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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 149, Issue 3, Pages 330-337Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.01.013
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olive flounder; glutathione peroxidase; glutathione S-transferase; salinity change; osmotic stress
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Glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) are key enzymes of cellular detoxification systems that defend cells against reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, we isolated the GPX and GST full-length cDNA and investigated the expression of these mRNAs from livers of olive flounder during salinity changes (35, 17.5, 8.75, 4 and 0 psu) by quantitative PCR (QPCR). GPX cDNA consists of 429 base pairs (bp) and encodes a protein of 142 amino acids. GST cDNA consists of 663 bp and encodes a protein of 220 amino acids. Both of GPX and GST mRNA expressions were the highest in 4 psu and then decreased in 0 psu. Also, the levels of Na+ and Cl- decreased, and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) increased during the experimental period. These findings provide molecular characterization of GPX and GST in olive flounder and suggest that GPX and GST play important roles in detoxification of ROS, thereby these maybe indicators of oxidative stress responses by salinity changes in olive flounder. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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