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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 718, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137359
Keywords
Cellobiohydmlase I (CbhI) gene; Metals; Stress; Gene expression; Utter decomposition; Metabolontics
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Funding
- European Regional Development Fund-Operational Competitiveness Programme (FEDER-POFCCOMPETE) [FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-027793]
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project 'DiverseAquaFun-Molecular profiling of taxonomic, functional and genetic diversity of aquatic fungi along a pollution gradient' [PTDC/AAG-GLO/3896/2012, PEst-OE/BIA/UI4050/2014, UID/MAR/04292/2013, UIDB/04292/2020]
- FCT [PTDC/AAG-GLO/3896/2012, SFRH/BPD/103865/2014]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/AAG-GLO/3896/2012] Funding Source: FCT
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Metal contamination of watersheds is a global problem. Here, we conducted litter decomposition studies with Neonectria lugdunensis, a cosmopolitan aquatic fungus. Fungal isolates from four reference (non-impacted) and six metal-contaminated streams (due to mine drainage) were exposed to mine drainage and reference stream waters in Central Portugal. Impact of mine drainage waters on N. lugdunensis hyphae was investigated by performing metabolomic profiling of 200 lipids and 25 amino acids (M) with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. In parallel, functional response of N. lugdunensis isolates was assessed through expression profiles of a functional gene, cellobiohydrolase I (Cbhl). Ecological performance via leaf mass loss was also determined. Exposure to mine drainage waters altered the concentration of numerous AA and lipids. Most strikingly, a gradual increase in the concentration of the triacylglycerols (TAG) with shorter acyl chains and lesser unsaturation was observed after the exposure to mine drainage waters. In addition, the changes in the concentration of numerous TAG, lysophosphatidylcholines, and AA were more significant in the isolates from the metal-contaminated streams after exposure to mine drainage water. Cbhl gene of the isolates from reference streams was down-regulated by metal stress, while those from metal-contaminated streams remained unaffected. Finally, leaf mass loss was influenced by both exposure to mine drainage waters and the origin of isolates. Overall, our study demonstrates unique functional signatures displayed by fungi under metal stress and the relevant role that fungal AA and lipids play to cope with metal toxicity. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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