Altered transcription levels of endocrine associated genes in two fisheries species collected from the Great Barrier Reef catchment and lagoon

作者：Kroon Frederieke J^*; Hook Sharon E; Jones Dean; Metcalfe Suzanne; Henderson Brent; Smith Rachael; Warne Michael St J; Turner Ryan D; McKeown Adam; Westcott David A

来源：Marine Environmental Research, 2015, 104: 51-61.

DOI：10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.01.002

• Endocrine disruption
• Aromatase
• Vitellogenin
• Pesticides
• Lates calcarifer
• Plectropomus leopardus
• Juvenile
• Sequential hermaphrodite
• Barramundi
• Coral trout

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is chronically exposed to agricultural run-off containing pesticides, many of which are known endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Here, we measure mRNA transcript abundance of two EDC biomarkers in wild populations of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus and Plectropomus maculatus). Transcription levels of liver vitellogenin (vtg) differed significantly in both species amongst sites with different exposures to agricultural run-off; brain aromatase (cyp19a1b) revealed some differences for barramundi only. Exposure to run-off from sugarcane that contains pesticides is a likely pathway given (i) significant associations between barramundi vtg transcription levels, catchment sugarcane land use, and river pesticide concentrations, and (ii) consistency between patterns of coral trout vtg transcription levels and pesticide distribution in the GBR lagoon. Given the potential consequences of such exposure for reproductive fitness and population dynamics, these results are cause for concern for the sustainability of fisheries resources downstream from agricultural land uses.

• 出版日期2015-3
• 单位CSIRO