molecular characterization of voltage-gated sodium channels and their relations with paralytic shellfish toxin bioaccumulation in the pacific oyster crassostrea gigas

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Abstract
Paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) bind to voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) and block conduction of action potential in excitable cells. This study aimed to (i) characterize Nav sequences in Crassostrea gigas and (ii) investigate a putative relation between Nav and PST-bioaccumulation in oysters. The phylogenetic analysis highlighted two types of Nav in C. gigas: a Nav1 (CgNav1) and a Nav2 (CgNav2) with sequence properties of sodium-selective and sodium/calcium-selective channels, respectively. Three alternative splice transcripts of CgNav1 named A, B and C, were characterized. The expression of CgNav1, analyzed by in situ hybridization, is specific to nervous cells and to structures corresponding to neuromuscular junctions. Real-time PCR analyses showed a strong expression of CgNav1A in the striated muscle while CgNav1B is mainly expressed in visceral ganglia. CgNav1C expression is ubiquitous. The PST binding site (domain II) of CgNav1 variants possess an amino acid Q that could potentially confer a partial saxitoxin (STX)-resistance to the channel. The CgNav1 genotype or alternative splicing would not be the key point determining PST bioaccumulation level in oysters.
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Authors ;Floriane Boullot;Justine Castrec;Adeline Bidault;Natanael Dantas;Laura Payton;Mickael Perrigault;Damien Tran;Zouher Amzil;Pierre Boudry;Philippe Soudant;Hélène Hégaret;Caroline Fabioux
Journal jixie gongcheng xuebao/journal of mechanical engineering
Year 2017
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10.3390/md15010021
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http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/15/1/21
Keywords
alternative splicing

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