Differential regulation of the two metallothionein genes in common carp.
The expression of two metallothionein (MT) genes was followed in carp (Cyprimus carpio) in vivo during exposure to As and Cu. Changes in the levels of MT-1 and MT-2 mRNA in the liver and kidney were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The inducibility of the two MT isoforms was tissue- and metal-specific. Regardless of whether As or Cu was applied, the liver was more responsive than the kidney. Copper influenced the expression of both isoforms: the MT-1 and MT-2 mRNA levels increased in both the liver and the kidney in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Arsenic affected mostly the MT-2 expression, while the level of the MT-1 transcript did not change significantly in either organ.
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Szeged, Hungary. hermesz@bio.u-szeged.hu
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Anett P
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D000818:Animals; D001151:Arsenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D001483:Base Sequence; D002347:Carps / Q000235:genetics*; D003300:Copper / Q000494:pharmacology; D017931:DNA Primers; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D017931:DNA Primers; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003300:Copper; D008668:Metallothionein; D001151:Arsenic