期刊
CHEMOSPHERE
卷 286, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131633
关键词
Biomonitoring; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental contamination; Estrogen receptor; 4-t-Octylphenol; Transgenic plants
资金
- Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (BRAIN)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) , KAKENHI [17F17748]
- Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan [P17748]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P17748] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17F17748] Funding Source: KAKEN
Transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing mER and GFP genes showed high sensitivity in detecting EDCs, making them a promising tool for monitoring organic pollutants in contaminated waters. XmEV19-2 plants were able to detect OP at concentrations as low as 5 ng/mL.
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are widespread contaminants that severely affect the endocrine systems of living organisms. In addition to the conventional instrument-based approaches for quantifying organic pollutants, a monitoring method using transgenic plants has also been proposed. Plants carrying a recombinant receptor gene combined with a reporter gene represent a system for the easy detection of ligands that specifically bind to the receptor molecule. Here, the EDC detection sensitivity of transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing the medaka (Oryzias latipes) estrogen receptor (mER) and green fluorescent protein (GFP) genes, was assessed. Four transgenic Arabidopsis lines, obtained by transformation with expression plasmids constructed using combinations of two types of the ligand-binding domains of mER, the DNA-binding domain of LexA and the transactivation domain of VP16 in the chimeric receptors, showed significant induction of GFP when germinated on a medium contaminated with 1 ng/mL 4-t-octylphenol (OP). The most sensitive XmEV19-2 plants detected 0.1 ng/mL OP and 1 pg/mL 17 beta-estradiol. GFP expression was suppressed by the insecticides imidacloprid and fipronil, whereas perfluorooctanesulfonic acid induced it at 0.1 ng/mL. Experiments with river water-based medium showed that XmEV19-2 can be used for monitoring polluted waters, detecting OP at concentrations as low as 5 ng/mL. Notably, XmEV19-2 showed a significant decrease in root length when grown on 0.1 ng/mL OP. mER transgenic plants can be a promising tool for simple monitoring of EDCs, without the need for extraction and concentration steps in sample preparation.
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