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- Title
Transcriptome response to heavy metal stress in Drosophila reveals a new zinc transporter that confers resistance to zinc.
- Authors
Yepiskoposyan, Hasmik; Egli, Dieter; Fergestad, Tim; Selvaraj, Anand; Treiber, Carina; Multhaup, Gerd; Georgiev, Oleg; Schaffner, Walter
- Abstract
All organisms are confronted with external variations in trace element abundance. To elucidate the mechanisms that maintain metal homeostasis and protect against heavy metal stress, we have determined the transcriptome responses in Drosophila to sublethal doses of cadmium, zinc, copper, as well as to copper depletion. Furthermore, we analyzed the transcriptome of a metal-responsive transcription factor (MTF-1) null mutant. The gene family encoding metallothioneins, and the ABC transporter CG10505 that encodes a homolog of 'yeast cadmium factor' were induced by all three metals. Zinc and cadmium responses have similar features: genes upregulated by both metals include those for glutathione S-transferases GstD2 and GstD5, and for zinc transporter-like proteins designated ZnT35C and ZnT63C. Several of the metal-induced genes that emerged in our study are regulated by the transcription factor MTF-1. mRNA studies in MTF-1 overexpressing or null mutant flies and in silico search for metal response elements (binding sites for MTF-1) confirmed novel MTF-1 regulated genes such as ferritins, the ABC transporter CG10505 and the zinc transporter ZnT35C. The latter was analyzed in most detail; biochemical and genetic approaches, including targeted mutation, indicate that ZnT35C is involved in cellular and organismal zinc efflux and plays a major role in zinc detoxification.
- Publication
Nucleic acids research, 2006, Vol 34, Issue 17, p4866
- ISSN
1362-4962
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/nar/gkl606