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Metallothioneins in the clam Ruditapes decussatus: an overview

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dc.contributor.authorBebianno, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorSerafim, MA
dc.contributor.authorSimes, Dina
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T14:53:36Z
dc.date.available2018-12-07T14:53:36Z
dc.date.issued2000-06
dc.description.abstractThe clam Ruditapes decussatus is a suspension-feeding bivalve mollusc widely distributed in European waters and in the Mediterranean. Due to is economic importance it is heavily harvested in many countries, and particularly in Portugal. Its ability to accumulate high metal concentrations along with its economic importance was the main reason for its selection as a bioindicator. Metallothionein (MT) concentrations in the clams R. decussatus followed by gel filtration chromatography, differential pulse polarography and SDS-PAGE, after Cd exposure, revealed that MT is induced in different tissues (whole soft tissues, gills, digestive gland and remaining tissues) but the level of MT induction is tissue dependent. MT from the gills and the digestive gland give a more sensitive response to assess the effects of metal exposure directly from the water or from the food than in the whole soft tissues. MT levels were also measured in the gills, digestive gland and remaining tissues of R. decussatus collected in the Ria Formosa lagoon (Portugal) from areas of different metal load and during the period of sexual differentiation of the clam. Data revealed that there were significant differences of MT concentrations among sites and season but not among sex. Purification of MT from the digestive gland of R. decussatus revealed four MT isoforms. The molecular weight of one of these isoforms, determined by SDS-PAGE, was of the same order of magnitude as that of MT from other bivalve species. Similarly the amino acid sequence of the beta domain of the MT of the digestive gland of the clam also shows some degree of similarity with the similar MT sequence from mussels and oysters. It is, therefore suggested that there is some degree of similarity in the MT structure among these species.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1051/analusis:2000280386
dc.identifier.issn0365-4877
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11591
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherAcademic Association of Pharmacuetical Sciences from Antofagasta
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMolluscan Metallothioneins
dc.subjectMytilus-Galloprovincialis
dc.subjectCadmium
dc.subjectInduction
dc.subjectCopper
dc.subjectPurification
dc.subjectEdulis
dc.subjectMetals
dc.titleMetallothioneins in the clam Ruditapes decussatus: an overview
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceEUROPEAN COMMISS, GEEL, BELGIUM
oaire.citation.endPage390
oaire.citation.issue5
oaire.citation.startPage386
oaire.citation.titleAnalusis
oaire.citation.title2nd International Workshop on Metallothioneins
oaire.citation.volume28
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person.familyNamePereira Serafim
person.familyNameSimes
person.givenNameMaria
person.givenNameMaria Angela
person.givenNameDina
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