Abstract
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) and HSP70-HSP90 organizing proteins (HOPs) are related, and they function together to maintain cellular homeostasis and respond to stress. In the present study, we reported the first molecular characteristics of HSP70 (designated as CeHSP70) and HOP (designated as CeHOP) genes from the freshwater green algae Closterium ehrenbergii and examined the changes in their expression profiles under heat stress and toxic chemicals treatment. CeHSP70 presented the conserved motif patterns and EEVD domain specific to cytosolic HSP70; CeHOP contained a typical domain of TPR repeats. Real-time PCR analysis showed that thermal stress considerably up-regulated both CeHOP and CeHSP70. In addition, the genes were significantly induced by CuCl2, CuSO4, and NiSO4, but not by K2Cr2O7, herbicide, and endocrine disrupting chemicals. These results suggest that CeHOP and CeHSP70 function together and play a role in responses to specific stressors and indicate their possible use as sensitive specific biomarkers in risk assessments.
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We thank Dr. S. Kim at Environmental Bio Inc., Korea, for proving a cultured strain and Miss H. Kim for cell culture and microscopic observation.
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Abassi, S., Wang, H. & Ki, JS. Molecular cloning of heat shock protein 70 and HOP from the freshwater green algae Closterium ehrenbergii and their responses to stress. Cell Stress and Chaperones 25, 1117–1123 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12192-020-01143-8
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