Arsenic(As)is broadly distributed due to natural and anthropogenic sources,and it is toxic to organisms.This study aimed to investigate the proteomic response in earthworm exposed to As^(3+).Earthworms were exposed to...Arsenic(As)is broadly distributed due to natural and anthropogenic sources,and it is toxic to organisms.This study aimed to investigate the proteomic response in earthworm exposed to As^(3+).Earthworms were exposed to As^(3+)in soil at 5-80 mg kg1,and samples were collected after 60 days exposure.Two-dimensional electrophoresis(2-DE)was used to separate the proteins in earthworm homogenate,then differentially expressed proteins(DEPs)were identified using MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS analysis.After 2-DE,36 DEPs were found and 24 of them were successfully identified.79.2%of DEPs were upregulated compared to the control group.The maximum fold change reached 53.8 in spot 3108 in the 80 mg kg^(-1)As group.Two proteins were not found in the control group but found in the As treated groups.Proteins were grouped into metabolism,signal transduction,stress-related,transport,regulation,and predicted/hypothetical protein categories based on their function.The protein-protein interaction between the DEPs indicated that serum albumin(ALB)is very important,related to 6 other proteins.Proteins were then verified by western blot,the results were in agreement with the proteomic analyses.The identification of induced or repressed proteins because of As^(3+)in earthworms is helpful to explore the underlying mechanisms of soil arsenic ecotoxicity.展开更多
Soil arsenic(As)pollution from mining and industrial sources is a serious issue in China.Earthworms are considered ecosystem engineers and contribute to soil fertility development and maintenance of soil physico-chemi...Soil arsenic(As)pollution from mining and industrial sources is a serious issue in China.Earthworms are considered ecosystem engineers and contribute to soil fertility development and maintenance of soil physico-chemical properties.In this study,earthworms were exposed to soils with different sodium arsenite concentrations(0,5,20,and 80 mg As kg^(-1))for 60 d to investigate the changes in soil properties and the responses of the earthworms(e.g.,burrowing activity and respiration).Earthworm burrowing activity decreased with increasing arsenite concentrations,and earthworm respiration was significantly lower in soils with 20 and 80 mg As kg^(-1) compared to 0 mg As kg^(-1).Changes in soil properties were also observed after incubation of As-amended soil with earthworms.Specifically,soil pH decreased,while soil electrical conductivity and contents of soil NH3--N,Olsen-P,and available K increased.Our results suggest that arsenite negatively impacts the metabolic activity of earthworms,leading to reduced burrowing activity,which in turn modifies the effects of earthworms on soil fertility and remediation.展开更多
基金supported by the Shanghai Agriculture Applied Technology Development Program of China(2021 No.2-2)the Natural Science Projects of Henan University of Technology,China(No.2019BS037)+1 种基金the Open Fund Project of State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Monitoring for Heavy Metal Pollutants(SKLMHM202106)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41471203).
文摘Arsenic(As)is broadly distributed due to natural and anthropogenic sources,and it is toxic to organisms.This study aimed to investigate the proteomic response in earthworm exposed to As^(3+).Earthworms were exposed to As^(3+)in soil at 5-80 mg kg1,and samples were collected after 60 days exposure.Two-dimensional electrophoresis(2-DE)was used to separate the proteins in earthworm homogenate,then differentially expressed proteins(DEPs)were identified using MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS analysis.After 2-DE,36 DEPs were found and 24 of them were successfully identified.79.2%of DEPs were upregulated compared to the control group.The maximum fold change reached 53.8 in spot 3108 in the 80 mg kg^(-1)As group.Two proteins were not found in the control group but found in the As treated groups.Proteins were grouped into metabolism,signal transduction,stress-related,transport,regulation,and predicted/hypothetical protein categories based on their function.The protein-protein interaction between the DEPs indicated that serum albumin(ALB)is very important,related to 6 other proteins.Proteins were then verified by western blot,the results were in agreement with the proteomic analyses.The identification of induced or repressed proteins because of As^(3+)in earthworms is helpful to explore the underlying mechanisms of soil arsenic ecotoxicity.
基金This study was financed by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017Y FD 0501405)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41471203)+1 种基金the Natural Science Projects of Henan University of Technology,China(No.2019BS037)the Key Projects of Shanghai Municipal Agricultural Commission,China(No.20166-3-2).
文摘Soil arsenic(As)pollution from mining and industrial sources is a serious issue in China.Earthworms are considered ecosystem engineers and contribute to soil fertility development and maintenance of soil physico-chemical properties.In this study,earthworms were exposed to soils with different sodium arsenite concentrations(0,5,20,and 80 mg As kg^(-1))for 60 d to investigate the changes in soil properties and the responses of the earthworms(e.g.,burrowing activity and respiration).Earthworm burrowing activity decreased with increasing arsenite concentrations,and earthworm respiration was significantly lower in soils with 20 and 80 mg As kg^(-1) compared to 0 mg As kg^(-1).Changes in soil properties were also observed after incubation of As-amended soil with earthworms.Specifically,soil pH decreased,while soil electrical conductivity and contents of soil NH3--N,Olsen-P,and available K increased.Our results suggest that arsenite negatively impacts the metabolic activity of earthworms,leading to reduced burrowing activity,which in turn modifies the effects of earthworms on soil fertility and remediation.
