Potential cellular targets of platinum in the freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Nitzschia palea revealed by transcriptomics - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (<b>anciennement Cemagref</b>)
Article Dans Une Revue Ecotoxicology Année : 2024

Potential cellular targets of platinum in the freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Nitzschia palea revealed by transcriptomics

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Platinum group element (PGE) levels have increased in natural aquatic environments in the last few decades, in particular as a consequence of the use of automobile catalytic converters on a global scale. Concentrations of Pt over ten and a hundred of μg Pt L-1 have been observed in rivers and effluents respectively. This raises questions regarding its possible impacts on aquatic ecosystems, as Pt natural background concentrations are extremely low to undetectable. Primary producers, such as microalgae, are of great ecological importance, as they are at the base of the food web. The purpose of this work was to better understand the impact of Pt on a cellular level for freshwater unicellular algae. Two species with different characteristics, a green alga C. reinhardtii and a diatom N. palea, were studied. The bioaccumulation of Pt as well as its effect on growth were quantified. Moreover, the induction or repression factors of 17 specific genes were determined and allowed for the determination of possible intracellular effects and pathways of Pt. Both species seemed to be experiencing copper deficiency as suggested by inductions of genes corresponding to copper transporter. This is an indication that Pt might be internalized through the Cu(I) metabolic pathway. Moreover, Pt could be excreted using an efflux pump. Other highlights include a concentration-dependent negative impact of Pt on mitochondrial metabolism for C. reinhardtii which is not observed for N. palea. These findings allowed for a better understanding of some of the possible impacts of Pt on freshwater primary producers, and also lay the foundations for the investigation of pathways for Pt entry at the base of the aquatic trophic web.
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hal-04761697 , version 1 (31-10-2024)

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O. Hourtané, Patrice Gonzalez, A. Feurtet-Mazel, E. Kochoni, C. Fortin. Potential cellular targets of platinum in the freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Nitzschia palea revealed by transcriptomics. Ecotoxicology, 2024, 33 (3), pp.281-295. ⟨10.1007/s10646-024-02746-y⟩. ⟨hal-04761697⟩
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