Heavy Metal Composition of Polysomal Fractions Following Cadmium Challenge

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Journal Biol Trace Elem Res

Date 2013 Nov 26

PMID 24271915

Authors

H A Smith

H A Hidalgo

S E Bryan

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Abstract

Endogeneous levels of zinc and copper were found to be 1.2±0.1×10(-2) and 0.3±0.1×10(-2) μg/A260 unit, respectively, in polysomal fractions from control animals; cadmium, however, was undetectable. In experimental animals (injected with cadmium) zinc, copper, and cadmium were found in polysomal fractions isolated by two different methods. One hour after a cadmium injection there was a rise in both the zinc and copper content of the polysomal fractions, which then declined steadily to below control levels by 16 h. Neither zinc nor cadmium were dialyzable from these fractions by a TRIS buffer; however, addition of 0.01M EDTA to the buffer resulted in removal of 75% of the zinc and all of the detectable cadmium.The addition of cadmium (CdCl2) to control supernatants (adjusted to the cadmium concentration present in supernatants 6 h after in vivo exposure) resulted in metal binding to polysomal fractions in levels comparable to those observed after in vivo exposures to the metal. When cadmium was added in the form of cadmium thionein, a smaller fraction of the metal was isolated with the polysomal fraction. Cadmium bound to polysomal fractions in vivo (24 h after exposure) was sensitive to release by protease digestion, but insensitive to release by ribonuclease digestion.

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