Transcription factor CgMTF-1 regulates CgZnT1 and CgMT expression in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) under zinc stress

	Transcription factor CgMTF-1 regulates CgZnT1 and CgMT expression in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) under zinc stress
	Meng, Jie1 ; Zhang, Linlin 1; Li, Li 1; Li, Chunyan1,2 ; Wang, Ting 1,2; Zhang, Guofan 1
刊名	AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
	2015-08-01
卷号	165 期号:2015 页码:179-188
关键词	Crassostrea Zinc accumulation Transcription mechanism Zinc homeostasis
英文摘要	Oysters accumulate zinc at high tissue concentrations, and the metal response element (MRE)-binding transcription factor (MTF) functions as the cellular zinc sensor that coordinates the expression of genes involved in zinc efflux and storage, as well as those that protect against metal toxicity. In this study, we cloned MTF-1 in oysters and examined its regulation mechanism for its classic target genes, including MTs and ZnT1 under zinc exposure conditions. We cloned CgMTF-1 and determined the subcellular locations of its protein product in HEK293 cells. CgMTF-1 has a 2826 bp open reading frame that encodes a predicted polypeptide with 707 amino acid residues, showing six well-conserved zinc finger domains that are required for metal binding. In HEK293 cell lines, CgMTF-1 primarily localizes in the cell nucleus under unstressed conditions and nuclear translocation was not critical for the activation of this gene. We searched for CgMTF-1-regulated genes in oysters using RNA interference. Decreased expression levels of CgMT1, CgMT4, and CgZnT1 were observed after CgMTF-1 interference (>70% inhibition) under zinc exposure, indicating the critical role of CgMTF-1 in the regulation of these genes. We searched for a direct regulation mechanism involving CgMTF-1 for CgMT1, CgMT4, and CgZnT1 in vitro. EMSA experiments indicated that CgMTF-1 can bind with the MREs found in the CgZnT1, CgMT1 and CgMT4 promoter regions. Additionally, luciferase reporter gene experiments indicated that CgMTF-1 could activate the CgMT1,CgMT4, and CgZnT1 promoters. Overall, our results suggest that CgMTF-1 directly coordinates the regulation of CgMTs and CgZnT1 expression and plays important roles in protecting oysters under zinc exposure conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first study to elucidate the function of MTF-1 in marine bivalves and provides new insights into the mechanisms of zinc accumulation and tolerance in mollusks. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000359030300020
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/49785]
专题	海洋研究所_海洋生物技术研发中心海洋研究所_实验海洋生物学重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Meng, Jie,Zhang, Linlin,Li, Li,et al. Transcription factor CgMTF-1 regulates CgZnT1 and CgMT expression in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) under zinc stress[J]. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY,2015,165(2015):179-188.
APA	Meng, Jie,Zhang, Linlin,Li, Li,Li, Chunyan,Wang, Ting,&Zhang, Guofan.(2015).Transcription factor CgMTF-1 regulates CgZnT1 and CgMT expression in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) under zinc stress.AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY,165(2015),179-188.
MLA	Meng, Jie,et al."Transcription factor CgMTF-1 regulates CgZnT1 and CgMT expression in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) under zinc stress".AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY 165.2015(2015):179-188.