Copper-mediated shifts in transcriptomic responses of intestines in Bufo gargarizans tadpoles to lead stress.

Siliang Zhang, Aixia Chen, Ling Jiang, Xiaoli Liu, Lihong Chai

Environmental science and pollution research international 2023 Apr

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The differential transcriptomic responses of intestines in Bufo gargarizans tadpoles to Pb alone or in the presence of Cu were evaluated. Tadpoles were exposed to 30 μg/L Pb individually and in combination with Cu at 16 or 64 μg/L from Gosner stage (Gs) 26 to Gs 38. After de novo assembly, 105,107 unigenes were generated. Compared to the control group, 7387, 6937, and 11139 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the treatment of Pb + Cu0, Pb + Cu16, and Pb + Cu64, respectively. In addition, functional annotation and enrichment analysis of DEGs revealed substantial transcriptional reprogramming of diverse molecular and biological pathways were induced in all heavy metal treatments. The relative expression levels of genes associated with intestinal epithelial barrier and bile acids (BAs) metabolism, such as mucin2, claudin5, ZO-1, Asbt, and Ost-β, were validated by qPCR. This study demonstrated that Pb exposure induced transcriptional responses in tadpoles, and the responses could be modulated by Cu. © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Siliang Zhang, Aixia Chen, Ling Jiang, Xiaoli Liu, Lihong Chai. Copper-mediated shifts in transcriptomic responses of intestines in Bufo gargarizans tadpoles to lead stress. Environmental science and pollution research international. 2023 Apr;30(17):50144-50161