Transcriptional responses of alpha- and rho-class glutathione S-transferase genes in the liver of three freshwater fishes intraperitoneally injected with microcystin-LR: Relationship of inducible expression and tolerance

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 289-298

  Liang, Xu Fang ^a   Li, Guan Gui ^a   He, Shan ^a   Huang, Yan ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cDNA sequence; Freshwater fishes; Glutathione S transferase; Grass carp; Liver expression; Microcystin detoxification; Nile tilapia; Silver carp

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYANOGINOSIN LR; FRESH WATER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARP; CYANOBACTERIUM; DETOXIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LD 50; LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST; TILAPIA; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIVER; MICROCYSTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CTENOPHARYNGODON; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS; MAMMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 35548968767     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20188     Document Type: Article

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