Molecular cloning of superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) from aquatic molluscs

Geret, F.; Manduzio, H.; Company, Rui; Leboulenger, F.; Bebianno, Maria João; Danger, J. M.

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The potential of the first line of the active oxygen-scavenging system, partial cDNA encoding Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) was isolated in three aquatic mollusc species: Ruditapes decussatus (marine clam), Dreissena polymorpha (continental water mussel) and Bathymodiolus azoricus (hydrothermal vent mussel). These SOD cDNA fragments were amplified by PCR with degenerate oligonucleotide primers derived from the amino acid sequence conserved in the Cu/Zn-SOD from several other organisms. A partial cDNA of CuZn-SOD was obtained for R. decussates (510 bp), D. polymorpha (510 bp) and B. azoricus (195 bp). The deduced amino acid sequence showed high similarity among the three mollusc species (57-63%) and among other species (50-65%). The residues involved in coordinating copper (His-47, 49, 64, 121) and zinc (His-64, 72, 81 and Asp-84) were well conserved among the three Cu/Zn-SOD sequences.

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Amino acid sequence Animals Base sequence Bivalvia Conserved sequence Copper DNA primers Complementary DNA Enzyme induction Molecular sequence data Sequence Alignment DNA sequence analysis Sequence homology Superoxide dismutase Superoxide dismutase cDNA Molluscs Ruditapes decussatus Bathymodiolus azoricus Dreissena polymorpha