Bacterial biosensors for evaluating potential impacts of estrogenic endocrine disrupting compounds in multiple species.
Bacterial biosensors for evaluating potential impacts of estrogenic endocrine disrupting compounds in multiple species.
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用于评估雌激素内分泌干扰化合物对多个物种的潜在影响的细菌生物传感器。
DOI:
10.1002/tox.20708
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Wood,DavidW
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作者:
Gierach,Izabela;Shapero,Kayle;Eyster,ThomasW;Wood,DavidW
To study the effects and possible mechanisms of suspected endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), a wide variety of assays have been developed. In this work, we generated engineeredEscherichia colibiosensor strains that incorporate the ligand‐binding domains (LBDs) of the β‐subtype estrogen receptors (ERβ) fromSolea solea(sole), andSus scrofa(pig). These strains indicate the presence of ligands for these receptors by changes in growth phenotype, and can differentiate agonist from antagonist and give a rough indication of binding affinity via dose‐response curves. The resulting strains were compared with our previously reportedHomo sapiensERβ biosensor strain. In initial tests, all three of the strains correctly identified estrogenic test compounds with a high degree of certainly (Z′ typically greater than 0.5), including the weakly binding test compound bisphenol A (BPA) (Z′ ≈ 0.1–0.3). The modular design of the sensing element in this strain allows quick development of new species‐based biosensors by simple LBD swapping, suggesting its use in initial comparative analysis of EDC impacts across multiple species. Interestingly, the growth phenotypes of the biosensor strains indicate similar binding for highly estrogenic control compounds, but suggest differences in ligand binding for more weakly binding EDCs. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol, 2013.