Differential gene regulation by VIV and VV ions in the branchial sac, intestine, and blood cells of a vanadium-rich ascidian, Ciona intestinalis

BioMetals Volume 25 Issue 5 Page 1037-1050 published_at 2012-10
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Differential gene regulation by VIV and VV ions in the branchial sac, intestine, and blood cells of a vanadium-rich ascidian, Ciona intestinalis
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Kume Satoshi
Matsuoka Hiroki
Hamada Mayuko
Satoh Nori
Michibata Hitoshi
Source Title
BioMetals
Volume 25
Issue 5
Start Page 1037
End Page 1050
Abstract
Ascidians are hyperaccumulators that have been studied in detail. Proteins and genes involved in the accumulation process have been identified, but regulation of gene expression related to vanadium accumulation remains unknown. To gain insights into the regulation of gene expression by vanadium in a genome-wide manner, we performed a comprehensive study on the effect of excess vanadium ions on a vanadium-rich ascidian, Ciona intestinalis, using a microarray. RT-PCR and enzyme activity assay were performed from the perspective of redox and accumulation of metal ions in each tissue. Glutathione metabolism-related proteins were significantly up-regulated by VIV treatment. Several genes involved in the transport of vanadium and protons, such as Nramp and V-ATPase, were significantly up-regulated by VIV treatment. We observed significant up-regulation of glutathione synthesis and degradation pathways in the intestine and branchial sac. In blood cells, expression of Ci-Vanabin4, glutathione reductase activity, glutathione levels, and vanadium concentration increased after VIV treatment. VIV treatment induced significant changes related to vanadium exclusion, seclusion, and redox pathways in the intestine and branchial sac. It also induced an enhancement of the vanadium reduction and accumulation cascade in blood cells. These differential responses in each tissue in the presence of excess vanadium ions suggest that vanadium accumulation and reduction may have regulatory functions. This is the first report on the gene regulation by the treatment of vanadium-rich ascidians with excess vanadium ions. It provided much information for the mechanism of regulation of gene expression related to vanadium accumulation.
Keywords
Ascidian
Vanadium
Microarray
Gene regulation
Glutathione
Descriptions
This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (#21570077 to H. M. and #20570070 to T. U.) and a grant from the Toray Science Foundation (03-4402 to T. U.).
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Biology [ 460 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Date of Issued 2012-10
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Copyright (c) Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2012
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10534-012-9569-z.
Publish Type Author’s Original
Access Rights open access
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[ISSN] 0966-0844
[NCID] AA10834000
[DOI] 10.1007/s10534-012-9569-z
[DOI] http://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-012-9569-z isVersionOf