Description
MicrocystinRRisacyclicheptapeptideinitiallyproducedbyspeciesofcyanobacteriaMicrocystis.MicrocystinRRexhibitscytotoxic,pro-oxidative,andcarcinogenicproperties.MicrocystinRRinducesendocrinedisruptionandalterscholesterolsynthesisandlipidoxidationinvivo.Additionally,MicrocystinRRinducesmitochondrialdysfunctionandoxidativestress,alteringgonadalstructureindevelopment.Inotheranimalmodels,MicrocystinRRalterslevelsofBcl-2,Bax,p53,andGRP78,inducingapoptosisandliverdamage.