Abstract
β-Cypermethrin (β-CYP), a synthetic pyrethroid pesticide, is widely used for insect management. However, it also affects non-target organisms and pollutes aquatic ecosystems. Tetrahymena thermophila, a unicellular ciliated protist found in fresh water, is in direct contact with aquatic environments and sensitive to environmental changes. The proliferation of T. thermophila was inhibited and the cellular morphology changed under β-CYP stress. The intracellular ROS level significantly increased, and SOD activity gradually rose with increasing β-CYP concentrations. Under 25 mg/L β-CYP stress, 687 genes were up-regulated, primarily enriched in the organic cyclic compound binding and heterocyclic compound binding pathways. These include 8 ATP-binding cassette transporters (ABC) family genes, 2 cytochrome P450 monooxygenase genes, and 2 glutathione peroxidase related genes. Among of them, ABCG14 knockdown affected cellular proliferation under β-CYP stress. In contrast, overexpression of ABCG14 enhanced cellular tolerance to β-CYP. The results demonstrated that Tetrahymena tolerates high β-CYP concentration stress through various detoxification mechanisms, with ABCG14 playing a crucial role in detoxification of β-CYP.
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