Mercury-Induced Oxidative Stress Response in Benthic Foraminifera: An In Vivo Experiment on Amphistegina lessonii

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Mercury, one of the most hazardous metals, is known to pass through cellular membranes, bioaccumulate, and biomagnify. The impact of pollutants on marine environments has been evaluated mostly through bioindicators, but the recent advances in ‘omic’ technologies have opened a new opportunity for understanding, at the molecular level, the effects of pollutants such as mercury on biota. In the present research, physiological changes after mercury exposure in the symbiont-bearing benthic foraminiferal species Amphistegina lessonii are evaluated using several biomarkers (i.e., proteins and enzymes). Mercury leads to significant changes in the biochemistry of cells. Its effects are mainly associated with oxidative stress, depletion of glutathione, and alteration of prote

SUBMITTER: Ciacci C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9312061 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature