鱼类对重金属胁迫的分子反应机理

水体中浓度超标的重金属对鱼类的正常生命活动产生了严重影响,甚至导致鱼类的死亡.鱼体受重金属离子胁迫时体内会产生一系列相关基因的表达变化,并合成相关的蛋白和酶,如热激蛋白、金属硫蛋白、转运铁蛋白、谷胱甘肽转移酶、过氧化氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶等以应对重金属对机体产生的危害.这是生物体对环境的一种应激保护性反应,是生物体对周围环境中过量重金属的一种防御性机制.通过鱼类在重金属胁迫下组织中相关基因的表达可以从分子水平上来阐述有毒物质对鱼体产生的影响.综述了重金属离子胁迫下鱼类机体的分子反应机理.

The molecular mechanism by heavy metal stress in fish

The excessive heavy metals in water body have great harm to the normal activity of fish,and even leading to death.Exposed in the condition of heavy metals,the fish will express some genes and synthesis the related proteins such as heat shock proteins,metallothionein,transferrins,glutathione transferases,catalase and superoxide dismutase against to the bad effect of heavy metals.The gene expression of fish exposed to heavy metals can explain the impact of toxic metals on fish body in molecular level.