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Proteomic analysis of hepatic tissue of zebrafish (Danio rerio) experimentally exposed to chronic microcystin-LR. 2010

Minghua Wang, and Leo L Chan, and Mengzi Si, and Huasheng Hong, and Dazhi Wang

State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People's Republic of China.

Microcystin-LR (MCLR) is the most toxic and most frequently encountered hepatotoxin in the aquatic environment. This study investigated the protein profiles of zebrafish (Danio rerio) livers chronically exposed to MCLR concentrations (2 or 20 microg/l) using the proteomic approach as well as cell ultrastructure, protein phosphatase (PP) activity, protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) abundance, and toxin content analysis of the hepatic tissue. The results showed that, after 30-day exposure, the presence of MCLR strikingly enhanced toxin accumulation and the PP activity in zebrafish livers. However, the PP2A amounts were independent of toxin treatments. MCLR caused a noticeable damage to liver ultrastructure, a widespread swelling in the rough endoplasmatic reticulum and mitochondria was observed in the MCLR-exposed hepatocytes, and a honeycomb-like structure was formed in the treated nucleoli. Comparison of two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) protein profiles of MCLR-exposed and nonexposed zebrafish livers revealed that the abundance of 22 proteins, measured by 2-DE, was remarkably altered in response to toxin exposure. These proteins were involved in cytoskeleton assembly, macromolecule metabolism, oxidative stress, and signal transduction, indicating that MCLR toxicity in fish liver is complex and diverse. Thus, proteomics provides a new insight into MCLR toxicity, that chronic toxicity of MCLR is different from acute toxicity, and we speculate that the reactive oxygen species pathway might be the main toxic pathway instead of the PP one. Moreover, even a low concentration of MCLR in water could significantly interrupt cellular processes, and more care should be taken in determining the criterion for MCLR content in drinking water.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008387	Marine Toxins	Toxic or poisonous substances elaborated by marine flora or fauna. They include also specific, characterized poisons or toxins for which there is no more specific heading, like those from poisonous FISHES.	Marine Biotoxins,Phycotoxins
D003598	Cytoskeletal Proteins	Major constituent of the cytoskeleton found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. They form a flexible framework for the cell, provide attachment points for organelles and formed bodies, and make communication between parts of the cell possible.	Proteins, Cytoskeletal
D004305	Dose-Response Relationship, Drug	The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug.	Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014874	Water Pollutants, Chemical	Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water.	Chemical Water Pollutants,Landfill Leachate,Leachate, Landfill,Pollutants, Chemical Water
D015027	Zebrafish	An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North America. Zebrafish is a model organism for drug assay and cancer research.	Brachydanio rerio,Danio rerio,B. rerio,D. rerio,Zebra Fish,Zebra Fishes,Zebra danio,Zebrafishes,D. rerios,Fishes, Zebra,Zebra danios,danio, Zebra
D015153	Blotting, Western	Identification of proteins or peptides that have been electrophoretically separated by blot transferring from the electrophoresis gel to strips of nitrocellulose paper, followed by labeling with antibody probes.	Immunoblotting, Western,Western Blotting,Western Immunoblotting,Blot, Western,Immunoblot, Western,Western Blot,Western Immunoblot,Blots, Western,Blottings, Western,Immunoblots, Western,Immunoblottings, Western,Western Blots,Western Blottings,Western Immunoblots,Western Immunoblottings
D015180	Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional	Electrophoresis in which a second perpendicular electrophoretic transport is performed on the separate components resulting from the first electrophoresis. This technique is usually performed on polyacrylamide gels.	Gel Electrophoresis, Two-Dimensional,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Two-Dimensional,2-D Gel Electrophoresis,2-D Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,2D Gel Electrophoresis,2D PAGE,2D Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,Electrophoresis, Gel, 2-D,Electrophoresis, Gel, 2D,Electrophoresis, Gel, Two Dimensional,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, 2-D,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, 2D,Two Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis,2 D Gel Electrophoresis,2 D Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,Electrophoresis, 2-D Gel,Electrophoresis, 2D Gel,Electrophoresis, Two-Dimensional Gel,Gel Electrophoresis, 2-D,Gel Electrophoresis, 2D,Gel Electrophoresis, Two Dimensional,PAGE, 2D,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, 2 D,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Two Dimensional,Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis