shin KH, Santos ML, Jung JH, Castro LFC, Lee JS. Tributyltin Affects Retinoid X Receptor-Mediated Lipid Metabolism in the Marine Rotifer Brachionus koreanus. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:7830-7839. [PMID: 31244070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To examine how tributyltin (TBT), a model obesogen, affects the lipid metabolism in the marine rotifer Brachionus koreanus, we carried out life-cycle studies and determined the in vitro and in silico interactions of retinoid X receptor (RXR) with TBT, the transcriptional levels of RXR and lipid metabolic genes, and the fatty acid content. The lethal concentration 10% (LC10) was determined to be 5.12 μg/L TBT, and negative effects on ecologically relevant end points (e.g., decreased lifespan and fecundity) were detected at 5 μg/L TBT. On the basis of these findings, subsequent experiments were conducted below 1 μg/L TBT, which did not show any negative effects on ecologically relevant end points in B. koreanus. Nile red staining analysis showed that after exposure to 1 μg/L TBT, B. koreanus stored neutral lipids and had significantly increased transcriptional levels of RXR and lipid metabolism-related genes compared to the control. However, the content of total fatty acids did not significantly change at any exposure level. In the single fatty acids profile, a significant increase in saturated fatty acids (SFAs) 14:0 and 20:0 was observed, but the contents of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids were significantly decreased. Also, a transactivation assay of TBT with RXR showed that TBT is an agonist of Bk-RXR with a similar fold-induction to the positive control. Taken together, these results demonstrate that TBT-modulated RXR signaling leads to increase in transcriptional levels of lipid metabolism-related genes and the synthesis of SFAs but decreases the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Our findings support a wider taxonomic scope of lipid perturbation due to xenobiotic exposure that occurs via NRs in aquatic animals.
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- Min-Chul Lee
- Department of Biological Science, College of Science , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , South Korea
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences , University of Porto , 4169-007 Porto , Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research , University of Porto , 4450-208 Matosinhos , Portugal
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , South Korea
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- Department of Marine and Convergence Sciences, College of Science and Technology , Hanyang University , Ansan 15588 , South Korea
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- Risk Assessment Research Center , Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology , Geoje 53201 , South Korea
- Department of Marine Environmental Science , Korea University of Science and Technology , Daejeon 34113 , South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , South Korea
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- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences , Chonnam National University , Yeosu 550-749 , South Korea
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- Department of Marine and Convergence Sciences, College of Science and Technology , Hanyang University , Ansan 15588 , South Korea
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences , University of Porto , 4169-007 Porto , Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research , University of Porto , 4450-208 Matosinhos , Portugal
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- Risk Assessment Research Center , Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology , Geoje 53201 , South Korea
- Department of Marine Environmental Science , Korea University of Science and Technology , Daejeon 34113 , South Korea
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences , University of Porto , 4169-007 Porto , Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research , University of Porto , 4450-208 Matosinhos , Portugal
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , South Korea
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Lee MC, Park JC, Yoon DS, Choi H, Kim HJ, Shin KH, Hagiwara A, Han J, Park HG, Lee JS. Genome-wide characterization and expression of the elongation of very long chain fatty acid (Elovl) genes and fatty acid profiles in the alga (Tetraselmis suecica) fed marine rotifer Brachionus koreanus. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2019; 30:179-185. [PMID: 30884356 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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To understand the lipid metabolism in invertebrate species, identification of the fatty acid (FA) synthesis gene families in invertebrate species is important, since some FA are unable to be synthesized in the organisms by themselves. In the study, to identify the elongation of very long chain fatty acid (Elovl) genes in the marine rotifer Brachionus koreanus, the genome-wide identification and phylogenetic analysis of Elovl genes have been conducted with the expression profile of Elovl genes on the alga Tetraslemis suecica-fed B. koreanus. A total 10 Elovl genes have been identified from the genome of B. koreanus, with conserved HXXHH motif. Synteny analysis showed that tandem duplication event has occurred (Elovl3/6a and b, Elovl9a and b, and Elovl9c and d) in the ancestor. Phylogenetic analysis have clearly revealed that Brachionus spp. has only 2/5 and 3/6 subfamilies, and two novel Elovl classes have been revealed, namely Elovl9 and 10. Transcriptional data showed that the 10 Elovl genes were differently expressed and their expression could be regulated by feeding the alga T. suecica. From fatty acid (FA) profile data of the alga Tetraslemis suecica-fed B. koreanus, we revealed that the marine rotifer B. koreanus may synthesize very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA; >22 carbons) by themselves, as VLCFA was hardly detected in the alga T. suecica. The study provides a better understanding of FA metabolism of the marine rotifer B. koreanus after feeding the T. suecica.
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- Min-Chul Lee
- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, College of Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, College of Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; Organization for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Resource Development, College of Life Sciences, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung 25457, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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Park JC, Yoon DS, Byeon E, Seo JS, Hwang UK, Han J, Lee JS. Adverse effects of two pharmaceuticals acetaminophen and oxytetracycline on life cycle parameters, oxidative stress, and defensome system in the marine rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2018; 204:70-79. [PMID: 30189352 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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To investigate the adverse effect of two widely used pharmaceuticals, paracetamol (acetaminophen [APAP]) and oxytetracycline (OTC) on the marine rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis (B. rotundiformis), the animals were exposed to various environmentally-relevant concentrations. Up to date, acetaminophen and oxytetracycline have been considered as toxic, if used above threshold concentration, i.e. overdosed. However, this study demonstrated these two pharmaceuticals even at low concentration (i.e., μg/L scale) elicited oxidative stress through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) along with the increased glutathione S-transferase activity, despite no-observed effect in in-vivo population growth. To validate the adverse effects of the two pharmaceuticals at relatively low concentrations, mRNA expression analysis was performed of the entire set of genes encoding 26 cytochrome P450s (CYPs) of phase I and 19 glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) of phase II of the rotifer B. rotundiformis. The mRNA expression analysis suggested specific genes CYP3045A2 and GSTσ1, GSTσ4, and GSTω1 take part in detoxification of APAP and OTC, resulting in no significant changes in the population growth and undetermined no observed effect concentration (NOEC) in the marine rotifer B. rotundiformis.
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- Jun Chul Park
- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, South Korea
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- Marine Ecological Risk Assessment Center, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Incheon 46083, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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Lee MC, Park JC, Lee JS. Effects of environmental stressors on lipid metabolism in aquatic invertebrates. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2018; 200:83-92. [PMID: 29727774 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Lipid metabolism is crucial for the survival and propagation of the species, since lipids are an essential cellular component across animal taxa for maintaining homeostasis in the presence of environmental stressors. This review aims to summarize information on the lipid metabolism under environmental stressors in aquatic invertebrates. Fatty acid synthesis from glucose via de novo lipogenesis (DNL) pathway is mostly well-conserved across animal taxa. The structure of free fatty acid (FFA) from both dietary and DNL pathway could be transformed by elongase and desaturase. In addition, FFA can be stored in lipid droplet as triacylglycerol, upon attachment to glycerol. However, due to the limited information on both gene and lipid composition, in-depth studies on the structural modification of FFA and their storage conformation are required. Despite previously validated evidences on the disturbance of the normal life cycle and lipid homeostasis by the environmental stressors (e.g., obesogens, salinity, temperature, pCO2, and nutrients) in the aquatic invertebrates, the mechanism behind these effects are still poorly understood. To overcome this limitation, omics approaches such as transcriptomic and proteomic analyses have been used, but there are still gaps in our knowledge on aquatic invertebrates as well as the lipidome. This paper provides a deeper understanding of lipid metabolism in aquatic invertebrates.
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- Min-Chul Lee
- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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