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Characterization of proteins in the gonad of Limanda yokohamae from Masan Bay, Korea

  • Jeong Oh EMAIL logo , SooWoon Kim , Hyo-Bang Moon , Gon Ok and Eun Choe
From the journal Biologia

Abstract

The putative biological effects of the toxic organic pollutants polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and the dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DLPCBs) in the sediments of Masan Bay, Korea, on the gonad of Limanda yokohamae were investigated using proteomic and bioinformatic analyses. The results demonstrated that 11 protein spots from the bay site, Duckdong, were statistically different from the reference site Gaduck Island. We identified 20 proteins from the 11 altered protein spots and these were found to be involved in multi-cellular functions as previously demonstrated in a variety of species. The concentrations of toxic equivalents of PCDD/Fs and DLPCBs in the sediments of Masan Bay were approximately twenty six-fold higher than those from Gaduck Island. These findings indicate that the organic contaminants in the sediments of Masan Bay may have contributed to the change in the phenotypes of fish gonads.

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Published Online: 2010-6-10
Published in Print: 2010-8-1

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