PMID- 25590820 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160113 LR - 20150320 IS - 1873-3336 (Electronic) IS - 0304-3894 (Linking) VI - 286 DP - 2015 Apr 9 TI - Enhanced tolerance and remediation to mixed contaminates of PCBs and 2,4-DCP by transgenic alfalfa plants expressing the 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl-1,2-dioxygenase. PG - 269-75 LID - S0304-3894(14)01033-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.049 [doi] AB - Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) generally led to mixed contamination of soils as a result of commercial and agricultural activities. Their accumulation in the environment poses great risks to human and animal health. Therefore, the effective strategies for disposal of these pollutants are urgently needed. In this study, genetic engineering to enhance PCBs/2,4-DCP phytoremediation is a focus. We cloned the 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl-1,2-dioxygenase (BphC.B) from a soil metagenomic library, which is the key enzyme of aerobic catabolism of a variety of aromatic compounds, and then it was expressed in alfalfa driven by CaMV 35S promoter using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Transgenic line BB11 was selected out through PCR, Western blot analysis and enzyme activity assays. Its disposal and tolerance to both PCBs and 2,4-DCP were examined. The tolerance capability of transgenic line BB11 towards complex contaminants of PCBs/2,4-DCP significantly increased compared with non-transgenic plants. Strong dissipation of PCBs and high removal efficiency of 2,4-DCP were exhibited in a short time. It was confirmed expressing BphC.B would be a feasible strategy to help achieving phytoremediation in mixed contaminated soils with PCBs and 2,4-DCP. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - Key Laboratory of Groud Water Resources and Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, 2519 Jiefang Road, Changchun, Jilin 130021, People's Republic of China; College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, 5333 Xi'an Road, Changchun, Jilin 130062, People's Republic of China. FAU - Ren, Hejun AU - Ren H AD - Key Laboratory of Groud Water Resources and Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, 2519 Jiefang Road, Changchun, Jilin 130021, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: renhejun@126.com. FAU - Pan, Hongyu AU - Pan H AD - College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, 5333 Xi'an Road, Changchun, Jilin 130062, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Jinliang AU - Liu J AD - College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, 5333 Xi'an Road, Changchun, Jilin 130062, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Lanying AU - Zhang L AD - Key Laboratory of Groud Water Resources and Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, 2519 Jiefang Road, Changchun, Jilin 130021, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141227 PL - Netherlands TA - J Hazard Mater JT - Journal of hazardous materials JID - 9422688 RN - 0 (Chlorophenols) RN - 0 (Soil Pollutants) RN - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) RN - EC 1.13.11.- (Dioxygenases) RN - EC 1.13.11.39 (2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl oxygenase) RN - R669TG1950 (2,4-dichlorophenol) SB - IM MH - Biodegradation, Environmental MH - Chlorophenols/*analysis/metabolism MH - Cloning, Molecular MH - Dioxygenases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Medicago sativa/enzymology/genetics/growth & development/*metabolism MH - Plants, Genetically Modified/enzymology/growth & development/*metabolism MH - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*analysis/metabolism MH - Seeds/enzymology/growth & development/metabolism MH - Soil Microbiology MH - Soil Pollutants/*analysis/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl-1,2-dioxygenase OT - 2,4-Dichlorophenol OT - Phytoremediation OT - Polychlorinated biphenyls OT - Transgenic alfalfas EDAT- 2015/01/16 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/14 06:00 CRDT- 2015/01/16 06:00 PHST- 2014/07/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/11/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/12/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/01/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/01/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/14 06:00 [medline] AID - S0304-3894(14)01033-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.049 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Hazard Mater. 2015 Apr 9;286:269-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.049. Epub 2014 Dec 27.