Expression profiles of seven glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes from Venerupis philippinarum exposed to heavy metals and benzo[a]pyrene

Author(s):  
Linbao Zhang ◽  
Lihua Qiu ◽  
Huifeng Wu ◽  
Xiaoli Liu ◽  
Liping You ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navnath M. Pise ◽  
Dattatry K. Gaikwad ◽  
Tanaji G. Jagtap

Abstract -Oxidative stress and antioxidant defence systems were assessed in a marine red alga Porphyra vietnamensis Tanaka et Pham-Hoang Ho, from India. Lipid peroxidation (LPX) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were measured as oxidative stress markers. Antioxidant defences were measured as catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and ascorbic acid (AsA), in order to understand their dissimilarity with respect to environmental conditions (pollution levels) from selective locations along the central west coast of India. Levels of LPX, H2O2, CAT and GST were significantly higher in samples collected from Dona Paula than in samples from Malvan and Kunkeshwar, while a lower concentration of AsA was found in samples from Dona Paula. Heavy metals such as Cd, Pb and Hg in higher concentrations in these areas than in other sites were also observed. Variation of oxidative stress indices in response to the accumulation of heavy metals within P. vietnamensis could be used as molecular biomarkers for the assessment and monitoring of environmental quality in ecologically sensitive marine habitats.


Author(s):  
Clerison R Perini ◽  
Christine A Tabuloc ◽  
Joanna C Chiu ◽  
Frank G Zalom ◽  
Regis F Stacke ◽  
...  

Abstract Chrysodeixis includens (Walker, [1858]) is one of the most important defoliator of soybean in Brazil because of its extensive geographical distribution and high tolerance to insecticides compared with other species of caterpillars. Because of this, we conducted bioassays to evaluate the efficacy of pyrethroid λ-cyhalothrin on a C. includens resistant strain (MS) and a susceptible (LAB) laboratory strain. High throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) of larval head and body tissues were performed to identify potential molecular mechanisms underlying pyrethroid resistance. Insecticide bioassays showed that MS larvae exhibit 28.9-fold resistance to pyrethroid λ-cyhalothrin relative to LAB larvae. RNA-seq identified evidence of metabolic resistance in the head and body tissues: 15 cytochrome P450 transcripts of Cyp6, Cyp9, Cyp4, Cyp304, Cyp307, Cyp337, Cyp321 families, 7 glutathione-S-transferase (Gst) genes, 7 α-esterase genes from intracellular and secreted catalytic classes, and 8 UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (Ugt) were overexpressed in MS as compared with LAB larvae. We also identified overexpression of GPCR genes (CiGPCR64-like and CiGPCRMth2) in the head tissue. To validate RNA-seq results, we performed RT-qPCR to assay selected metabolic genes and confirmed their expression profiles. Specifically, CiCYP9a101v1, CiCYP6ae149, CiCYP6ae106v2, CiGSTe13, CiCOE47, and CiUGT33F21 exhibited significant overexpression in resistant MS larvae. In summary, our findings detailed potential mechanisms of metabolic detoxification underlying pyrethroid resistance in C. includens.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Shi ◽  
Yao Shi ◽  
Ya Zhang ◽  
Xiaolan Liao

Abstract The tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura, is an important pest of crop and vegetable plants worldwide, and its resistance to insecticides have quickly developed. However, the resistance mechanisms of this pest are still unclear. In this study, the change in mRNA and miRNA profiles in the susceptible, indoxacarb-resistant and field indoxacarb-resistant strains of S. litura were characterized. Nine hundred and ten co-up-regulated and 737 co-down-regulated genes were identified in the resistant strains. Further analysis showed that 126 co-differentially expressed genes (co-DEGs) (cytochrome P450, carboxy/cholinesterase, glutathione S-transferase, ATP-binding cassette transporter, UDP-glucuronosyl transferase, aminopeptidase N, sialin, serine protease and cuticle protein) may play important roles in indoxacarb resistance in S. litura. In addition, a total of 91 known and 52 novel miRNAs were identified, and 10 miRNAs were co-differentially expressed in the resistant strains of S. litura. Furthermore, 10 co-differentially expressed miRNAs (co-DEmiRNAs) had predicted co-DEGs according to the expected miRNA-mRNA negative regulation pattern and 37 indoxacarb resistance-related co-DEGs were predicted to be the target genes. These results not only broadened our understanding of molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance by revealing complicated profiles, but also provide important clues for further study on the mechanisms of miRNAs involved in indoxacarb resistance in S. litura.


2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Xu ◽  
Ming Yang ◽  
Hongtuo Fu ◽  
Shengming Sun ◽  
Hui Qiao ◽  
...  

The glutathione-S-transferase (GST) superfamily includes seven classes, and different classes have different functions. GST superfamily members function in various processes including detoxification of xenobiotics, protection against oxidative damage, and intracellular transport of hormones, endogenous metabolites, and exogenous chemicals. Herein, to elucidate the tissue-specific expression pattern of GSTs in response to hypoxia stress, which induces cell death, we investigated the expression of GSTs in response to hypoxia and reoxygenation in oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense. Full-length cDNAs of two δ class GSTs were cloned from the hepatopancreas, and named MnGST-1 and MnGST-2 based on the established GST nomenclature system. Expression profiles of both GSTs in various tissues were different under acute and chronic experimental hypoxia stress conditions, suggesting that both respond strongly to hypoxia-induced oxidative stress. However, the intensity of responses to hypoxia and reoxygenation were different in different tissues. During acute hypoxia stress, MnGST-1 responds earlier than MnGST-2 in the hepatopancreas and gill, but more slowly in muscle. By contrast, during chronic hypoxia stress, MnGST-2 plays a more important role in the hepatopancreas and gill than MnGST-1.


1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salah A. Sheweita

Glutathione S-transferases catalyze the metabolism of reactive substances of exogenous or endogenous origin and are involved in inactivation processes of xenobiotics and their metabolites. The present study aims at investigating the influence of heavy metals on the hepatic level of reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione S-transferase, and glutathione reductase activities in the liver of male mice after single-dose (1 and 24 h) and repeated-dose treatments (three consecutive days). The hepatic level of GSH was depleted after single-dose treatments with cadmium chloride, mercuric chloride, cobalt chloride, cesium chloride, lead acetate, and silver nitrate, and percentage of GSH depletion was greater still after the repeated-dose treatments. Nickel chloride, on the other hand, did not cause any change in the level of GS H after any period of treatment. Glutathione reductase activity was increased 24 hours after treatment with cadmium chloride, mercuric chloride, lead acetate, and silver nitrate, whereas cobalt chloride decreased such activity after repeated doses. With the exception of cadmium chloride, glutathione S-transferase activity was significantly decreased 24 hours after a single-dose treatment with all of the tested heavy metals. Such alterations in the activities of phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes as a result of heavy metal treatment may change the hepatic capacity for the detoxification of many toxic compounds from endogenous or exogenous sources.


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