Objective of this study was to investigate the difference of cadmium (Cd) levels in rice grains from non-polluted fields and to define the gene associated with Cd uptake for producing safety food. Cd was analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). The average concentration of Cd in rice grains was 0.943 μg/kg and Cd levels ranged from 0.050 to 5.699 μg/kg. Genome-Wide Association study (GWAS) based on phenotype data for Cd levels was performed. However, results of GWAS were affected by subpopulation structure and caused false positive. Therefore, GWAS for rice ecotypes (temperate Japonica, tropical Japonica, Indica, Aus, Aromatic, and Admixture) was performed to minimize false positive. GWAS results showed that Os01g0611300, Os01g0611900, Os01g0611950, Os01g0612000, Os01g0612200, Os11g0444400, Os11g0444700, Os11g0444800, and Os11g0444900 genes have significant correlation with Cd levels in rice grains. The sequences of these genes were compared to sequence positions of each other gene (haplotype analysis). According to the results of haplotype analysis, Cd levels of non-synonymous group were higher than other groups and sequence of non-synonymous group was similar to that of Indica. These results were corresponding to the previous research result that Cd levels of Indica were higher than Japonica. Therefore, candidate genes detected through GWAS need to be examined by knock-out or cross breeding.

Cadmium (Cd) pollution is thought to be one of the leading threat to the environment due to its high toxicity. However, the molecular responses induced by Cd have so far been grossly overlooked. This study examines the morpho-physiological alterations combined with proteome changes in leaves of Sorghum bicolor when exposed to Cd. Ten days old sorghum seedlings were exposed to different concentrations (0, 100, and 150 μM) of CdCl2 and a significant accumulation of Cd in the leaves was recorded by ICP analysis. Furthermore, the effects of Cd exposure on protein expression patterns in S. Bicolor was investigated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and the 2-DE profile of leaf proteins from both control and Cd-treated seedlings were compared quantitatively using Progenesis SameSpot software. Results lined to morphological changes that plants treated with Cd suffered reduction of growth. The concentration of Cd was markedly reversed by the Cd treatments, whereas the absorption degree of Cd was increased by the higher concentration of Cd by confocal microscopy. Using 2-DE method, a total of 33 differentially expressed protein spots were identified by MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrometry. Of those, 13 protein spots were significantly enhanced/reduced while 20 reduced under Cd treatment. The most of the up-regulated proteins are involved in oxidative response, glutathione and sulfur metabolism as well as the secondary metabolite biosynthesis. Collectively, our study provides insights into the integrated molecular mechanisms of early responses to Cd and growth and physiological characteristics of sorghum seedlings hoping to provide references on the mechanism of heavy metal damaging plants.

Microarray technology provides a unique tool for the determination of gene expression at the level of messenger RNA (mRNA). This study, the mRNA expression profiles provide insight into the mechanism of action of cadmium in Fleshy shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis). The ability of genomic technologies was contributed decisively to development of new molecular biomarkers and to the determination of new possible gene targets. Also, it can be approach for monitoring of trace metal using oligo-chip microarray-based in potential model marine user level organisms. 15K oligo-chip for F. chinensis that include mostly unique sets of genes from cDNA sequences was developed. A total of 13,971 spots (1,181 mRNAs up- regulated and 996 down regulated) were identified to be significantly expressed on microarray by hierarchical clustering of genes after exposure to cadmium for different conditions (Cd24-5000 and Cd48-1000). Most of the changes of mRNA expression were observed at the long time and low concentration exposure of Cd48-1000. But, gene ontology analysis (GO annotation) were no significant different between experiments groups. It was observed that mRNA expression of main genes involved in metabolism, cell component, molecular binding and catalytic function. It was suggested that cadmium inhibited metabolism and growth of F. chinensis .

마디풀과(Polygonaceae)에 속하는 소리쟁이(Rumex crispus L.) 추출물이 환경오염원인 염화카드뮴(CdCl2)에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 배양 NIH3T3 섬유모세포(NIH3T3 fibroblast)를 재료로, 이의 항산화(antioxidation) 및 멜라닌화(melanogenesis)에 대한 영향을 조사하였다. 본 연구에서 CdCl2는 배양 NIH3T3 섬유모세포에 처리한 농도에 비례하여 세포생존율을 유의하게 감소시켰으며(p<0.001), 이 과정에서 XTT50값은 45.7μM로 측정되었다. 또한, 이 값은 Borenfreund and Puerner에 의한 독성판정기준에 따라 고독성인 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 항산화제인 vitamin E는 CdCl2에 의하여 감소된 세포생존율을 유의하게 증가시킴으로서 CdCl2의 세포독성을 방어하였다. CdCl2의 세포독성에 대한 소리쟁이 추출물의 영향에 있어서는, 소리쟁이 추출물은 CdCl2만의 처리에 비하여 세포생존율을 유의하게 증가시켰으며(p<0.001), 또한 DPPH-라디칼 소거능(DPPH-radical scavenging activity)에 의한 항산화능을 나타냈다. 멜라닌화에 있어서, 소리쟁이 추출물은 CdCl2에 의하여 증가된 티로시나제(tyrosinase) 활성과 총멜라닌양을 모두 유의하게 감소시켰다(p<0.001). 이상의 결과로부터 CdCl2의 세포독성에 산화적 손상이 관여하고 있으며, 소리쟁이 추출물은 항산화능에 의하여 CdCl2의 세포독성을 효과적으로 방어하였다. 또한 소리쟁이 추출물은 티로시나제 활성과 총멜라닌양을 유의하게 감소시킴으로서 멜라닌화를 방어하는데 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 소리쟁이와 같은 천연물을 대상으로 CdCl2 처럼 산화적 손상과 관련된 중금속계 환경오염원의 독성으로부터 보호할 수 있는 물질에 대한 탐색 및 개발은 이의 활용적 가치가 크다고 생각된다.

The effects of cadmium ions (Cd2+) on the Chl a fluorescence of Ricciocarpos natans were investigated in order to determine whether Chl fluorescence can be used as a biomarker to estimate the physiological responses of plants to cadmium stress. In all plants treated with Cd2+, the image of Fv/Fm, which represents the maximum photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ, changed as the Cd2+ concentration increased, when treated for 48 h or more. Changes of ΦPSⅡ and QP images were recognized even at 10 μM Cd2+. The Chl a O-J-I-P fluorescence transient was also affected even at 10 μM Cd2+. The fluorescence yield decreased considerably in steps J, I and P in plants treated with Cd2+, although a typical polyphasic rise was observed in non-treated plants. The Chl fluorescence parameters, Fm, Fv/Fo, Sm, SFIabs, PIabs and ETo/CS, decreased as the Cd2+ concentration increased, while the Mo and Kn parameters increased. Peroxidase activity decreased significantly and catalase activity increased as the Cd2+ concentration increased. Because of its sensitivity to Cd2+ Ricciocarpos natans is useful in experiments investigating the responses of plants to cadmium exposure. Several parameters (Fm, Fv/Fo, Sm, SFIabs, PIabs, ETo/CS, Mo and Kn) can be applied to determine quantitatively the physiological states of plants under cadmium stress.

Glutamine synthetase (GS) is an enzyme that plays an essential role in the metabolism of nitrogen by catalyzing the condensation of glutamate and ammonia to form glutamine. Exposure of plants to cadmium (Cd) has been reported to decrease GS activity in maize, pea, bean, and rice. To better understand the function of the GS gene under Cd stress in rice, we constructed a recombinant pART vector carrying the GS gene under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter and OCS terminator and transformed using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. We then investigated GS overexpressing rice lines at the physiological and molecular levels under Cd toxicity. The GS activity along with mRNA expression were found higher in transgenic than in wild type plants. And this is validated by the low malondialdehyde contents observed 10 days after treatment. GS overexpression in rice resulted in the modulation of expression of enzymes responsible for membrane peroxidation, which may result in the sudden death of plants. Our results thus describe the features of a transgenic rice plants with enhanced tolerance to Cd toxicity.

The metalloid arsenic (As) and the hevy metal cadmium (Cd) are ubiquitously found at low concentrations in the earth, while high concentrations of the both elements in soil and crop are severe dangerous to human health. We have tried to retrieve RING E3 ligase gene, which is believed to regulate substrate proteins in As or Cd uptake via ubiquitin 26S proteasome pathway, related to inhibit metal ion transport system. A total of 48 rice RING E3 ligases were randomly selected and then conducted semi-quantitative RT-PCR for their expression patterns as exposed to As and Cd treatments. We discovered one gene, Oryza sativa heavy metal induced RING E3 ligase 1 (OsHIR1) that was significantly up-regulated against both treatments. A total of 31 positive interaction clones with OsHIR1 were screened depending on their strong α-galactosidase activity via yeast-two hybrid screen. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation analysis evidenced that the OsHIR1 protein was clearly interacted with each of six partner protein including aquaporin tonoplast intrinsic protein 4;1 (OsTIP4;1) in the plasma membrane. Protein degradation assay showed that OsHIR1 strongly degraded the protein level of OsTIP4;1 via ubiquitin 26S proteasome system. Heterogeneous overexpression of OsHIR1 in Arabidopsis showed As- and Cd-insensitive phenotype. In addition, the transgenic plant showed low levels of As and Cd accumulation than the control plant in leaf and root. Here, we report the novel finding that OsHIR1 E3 ligase positively regulates OsTIP4;1 related to As and Cd uptake.

골다공증의 유발제인 카드뮴(cadmium, Cd)에 대한 세포 독성과 이에 대한 우슬(Achyranthis radix, AR) 추출물의 영향을 배양 골모세포(HFOB-1)를 재료로 항산화 측면에서 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 본 연구에서 Cd의 일종인 CdCl2는 처리 농도에 비례하여 배양 HFOB-1세포의 생존율(cell viability)을 유의하게 감소시킴으로서 세포 독성을 나타냈다. 한편, 항산화제인 superoxide dismutase(SOD)와 butylated hydroxytoluene(BHT)는 CdCl2에 의해 감소된 세포 생존율을 유의하게 증가시킴으로서 CdCl2에 의한 세포독성을 방어하였다. 한편, CdCl2의 세포 독성에 대한 AR 추출물의 영향에 있어서, AR 추출물은 CdCl2에 의하여 감소된 세포 생존율을 유의하게 증가시킴으로서 CdCl2에 의한 세포 독성을 방어하였으며, 또한 전자공여능(electron donating activity, EDA)과 지질과산화(lipid peroxidation, LP) 억제능을 보였다. 이상의 결과에서 CdCl2의 세포 독성에 산화적 손상이 관여하고 있으며 CR 추출물은 CdCl2에 의하여 감소된 세포생존율의 증가는 물론, EDA 및 LP 억제능과 같은 항산화 효과(antioxidative effect)에 의하여 세포 독성을 방어한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 AR 추출물과 같은 천연성분은 뇌졸중(stroke)이나 허혈(ischemia)과 같이 산화적 손상으로 매개되는 난치성 질환의 치료적 접근을 위한 소재로서의 적용가치가 클 것으로 생각된다.

환경오염원이면서 중금속의 일종인 카드뮴(cadmium)의 세포독성과 이에 대한 명아주(Chenopodium album var. centrorubrum, CAC) 추출물의 영향을 배양 인체피부섬유모세포(Detroit 551)를 재료로 항산화 측면에서 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. Cadmium chloride(CdCl2)는 농도 의존적으로 배양 Detroit 551세포의 세포생존율(cell viability, CV)과 세포부착률(cell adhesion activity, CAA)을 유의하게 감소시킴으로써 세포독성을 나타냈다. 한편, 항산화제의 일종인 superoxide dismutase(SOD)는 CdCl2에 의해 감소된 CAA를 유의하게 증가시킴으로써 CdCl2에 의한 세포독성을 방어하였다. 한편, CdCl2의 세포독성에 대한 CAC 추출물의 영향에 있어서, CAC 추출물은 CdCl2에 의하여 감소된 CAA를 유의하게 증가시킴으로써 CdCl2에 의한 세포독성을 방어하였으며, 또한 전자공여능(electron donating activity, EDA)과 지질과산화(lipid peroxidation, LP) 억제능을 나타냈다. 이상의 결과에서 CdCl2의 세포독성에 산화적 손상이 관여하고 있으며 CAC 추출물은 CdCl2에 의하여 감소된 CV 및 CAA의 증가를 비롯하여, EDA 및 지질과산화 억제능과 같은 항산화 효과(antioxidative effect)에 의하여 세포독성을 방어한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 CAC와 같은 식물추출물 성분에 대한 항산화 측면에서의 생리활성 구명은 산화적 손상으로 매개되는 중금속 중독을 비롯한 뇌졸중 및 치매와 같은 난치성 질환의 치료적 접근을 위한 소재로서의 활용성이 클 것으로 생각된다.

The effects of Cd2+ ions on the Chl a fluorescence of 5 hydrophytes (e.g. Lemna, Salvinia, Ricciocarp, Nymph, Typha plants) were investigated in order to select Cd2+-sensitive plant species and to get informations on physiological responses of plants to Cd2+ stress. Lemna plants were most sensitive to cadmium stress, while Nymph plants were tolerant. However, in all Cd2+-treated plants, Fv/Fm, the maximum photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ, decreased in proportion to the increase of Cd2+ concentration and treatment time. The Chl a fluorescence transient O-J-I-P was also considerably affected by Cd2+ ions; the fluorescence yield decreased considerably in steps J, I and P in Cd2+ treated plants, although it followed a typical polyphasic rise in non-treated plants. In Lemna plants, the functional parameters, ABS/CS, TRo/CS와 ETo/CS and RC/CS, decreased in proportion to the increase of Cd2+ concentration, while N, Mo and Kn increased. The structural parameters, Φpo, Φpo/(1-Φpo), Plabs, SFlabs, Kp and RC/ABS, also decreased according to the increase of Cd2+ concentration. Consequently, Lemna plants will be useful as a experimental model system to investigate responses of plants. And several functional or structural parameters could be applied to determine quantitatively the physiological states of plants under stresses.

본 연구는 환경친화적인 중금속 정화방법인 식물복원법(phytoremediation)의 적합성 규명을 위해 경관적 가치를 제공할 수 있는 조경수인 개나리(Forsythia koreana Nakai), 명자나무(Chaenomeles speciosa Koidz) 와 쥐똥나무(Ligustrum obtusifolium )Sieb. et Zucc.의 Cd처리에 따른 생육량과 생리적 특성을 조사하였고, 식물체내의 중금속 축적량을 확인하여 중금속 오염지에 대한 식물복원 개량대책을 위한 가능성을 알아보고자 실시하였다. 생장반응에 있어 Cd의 영향은 생장량의 감소현상은 뚜렷하였으며, 쥐똥나무 경우 6월 7일경에 무처리구는 신초장 60.10cm를 보였으나, Cd 처리구는 11.50cm로 생육이 감소하였다. 한편 명자나무에서는 Cd 처리구에서 가장 생육이 극히 부진하여 Cd에 내성이 약한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 Cd 처리에 따른 생리적 특성에 있어 엽록소 함량은 개나리에 있어 Cd 처리구에서 3.36 mg/g으로 4.85 mg/g인 대조구에 비해 현저하게 감소하였고, 쥐똥나무에서도 4.17mg/g에서 2.57mg/g으로 현저한 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 또한 TSC 함량의 변화는 엽록소의 변화에 매우 유사한 경향을 보였다. Cd 처리에 따른 전 질소 함량의 변화는 쥐똥나무의 Cd 처리구에서 가장 낮은 6.82를 보였다. 한편 soluble protein 함량에 있어서는 모두 Cd 처리구에서는 대조구와 큰 차이가 없었다. 한편 Cd에 대한 조사대상 식물들의 축적정도는 개나리에 있어 10.36ppm인 지하부의 Cd 중금속의 축적량은 2.37ppm인 지상부에 비해 4.3배 정도 많았고, 명자나무는 지상부 1.06ppm에 비해 지하부가 7.17ppm로 6.7배이며, 쥐똥나무는 지상부 함량이 3.23ppm인 반면에, 지하부가 5.12 ppm으로 1.5배로 높게 나타냄을 알 수 있다. 식물체의 지하부 축적량을 비교하면 개나리>명자나무> 쥐똥나무 순으로 볼 수 있으나, 지상부에서는 쥐똥나무>개나리>명자나무 순으로 중금속의 축적량이 가장 많았다.

Cadmium (Cd) is one of heavy metals that can be easily absorbed by plant roots, and transported from soil to shoots. The effect of Cd concentration (0~200 μM) on the physiological responses, Cd content of shoot and root, and antioxidant enzymes by oil plants Jatropha curcas (cv. Biji Jarak) were investigated in hydroponics system for two weeks. Stomatal conductance was significantly depressed by Cd treated plants. However, the leaf chlorophyll content was unaffected by Cd treated plants. Cd contents in the roots of Jatropha were accumulated higher than those of shoots. Jatropha treated plants at 100 and 200 μM was found to accumulate more than 100 mg kg-1 of Cd in shoots. Jatropha plants had a high ablity to uptake Cd from soil and transport it from soil to shoot as a Cd hyperaccumulator plant because of plants accumulating more than 100 mg kg-1 of Cd in shoots are considered to define as Cd hyperaccumulator. These results confirm that Jatropha is a suitable candidate for the phytoremediation of high-level cadmium contaminated soils.

This study was performed to examine the accumulated concentrations (conc.) of cadmium (Cd) in the organs of Arabidopsis thaliana grown in the soil with different conc. of Cd. The official standard conc. of Cd of pollutant exhaust notified by the Korean ministry of environment (0.1 mg/L) and ten times higher (1 mg/L) and fifty times higher (5 mg/L) conc. and no Cd in the soil as control were used for this investigation. The results showed that accumulated conc. of Cd in the stems of plant grown in the soil with different conc. (0.1, 1 and 5 mg/L) were increased 9%, 24% and 286% respectively, compared with normal plant stem. The accumulated conc. of Cd in the leafs of plant grown in the soil with official standard conc. and conc. ten times higher and conc. fifty times higher were increased 3%, 22% and 453%, respectively, compared with normal plant leaf. The accumulated conc. of Cd in the root of plant grown in the soil with 0.1 and 1 mg/L conc. of Cd were increased 6%, 19%, respectively, compared with normal plant root. However, it was observed about 84% of increased accumulation of the Cd in the root of plant, when highest (5 mg/L) conc. was used. The accumulated conc. of Cd in the different organs of Arabidopsis thaliana were increased according to increase of Cd conc. in the soil. When official standard conc. and ten times higher conc. of Cd were used, the accumulated conc. of Cd increased average 6%, 21%, respectively, compared with normal plant organ, and the accumulated conc. of Cd between leaf, stem and root were not significant. However, the accumulated conc. of Cd in the plant organs grown in the conc. fifty times higher were increased about 285%, compared with normal plant. In addition, the accumulated conc. of Cd in different organs of Arabidopsis thaliana exhibited wide differences between organs, that is, stem was increased 118% than root, leaf was increased 256%, 64% than root and stem, respectively. These results show that accumulated conc. of Cd in Arabidopsis thaliana with highest (5 mg/L) conc. of Cd in soil, were much higher in the leaf than the stem or root in proportion to the conc. of Cd contaminated within the soil.

말차, 오룡차, 홍차 및 보이차로 제조한 음료가 Cd에 중독된 SD계 흰쥐의 해독에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 관능검사 결과 일반 물 추출물에 비하여 색상, 향, 맛에 대한 기호도가 현저하게 향상되었으며, 종합적 기호도는 오룡차 음료가 4.18점, 홍차음료가 4.14점으로 말차음료나 보이차 음료의 점에 비하여 높았다. SD계 흰쥐를 정상군 (NC), Cd 대조군(Cd-Co), Cd투여 말차음료 15% 급여군 (Cd-Gt), Cd투여 오룡차음료 1

This experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of cadmium on the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana when they were treated with different concentrations of cadmium. The growth of stem was stimulated in the concentrations up to fifty times higher than the official standard concentration of cadmium of pollutant exhaust notified by the Ministry of Environment, but it decreased in the concentration one hundred fifty times or more higher in proportion to the degree of concentration. The growth of root was similar to that of stem, except that the decrease was gradual in the concentration fifty times or more higher. The growth of leaf was almost the same as that of stem, that is, it was stimulated the increase of leaf surface area in the concentration fifty times higher, but decreased in the concentration one hundred fifty times or more higher in proportion to the degree of concentration. The fresh weights of the plants were increased in accord with the degree of growth of the stem and leaf. Concentration of cadmium accumulated in the plants was increased in proportion to the concentration of cadmium. These results show that the growth of plants was stimulated in the soil polluted by cadmium up to fifty times higher than the official standard concentration, but it was decreased in proportion to the degree of concentration in the plants grown in the presence of cadmium more than one hundred fifty times

3-weeks old Commelina was transferred to and grown in Hoagland solution (Control, 100μM Cd2+, 100μM Cd2++100μM IAA, 100μM Cd2++100μM IAA+2 mM sucrose) for 3 weeks and then the effects of indole acetic acid (IAA) on the accumulation of Cd2+ and growth of Cd2+-treated Commelina were investigated. In the treatment of Cd2+, Cd2+ was uptaked to 1.74, and 51.36 μg/g frwt. at the first week, but for three weeks, 0.51 and 34.53 μg/g frwt. in leaf and stem respectively. When IAA was treated along with Cd2+, Cd2+ was uptaked to 0.18 and 8.63 μg/g frwt. at the first week, and for the incubation of 3 weeks, 0.51 and 45.0 μg/g frwt. in leaf and stem. In case of Cd2++IAA+sucrose, Cd2+ was uptaked to 1.45 and 18.33 μg/g frwt. at the first week, but for 3 weeks, 0.51 and 25.45 μg/g frwt. in leaf and stem. Likewise Cd2+ uptake, the growth was also affected by Cd2+ and IAA. During the incubation of 3 weeks, Cd2+ reduced the stem growth about 8% in all weeks, but the treatment of IAA recovered the inhibition of stem growth caused by Cd2+ to the degree of the control Therefore, it could be concluded that IAA altered the pattern of Cd2+ uptake and the growth which were supposed to change Cd2+ toxicity.

Heavy metals like Mercury and Cadmium cause various kinds of toxicities in the organs of Liver and Kidney. To observe the results of toxicity in the liver, kidney, and serum when the rats were injected subcutaneously with HgCl2 and CdCl2 and sacrificed after 24 hours and 72 hours from the last injection, we measured variation of lipidperoxide values in rat liver homogenate, variation of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase in rat serum. Variation of lipidperoxide values in rat kidney homogenate and variation of BUN in rat serum. It was found that Mercury and Cadmium administered subcutaneously to the skin in the air could cause the damages of liver and kidney.

The biosorption and desorption of Cd were carried out using brown marine algae, known as the good biosorbent of heavy metals. The content of alginate bound to light metals could be changed by the physical and the chemical pretreatment of Sargassum fluitans biomass. The Cd uptake was independent of the alginate content. In case of protonated biomass, Cd uptake was the lowest because the alginic acid of biomass was dissolved to cadmium solution during the biosorption. The maximum Cd uptake of Sargassum biomass was ranged from 79㎎/g to 139㎎/g. In case of raw biomass, the higher the alginate content of biomass, the higher was the Cd uptake. 100% of Cd and light metals sorbed in the biomass were eluted at 0.1N HCl(pH 1.1). However, the elution efficiency in CaCl2 and Ca(NO3)2 solution was varied by the concentration, the solid to liquid ratio and the pH of calcium solution. The distribution coefficient between Cd and protons in the desorption solution at pH ranged from 1.6 to 2.9 was observed on the constant stoichometric coefficient(1.3).