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Transcriptome profiling reveals similarities and differences in plant responses to cadmium and lead

Abstract

We analyzed the influence of salts of two heavy metals--lead and cadmium (Pb{sup 2+} and Cd{sup 2+}) on plants, including plant and root size, plant genome stability as well as global genome expression. Measurement of the metal uptake showed that there was a significantly higher incorporation of Cd than of Pb, 0.6 and 0.15 uM per gram of dry weight, respectively. The analysis of the root length and plant size showed a dose dependent decrease in plants exposed to cadmium. In contrast there was little difference in the size of plants exposed to lead, although there was nearly four-fold increase of the root length. Analysis of the genome stability revealed that cadmium led to a dose dependent increase of homologous recombination whereas lead had no effect. Analysis of the global genome expression of plants chronically exposed to 50 uM of Cd and Pb revealed 65 and 338 up- and down-regulated genes by Cd and 19 and 76 by Pb, respectively. Interestingly, half of the genes that changed their expression in Pb-treated plants also changed their expression in Cd-treated ones. The greater number of genes regulated by Cd reflects generally higher genome instability of plants as well as higher uptake as  More>>
Authors:
Kovalchuk, Igor; [1]  Titov, Victor; [1]  Hohn, Barbara; [2]  Kovalchuk, Olga [1] 
  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Alta., T1K 3M4 (Canada)
  2. Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, CH4058 Basel (Switzerland)
Publication Date:
Mar 01, 2005
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Mutation Research; Journal Volume: 570; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.10.004; PII: S0027-5107(04)00405-1; Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); PBD: 1 Mar 2005
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CADMIUM; DOSES; GENES; LEAD; LEAD IONS; PLANTS; RECOMBINATION; ROOT ABSORPTION; STABILITY; UPTAKE
OSTI ID:
20618336
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0027-5107; MUREAV; TRN: NL05R7836061834
Submitting Site:
NLN
Size:
page(s) 149-161
Announcement Date:
Aug 21, 2005

Citation Formats

Kovalchuk, Igor, Titov, Victor, Hohn, Barbara, and Kovalchuk, Olga. Transcriptome profiling reveals similarities and differences in plant responses to cadmium and lead. Netherlands: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.10.004.
Kovalchuk, Igor, Titov, Victor, Hohn, Barbara, & Kovalchuk, Olga. Transcriptome profiling reveals similarities and differences in plant responses to cadmium and lead. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.10.004
Kovalchuk, Igor, Titov, Victor, Hohn, Barbara, and Kovalchuk, Olga. 2005. "Transcriptome profiling reveals similarities and differences in plant responses to cadmium and lead." Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.10.004.
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title = {Transcriptome profiling reveals similarities and differences in plant responses to cadmium and lead}
author = {Kovalchuk, Igor, Titov, Victor, Hohn, Barbara, and Kovalchuk, Olga}
abstractNote = {We analyzed the influence of salts of two heavy metals--lead and cadmium (Pb{sup 2+} and Cd{sup 2+}) on plants, including plant and root size, plant genome stability as well as global genome expression. Measurement of the metal uptake showed that there was a significantly higher incorporation of Cd than of Pb, 0.6 and 0.15 uM per gram of dry weight, respectively. The analysis of the root length and plant size showed a dose dependent decrease in plants exposed to cadmium. In contrast there was little difference in the size of plants exposed to lead, although there was nearly four-fold increase of the root length. Analysis of the genome stability revealed that cadmium led to a dose dependent increase of homologous recombination whereas lead had no effect. Analysis of the global genome expression of plants chronically exposed to 50 uM of Cd and Pb revealed 65 and 338 up- and down-regulated genes by Cd and 19 and 76 by Pb, respectively. Interestingly, half of the genes that changed their expression in Pb-treated plants also changed their expression in Cd-treated ones. The greater number of genes regulated by Cd reflects generally higher genome instability of plants as well as higher uptake as compared to Pb.}
doi = {10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.10.004}
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