NDLI: The Role of skn-1 in Methylmercury-Induced Latent Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration

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Author	Martinez Finley, Ebany J. Caito, Samuel Slaughter, James C. Aschner, Michael
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Mercury (Hg) is a persistent environmental bioaccumulative metal, with developmental exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) resulting in long-term health effects. We examined the impact of early-life exposure to MeHg and knockdown of skn-1 on dopaminergic (DAergic) neurodegeneration in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. SKN-1, a the major stress-activated cytoprotective transcription factors, promotes the transcription of enzymes that scavenge free radicals, synthesizes glutathione and catalyzes reactions that increase xenobiotic excretion. Deletions or mutations in this gene suppress stress resistance. Thus, we hypothesized that the extent of MeHg’s toxicity is dependent on intact skn-1 response; therefore skn-1 knockout (KO) worms would show heightened sensitivity to MeHg-induced toxicity compared to wildtype worms. In this study we identified the impact of early-life MeHg exposure on Hg content, stress reactivity and DAergic neurodegeneration in wildtype, and skn-1KO C. elegans. Hg content, measured by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, showed no strain-dependent differences. Reactive oxygen species generation was dramatically increased in skn-1KO compared to wildtype worms. Structural integrity of DAergic neurons was microscopically assessed by visualization of fluorescently-labeled neurons, and revealed loss of neurons in skn-1KO and MeHg exposed worms compared to wildtype controls. Dopamine levels detected by High-performance liquid chromatography, were decreased in response to MeHg exposure and decreased in skn-1KO worms, and functional behavioral assays showed similar findings. Combined, these studies suggest that knockdown of skn-1 in the nematode increases DAergic sensitivity to MeHg exposure following a period of latency.
Starting Page	2650
Ending Page	2660
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03643190
Journal	Neurochemical Research
Volume Number	38
Issue Number	12
e-ISSN	15736903
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-11-06
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Methylmercury skn-1 Early-life exposure NRF2 DAergic neurodegeneration Neurosciences Neurochemistry Biochemistry Cell Biology Neurology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Biochemistry Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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