Metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal the toxic mechanism of Cd and nano TiO2 coexposure on rice (Oryza sativa L.)

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Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) can resist heavy metal toxicity in plants, but their coexposure still exhibits toxicity to plants compared to plants without exposure to ENPs and heavy metals. There have been few studies on the toxic mechanism of nano TiO2-heavy metal coexposure and the effect mechanism of nano TiO2 in plants. Thus, transcriptomics and metabolomics were used to study the toxic mechanism of rutile nano TiO2 or TiO2-Cd (rutile nano TiO2 and CdCl2 mixture) on rice (Oryza sativa L.). After 40 days of exposure, the plant height and root dry weight of rice were significantly decreased in the nano TiO2-Cd group compared to the blank group (nano TiO2 and CdCl2 free). After Cd treatment, 423 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 16 differential metabolites were identified. Nano TiO2 exposure induced significant regulation of 299 DEGs and 6 metabolites. After nano TiO2-Cd coexposure, 1660 DEGs and 181 differential metabolites were identified. Notably, the EDGs (e.g., chalcone isomerase and hydroxycinnamoyl transferase) and differential metabolites (e.g., chrysin and galangin) demonstrated the disruption of flavonoid biosynthesis in Cd-treated rice. After rice was exposed to nano TiO2, the DEGs were related to ribosome, whereas the differential metabolites were associated with pyruvate metabolism and valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis. Furthermore, 14 DEGs (e.g., asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase and methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase) involved in aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthetic pathways were significantly upregulated in rice treated with nano TiO2-Cd, in line with the changes in related metabolites (e.g., L-asparagine and 10-formyltetrahydrofolate). Our results show that it is necessary to pay close attention to the toxicity of nano TiO2-Cd coexposure in paddy ecosystems and use ENPs with caution to combat the phytotoxicity of heavy metals.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:453

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Journal of hazardous materials - 453(2023) vom: 05. Juli, Seite 131411

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qiang, Liwen [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Kaizhen [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xichao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Hangbiao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

00BH33GNGH
15FIX9V2JP
Cadmium
Genes
Journal Article
Metabolites
Metals, Heavy
Nanoparticles
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Soil Pollutants
Titanium dioxide
Toxicity

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Date Completed 02.05.2023

Date Revised 02.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131411

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355661853