The protective effects of melatonin on survival, immune response, digestive enzymes activities and intestinal microbiota diversity in Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) exposed to glyphosate
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
Authors: Song, Yameng; Song, Xiaozhe; Wu, Mengyao; Pang, Yangyang; Shi, Aoya; Shi, Xingliang; Niu, Chao; Cheng, Yongxu; Yang, Xiaozhen
Abstract
Glyphosate is one of the most widely used pesticides, which can cause toxicity to aquatic animals. In this study, the survival rate, immune response, digestive enzyme activities, and the intestinal microbiota diversity of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) were evaluated after 14 days of exposure to glyphosate (48.945 mg/L from 50% 96 h LC50 value) and melatonin feeding (80 mg/kg). The results showed that MT significantly improved the survival rate, antibacterial capacity of E. sinensis (P < 0.05). After exposure to glyphosate, the expression of Hsp60, Hsp70 and Hsp90 in cranial ganglia and thoracic ganglia was decreased significantly, but MT significantly raised the expression of these proteins (P < 0.05). Glyphosate significantly decreased lipase activity compared with the control group (P < 0.05), while melatonin significantly increased the lipase, amylase and trypsin activities (P < 0.05). Melatonin significantly increased the Chaol and Shannon index and the relative abundance of Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes (P < 0.05). This study shows that melatonin has a protective effect on the glyphosate exposed E. sinensis.
The J- and G/F-domains of the majorSynechocystisDnaJ protein Sll0897 are sufficient for cell viability but not for heat resistance
FEBS OPEN BIO
Authors: Dueppre, Eva; Schneider, Dirk
Abstract
Hsp70 proteins and their Hsp40 co-chaperones are essential components of cellular chaperone networks in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Here, we performed a genetic analysis to define the protein domains required for the key functions of the major Hsp40/DnaJ protein Sll0897 of the cyanobacteriumSynechocystissp. PCC6803. The expression of the N-terminally located J- and G/F-domains is essential and sufficient for the proteins' fundamentalin vivofunctions, whereas the presence of the full-length protein, containing the C-terminal substrate-binding domains, is crucial under stress conditions.