PMID- 29149643 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180126 LR - 20181202 IS - 1879-1514 (Electronic) IS - 0166-445X (Linking) VI - 194 DP - 2018 Jan TI - The role of the p38-activated protein kinase signaling pathway-mediated autophagy in cadmium-exposed monogonont rotifer Brachious koreanus. PG - 46-56 LID - S0166-445X(17)30318-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.11.002 [doi] AB - Autophagy is a 'self-eating' system that regulates the degradation of cellular components and is involved in various biological processes including survival and development. However, despite its crucial role in organisms, the regulatory mechanism of autophagy remains largely unclear, particularly in invertebrates. In this study, conserved autophagy in the rotifer Brachionus koreanus in response to cadmium (Cd) exposure was verified by measuring acidic vesicle organelles using acridine orange (AO) and neutral red (NR) staining, and by detecting LC3 I/II on Western blot and immunofluorescence. We also demonstrated activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in response to Cd-induced oxidative stress, leading to the induction of autophagy in B. koreanus. This was further verified by analysis of MAPK protein levels and immunofluorescence of LC3 I/II after treatment with reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavengers and inhibitors specific to MAPKs. We propose a p38 MAPK-mediated regulatory mechanism of autophagy in B. koreanus in response to Cd-induced oxidative stress. This study will contribute to a better understanding of autophagic processes in invertebrates and its modulation by environmental stressors. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Kang, Hye-Min AU - Kang HM AD - Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea. FAU - Jeong, Chang-Bum AU - Jeong CB AD - Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea. FAU - Kim, Min-Sub AU - Kim MS AD - Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea. FAU - Lee, Jin-Sol AU - Lee JS AD - Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Duksung Woman's University, Seoul 01369, South Korea. FAU - Zhou, Jiaying AU - Zhou J AD - Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea. FAU - Lee, Young Hwan AU - Lee YH AD - Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea. FAU - Kim, Duck-Hyun AU - Kim DH AD - Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea. FAU - Moon, Eunyoung AU - Moon E AD - Electron Microscopy Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, South Korea. FAU - Kweon, Hee-Seok AU - Kweon HS AD - Electron Microscopy Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, South Korea. FAU - Lee, Su-Jae AU - Lee SJ AD - Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea. FAU - Lee, Jae-Seong AU - Lee JS AD - Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea. Electronic address: jslee2@skku.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171110 PL - Netherlands TA - Aquat Toxicol JT - Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) JID - 8500246 RN - 0 (Helminth Proteins) RN - 0 (Microtubule-Associated Proteins) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical) RN - 00BH33GNGH (Cadmium) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Autophagy/*drug effects MH - Cadmium/metabolism/*toxicity MH - Helminth Proteins/metabolism MH - Humans MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/*drug effects MH - Microscopy, Electron, Transmission MH - Microscopy, Fluorescence MH - Microtubule-Associated Proteins/chemistry/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Rotifera/drug effects/growth & development/*metabolism MH - Sequence Alignment MH - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*toxicity OTO - NOTNLM OT - Autophagy OT - LC3 I/II OT - Mitogen-activated protein kinases OT - Rotifer OT - p38 MAPK EDAT- 2017/11/18 06:00 MHDA- 2018/01/27 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/18 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/11/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/18 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0166-445X(17)30318-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.11.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Aquat Toxicol. 2018 Jan;194:46-56. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.11.002. Epub 2017 Nov 10.