The impact of elevated sulfur and nitrogen levels on cadmium tolerance in Euglena species

Autor: Victoria Kennedy, Emma Kaszecki, Michael E. Donaldson, Barry J. Saville
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61964-w
Popis: Abstract Heavy metal (HM) pollution threatens human and ecosystem health. Current methods for remediating water contaminated with HMs are expensive and have limited effect. Therefore, bioremediation is being investigated as an environmentally and economically viable alternative. Freshwater protists Euglena gracilis and Euglena mutabilis were investigated for their tolerance to cadmium (Cd). A greater increase in cell numbers under Cd stress was noted for E. mutabilis but only E. gracilis showed an increase in Cd tolerance following pre-treatment with elevated concentrations of S or N. To gain insight regarding the nature of the increased tolerance RNA-sequencing was carried out on E. gracilis. This revealed transcript level changes among pretreated cells, and additional differences among cells exposed to CdCl2. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis reflected changes in S and N metabolism, transmembrane transport, stress response, and physiological processes related to metal binding. Identifying these changes enhances our understanding of how these organisms adapt to HM polluted environments and allows us to target development of future pre-treatments to enhance the use of E. gracilis in bioremediation relating to heavy metals.
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