Qualitative analysis of stress proteins induced by cadmium in the mussel Mytilus trossulus

• Authors: M. Radlowska , J. Pempkowiak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The exposure of the blue mussel Mytilus trossulus to increased concentration of cadmium in seawater resulted in the synthesis of a new protein of the approximate molecular weight of 60 kDa. This protein is immunologically crossreactive with the 60 kDa heat shock protein of the moth Heliothis virescens. The latter one is a member of a highly conserved family of proteins found in animals at various levels of organization. This result indicates that changes in the abundance of stress proteins may prove useful as a biomarket of mussels exposure to specific toxicants.

Keywords

EN

CADMIUM; IMMUNODETECTION; MYTILUS TROSSULUS; STRESS PROTEIN

Discipline

• AQUATIC_SCIENCES: AQUATIC SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk
• Journal: Oceanological Studies
• Year: 1996
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 133-137

Contributors

author

M. Radlowska

author

J. Pempkowiak

• Document Type: article
• Publication order reference: M. Radlowska Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Science, ul. Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland