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  • Title: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes induce transgenerational toxicity associated with activation of germline long non-coding RNA linc-7 in C.elegans.
    Author: Zhao Y, Xu R, Hua X, Rui Q, Wang D.
    Journal: Chemosphere; 2022 Aug; 301():134687. PubMed ID: 35472608.
    Abstract:
    With the increase in application, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are potentially bioavailable to environmental organisms. However, the potential transgenerational effect of MWCNTs and underlying mechanisms remains still unclear. Here, we examined transgenerational MWCNT toxicity and the underlying mechanism mediated by germline long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Caenorhabditis elegans. Exposure to 0.1-10 μg/L MWCNT caused transgenerational toxicity reflected by endpoints of brood size and locomotion behavior. Meanwhile, among germline lncRNAs, expression of 5 lncRNAs were dysregulated by MWCNT exposure. Among these 5 dysregulated lncRNAs, only germline RNAi of linc-7 affected MWCNT toxicity. Increase in germline linc-7 expression was observed transgenerationally, and transgenerational MWCNT toxicity was prevented in linc-7(RNAi) nematodes. Moreover, germline linc-7 controlled transgenerational MWCNT toxicity by activating downstream DAF-12, a transcriptional factor. Therefore, our data indicated the association between induction of transgenerational MWCNT toxicity and increase in germline linc-7 expression in organisms.
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