title: Exopolysaccharides protect Synechocystis against the deleterious effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in natural and artificial waters.
abstract: We have studied the effect of TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) on the model cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC6803. We used well-characterized NPs suspensions in artificial and natural (Seine River, France) waters. We report that NPs trigger direct (cell killing) and indirect (cell sedimentation precluding the capture of light, which is crucial to photosynthesis) deleterious effects. Both toxic effects increase with NPs concentration and are exacerbated by the presence of UVAs that increase the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (hydroxyl and superoxide radicals) by TiO2 NPs. Furthermore, we compared the responses of the wild-type strain of Synechocystis, which possesses abundant exopolysaccharides surrounding the cells, to that of an EPS-depleted mutant. We show, for the first time, that the exopolysaccharides play a crucial role in Synechocystis protection against cell killing caused by TiO2 NPs.
authors.affiliation: CEA Saclay, DSM/IRAMIS/SIS2M/LIONS, UMR CEA-CNRS 3299, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Mariane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Planchon
authors.forename: Thichakorn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jittawuttipoka
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cassier-Chauvat
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guyot
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gelabert
authors.forename: Marc F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chauvat
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Spalla
mesh_terms: D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D008027:Light; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D046939:Synechocystis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014867:Water; C009495:titanium dioxide; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D014025:Titanium