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Rizky D, Byun JH, Mahardini A, Fukunaga K, Udagawa S, Pringgenies D, Takemura A. Two pathways regulate insulin-like growth factor genes in the brain and liver of the tropical damselfish Chrysiptera cyanea: A possible role for melatonin in the actions of growth and thyroid hormones. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2024; 296:111679. [PMID: 38876439 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.111679] [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: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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External and internal factors are involved in controlling the growth of fishes. However, little is known about the mechanisms by which external factors trigger stimulus signals. This study explored the physiological roles of melatonin in the transcription of growth-related genes in the brain and liver of Chrysiptera cyanea, a tropical damselfish with long-day preference. In brain samples of this species collected at 4-h intervals, the transcript levels of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase2 (aanat2), the rate-limiting enzyme of melatonin synthesis, and growth hormone (gh) peaked at 20:00 and 00:00, respectively. Concomitantly, the transcript levels of insulin-like growth factors (igf1 and igf2) in the brain and liver were upregulated during the scotophase. Levels of iodothyronine deiodinases (dio2 and dio3), enzymes that convert thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) and reverse T3, respectively, increased in the brain (dio2 and dio3) and liver (dio2) during the photophase, whereas dio3 levels in the liver showed the opposite trend. Fish reared in melatonin-containing water exhibited significant increases in the transcription levels of gh and igf1 in the brain and igf1 in the liver, suggesting that growth in this fish is positively regulated by the GH/IGF pathway on a daily basis. Melatonin treatment also stimulated the transcript levels of dio2 and dio3 in the liver, but not in the brain. Fish consuming pellets containing T3, but not T4, showed significant increases in gh and igf1 in the brain and igf1 and igf2 in the liver, suggesting that the intercellular actions of the TH/IGF pathway have an impact on growth on a daily basis. In summary, IGF synthesis and action in the brain and liver undergo dual regulation by distinct hormone networks, which may also be affected by daily, seasonal, or nutritional factors.
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- Dinda Rizky
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Fisheries Biology, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Marine Science Study Program, Faculty of Science and Agricultural Technology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Jl. Kedungmundu No.18, Semarang 50273, Indonesia
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- Organization for Research Promotion, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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- Organization for Research Promotion, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Soedarto S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.
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Ndandala CB, Zhou Q, Li Z, Guo Y, Li G, Chen H. Identification of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) Family Genes in the Golden Pompano, Trachinotus ovatus: Molecular Cloning, Characterization and Gene Expression. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2499. [PMID: 38473747 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are hormones that primarily stimulate and regulate animal physiological processes. In this study, we cloned and identified the open reading frame (ORF) cDNA sequences of IGF family genes: the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2), and insulin-like growth factor 3 (IGF3). We found that IGF1, IGF2, and IGF3 have a total length of 558, 648, and 585 base pairs (bp), which encoded a predicted protein with 185, 215, and 194 amino acids (aa), respectively. Multiple sequences and phylogenetic tree analysis showed that the mature golden pompano IGFs had been conserved and showed high similarities with other teleosts. The tissue distribution experiment showed that IGF1 and IGF2 mRNA levels were highly expressed in the liver of female and male fish. In contrast, IGF3 was highly expressed in the gonads and livers of male and female fish, suggesting a high influence on fish reproduction. The effect of fasting showed that IGF1 and mRNA expression had no significant difference in the liver but significantly decreased after long-term (7 days) fasting in the muscles and started to recover after refeeding. IGF2 mRNA expression showed no significant difference in the liver but had a significant difference in muscles for short-term (2 days) and long-term fasting, which started to recover after refeeding, suggesting muscles are more susceptible to both short-term and long-term fasting. In vitro incubation of 17β-estradiol (E2) was observed to decrease the IGF1 and IGF3 mRNA expression level in a dose- (0.1, 1, and 10 μM) and time- (3, 6, and 12 h) dependent manner. In addition, E2 had no effect on IGF2 mRNA expression levels in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The effect of 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) in vitro incubation was observed to significantly increase the IGF3 mRNA expression level in a time- and dose-dependent manner. MT had no effect on IGF2 mRNA but was observed to decrease the IGF1 mRNA expression in the liver. Taken together, these data indicate that E2 and MT may either increase or decrease IGF expression in fish; this study provides basic knowledge and understanding of the expression and regulation of IGF family genes in relation to the nutritional status, somatic growth, and reproductive endocrinology of golden pompano for aquaculture development.
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- Charles Brighton Ndandala
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang 524025, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang 524025, China
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Dong Y, Lyu L, Wen H, Shi B. Brain and Pituitary Transcriptome Analyses Reveal the Differential Regulation of Reproduction-Related LncRNAs and mRNAs in Cynoglossus semilaevis. Front Genet 2021; 12:802953. [PMID: 34956338 PMCID: PMC8696122 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.802953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified to be involved in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) reproduction. However, studies of their roles in reproduction have focused mainly on the ovary, and their expression patterns and potential roles in the brain and pituitary are unclear. Thus, to explore the mRNAs and lncRNAs that are closely associated with reproduction in the brain and pituitary, we collected tongue sole brain and pituitary tissues at three stages for RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), the 5,135 and 5,630 differentially expressed (DE) mRNAs and 378 and 532 DE lncRNAs were identified in the brain and pituitary, respectively. The RNA-seq results were verified by RT-qPCR. Moreover, enrichment analyses were performed to analyze the functions of DE mRNAs and lncRNAs. Interestingly, their involvement in pathways related to metabolism, signal transduction and endocrine signaling was revealed. LncRNA-target gene interaction networks were constructed based on antisense, cis and trans regulatory mechanisms. Moreover, we constructed competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks. In summary, this study provides mRNA and lncRNA expression profiles in the brain and pituitary to understand the molecular mechanisms regulating tongue sole reproduction.
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- Yani Dong
- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Ocean Unversity of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Ocean Unversity of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Ocean Unversity of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China.,Laboratory for Marine Fisheries and Food Production Processes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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Gu W, Yang Y, Ning C, Wang Y, Hu J, Zhang M, Kuang S, Sun Y, Li Y, Zhang Y, Sun J, Ying D, Xu S. Identification and characteristics of insulin-like growth factor system in the brain, liver, and gonad during development of a seasonal breeding teleost, Pampus argenteus. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2021; 300:113645. [PMID: 33058908 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Reproductive activity is closely related to the development and function of the brain and liver in teleosts, particularly in seasonal breeding teleosts. This study measured the involvement of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in controlling the reproduction of the silver pomfret Pampus argenteus, a seasonal breeding tropical to temperate commercial fish. We cloned and characterized the cDNAs of igfs (igf2 and igf3) and igfrs (igf1ra, igf1rb, and igf2r) and examined their transcript levels in relation to seasonal reproduction. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that two types of IGFs (IGF-1 and IGF-2) and three types of IGFRs (IGF1RA, IGF1RB, and IGF2R) of the silver pomfret were clustered with those of teleosts; however, IGF-3 was a transmembrane protein different with the IGF-3 of other teleosts. The expression of IGF-3 was gonad-specific in the silver pomfret. The transcript levels of igf1 in the female brain were the highest, and the levels of igfrs in both sexes' brains increased during gametogenesis. Meanwhile, igfs and igfrs maintained high transcript levels in both sexes' liver and gonad during vitellogenesis and spermatogonia proliferation. We concluded that the development and activities of brain, liver, and gonad were related to the IGF system (IGFs and IGFRs). And the IGFs were mainly expressed in the liver. Nevertheless, gonadal development, especially vitellogenesis and spermatogonia proliferation, were related with IGFs in this species.
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- Weiwei Gu
- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China.
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China.
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Xiangshangang Aquatic Product Introduction and Breeding Co. Ltd., Ningbo, China
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- College of Marine Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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Rizky D, Mahardini A, Byun J, Takemura A. Molecular cloning of insulin-like growth factor 3 (igf3) and its expression in the tissues of a female damselfish, Chrysiptera cyanea, in relation to seasonal and food-manipulated reproduction. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 295:113479. [PMID: 32246963 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Food availability is a permissive determinant that drives gonadal activity in fish. The present study aimed to clarify the interactions between reproductive and nutritive statuses in the sapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea), a tropical damselfish with a long-day preference for reproduction. Insulin-like growth factor 3 (IGF3), a novel IGF that likely plays a role in gonadal maturation, was closely monitored in the sapphire devil. The cDNA of sapphire devil igf3 had an open reading frame of 443 base pairs (146 amino acid residues). Phylogenetic analyses revealed that sapphire devil IGF3 was clustered within the teleost IGF3 family. The transcript levels of sapphire devil igf3 increased in the brain, liver, and ovary of the fish during the late vitellogenic phase, suggesting that it plays a role in reproduction. Immersion of the fish in seawater containing estradiol-17β suppressed transcript levels of sapphire devil igf3 in the liver, but not in the brain, suggesting that intensive protein synthesis in relation to vitellogenesis negatively impacts somatic metabolism in this tissue. When fish were reared with high or low food under conditions of photoperiod (LD = 14:10) and temperature (at 25-28 °C) during the non-reproductive season, ovarian development was induced in high-food fish. Furthermore, prior to ovarian development in the high-food fish, the transcript levels of sapphire devil igf3 increased in the brain, liver, and ovary. These results indicated crosstalk between the reproductive and growth networks and suggested that a metabolic shift, from growth mode to reproductive mode, occurs in peripheral tissues when nutritive status is improved under suitable conditions of photoperiod and water temperature.
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- Dinda Rizky
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.
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Mahardini A, Rizky D, Byun JH, Yamauchi C, Takeuchi Y, Takemura A. Food availability alters expression profiles of genes in relation to reproduction and nutrition in the females of tropical damselfish (Chrysiptera cyanea). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART 2020; 333:619-628. [PMID: 32851786 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
This study evaluated the effects of food availability on the transcript levels of genes related to reproduction and growth in the sapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea), a tropical damselfish. Nonbreeding fish were reared at high-food (HF) and low-food (LF) levels for 4 weeks under long-days. Vitellogenic oocytes could be observed in the ovaries of the HF group. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that lhβ and cyp19b in the brains, vtg and igf1 in the livers and cyp19a in the ovaries of HF fish were significantly higher than that of LF fish, suggesting that estradiol-17β (E2) synthesis in the ovary and brain is activated when suitable permissive factors are available to fish. Food limitation lowered hepatic igf1 and dio2, suggesting that the TH-IGF1 signaling system functions in the liver, and that food availability altered hepatic deiodination activities related to intercellular levels of thyroid hormones. Hepatic dio2 significantly decreased when fish were immersed for 3 days in E2-containing seawater; this suggests that E2 impedes the conversion of T4 to T3 in the liver. Our study shows that igf1 was upregulated in accordance with HF-induced vitellogenesis but downregulated by E2 treatment, suggesting that igf1 is bidirectional and altered by maturational status. Once vitellogenesis begins under a suitable range of proximal factors, fish need to maintain their nutritional status because food availability is a permissive factor for their reproduction.
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- Angka Mahardini
- Marine and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- Developmental Neurobiology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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Hur SP, Mahardini A, Takeuchi Y, Imamura S, Wambiji N, Rizky D, Udagawa S, Kim SJ, Takemura A. Expression profiles of types 2 and 3 iodothyronine deiodinase genes in relation to vitellogenesis in a tropical damselfish, Chrysiptera cyanea. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 285:113264. [PMID: 31469997 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Thyroid hormone (TH) is involved in regulating the reproduction of vertebrates. Its physiological action in the target tissues is due to the conversion of TH by iodothyronine deiodinases. In this study, we aimed to clone and characterize type 2 (sdDio2) and type 3 (sdDio3) of the sapphire devil Chrysiptera cyanea, a tropical damselfish that undergoes active reproduction under long-day conditions, and to study the involvement of THs in the ovarian development of this species. When the cDNAs of sdDio2 and sdDio3 were partially cloned, they had deduced amino acid sequences of lengths 271 and 267, respectively, both of which were characterized by one selenocysteine residue. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) revealed that both genes are highly expressed in the whole brain, and sdDio2 and sdDio3 are highly transcribed in the liver and ovary, respectively. In situ hybridization analyses showed positive signals of sdDio2 and sdDio3 transcripts in the hypothalamic area of the brain. Little change in mRNA abundance of sdDio2 and sdDio3 in the brain was observed during the vitellogenic phases. It is assumed that simultaneous activation and inactivation of THs occur in this area because oral administration of triiodothyronine (T3), but not of thyroxine (T4), upregulated mRNA abundance of both genes in the brain. The transcript levels of sdDio2 in the liver and sdDio3 in the ovary increased as vitellogenesis progressed, suggesting that, through the metabolism of THs, sdDio2 and sdDio3 play a role in vitellogenin synthesis in the liver and yolk accumulation/E2 synthesis in the ovary. Taken together, these results suggest that iodothyronine deiodinases act as a driver for vitellogenesis in tropical damselfish by conversion of THs in certain peripheral tissues.
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- Sung-Pyo Hur
- Department of Biology, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudahakro, Ara-1 Dong, Jeju-si, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan; Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1, Onna, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudahakro, Ara-1 Dong, Jeju-si, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.
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