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Faiz ZM, Mardhiyyah MP, Mohamad A, Hidir A, Nurul-Hidayah A, Wong L, Jasmani S, Ikhwanuddin M. Identification and relative abundances of mRNA for a gene encoding the vWD domain and three Kazal-type domains in the ovary of giant freshwater prawns, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Anim Reprod Sci 2019; 209:106143. [PMID: 31514941 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Understanding Macrobrachium rosenbergii ovarian maturation control at the genome level is an important aspect for increasing larvae production. In this study, an ovarian maturation related gene, M. rosenbergii vWD domain and three Kazal-type domains of a gene (MrvWD-Kazal) have been studied. The MrvWD-Kazal gene was isolated using a rapid amplification of cDNA end (RACE) method and the relative abundances of MrvWD-Kazal mRNA in the ovary, hepatopancreas, stomach, intestine and gill were determined by using the quantitative PCR technique. The MrvWD-Kazal gene is composed of 2194 bp with an open reading frame (ORF) of 1998 bp encoding 665 amino acids and has great similarity to the M. nipponense vWD-Kazal gene (91%). The qPCR analyses indicated the relative abundance of MrvWD-Kazal mRNA transcript varied among different stages of ovarian function (P < 0.05), but there were no differences abundance in hepatopancreas, stomach, intestine and gill (P> 0.05). In the ovary, relative abundance of MrvWD-Kazal mRNA transcript gradually increased with ovarian maturation from Stages 1 (Spent; 1.00-fold), to 2 (Proliferative; 3.47-fold) to 3 (Premature; 6.18-fold) and decreased at Stage 4 (Mature; 1.31-fold). Differential relative abundances of MrvWD-Kazal mRNA transcript in the ovary indicate the MrvWD-Kazal protein may have an important function in ovarian maturation of M. rosenbergii. The results of this study also indicate the MrvWD-Kazal is not involved in regulation of the reproductive related function of the hepatopancreas, digestive system (stomach and intestine) and respiratory system (gill).
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- Zakaria Muhammad Faiz
- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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ABDU URI, YEHEZKEL GALIT, SAGI AMIR. Oocyte development and polypeptide dynamics during ovarian maturation in the red-claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2000.9652402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- URI ABDU
- a Department of Life Sciences , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , PO Box 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel Phone: Fax: E-mail:
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- a Department of Life Sciences , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , PO Box 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel Phone: Fax: E-mail:
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- a Department of Life Sciences , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , PO Box 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel Phone: Fax: E-mail:
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SHANJU S, GERALDINE P. Biochemical characterization of vitellin from the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium malcolmsonii. INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2010.9652315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Coccia E, De Lisa E, Di Cristo C, Di Cosmo A, Paolucci M. Effects of estradiol and progesterone on the reproduction of the freshwater crayfish Cherax albidus. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2010; 218:36-47. [PMID: 20203252 DOI: 10.1086/bblv218n1p36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In this study we have investigated the role of 17beta-estradiol and progesterone in the reproduction of the crayfish Cherax albidus by using vitellogenin (VTG) as a biomarker. Early-vitellogenic (EV), full-vitellogenic (FV), and non-vitellogenic (NV) females of Cherax albidus were treated with 17beta-estradiol, progesterone, or both for 4 weeks. Levels of VTG mRNA in the hepatopancreas were detected by RT-PCR. The PCR product was sequenced and showed 97% homology with Cherax quadricarinatus VTG. 17beta-estradiol was more effective than progesterone and 17beta-estradiol plus progesterone in increasing the vitellogenin transcript in the hepatopancreas of EV and FV females. On the contrary, progesterone was more effective than 17beta-estradiol and 17beta-estradiol plus progesterone in increasing the vitellogenin concentration in the hemolymph of EV and FV females. Hepatopancreas histology and fatty acid composition of females injected with hormones showed major modifications. No effects were registered in NV females. In conclusion, 17beta-estradiol and progesterone influence VTG synthesis, although our data indicate that they act through different pathways and are not effective until the proper hormonal environment is established, as demonstrated by their inefficacy in NV females.
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- E Coccia
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy
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Molecular characterization and mRNA transcript profile of vitellogenin in Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis. Mol Biol Rep 2007; 36:389-97. [PMID: 18064539 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-007-9192-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2007] [Accepted: 11/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A full-length cDNA encoding vitellogenin (Vg) was cloned from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis using RACE method. The full-length cDNA consist of 7,942 nucleotides including a 7,761 bp open reading frame, which encodes 2,587 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence showed high (from 94% to 37%) identity with other known crustacean Vgs. In addition, a consensus cleavage site (R-X-K/R-R) recognized by an endopeptidase and a member of subtilisin family of serine protease were identified in the deduced Vg precursor. RT-PCR analysis shown that Vg mRNA can be detected in both ovary and hepatopancreas of vitellogenic females but not in other experimental tissues including muscle, heart, lymph organ, gill, haemocytes and intestine. These results suggest that the Vg gene may be expressed exclusively in mature females, and both ovary and hepatopancreas are the possible tissues for Vg synthesis in F. chinensis. In addition, Vg gene is detected in genomic DNA of both females and males.
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Phiriyangkul P, Utarabhand P. Molecular characterization of a cDNA encoding vitellogenin in the banana shrimp, Penaeus (Litopenaeus) merguiensis and sites of vitellogenin mRNA expression. Mol Reprod Dev 2007; 73:410-23. [PMID: 16432892 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In order to determine the primary structure of banana shrimp, Penaeus merguiensis, vitellogenin (Vg), we previously purified vitellin (Vt) from the ovaries of vitellogenic females, and chemically analyzed the N-terminal amino acid sequence of its 78 kDa subunit. In this study, a cDNA from this species encoding Vg was cloned based on the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the major 78 kDa subunit of Vt and conserved sequences of Vg/Vt from other crustacean species. The complete nucleotide sequence of Vg cDNA was achieved by RT-PCR and 5' and 3' rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) approaches. The full-length Vg cDNA consisted of 7,961 nucleotides. The open reading frame of this cDNA encoding a precursor peptide was comprised of 2,586 amino acid residues, with a putative processing site, R-X-K/R-R, recognized by subtilisin-like endoproteases. The deduced amino acid sequence was obtained from the Vg cDNA and its amino acid composition showed a high similarity to that of purified Vt. The deduced primary structure, of P. merguiensis Vg was 91.4% identical to the Vg of Penaeus semisulcatus and was also related to the Vg sequences of six other crustacean species with identities that ranged from 86.9% to 36.6%. In addition, the amino acid sequences corresponding to the signal peptide, N-terminal region and C-terminal region of P. merguiensis Vg were almost identical to the same sequences of the seven other reported crustacean species. Results from RT-PCR analysis showed that Vg mRNA expression was present in both the ovary and hepatopancreas of vitellogenic females but was not detected in other tissues including muscle, heart, and intestine of females or in the hepatopancreas of mature males. These results indicate that the Vg gene may be expressed only by mature P. merguiensis females and that both the ovary and hepatopancreas are possible sites for Vg synthesis in this species of shrimp.
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- Pharima Phiriyangkul
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkla, Thailand
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Phiriyangkul P, Puengyam P, Jakobsen IB, Utarabhand P. Dynamics of vitellogenin mRNA expression during vitellogenesis in the banana shrimp Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) merguiensis using real-time PCR. Mol Reprod Dev 2007; 74:1198-207. [PMID: 17342737 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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An open reading frame (ORF) of vitellogenin (Vg) cDNA was amplified from the ovaries of the banana shrimp, Penaeus merguiensis. An examination of Vg-deduced amino acid sequence revealed the presence of cleavage sites at a consensus motif for subtilisin-like endoproteases prior to the N-terminal sequences of purified vitellin (Vt) subunits. A comparison of the primary structures of Vg molecules in decapod crustacean species revealed the existence of a common characteristic structure, and phylogenetic analysis reflected the current taxonomic classifications of crustaceans. A PCR product of 1.1 kb encoding the 3'-end of Vg cDNA was cloned from the hepatopancreas. Although its sequence was almost identical to that of the same region of the ovarian Vg, with only 18 nucleotide differences, analysis suggests that they have been subjected to natural selection, indicating that there may be two different, tissue-specific Vg genes in P. merguiensis. This is consistent with the different expression patterns of Vg mRNA, as determined by real-time PCR. Vg mRNA levels were maintained at low levels during the previtellogenic stage and they increased as vitellogenesis progressed to reach a peak at the early vitellogenic stage in the ovary or at the vitellogenic stage in the hepatopancreas, and thereafter, levels decreased. Expression of Vg mRNA was much higher in the ovary compared to the hepatopancreas at all stages of ovarian development, implying that the ovary is mainly responsible for Vt synthesis. These indicate that penaeids constitute a unique model for vitellogenesis, showing intraovarian gene expression and synthesis of yolk protein.
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- Pharima Phiriyangkul
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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Li K, Chen L, Zhou Z, Li E, Zhao X, Guo H. The site of vitellogenin synthesis in Chinese mitten-handed crab Eriocheir sinensis. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2006; 143:453-8. [PMID: 16480909 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2005] [Revised: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 12/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the synthesis site of vitellogenin in the Chinese mitten-handed crab, Eriocheir sinensis. Using the RT-PCR techniques, the cDNA fragments isolated from the ovaries of vitellogenic female crab, we found that its deduced amino acid sequence had a high identity with that from other decapods crustacean vitellogenin. This cDNA fragments were used as probes to examine the transcription of mRNAs encoding the Vg. The mRNA expression was observed in vitellogenic female hepatopancreas, which was not detected in any other tissues including muscle, heart, and subepidermal tissues. The positive immunocytological staining with antibody against vitellin were found in ovaries and hepatopancreas of vitellogenic female, which was determined by immunological and immunohistochemical techniques. These results suggest that both ovaries and hepatopancreas are capable of synthesizing vitellogenin. Therefore, it was concluded that hepatopancreas is the extraovarian site of vitellogenin synthesis in E. sinensis.
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- Kang Li
- Department of Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China
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Raviv S, Parnes S, Segall C, Davis C, Sagi A. Complete sequence of Litopenaeus vannamei (Crustacea: Decapoda) vitellogenin cDNA and its expression in endocrinologically induced sub-adult females. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2006; 145:39-50. [PMID: 16122741 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2005] [Revised: 06/15/2005] [Accepted: 06/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The gene that encodes vitellogenin (Vg), the precursor of the major yolk protein, vitellin, is expressed during vitellogenesis in decapod crustaceans. In this study, we sequenced the full-length cDNA from the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Vg gene (LvVg). This is the first open thelycum penaeid shrimp Vg cDNA to be sequenced. The transcript encodes a 2587 amino acid polypeptide with up to 85% identity to Vg of different penaeid species. Peptide mass fingerprints (PMFs) of the vitelline polypeptides suggest that the predicted endoprotease cleavage site at amino acids 725-728 does indeed undergo cleavage. Five prominent high-density lipoprotein polypeptides of masses 179, 113, 78, 61, and 42kDa were isolated from vitellogenic ovary, and their PMFs were determined by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) spectrometry. It is likely that these polypeptides are all products of the LvVg gene. Removal of the X-organ sinus gland complex (XO-SG), which secretes the neurohormones that control the endocrine system regulating molt and reproduction, can induce both these processes. During the course of a number of molt cycles in induced sub-adult females, periodic ovarian growth and resorption were observed. Ovary growth correlated with LvVg expression in both the hepatopancreas and the ovary. Expression in ovaries of induced intermolt-early premolt females was significantly higher compared to all other sub-groups. Expression in ovaries of induced females was significantly higher compared to hepatopancreas at all molt cycle stages. Periodicity of molt and vitellogenesis in endocrinologically induced sub-adult shrimps may serve as a model to study alternate regulation of gene expression during these two processes.
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- Shaul Raviv
- Department of Life Sciences, National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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Jasmani S, Ohira T, Jayasankar V, Tsutsui N, Aida K, Wilder MN. Localization of vitellogenin mRNA expression and vitellogenin uptake during ovarian maturation in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 301:334-43. [PMID: 15039992 DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.20044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In situ hybridization and immunohistochemical techniques were used to investigate the dynamics of vitellogenin (Vg) mRNA expression and Vg uptake during ovarian maturation in the hepatopancreas and ovary at differing stages of ovarian maturation in both intact and eyestalk ablated female Macrobrachium rosenbergii. In the hepatopancreas of intact animals, Vg mRNA expression was detected faintly two days after ecdysis, and signals showed a gradual increase as the molt cycle advanced to the premolt stages, but decreased at the late premolt stage. Vg mRNA was detected in the R-cells of the hepatopancreas, indicating that these cells are responsible for synthesizing Vg. No Vg mRNA expression was observed in the ovary. Immunohistochemistry results for the hepatopancreas showed a pattern of staining intensity similar to that of in situ hybridization. Increases in the accumulation of yolk protein in the oocytes occurred concomitantly with increasing Vg mRNA expression. In eyestalk ablated animals, Vg mRNA expression and Vg uptake showed similar but accelerated patterns to those of intact animals. This study has confirmed on the cellular level previous results that Vg synthesis is intrinsically correlated to ovarian maturation and the molt cycle in M. rosenbergii.
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- Safiah Jasmani
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan
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SAGI AMIR, MANOR RIVKA, SEGALL CARMEN, DA VIS CLAYTUS, KHALAILA ISAM. On intersexuality in the crayfishCherax quadricarinatus: an inducible sexual plasticity model. INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 2002. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2002.9652732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Paolucci M, Di Cristo C, Di Cosmo A. Immunological evidence for progesterone and estradiol receptors in the freshwater crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes. Mol Reprod Dev 2002; 63:55-62. [PMID: 12211061 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In this article, we present evidence for progesterone and estradiol receptors (PR and ER, respectively) in the female of the crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes. To our knowledge, this is the first report of sex steroid receptors in crustaceans. By using immunohistochemistry and Western blotting approaches and employing three different antibodies against PR (human PR, chicken PR-hinge region, and chicken PR A/B domain) and antibodies against human ER, we showed the presence of PR in the ovary and hepatopancreas and ER in the hepatopancreas of the freshwater crayfish A. pallipes. The immunological characteristics and the tissue localization suggest a relatedness with both PR and ER in vertebrates along with their involvement in the modulation of reproductive functions in this crustaceans.
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- Marina Paolucci
- Faculty of Science, University of Sannio, Via Port'Arsa, Benevento, Italy.
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Dreon M, Lavarias S, Garin CF, Heras H, Pollero RJ. Synthesis, distribution, and levels of an egg lipoprotein from the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata (Mollusca: Gastropoda). THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY 2002; 292:323-30. [PMID: 11857466 DOI: 10.1002/jez.10043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The site of synthesis of mollusc lipoproteins is hitherto unknown and was investigated for perivitellin 2 (PV2), an egg lipoprotein found in the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata. Tissues (albumen gland, gonad-digestive gland complex, and muscle) from vitellogenic females were incubated in vitro with 14C-leucine at 25 degrees C for 12 hr. At the end of incubation, soluble proteins from tissue homogenates and medium were analyzed for de novo protein synthesis by electrophoresis and HPLC, and radiolabeled proteins were quantified by liquid scintillation. Two albumen gland radiolabeled proteins (67 and 31 kDa) co-migrated with the subunits of PV2, and they represented 6.0% of the total labeled protein in that tissue. Western blot analysis confirmed the presence of PV2 only in the albumen gland. In vivo experiments where adult females were injected with 3H-leucine revealed that PV2 was not present in hemolymph. ELISA analysis in all tissues of the snail confirmed the PV2 presence only in the albumen gland and developing eggs with levels of 26 and 98 mg/g protein, respectively. Therefore, the albumen gland is the only site for PV2 synthesis, and no extra-gland synthesis, circulation, or accumulation could be found. PV2 subunits were further characterized analyzing N-terminal sequences which showed no homology with other proteins.
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- M Dreon
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata (INIBIOLP), CONICET-UNLP, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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Tsukimura B, Waddy SL, Vogel JM, Linder CJ, Bauer DK, Borst DW. Characterization and quantification of yolk proteins in the lobster,Homarus americanus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.10047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yehezkel G, Chayoth R, Abdu U, Khalaila I, Sagi A. High-density lipoprotein associated with secondary vitellogenesis in the hemolymph of the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2000; 127:411-21. [PMID: 11126772 DOI: 10.1016/s0305-0491(00)00270-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The high-density lipoproteins LPI and LPII were isolated from the hemolymph of the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus by gradient ultracentrifugation and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Both lipoproteins contained a carotenoid moiety. LPI is comprised of a single polypeptide with an approximate molecular mass of 96 kDa. LPII was composed of two similar native components, LPIIa and LPIIb, both having polypeptides of 80 and 177 kDa. Both under natural conditions and after endocrine manipulations, LPI was present in males and in females, regardless of the female reproductive stage. LPII was present only in secondary-vitellogenic females, but not during the winter reproductive arrest period. LPII was also absent from young females that had received androgenic gland implants. LPII also appeared in the hemolymph of intersex individuals from which the androgenic gland had been removed. It is therefore suggested that LPII serves as a marker indicating the onset of secondary vitellogenesis in C. quad'iariicarintus females.
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- G Yehezkel
- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Tsutsui N, Kawazoe I, Ohira T, Jasmani S, Yang WJ, Wilder MN, Aida K. Molecular Characterization of a cDNA Encoding Vitellogenin and Its Expression in the Hepatopancreas and Ovary during Vitellogenesis in the Kuruma Prawn, Penaeus japonicus. Zoolog Sci 2000; 17:651-60. [DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/1999] [Accepted: 01/14/2000] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lee FY, Chang CF. Hepatopancreas is the likely organ of vitellogenin synthesis in the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY 1999; 284:798-806. [PMID: 10589510 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(19991201)284:7<798::aid-jez10>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to investigate the source of vitellogenin in the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Ovarian development of M. rosenbergii was classified into five stages (stage I-V). Vitellin/vitellogenin was detected in the ovary and the hepatopancreas in different stages by native-PAGE and Western blotting. Two and three subunits of vitellin were observed in the ovary at the early- (I-II), mid- and late- (III-V) stages, respectively. The subunit of vitellogenin was not detected in the hepatopancreas at different stages of prawns. Hepatopancreas had positive immunocytological staining (against vitellin antibody) in different ovarian stages of prawn. Only vitellogenic oocyte but not previtellogenic oocytes and follicle cells had a positive immunocytological staining. Hepatopancreas could synthesize radiolabeled immunoreactive proteins after incubation with radiolabeled glycine on the basis of immunoprecipitation (against vitellin antiserum). Therefore, it is concluded that hepatopancreas is the most likely organ to synthesize vitellogenin in the freshwater prawn, M. rosenbergii.
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- F Y Lee
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Thurn MJ, Hall MR. Ovarian function in the giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) as determined by in vitro bioassay. Physiol Biochem Zool 1999; 72:588-96. [PMID: 10521326 DOI: 10.1086/316700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ovary tissue fragments of the giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon were incubated in vitro with L-methionine[35S] plus L-cysteine[35S] as a metabolic labeling reagent. The labeled cytoplasmic and secreted proteins synthesized in vitro during incubations under various conditions were subjected to SDS polyacrylamide electrophoresis and visualized by autoradiography. Vitellogenin (Vg) was immunologically identified and shown to be actively synthesized and released into the incubation medium. The synthesis and release of Vg into the incubation medium was optimized and shown to be linear over a 16-h period. Comparisons between different ovarian regions and different stages of development revealed that the level of Vg synthesis and accumulation in the incubation media was variable depending on stage of development and region within the ovary. Coincubation of ovarian fragments with sinus gland extracts showed a dose-related inhibition of total protein and Vg synthesis. The in vitro ovarian bioassay is suitable for examining the effect of hormonal inputs of P. monodon.
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- M J Thurn
- Australian Institute of Marine Science, P.M.B. No. 3, Townsville M.C., Queensland 4810, Australia
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Riley LG, Tsukimura B. Yolk protein synthesis in the riceland tadpole shrimp,Triops longicaudatus, measured by in vitro incorporation of3H-leucine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(19980615)281:3<238::aid-jez10>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lee FY, Chang CF. The concentrations of vitellogenin (vitellin) and protein in hemolymph, ovary and hepatopancreas in different ovarian stages of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART A, PHYSIOLOGY 1997; 117:433-9. [PMID: 9219349 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9629(96)00260-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The objectives were to measure the concentrations of vitellogenin (vitellin) and protein in hemolymph, ovary, and hepatopancreas of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, in different stages of ovarian development. The ovarian development of M. rosenbergii was classified into five developmental stages (Stages I-V). Vitellogenin concentrations increased in the hemolymph of prawns in the early stages of ovarian development (Stage I or II) and were maintained at high levels until Stage V. There was no close association between ovarian development and the concentrations of circulating vitellogenin. Concentrations of protein in hemolymph and hepatopancreas remained constant during various stages of ovarian development. The ovarian stages closely correlated with the gonadosomatic index, the concentrations of ovarian vitellin and protein, respectively. Vitellogenin levels in hepatopancreas remained very low in different stages of the prawn although the highest levels were observed in Stage IV. No close association between hemolymph vitellogenin and ovarian vitellin was observed. The increase of vitellogenin concentration in hemolymph occurred earlier than vitellin content in ovary.
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- F Y Lee
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Republic of China
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QIU YW, NG TB, CHU KH. Purification and characterization of vitellin from the ovaries of the shrimpMetapenaeus ensis(Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae). INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 1997. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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CHANG CHINGFONG, JENG SHANRU, LIN MINNAN, TIN YUNYUEN. Purification and characterization of vitellin from the mature ovaries of prawn,Penaeus chinensis. INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 1996. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1996.9672500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lee RF, Walker A. Lipovitellin and lipid droplet accumulation in oocytes during ovarian maturation in the blue crab,Callinectes sapidus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402710510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lee CY, Watson RD. In vitro study of vitellogenesis in the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): Site and control of vitellin synthesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402710506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tom M, Shenker O, Ovadia M. Partial characterization of three hemolymph proteins of Penaeus semisulcatus de haan (crustacea, decapoda, penaeidae) and their specific antibodies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(93)90217-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OGLE JOHNT. A review of the current (1992) state of our knowledge concerning reproduction in open thelycum Penaeid shrimp with emphasis onPenaeus vannamei. INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 1992. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1992.9672279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tom M, Fingerman M, Hayes TK, Johnson V, Kerner B, Lubzens E. A comparative study of the ovarian proteins from two penaeid shrimps, Penaeus semisulcatus de haan and Penaeus vannamei (boone). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(92)90038-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lee RF. Lipoproteins from the Hemolymph and Ovaries of Marine Invertebrates. ADVANCES IN COMPARATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY 1991. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-75897-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Vitellin synthesis in relation to oogenesis in in vitro-incubated ovaries ofPenaeus semisulcatus (crustacea, decapoda, penaeidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402550209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Rankin S, Davis R. Ultrastructure of oocytes of the shrimp, Penaeus vannamei: Cortical specialization formation. Tissue Cell 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0040-8166(90)90050-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Suzuki S, Yamasaki K, Katakura Y. Vitellogenin synthesis by fat body and ovary in the terrestrial isopod, Armadillidium vulgare. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1989; 74:120-6. [PMID: 2737448 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(89)90120-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Vitellogenin synthesis in Armadillidium vulgare was investigated in tissue cultures. The synthesis of vitellogenin was assayed by the incorporation of [35S]methionine into precipitin with anti-vitellin serum. The forms of synthesized vitellogenin were analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and fluorography. The fat body synthesized vitellogenin and its rate was correlated with the molting cycle: a maximum level at stage D and lower levels at A-C and E of the molting cycle. Four forms of vitellogenin (Vg 1-4) were synthesized; the larger forms (Vg 1-2) were prominent. The ovary also synthesized a slight amount of vitellogenin at the end of the molting cycle. The smaller forms (Vg 3-4) were synthesized under cultured condition. Through vitellogenesis in A. vulgare, the fat body must be the principal site of vitellogenin synthesis. Most vitellogenin may be transported from the fat body to the ovary through hemolymph at stage D of the molting cycle.
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- S Suzuki
- Biological Laboratory, Kanagawa Prefectural College, Yokohama, Japan
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RANKIN SUSANM, BRADFIELD JAMESY, KEELEY LARRYL. Ovarian protein synthesis in the South American white shrimp,Penaeus vannamei, during the reproductive cycle. INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 1989. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1989.9672018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Quackenbush L. Vitellogenesis in the shrimp, Penaeus vannamei: in vitro studies of the isolated hepatopancreas and ovary. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(89)90342-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Protein synthesis in vitro in cultures of the subepidermal adipose tissue and the ovary of the shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus. Tissue Cell 1989; 21:911-6. [DOI: 10.1016/0040-8166(89)90041-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/1989] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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