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Oxidative stress and metabolic process responses of Chlorella pyrenoidosa to nanoplastic exposure: Insights from integrated analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics
Summary
Researchers used integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics to reveal that the microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa responds to nanoplastic oxidative stress primarily through linoleic acid, glycine-serine-threonine, and arginine-proline metabolic pathways, identifying key driver genes that could be targeted through genetic engineering to reduce nanoplastic harm in aquatic ecosystems.
Oxidative stress is a universal interpretation for the toxicity mechanism of nanoplastics to microalgae. However, there is a lack of deeper insight into the regulation mechanism in microalgae response to oxidative stress, thus affecting the prevention and control for nanoplastics hazard. The integrated analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics was employed to investigate the mechanism for the oxidative stress response of Chlorella pyrenoidosa to nanoplastics and subsequently lock the according core pathways and driver genes induced. Results indicated that the linoleic acid metabolism, glycine (Gly)-serine (Ser)-threonine (Thr) metabolism, and arginine and proline metabolism pathways of C. pyrenoidosa were collectively involved in oxidative stress. The analysis of linoleic acid metabolism suggested that nanoplastics prompted algal cells to secrete more allelochemicals, thereby leading to destroy the immune system of cells. Gly-Ser-Thr metabolism and arginine and proline metabolism pathways were core pathways involved in algal regulation of cell membrane function and antioxidant system. Key genes, such as LOX2.3, SHM1, TRPA1, and proC1, are drivers of regulating the oxidative stress of algae cells. This investigation lays the foundation for future applications of gene editing technology to limit the hazards of nanoplastics on aquatic organism.
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