Journal
TOXINS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins13010007
Keywords
proteomics; Alexandrium; harmful algal bloom (HAB)
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- Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) through the Hazard Detection and Mitigation Tools for Opportunistic Algal Blooms in a Changing Environment Rese
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The study used iTRAQ and 2D-DIGE techniques to investigate the proteomes of A. minutum and A. tamutum, revealing some differences between the two harmful algal bloom-causing organisms, with toxin biosynthetic enzymes present in both. A. minutum displayed higher levels of specific proteins, while A. tamutum had a potentially negative feedback protein for toxin biosynthesis.
Alexandrium minutum and Alexandrium tamutum are two closely related harmful algal bloom (HAB)-causing species with different toxicity. Using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ)-based quantitative proteomics and two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE), a comprehensive characterization of the proteomes of A. minutum and A. tamutum was performed to identify the cellular and molecular underpinnings for the dissimilarity between these two species. A total of 1436 proteins and 420 protein spots were identified using iTRAQ-based proteomics and 2D-DIGE, respectively. Both methods revealed little difference (10-12%) between the proteomes of A. minutum and A. tamutum, highlighting that these organisms follow similar cellular and biological processes at the exponential stage. Toxin biosynthetic enzymes were present in both organisms. However, the gonyautoxin-producing A. minutum showed higher levels of osmotic growth proteins, Zn-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase and type-I polyketide synthase compared to the non-toxic A. tamutum. Further, A. tamutum had increased S-adenosylmethionine transferase that may potentially have a negative feedback mechanism to toxin biosynthesis. The complementary proteomics approach provided insights into the biochemistry of these two closely related HAB-causing organisms. The identified proteins are potential biomarkers for organismal toxicity and could be explored for environmental monitoring.
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