Rescue of heavy metal effects on cell physiology of the algal model system Micrasterias by divalent ions

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• 作者：Stefanie Voll ; Elisabeth Bayer ; Verena Baumgartner ; Ancuela Andosch ; Cornelius L眉tz ; Evelyn Sima ; Ursula L眉tz-Meindl
• 关键词：AA ; ascorbic acid ; Ca ; calcium ; Cd ; cadmium ; Cr ; chromium ; EELS ; electron energy loss spectroscopy ; ESI ; electron spectroscopic imaging ; Fe ; iron ; Fe-EDTA ; Fe-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ; Gd ; gadolinium ; GSH ; glutathione ; HPLC ; high-performance liquid chromatography ; Pb ; lead ; PS II ; photosystem II ; ROS ; reactive oxygen species ; TEM ; transmission electron microscopy ; SA ; salicylic acid ; UPLC-MS ; ultra performance liquid chromatography&ndash ; mass spectrometry ; Zn ; zinc
• 刊名：Journal of Plant Physiology
• 出版年：15 January, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：171
• 期：2
• 页码：154-163
• 全文大小：3605 K

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Recent studies have shown that metals such as copper, zinc, aluminum, cadmium, chromium, iron and lead cause severe dose-dependent disturbances in growth, morphogenesis, photosynthetic and respiratory activity as well as on ultrastructure and function of organelles in the algal model system Micrasterias denticulata (). In the present investigation we focus on amelioration of these adverse effects of cadmium, chromium and lead by supplying the cells with different antioxidants and essential micronutrients to obtain insight into metal uptake mechanisms and subcellular metal targets. This seems particularly interesting as Micrasterias is adapted to extremely low-concentrated, oligotrophic conditions in its natural bog environment.

The divalent ions of iron, zinc and calcium were able to diminish the effects of the metals cadmium, chromium and lead on Micrasterias. Iron showed most ameliorating effects on cadmium and chromium in short- and long-term treatments and improved cell morphogenesis, ultrastructure, cell division rates and photosynthesis. Analytical transmission electron microscopic (TEM) methods (electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and electron spectroscopic imaging (ESI)) revealed that chromium uptake was decreased when Micrasterias cells were pre-treated with iron, which resulted in no longer detectable intracellular chromium accumulations. Zinc rescued the detrimental effects of chromium on net-photosynthesis, respiration rates and electron transport in PS II. Calcium and gadolinium were able to almost completely compensate the inhibiting effects of lead and cadmium on cell morphogenesis after mitosis, respectively. These results indicate that cadmium is taken up by calcium and iron transporters, whereas chromium appears to enter the algae cells via iron and zinc carriers. It was shown that lead is not taken up into Micrasterias at all but exerts its adverse effects on cell growth by substituting cell wall bound calcium. The antioxidants salicylic acid, ascorbic acid and glutathione were not able to ameliorate any of the investigated metal effects on the green alga Micrasterias when added to the culture medium.