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Two genes related to reproductive development in the juvenile prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense: Molecular characterization and transcriptional response to nanoplastic exposure
Summary
Nanoplastic exposure altered the expression of two genes involved in reproductive development in juvenile freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium nipponense), suggesting that nanoplastics may disrupt reproductive pathways in crustaceans at low concentrations.
Plastic pollution in the form of nanoplastics poses a global threat to aquatic ecosystems and the organisms inhabiting them. However, few studies have been conducted on the effects of nanoplastic exposure on reproductive development in crustaceans. In order to address this issue, juvenile oriental river prawns (Macrobrachium nipponense) were exposed to different concentrations of 75-nm polystyrene nanoplastics (0, 5, 10, 20, 40 mg/L) for 28 days. In order to study the regulation of reproduction-related genes in the presence of nanoplastics, the Wee1 protein kinase gene (Wee1) and OTU domain ubiquitin aldehyde binding protein gene (OTUB) were selected. In this study, for the first time, the full-length cDNA of Mn-Wee1 and Mn-OTUB were cloned from M. nipponense. Homologous alignments revealed that Mn-Wee1 had a highly conserved function-critical sequence, and that Mn-OTUB was more closely related to OTUB1 than OTUB2. With increasing concentration of nanoplastics, the expression of both genes increased initially, then decreased. The inhibition of expression of Wee1 and OTUB occurred in 40 mg/L group, respectively. Analysis of the data also indicated that nanoplastic exposure might have differing effects on gene expression in M. nipponense male and female reproductive organs.
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