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ArticleMarine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)2020

Taxonomic Distribution of Tetrodotoxin in Acotylean Flatworms (Polycladida: Platyhelminthes).

Maho Kashitani, Taiki Okabe, Hikaru Oyama, Kaede Noguchi, Haruka Yamazaki, Rei Suo, Tetsushi Mori, Haruo Sugita, Shiro Itoi

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Article in Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maho KashitaniDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan.
Taiki OkabeDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan.
Hikaru OyamaDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan.
Kaede NoguchiDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan.
Haruka YamazakiDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan.
Rei SuoDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan.
Tetsushi MoriDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan.
Haruo SugitaDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan.
Shiro ItoiDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan. sitoi@nihon-u.ac.jp.
Nihon University · JPTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 15H04552Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K19238Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19H00954Toyo Suisan Foundation 2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tetrodotoxin (TTX), also known as pufferfish toxin, causes a respiratory disorder by blocking neurotransmission, with voltage-gated sodium channel inhibition on muscle and nerve tissues. The toxin is widely distributed across vertebrates, invertebrates and bacteria. Therefore, it is generally thought that TTX in pufferfish accumulates via the food webs, beginning with marine bacteria as a primary producer. Polyclad flatworms in the genus Planocera are also known to be highly toxic, TTX-bearing organisms. Unlike the case of pufferfish, the source of TTX in these flatworms is unknown. In this study, taxonomical distribution patterns of TTX were investigated for acotylean flatworms from coastal waters using molecular phylogenetic analysis and high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). A maximum likelihood tree based on the 28S rRNA gene sequence showed that the flatworms belonged to several different lineages among the genera Planocera, Stylochus, Paraplanocera, Discocelis, Notocomplana, Notoplana, Callioplana and Peudostylochus. After LC-MS/MS analysis, the distribution of TTX was mapped onto the molecular phylogenetic tree. TTX-bearing flatworm species were seen to be restricted to specific Planocera lineages, suggesting that the TTX-bearing flatworm species have common genes for TTX-accumulating mechanisms.

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AnimalsJapanPhylogenyPlatyhelminthsRNA, Ribosomal, 28STetrodotoxinRNA, Ribosomal, 28STetrodotoxin28S rRNAAcotyleaFlatwormPlanoceraPolycladidaTetrodotoxin (TTX)

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