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Singh PP, Reeves GA, Contrepois K, Papsdorf K, Miklas JW, Ellenberger M, Hu CK, Snyder MP, Brunet A. Evolution of diapause in the African turquoise killifish by remodeling the ancient gene regulatory landscape. Cell 2024; 187:3338-3356.e30. [PMID: 38810644 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
Abstract
Suspended animation states allow organisms to survive extreme environments. The African turquoise killifish has evolved diapause as a form of suspended development to survive a complete drought. However, the mechanisms underlying the evolution of extreme survival states are unknown. To understand diapause evolution, we performed integrative multi-omics (gene expression, chromatin accessibility, and lipidomics) in the embryos of multiple killifish species. We find that diapause evolved by a recent remodeling of regulatory elements at very ancient gene duplicates (paralogs) present in all vertebrates. CRISPR-Cas9-based perturbations identify the transcription factors REST/NRSF and FOXOs as critical for the diapause gene expression program, including genes involved in lipid metabolism. Indeed, diapause shows a distinct lipid profile, with an increase in triglycerides with very-long-chain fatty acids. Our work suggests a mechanism for the evolution of complex adaptations and offers strategies to promote long-term survival by activating suspended animation programs in other species.
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Borisov V, Shkil F, Seleznev D, Smirnov S. Is African non-annual killifish Fundulopanchax gardneri (Teleostei; Cyprinodontiformes; Nothobranchiidae) true non-annual? Dev Dyn 2024; 253:490-507. [PMID: 37855428 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Annual or seasonal killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) are unique among fish in their ability to enter into developmental arrests (diapauses: DI, DII, and DIII). They have a short lifespan and their embryos are exceptionally tolerant to a variety of environmental stresses. These traits make them a popular model for studying vertebrate diapause, aging, stress tolerance, genome adaptation, and evolution. In such issues, in a comparative evolutionary framework, Fundulopanchax gardneri, a popular aquarium fish from Africa, is commonly used as a representative non-annual model though its development is not studied in detail and whether it includes diapauses remains uncertain. RESULTS We described in detail for the first time embryonic development of F. gardneri and revealed it to resemble that in the undoubtedly annual Austrofundulus limnaeus killifish in displaying two developmental depressions. However, if compared with A. limnaeus, these developmental states look like "less intense" versions of DII and DIII rather than true diapauses. CONCLUSIONS To determine whether developmental depressions in F. gardneri represent "true" diapauses or only their functional equivalents, detailed studies of embryonic development of different killifish both annual and non-annual are needed. Before that, acceptance of F. gardneri as a representative non-annual fish seems premature.
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- Vasily Borisov
- Laboratory of Evolutionary Morphology, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Morphology, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Postnatal Ontogeny, N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Morphology, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates, I.D. Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Russia
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Morphology, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Riddle NC, Biga PR, Bronikowski AM, Walters JR, Wilkinson GS. Comparative analysis of animal lifespan. GeroScience 2024; 46:171-181. [PMID: 37889438 PMCID: PMC10828364 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-023-00984-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Comparative studies of aging are a promising approach to identifying general properties of and processes leading to aging. While to date, many comparative studies of aging in animals have focused on relatively narrow species groups, methodological innovations now allow for studies that include evolutionary distant species. However, comparative studies of aging across a wide range of species that have distinct life histories introduce additional challenges in experimental design. Here, we discuss these challenges, highlight the most pressing problems that need to be solved, and provide suggestions based on current approaches to successfully carry out comparative aging studies across the animal kingdom.
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- Nicole C Riddle
- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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Tunnah L, Wilson JM, Wright PA. Retention of larval skin traits in adult amphibious killifishes: a cross-species investigation. J Comp Physiol B 2022; 192:473-488. [PMID: 35441298 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-022-01436-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The gills are the primary site of exchange in fishes. However, during early life-stages or in amphibious fishes, ionoregulation and gas-exchange may be primarily cutaneous. Given the similarities between larval and amphibious fishes, we hypothesized that cutaneous larval traits are continuously expressed in amphibious fishes across all life-stages to enable the skin to be a major site of exchange on land. Alternatively, we hypothesized that cutaneous larval traits disappear in juvenile stages and are re-expressed in amphibious species in later life-stages. We surveyed six species spanning a range of amphibiousness and characterized cutaneous ionocytes and neuroepithelial cells (NECs) as representative larval skin traits at up to five stages of development. We found that skin ionocyte density remained lower and constant in exclusively water-breathing, relative to amphibious species across development, whereas in amphibious species ionocyte density generally increased. Additionally, adults of the most amphibious species had the highest cutaneous ionocyte densities. Surprisingly, cutaneous NECs were only identified in the skin of one amphibious species (Kryptolebias marmoratus), suggesting that cutaneous NECs are not a ubiquitous larval or amphibious skin trait, at least among the species we studied. Our data broadly supports the continuous-expression hypothesis, as three of four amphibious experimental species expressed cutaneous ionocytes in all examined life-stages. Further, the increasing density of cutaneous ionocytes across development in amphibious species probably facilitates the prolonged occupation of terrestrial habitats.
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- Louise Tunnah
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Salis P, Lee S, Roux N, Lecchini D, Laudet V. The real Nemo movie: Description of embryonic development in Amphiprion ocellaris from first division to hatching. Dev Dyn 2021; 250:1651-1667. [PMID: 33899313 PMCID: PMC8597122 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Amphiprion ocellaris is one of the rare reef fish species that can be reared in aquaria. It is increasingly used as a model species for Eco-Evo-Devo. Therefore, it is important to have an embryonic development table based on high quality images that will allow for standardized sampling by the scientific community. RESULTS Here we provide high-resolution time-lapse videos to accompany a detailed description of embryonic development in A ocellaris. We describe a series of developmental stages and we define six broad periods of embryogenesis: zygote, cleavage, blastula, gastrula, segmentation, and organogenesis that we further subdivide into 32 stages. These periods highlight the changing spectrum of major developmental processes that occur during embryonic development. CONCLUSIONS We provide an easy system for the determination of embryonic stages, enabling the development of A ocellaris as a coral reef fish model species. This work will facilitate evolutionary development studies, in particular studies of the relationship between climate change and developmental trajectories in the context of coral reefs. Thanks to its lifestyle, complex behavior, and ecology, A ocellaris will undoubtedly become a very attractive model in a wide range of biological fields.
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- Pauline Salis
- Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls‐sur‐Mer, UMR CNRS 7232 BIOMSorbonne Université ParisBanyuls‐sur‐MerFrance
- EPHE‐UPVD‐CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBEPSL UniversityMooreaFrench Polynesia
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- Lab of Marine Eco‐Evo‐Devo, Marine Research StationInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia SinicaTaipeiTaiwan
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- Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls‐sur‐Mer, UMR CNRS 7232 BIOMSorbonne Université ParisBanyuls‐sur‐MerFrance
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- EPHE‐UPVD‐CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBEPSL UniversityMooreaFrench Polynesia
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- Lab of Marine Eco‐Evo‐Devo, Marine Research StationInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia SinicaTaipeiTaiwan
- Marine Eco‐Evo‐Devo UnitOkinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyOnna sonOkinawaJapan
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Karp X. Hormonal Regulation of Diapause and Development in Nematodes, Insects, and Fishes. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.735924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Diapause is a state of developmental arrest adopted in response to or in anticipation of environmental conditions that are unfavorable for growth. In many cases, diapause is facultative, such that animals may undergo either a diapause or a non-diapause developmental trajectory, depending on environmental cues. Diapause is characterized by enhanced stress resistance, reduced metabolism, and increased longevity. The ability to postpone reproduction until suitable conditions are found is important to the survival of many animals, and both vertebrate and invertebrate species can undergo diapause. The decision to enter diapause occurs at the level of the whole animal, and thus hormonal signaling pathways are common regulators of the diapause decision. Unlike other types of developmental arrest, diapause is programmed, such that the diapause developmental trajectory includes a pre-diapause preparatory phase, diapause itself, recovery from diapause, and post-diapause development. Therefore, developmental pathways are profoundly affected by diapause. Here, I review two conserved hormonal pathways, insulin/IGF signaling (IIS) and nuclear hormone receptor signaling (NHR), and their role in regulating diapause across three animal phyla. Specifically, the species reviewed are Austrofundulus limnaeus and Nothobranchius furzeri annual killifishes, Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes, and insect species including Drosophila melanogaster, Culex pipiens, and Bombyx mori. In addition, the developmental changes that occur as a result of diapause are discussed, with a focus on how IIS and NHR pathways interact with core developmental pathways in C. elegans larvae that undergo diapause.
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- Marc Van Gilst
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Ishimatsu A, Mai HV, Martin KLM. Patterns of Fish Reproduction at the Interface between Air and Water. Integr Comp Biol 2019; 58:1064-1085. [PMID: 30107418 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Although fishes by nature are aquatic, many species reproduce in such a way that their embryos are exposed to air either occasionally or constantly during incubation. We examine the ecological context and review specific examples of reproduction by fishes at the air-water interface, including fishes that do and do not breathe air. Four modes of reproduction at the air-water interface are described across 18 teleost orders, from fresh water, estuaries, and sea water. Mode 1, the most common type of reproduction by fishes at the air-water interface, includes 21 families of mostly marine teleosts that spawn in water onto a substrate surface, on vegetation, or into hollow objects such as shells that will later be continuously or occasionally exposed to air. Although the eggs are emerged into air, many of these species do not emerge into air as adults, and only about half of them breathe air. Mode 2 involves six families of freshwater fishes setting up and guarding a nest and guarding on the water surface, either with bubbles or in vegetation. Most of these species breathe air. In Mode 3, annual killifishes in at least two families in seasonally dry habitats bury eggs in mud in temporary pools, then die before the next generation emerges. These species neither guard nests nor breathe air. Mudskippers (Gobiidae) breathe air and use Mode 4, excavating burrows in a soft substrate and then storing air in a subterranean chamber. In a variation of Mode 4, eggs are placed on bubbles within a nesting burrow by swamp eels (Synbranchidae). No fishes from basal taxa are known to place their embryos where they will be exposed to air, although most of these species breathe air as adults. The widespread but still rare, diverse forms of fish reproduction at the air-water interface across a broad taxonomic spectrum suggest repeated independent evolutionary events and strong selection pressure for adult fishes to protect their embryos from hypoxic waters, aquatic predators, pathogens, and UV radiation. Air-breathing by adult fishes appears to be de-coupled from air exposure of developing embryos or aerial emersion of adults during spawning.
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- Atsushi Ishimatsu
- Organization for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1551-7 Tairamachi, Nagasaki 851-2213, Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki 851-8521, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Natural Science Division, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263-4321, USA
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Temperature-dependent vitamin D signaling regulates developmental trajectory associated with diapause in an annual killifish. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:12763-12768. [PMID: 30446615 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1804590115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The mechanisms that integrate environmental signals into developmental programs remain largely uncharacterized. Nuclear receptors (NRs) are ligand-regulated transcription factors that orchestrate the expression of complex phenotypes. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is an NR activated by 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], a hormone derived from 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC). VDR signaling is best known for regulating calcium homeostasis in mammals, but recent evidence suggests a diversity of uncharacterized roles. In response to incubation temperature, embryos of the annual killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus can develop along two alternative trajectories: active development and diapause. These trajectories diverge early in development, from a biochemical, morphological, and physiological perspective. We manipulated incubation temperature to induce the two trajectories and profiled changes in gene expression using RNA sequencing and weighted gene coexpression network analysis. We report that transcripts involved in 1,25(OH)2D3 synthesis and signaling are expressed in a trajectory-specific manner. Furthermore, exposure of embryos to vitamin D3 analogs and Δ4-dafachronic acid directs continuous development under diapause-inducing conditions. Conversely, blocking synthesis of 1,25(OH)2D3 induces diapause in A. limnaeus and a diapause-like state in zebrafish, suggesting vitamin D signaling is critical for normal vertebrate development. These data support vitamin D signaling as a molecular pathway that can regulate developmental trajectory and metabolic dormancy in a vertebrate. Interestingly, the VDR is homologous to the daf-12 and ecdysone NRs that regulate dormancy in Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila We suggest that 7-DHC-derived hormones and their associated NRs represent a conserved pathway for the integration of environmental information into developmental programs associated with life history transitions in animals.
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Naumann B, Englert C. Dispersion/reaggregation in early development of annual killifishes: Phylogenetic distribution and evolutionary significance of a unique feature. Dev Biol 2018; 442:69-79. [PMID: 30040922 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Annual killifishes are members of the Aplocheiloidea and live in ephemeral habitats that desiccate regularly during the dry season and refill during the rainy season. Populations of these fishes survive the dry season by producing drought-resistant diapausing eggs that are buried in the substrate. When the pool refills during the rainy season the juveniles hatch, grow rapidly and reproduce until the pool desiccates again during the next dry season. The association with such unpredictable habitats has led to the evolution to a variety of developmental adaptations such as a dispersed/reaggregation phase of the deep blastomeres, three possible diapause stages, extreme tolerance to high salinity and anoxia, an efficient DNA repair system and an extremely short life span. Here, we review the course of the dispersed/reaggregation phase, its evolution and phylogenetic distribution and diversity within the Aplocheiloidea. The phenomenon of blastomere dispersion/reaggregation in these fishes was first described in the 1960s and 70s. Blastomeres of most teleost fishes segregate into three groups that give rise to the enveloping cell layer, the yolk syncytial layer and the deep blastomeres that will form the embryo itself. When epiboly commences, the deep blastomeres form a more or less coherent cell sheet with a so called embryonic shield at it marginal zone marking the area where gastrulation takes place. In annual killifishes, the deep blastomeres segregate when epiboly starts and disperse when epiboly commences. After epiboly has been completed, the deep blastomeres are randomly distributed and migrate all over the enveloping cell layer. After several days they start to reaggregate and form the actual embryo that starts gastrulation. The evolutionary origin and mechanism behind this peculiar developmental pathway have puzzled developmental biologists for almost 50 years. However, several of these annual killifishes (Nothobranchius furzeri, Austrofundulus limnaeus, Austrolebias charrua and Austrolebias bellottii) have become model organisms in studies on developmental physiology, aging and stress tolerance. This has led to the establishment of modern genetic techniques such as transgenesis and cell fate mapping that are now used to tackle questions about the origin and mechanisms behind the dispersal/reaggregation phase.
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- Benjamin Naumann
- Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research, Jena, Germany; Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany; Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Jena, Germany
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Furness AI, Reznick DN, Tatarenkov A, Avise JC. The evolution of diapause in Rivulus (Laimosemion). Zool J Linn Soc 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Andrew I Furness
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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da Fonseca AP, Volcan MV, Robaldo RB. Incubation media affect the survival, pathway and time of embryo development in Neotropical annual fish Austrolebias nigrofasciatus (Rivulidae). JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2018; 92:165-176. [PMID: 29178292 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To analyse the survival, pathway and time of embryo development in the annual fish Austrolebias nigrofasciatus eggs were monitored in four liquid media and two damp media under experimental conditions for 130 days until their development was complete. Eggs kept in the same breeding water from oviposition remained in diapause I (DI) during all experiments. In constrast, up to the stage prior to entering diapause II (DII), the other media had no influence on development. Embryos at this stage (DII), however, show longer development time when treated in medium with water and powdered coconut shell so that about 80% of embryos remained in DII at 100 days. In contrast, all other treatments had a significantly lower proportion of embryos remaining in DII. When treated with Yamamoto's solution in humid media, embryos showed the fastest development. The first fully developed embryos (DIII) were seen at 27 days after oviposition. It took an average of 46-58 days for 50% of eggs in each treatment to reach DIII. Compared with other studies, survival in all incubation media was high at between 70 and 98%. Taken together, it can be concluded that all incubation media were found to be viable for maintaining embryos. Altering developmental trajectories through the manipulation of diapauses in different media makes this species a potential model organism for laboratory studies.
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- A P da Fonseca
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Estação Marinha de Aquacultura, Rua do Hotel, n 02, Cassino Rio Grande, 96210-030, RS, Brazil
- Laboratório de Fisiologia Aplicada a Aquicultura, Instituto de Biologia, DFF, prédio 26, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Capão do Leão, 96010-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia, Instituto Pró-Pampa, Rua Uruguai, n 1242, Centro, Pelotas, 96010-630, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Estação Marinha de Aquacultura, Rua do Hotel, n 02, Cassino Rio Grande, 96210-030, RS, Brazil
- Laboratório de Fisiologia Aplicada a Aquicultura, Instituto de Biologia, DFF, prédio 26, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Capão do Leão, 96010-900, RS, Brazil
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Thompson AW, Hayes A, Podrabsky JE, Ortí G. Gene expression during delayed hatching in fish-out-of-water. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egg.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Embryonic diapause – a period of embryonic suspension at the blastocyst stage – is a fascinating phenomenon that occurs in over 130 species of mammals, ranging from bears and badgers to mice and marsupials. It might even occur in humans. During diapause, there is minimal cell division and greatly reduced metabolism, and development is put on hold. Yet there are no ill effects for the pregnancy when it eventually continues. Multiple factors can induce diapause, including seasonal supplies of food, temperature, photoperiod and lactation. The successful reactivation and continuation of pregnancy then requires a viable embryo, a receptive uterus and effective molecular communication between the two. But how do the blastocysts survive and remain viable during this period of time, which can be up to a year in some cases? And what are the signals that bring it out of suspended animation? Here, we provide an overview of the process of diapause and address these questions, focussing on recent molecular data.
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- Marilyn B. Renfree
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3010
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- The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H8L6
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