* Dose-dependent effects of metals on gene expression in the sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata.
- In the current study, we tested the effects of common environmental contaminants (the metals zinc and lead) on gene expression in Sydney rock oysters (Saccrostrea glomerata). Oysters were exposed to a range of metal concentrations under controlled laboratory conditions. The expression of 14 putative stress response genes was then measured using quantitative, real-time (q) PCR. The expression of all 14 genes was significantly affected (p < 0.05 vs. nonexposed controls) by at least one of the metals, and by at least one dose of metal. For 5 of the 14 target genes (actin, calmodulin, superoxide dismutase, topoisomerase I, and tubulin) the alteration of expression relative to controls was highest at intermediate (rather than high) doses of metals. Such responses may reflect adaptive (acclimation) reactions in gene expression at low to intermediate doses of contaminants, followed by a decline in expression resulting from exposure at higher doses. The data are discussed in terms of the intracellular pathways affected by metal contamination, and the relevance of such gene expression data to environmental biomonitoring.
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Overview of adj under
The adj under has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) nether, under -- (located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under
parts of a machine")
2. (1) under -- (lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary")
Overview of adv under
The adv under has 8 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) under -- (down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under")
2. under -- (through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free")
3. under -- (into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under")
4. under -- (in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment
under")
5. under -- (below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under")
6. under -- (below the horizon; "the sun went under")
7. under -- (down below; "get under quickly!")
8. under, below -- (further down; "see under for further discussion")
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