Dynamics of protein phosphatase gene expression in Corbicula fluminea exposed to microcystin-LR and to toxic Microcystis aeruginosa cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 9172-9188

  Martins, José Carlos ^a,b   Machado, João ^a   Martins, António ^a   Azevedo, Joana ^a   OlivaTeles, Luís ^a,b   Vasconcelos, Vitor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

C. fluminea; Cyanotoxins; Gene expression; Microcystin LR; Protein phosphatases

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOTOXIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MICROCYSTIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCYSTIS; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; CORBICULA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2;

EID: 84055217255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12129172     Document Type: Article

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