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Zhao Z, Peng L, Zhao Q, Wang Z. Genome-Wide Identification, Expression and Response to Estrogen of Vitellogenin Gene Family in Sichuan Bream ( Sinibrama taeniatus). Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6739. [PMID: 38928442 PMCID: PMC11203743 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25126739] [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: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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To enhance our understanding of teleost reproductive physiology, we identified six Sichuan bream (Sinibrama taeniatus) vitellogenin genes (vtg1-6) and characterized their sequence structures. We categorized them into type Ⅰ (vtg1,4,5 and 6), type Ⅱ (vtg2) and type Ⅲ (vtg3) based on differences in their subdomain structure. The promoter sequence of vtgs has multiple estrogen response elements, and their abundance appears to correlate with the responsiveness of vtg gene expression to estrogen. Gene expression analyses revealed that the vitellogenesis of Sichuan bream involves both heterosynthesis and autosynthesis pathways, with the dominant pathway originating from the liver. The drug treatment experiments revealed that 17β-estradiol (E2) tightly regulated the level of vtg mRNA in the liver. Feeding fish with a diet containing 100 μg/g E2 for three weeks significantly induced vtg gene expression and ovarian development, leading to an earlier onset of vitellogenesis. Additionally, it was observed that the initiation of vtg transcription required E2 binding to its receptor, a process primarily mediated by estrogen receptor alpha in Sichuan bream. The findings of this study provide novel insights into the molecular information of the vitellogenin gene family in teleosts, thereby contributing to the regulation of gonadal development in farmed fish.
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- Zhe Zhao
- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City, Southwest University, Chongqing 401329, China; (Z.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City, Southwest University, Chongqing 401329, China; (Z.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City, Southwest University, Chongqing 401329, China; (Z.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City, Southwest University, Chongqing 401329, China; (Z.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Finn RN, Cerdà J. Genetic adaptations for the oceanic success of fish eggs. Trends Genet 2024; 40:540-554. [PMID: 38395683 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.01.004] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Genetic adaptations of organisms living in extreme environments are fundamental to our understanding of where life can evolve. Water is the single limiting parameter in this regard, yet when released in the oceans, the single-celled eggs of marine bony fishes (teleosts) have no means of acquiring it. They are strongly hyposmotic to seawater and lack osmoregulatory systems. Paradoxically, modern teleosts successfully release vast quantities of eggs in the extreme saline environment and recorded the most explosive radiation in vertebrate history. Here, we highlight key genetic adaptations that evolved to solve this paradox by filling the pre-ovulated eggs with water. The degree of water acquisition is uniquely prevalent to marine teleosts, permitting the survival and oceanic dispersal of their eggs.
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- Roderick Nigel Finn
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway; Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain; Institute of Marine Sciences, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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Yilmaz O, Sullivan CV, Bobe J, Norberg B. The role of multiple vitellogenins in early development of fishes. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2024; 351:114479. [PMID: 38431208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2024.114479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Functions of vitellogenins have been in the limelight of fish reproductive physiology research for decades. The Vtg system of acanthomorph teleosts consists of two complete forms of Vtgs (VtgAa and VtgAb) and an incomplete form, VtgC. Insufficient uptake and processing of Vtgs and their yolk proteins lead to inadequate oocyte hydration ensuing failure in acquisition of egg buoyancy and early developmental deficiencies. This review presents a summary of our studies on utilization of multiple Vtgs in species with different egg buoyancy characteristics, as examples. Studies of moronids revealed limited degradation of all three forms of lipovitellin heavy chain derived from their three respective forms of Vtg, by which they contribute to the free amino acid pool driving oocyte hydration during oocyte maturation. In later studies, CRISPR/Cas9 was employed to invalidate zebrafish type I, type II and type III Vtgs, which are orthologs of acanthamorph VtgAa, VtgAb and VtgC, respectively. Results revealed type I Vtg to have essential developmental and nutritional functions in both late embryos and larvae. Genomic disturbance of type II Vtg led to high mortalities during the first 24 h of embryonic development. Despite being a minor form of Vtg in zebrafish and most other species, type III Vtg was also found to contribute essentially to the developmental potential of zebrafish zygotes and early embryos. Apart from severe effects on progeny survival, these studies also disclosed previously unreported regulatory effects of Vtgs on fecundity and fertility, and on embryo hatching. We recently utilized parallel reactions monitoring based liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to assess the processing and utilization of lipovitellins derived from different forms of Vtg in Atlantic halibut and European plaice. Results showed the Lv heavy chain of VtgAa (LvHAa) to be consumed during oocyte maturation and the Lv light chain of VtgAb (LvLAb) to be utilized specifically during late larval stages, while all remaining YPs (LvLAa, LvHAb, LvHC, and LvLC) were utilized during or after hatching up until first feeding in halibut. In plaice, all YPs except LvHAa, which similarly to halibut supports oocyte maturation, are utilized from late embryo to late larval development up until first feeding. The collective findings from these studies affirm substantial disparity in modes of utilization of different types of Vtgs among fish species with various egg buoyancy characteristics, and they reveal previously unknown regulatory functions of Vtgs in maintenance of reproductive assets such as maternal fecundity and fertility, and in embryonic hatching. Despite the progress that has been made over the past two decades by examining multiple Vtgs and their functions, a higher complexity of these systems with much greater diversity between species in modes of Vtg utilization is now evident. Further research is needed to reveal novel ways each species has evolved to utilize these complex multiple Vtg systems and to discover unifying principles for this evolution in fishes of diverse lineages, habitats and life history characteristics.
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- Ozlem Yilmaz
- Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station, 5392 Storebø, Norway.
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- Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station, 5392 Storebø, Norway
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Liu Z, Zhang N, Wang C, Shi L, Hu Y, Wang Y, Li J. Lrp13a and Lrp13b serve as vitellogenin receptors in the ovary of zebrafish†. Biol Reprod 2024:ioae040. [PMID: 38660750 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioae040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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In oviparous animals, egg yolk is largely derived from vitellogenin, which is taken up from the maternal circulation by the growing oocytes via the vitellogenin receptor. Recently, a novel member of the lipoprotein receptor superfamily termed low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 13 was identified and proposed as a candidate of vitellogenin receptor in oviparous animals. However, the roles of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 13 in vitellogenesis are still poorly defined. Here, we investigated the expression, vitellogenin-binding properties, and function of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 13 in zebrafish. Two different lrp13 genes termed lrp13a and lrp13b were found in zebrafish. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed both lrp13s to be predominantly expressed in zebrafish ovary, and in situ hybridization detected both lrp13s transcripts in the ooplasm of early stage oocytes. Two yeast hybrid studies showed that among eight vitellogenins of zebrafish, Vtg1, 2, and 3 bind to Lrp13a, while Vtg1, 2, and 5 bind to Lrp13b. We created zebrafish lrp13a and lrp13b mutant lines using CRISPR/Cas9. Knockout of lrp13a leads to a male-biased sex ratio and decreased diameter of embryo yolk, while knockout of lrp13b and double knockout of lrp13a and lrp13b leads to the delay of vitellogenesis, followed by follicular atresia. These phenotypes of mutants can be explained by the disruption of vitellogenesis in the absence of Lrp13s. Taken together, our results indicate that both Lrp13a and Lrp13b can serve as vitellogenin receptors in zebrafish among other vitellogenin receptors that are not yet described.
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- Zhiquan Liu
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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Razali RS, Rahmah S, Shirly-Lim YL, Ghaffar MA, Mazelan S, Jalilah M, Lim LS, Chang YM, Liang LQ, Chen YM, Liew HJ. Female tilapia, Oreochromis sp. mobilised energy differently for growth and reproduction according to living environment. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2903. [PMID: 38316820 PMCID: PMC10844322 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52864-0] [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: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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This study was conducted to investigate the energy mobilisation preference and ionoregulation pattern of female tilapia, Oreochromis sp. living in different environments. Three different treatments of tilapia as physiology compromising model were compared; tilapia cultured in recirculating aquaculture system (RAS as Treatment I-RAS), tilapia cultured in open water cage (Treatment II-Cage) and tilapia transferred from cage and cultured in RAS (Treatment III-Compensation). Results revealed that tilapia from Treatment I and III mobilised lipid to support gonadogenesis, whilst Treatment II tilapia mobilised glycogen as primary energy for daily exercise activity and reserved protein for growth. The gills and kidney Na+/K+ ATPase (NKA) activities remained relatively stable to maintain homeostasis with a stable Na+ and K+ levels. As a remark, this study revealed that tilapia strategized their energy mobilisation preference in accessing glycogen as an easy energy to support exercise metabolism and protein somatogenesis in cage culture condition, while tilapia cultured in RAS mobilised lipid for gonadagenesis purposes.
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- Ros Suhaida Razali
- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
- Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
- Faculty of Science and Environment Marine, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Bachelor Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan.
- Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan.
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Harbin, China.
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Guirandy N, Armant O, Frelon S, Pierron F, Geffroy B, Daffe G, Houdelet C, Gonzalez P, Simon O. Altered ovarian transcriptome is linked to early mortality and abnormalities in zebrafish embryos after maternal exposure to gamma irradiation. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 262:106660. [PMID: 37633173 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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Recent laboratory studies focusing on multigenerational approach demonstrated drastic phenotypic effects after chronic fish irradiation exposure. No irradiation effect at phenotypic scale was observed for F0 (reproductive performances) while early mortality and malformations were observed in F1 offspring whether they were irradiated or not. The objective was to study molecular mechanisms likely to be involved in these phenotypic effects induced by parental irradiation. Thus, F0 adult zebrafish were irradiated for ten days until reproduction and maternal involvement in offspring development was assessed. Levels of maternal provided cortisol and vitellogenin, needed for embryo development, were not impacted by irradiation. However, maternal transcriptome highlighted irradiation effect on processes involved in oocyte development, as well as on essential maternal factors needed for offspring development. Therefore, this study highlighted the importance of parental exposure on offspring fate and of the importance of multigenerational exposure in risk assessment.
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- Noëmie Guirandy
- IRSN/PSE-ENV/SRTE/LECO, Centre de Cadarache-B.P. 3, Bat 183, St Paul Lez Durance 13115, France.
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- IRSN/PSE-ENV/SRTE/LECO, Centre de Cadarache-B.P. 3, Bat 183, St Paul Lez Durance 13115, France
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- IRSN/PSE-ENV/SRTE/LECO, Centre de Cadarache-B.P. 3, Bat 183, St Paul Lez Durance 13115, France
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- University Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, Pessac F-33600, France
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- MARBEC, University Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Palavas-Les-Flots, France
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- University Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, Pessac F-33600, France
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- MARBEC, University Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Palavas-Les-Flots, France
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- University Bordeaux, CNRS, EPOC, EPHE, UMR 5805, Pessac F-33600, France
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- IRSN/PSE-ENV/SRTE/LECO, Centre de Cadarache-B.P. 3, Bat 183, St Paul Lez Durance 13115, France
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Zambrowicz A, Zabłocka A, Bednarz D, Bobak Ł. Importance for humans of recently discovered protein compounds - yolkin and yolk glycopeptide 40, present in the plasma of hen egg yolk. Poult Sci 2023; 102:102770. [PMID: 37244087 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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Vitellogenin (Vt) is considered the primary protein precursor of egg yolk, serving as a source of protein- and lipid-rich nutrients for the developing embryo. However, recent research has revealed that the functions of Vt and Vt-derived polypeptides, such as yolkin (Y) and yolk glycopeptide 40 (YGP40), extend beyond their nutritional roles as a source of amino acids. Emerging evidence has demonstrated that both Y and YGP40 possess immunomodulatory properties and can contribute to host immune defenses. Additionally, Y polypeptides have been shown to exhibit neuroprotective activity, participating in the modulation of neurons' survival and activity, inhibiting neurodegeneration processes, and improving cognitive functions in rats. These non-nutritional functions not only enhance our understanding of the physiological roles of these molecules during embryonic development but also offer a promising basis for the potential application of these proteins in human health.
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- Aleksandra Zambrowicz
- Department of Functional Food Products Development, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, 51-640 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Microbiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Science, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Functional Food Products Development, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, 51-640 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Functional Food Products Development, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, 51-640 Wrocław, Poland
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Mosayyeb Zadeh A, Mirghelenj SA, Hasanlou P, Shakouri Alishah H. Effects of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder supplementation in laying hens' diet on production performance, blood biochemical parameters and egg quality traits. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2023; 107:691-702. [PMID: 35754158 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13746] [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: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of turmeric powder (TP) supplementation on laying hens' performance, blood biochemical parameters and egg quality parameters. In total, 144 laying hens (Hy-line W36) ageing 53 weeks were used in this study. Birds were randomly assigned to three treatments (6 replicates, 8 birds in each). The diets contained 0 (control), 0.25, and 0.5% TP based on the maize-soybean meal. It was found that the TP supplementation significantly reduced egg production, weight and mass throughout the experiment (p < 0.05). However, the feed conversion ratio increased (p < 0.05), whereas feed intake remained unaffected. Yolk percentage, height and index reduced, and the yolk colour, accompanied by the egg-shell percentage, increased (p< 0.05) during the first 4 weeks of the experiment. Interestingly, only the albumen pH was affected by TP supplementation during the second 4 weeks (p < 0.05). The serum malondialdehyde level reduced significantly, and the total antioxidant capacity increased in the groups fed on the diets supplemented with TP (p < 0.05). Serum lipids levels, including triglyceride, cholesterol and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), and the yolk triglyceride level reduced due to TP supplementation (p < 0.05). The interactive effect of all three independent factors on the internal quality traits of the stored eggs was significant only for yolk pH (p < 0.05). Thus, TP could be a potential lipid reducing factor, especially triglycerides, and a natural antioxidant in laying hens' diet. However, it may significantly impair the productive performance of laying hens under normal environmental conditions.
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- Amir Mosayyeb Zadeh
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Uzoechi SC, Rosa BA, Singh KS, Choi YJ, Bracken BK, Brindley PJ, Townsend RR, Sprung R, Zhan B, Bottazzi ME, Hawdon JM, Wong Y, Loukas A, Djuranovic S, Mitreva M. Excretory/Secretory Proteome of Females and Males of the Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum. Pathogens 2023; 12:pathogens12010095. [PMID: 36678443 PMCID: PMC9865600 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
The dynamic host-parasite mechanisms underlying hookworm infection establishment and maintenance in mammalian hosts remain poorly understood but are primarily mediated by hookworm's excretory/secretory products (ESPs), which have a wide spectrum of biological functions. We used ultra-high performance mass spectrometry to comprehensively profile and compare female and male ESPs from the zoonotic human hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum, which is a natural parasite of dogs, cats, and humans. We improved the genome annotation, decreasing the number of protein-coding genes by 49% while improving completeness from 92 to 96%. Compared to the previous genome annotation, we detected 11% and 10% more spectra in female and male ESPs, respectively, using this improved version, identifying a total of 795 ESPs (70% in both sexes, with the remaining sex-specific). Using functional databases (KEGG, GO and Interpro), common and sex-specific enriched functions were identified. Comparisons with the exclusively human-infective hookworm Necator americanus identified species-specific and conserved ESPs. This is the first study identifying ESPs from female and male A. ceylanicum. The findings provide a deeper understanding of hookworm protein functions that assure long-term host survival and facilitate future engineering of transgenic hookworms and analysis of regulatory elements mediating the high-level expression of ESPs. Furthermore, the findings expand the list of potential vaccine and diagnostic targets and identify biologics that can be explored for anti-inflammatory potential.
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- Samuel C. Uzoechi
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Tropical Medicine, Research Center for Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Tropical Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Tropical Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Tropical Medicine, Research Center for Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns 4878, Australia
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- Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns 4878, Australia
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Souza TL, de Morais TP, Neto FF, Opuskevitch I, Ferreira FCAS, Randi MAF, de Oliveira Ribeiro CA, de Souza C, Prodocimo MM. Physicochemical and bioinformatic characterization of Oreochromis niloticus vitellogenin as an endocrine disruption biomarker. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2023; 32:12-24. [PMID: 36547786 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-022-02612-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Aquatic biota is increasingly being exposed to chemical pollutants due to human activities and the relationship between the level of environmental pollution and fish reproduction is a continuously ongoing issue. The vitellogenin (Vtg) protein synthesis can be induced in the liver of juvenile and male fish after stimulation of the estrogen receptor and therefore, Vtg has been used as a biomarker of xenoestrogen exposure in several fish species. The current study reported the first physicochemical characterization of Vtg from Oreochromis niloticus. Adult male fish were exposed to 17α-ethinylestradiol for Vtg induction. Purified vitellogenin from plasma showed low stability at 25 and 4 °C in saline conditions, and good stability in acidic (low pH) or in heated conditions. The 3D modeling provided useful information on the structure of O. niloticus Vtg showing conserved structural features. According to bioinformatics and experimental results, there are important structural differences between the two chemical forms of Vtg (VtgAb and VtgC) in a phylogenetic context. The present results add information about the development of ecotoxicological immunoassays to study the endocrine disruption in O. niloticus improving the Vtg performance as a biomarker of reproduction in fish.
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- Tugstênio L Souza
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81.531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81.531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81.531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Copel GeT-SOS/DNGT, Rua José Izidoro Biazetto, No. 18, Bloco A, CEP 81200-240, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Copel GeT-SOS/DNGT, Rua José Izidoro Biazetto, No. 18, Bloco A, CEP 81200-240, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81.531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81.531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81.531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81.531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Petrzilek J, Pasulka J, Malik R, Horvat F, Kataruka S, Fulka H, Svoboda P. De novo emergence, existence, and demise of a protein-coding gene in murids. BMC Biol 2022; 20:272. [PMID: 36482406 PMCID: PMC9733328 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01470-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genes, principal units of genetic information, vary in complexity and evolutionary history. Less-complex genes (e.g., long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expressing genes) readily emerge de novo from non-genic sequences and have high evolutionary turnover. Genesis of a gene may be facilitated by adoption of functional genic sequences from retrotransposon insertions. However, protein-coding sequences in extant genomes rarely lack any connection to an ancestral protein-coding sequence. RESULTS We describe remarkable evolution of the murine gene D6Ertd527e and its orthologs in the rodent Muroidea superfamily. The D6Ertd527e emerged in a common ancestor of mice and hamsters most likely as a lncRNA-expressing gene. A major contributing factor was a long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon insertion carrying an oocyte-specific promoter and a 5' terminal exon of the gene. The gene survived as an oocyte-specific lncRNA in several extant rodents while in some others the gene or its expression were lost. In the ancestral lineage of Mus musculus, the gene acquired protein-coding capacity where the bulk of the coding sequence formed through CAG (AGC) trinucleotide repeat expansion and duplications. These events generated a cytoplasmic serine-rich maternal protein. Knock-out of D6Ertd527e in mice has a small but detectable effect on fertility and the maternal transcriptome. CONCLUSIONS While this evolving gene is not showing a clear function in laboratory mice, its documented evolutionary history in Muroidea during the last ~ 40 million years provides a textbook example of how a several common mutation events can support de novo gene formation, evolution of protein-coding capacity, as well as gene's demise.
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- Jan Petrzilek
- grid.418827.00000 0004 0620 870XInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic ,grid.22937.3d0000 0000 9259 8492Present address: Vienna BioCenter PhD Program, Doctoral School of the University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- grid.418827.00000 0004 0620 870XInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- grid.418827.00000 0004 0620 870XInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- grid.418827.00000 0004 0620 870XInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic ,grid.4808.40000 0001 0657 4636Bioinformatics Group, Division of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- grid.418827.00000 0004 0620 870XInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic ,grid.47100.320000000419368710Present address: Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510 USA
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- grid.418827.00000 0004 0620 870XInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic ,grid.418095.10000 0001 1015 3316Current address: Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- grid.418827.00000 0004 0620 870XInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Schönemann AM, Beiras R, Diz AP. Widespread alterations upon exposure to the estrogenic endocrine disruptor ethinyl estradiol in the liver proteome of the marine male fish Cyprinodon variegatus. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 248:106189. [PMID: 35537357 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Quantitative proteomic changes in the liver of adult males of Sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) upon exposure to ethinyl estradiol (EE2) were assessed to provide an advanced understanding of the metabolic pathways affected by estrogenic endocrine disruption in marine fish, and to identify potential novel molecular biomarkers for the environmental exposure to estrogens. From a total of 3188 identified protein groups (hereafter proteins), 463 showed a statistically significant difference in their abundance between EE2 treatment and solvent control samples. The most affected biological processes upon EE2 exposure were related to ribosomal biogenesis, protein synthesis and transport of nascent proteins to endoplasmic reticulum, and nuclear mRNA catabolism. Within the group of upregulated proteins, a subset of 14 proteins, involved in egg production (Vitellogenin, Zona Pellucida), peptidase activity (Cathepsine E, peptidase S1, Serine/threonine-protein kinase PRP4 homolog, Isoaspartyl peptidase and Whey acidic protein), and nucleic acid binding (Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 14) were significantly upregulated with fold-change values higher than 3. In contrast, Collagen alpha-2, involved in the process of response to steroid hormones, among others, was significantly downregulated (fold change = 0.2). This pattern of alterations in the liver proteome of adult males of C. variegatus can be used to identify promising novel biomarkers for the characterization of exposure of marine fish to estrogens. The Whey acidic protein-like showed the highest upregulation in EE2-exposed individuals (21-fold over controls), suggesting the utility of abundance levels of this protein in male liver as a novel biomarker of xenoestrogen exposure.
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- Alexandre M Schönemann
- Centro de Investigación Mariña da Universidade de Vigo (CIM-UVigo), Vigo, Galicia, Spain; Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Immunology, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña da Universidade de Vigo (CIM-UVigo), Vigo, Galicia, Spain; Department of Ecology and Animal Biology, University of Vigo, Vigo, Galicia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña da Universidade de Vigo (CIM-UVigo), Vigo, Galicia, Spain; Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Immunology, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
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Leipart V, Montserrat-Canals M, Cunha ES, Luecke H, Herrero-Galán E, Halskau Ø, Amdam GV. Structure prediction of honey bee vitellogenin: a multi-domain protein important for insect immunity. FEBS Open Bio 2021; 12:51-70. [PMID: 34665931 PMCID: PMC8727950 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Vitellogenin (Vg) has been implicated as a central protein in the immunity of egg‐laying animals. Studies on a diverse set of species suggest that Vg supports health and longevity through binding to pathogens. Specific studies of honey bees (Apis mellifera) further indicate that the vitellogenin (vg) gene undergoes selection driven by local pathogen pressures. Determining the complete 3D structure of full‐length Vg (flVg) protein will provide insights regarding the structure–function relationships underlying allelic variation. Honey bee Vg has been described in terms of function, and two subdomains have been structurally described, while information about the other domains is lacking. Here, we present a structure prediction, restrained by experimental data, of flVg from honey bees. To achieve this, we performed homology modeling and used AlphaFold before using a negative‐stain electron microscopy map to restrict, orient, and validate our 3D model. Our approach identified a highly conserved Ca2+‐ion‐binding site in a von Willebrand factor domain that might be central to Vg function. Thereafter, we used rigid‐body fitting to predict the relative position of high‐resolution domains in a flVg model. This mapping represents the first experimentally validated full‐length protein model of a Vg protein and is thus relevant for understanding Vg in numerous species. Our results are also specifically relevant to honey bee health, which is a topic of global concern due to rapidly declining pollinator numbers.
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- Vilde Leipart
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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- Norwegian Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Structure of Macromolecules, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway.,School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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Roles of Estrogens in the Healthy and Diseased Oviparous Vertebrate Liver. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11080502. [PMID: 34436443 PMCID: PMC8398935 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11080502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The liver is a vital organ that sustains multiple functions beneficial for the whole organism. It is sexually dimorphic, presenting sex-biased gene expression with implications for the phenotypic differences between males and females. Estrogens are involved in this sex dimorphism and their actions in the liver of several reptiles, fishes, amphibians, and birds are discussed. The liver participates in reproduction by producing vitellogenins (yolk proteins) and eggshell proteins under the control of estrogens that act via two types of receptors active either mainly in the cell nucleus (ESR) or the cell membrane (GPER1). Estrogens also control hepatic lipid and lipoprotein metabolisms, with a triglyceride carrier role for VLDL from the liver to the ovaries during oogenesis. Moreover, the activation of the vitellogenin genes is used as a robust biomarker for exposure to xenoestrogens. In the context of liver diseases, high plasma estrogen levels are observed in fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome (FLHS) in chicken implicating estrogens in the disease progression. Fishes are also used to investigate liver diseases, including models generated by mutation and transgenesis. In conclusion, studies on the roles of estrogens in the non-mammalian oviparous vertebrate liver have contributed enormously to unveil hormone-dependent physiological and physiopathological processes.
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Jiang H, Tang D, Gao X, Lin C, Feng B, Du C, Jin S, Zhu J. Molecular cloning, characterisation and expression analysis of the vitellogenin genes vtgAo1 and vtgC during ovarian development in Chinese hook snout carp Opsariichthys bidens. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 33:455-465. [PMID: 33858563 DOI: 10.1071/rd20294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Vitellogenesis is essential for oocyte maturation. Vitellogenin (Vtg), a yolk precursor protein, plays an important role in oogenesis and vitellogenesis. Chinese hook snout carp Opsariichthys bidens is an economically important freshwater fish in China whose reproductive and developmental biology are not well understood. In this study, we undertook histological analysis to examine ovary development and oogenesis in O. bidens. The ovaries were divided into Stages II-V and oocytes were divided into perinuclear oocytes, cortical alveoli oocytes, vitellogenic oocytes and mature oocytes. Full-length cDNA sequences were cloned of two vtg genes from the liver of O. bidens, namely Ob-vtgAo1 and Ob-vtgC. Ob-vtgAo1 and Ob-vtgC cDNA are made up of 4136 and 4392 bases respectively and encode proteins containing 1335 and 1250 amino acids respectively. Ob-vtgAo1 contains three yolk protein domains: lipovitellin heavy chain (LvH), phosvitin (Pv) and lipovitellin light chain (LvL), whereas Ob-VtgC contains LvH and LvL, which are incomplete Vtgs. Ob-vtgAo1 and Ob-vtgC mRNA expression was significantly higher in the liver of O. bidens than in all other tissues. In oocytes of Stage II-III ovaries, yolk granules are almost absent and ovarian and hepatic Ob-vtgAo1 and Ob-vtgC expression is low. At Stage IV, the oocyte is filled with yolk granules and ovarian and hepatic Ob-vtgAo1 and Ob-vtgC expression is significantly increased. Collectively, these findings help us better understand vitellogenesis in O. bidens.
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- Huayu Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China; and Corresponding author.
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Duffuler P, Giarratano M, Naderi N, Suwal S, Marciniak A, Perreault V, Offret C, Brisson G, House JD, Pouliot Y, Doyen A. High hydrostatic pressure induced extraction and selective transfer of β-phosvitin from the egg yolk granule to plasma fractions. Food Chem 2020; 321:126696. [PMID: 32247184 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Egg yolk phosvitin is of particular interest due to its functional and biological properties. Recently, it was demonstrated that high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) (400 MPa for 5 min) induced the transfer of folic acid and phosvitin from the egg yolk granule to the plasma fraction. A granule fraction (Gin) produced by egg yolk centrifugation was pressure-treated at 400 and 600 MPa for 5 and 10 min, and centrifuged to generate granule fractions (GP1 to GP4) and plasmas (PP1 to PP4). Iron and phosphorus contents were also increased in PP1 to PP4 fractions, confirming the transfer of phosvitins from pressure-treated granule to plasma. Pressurization drastically improved phosvitin recovery in PP fractions, specifically at 600 MPa for 10 min, which had the highest value of phosvitin/100 mg of dry plasma at 33.3 ± 4.39 mg. Consequently, HHP represents an alternative approach for phosvitin transfer and recovery in the egg yolk soluble fraction.
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- Pauline Duffuler
- Department of Food Science, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Food Science and Technology Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Molecular approaches underlying the oogenic cycle of the scleractinian coral, Acropora tenuis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9914. [PMID: 32555307 PMCID: PMC7303178 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study aimed to elucidate the physiological processes of oogenesis in Acropora tenuis. Genes/proteins related to oogenesis were investigated: Vasa, a germ cell marker, vitellogenin (VG), a major yolk protein precursor, and its receptor (LDLR). Coral branches were collected monthly from coral reefs around Sesoko Island (Okinawa, Japan) for histological observation by in situ hybridisation (ISH) of the Vasa (AtVasa) and Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (AtLDLR) genes and immunohistochemistry (IHC) of AtVasa and AtVG. AtVasa immunoreactivity was detected in germline cells and ooplasm, whereas AtVG immunoreactivity was detected in ooplasm and putative ovarian tissues. AtVasa was localised in germline cells located in the retractor muscles of the mesentery, whereas AtLDLR was localised in the putative ovarian and mesentery tissues. AtLDLR was detected in coral tissues during the vitellogenic phase, whereas AtVG immunoreactivity was found in primary oocytes. Germline cells expressing AtVasa are present throughout the year. In conclusion, Vasa has physiological and molecular roles throughout the oogenic cycle, as it determines gonadal germline cells and ensures normal oocyte development, whereas the roles of VG and LDLR are limited to the vitellogenic stages because they act in coordination with lipoprotein transport, vitellogenin synthesis, and yolk incorporation into oocytes.
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Drug Repurposing of Bromodomain Inhibitors as Potential Novel Therapeutic Leads for Lymphatic Filariasis Guided by Multispecies Transcriptomics. mSystems 2019; 4:4/6/e00596-19. [PMID: 31796568 PMCID: PMC6890932 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00596-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The current treatment regimen for lymphatic filariasis is mostly microfilaricidal. In an effort to identify new drug candidates for lymphatic filariasis, we conducted a three-way transcriptomics/systems biology study of one of the causative agents of lymphatic filariasis, Brugia malayi, its Wolbachia endosymbiont wBm, and its vector host Aedes aegypti at 16 distinct B. malayi life stages. B. malayi upregulates the expression of bromodomain-containing proteins in the adult female, embryo, and microfilaria stages. In vitro, we find that the existing cancer therapeutic JQ1(+), which is a bromodomain and extraterminal protein inhibitor, has adulticidal activity in B. malayi. To better understand the transcriptomic interplay of organisms associated with lymphatic filariasis, we conducted multispecies transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) on the filarial nematode Brugia malayi, its Wolbachia endosymbiont wBm, and its laboratory vector Aedes aegypti across the entire B. malayi life cycle. In wBm, transcription of the noncoding 6S RNA suggests that it may be a regulator of bacterial cell growth, as its transcript levels correlate with bacterial replication rates. For A. aegypti, the transcriptional response reflects the stress that B. malayi infection exerts on the mosquito with indicators of increased energy demand. In B. malayi, expression modules associated with adult female samples consistently contained an overrepresentation of genes involved in chromatin remodeling, such as the bromodomain-containing proteins. All bromodomain-containing proteins encoded by B. malayi were observed to be upregulated in the adult female, embryo, and microfilaria life stages, including 2 members of the bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) protein family. The BET inhibitor JQ1(+), originally developed as a cancer therapeutic, caused lethality of adult worms in vitro, suggesting that it may be a potential therapeutic that can be repurposed for treating lymphatic filariasis. IMPORTANCE The current treatment regimen for lymphatic filariasis is mostly microfilaricidal. In an effort to identify new drug candidates for lymphatic filariasis, we conducted a three-way transcriptomics/systems biology study of one of the causative agents of lymphatic filariasis, Brugia malayi, its Wolbachia endosymbiont wBm, and its vector host Aedes aegypti at 16 distinct B. malayi life stages. B. malayi upregulates the expression of bromodomain-containing proteins in the adult female, embryo, and microfilaria stages. In vitro, we find that the existing cancer therapeutic JQ1(+), which is a bromodomain and extraterminal protein inhibitor, has adulticidal activity in B. malayi.
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Vitellogenin (Vtg), a yolk nutrient protein that is synthesized in the livers of female animals, and subsequently carried into the ovary, contributes to vitellogenesis in oviparous animals. Thus, Vtg levels are elevated during oogenesis. In contrast, Vtg proteins have been genetically lost in viviparous mammals, thus the yolk protein is not involved in their oogenesis and embryonic development. In this study, we identified Vtg protein in the livers of females during the gestation of the viviparous teleost, Xenotoca eiseni Although vitellogenesis is arrested during gestation, biochemical assays revealed that Vtg protein was present in ovarian tissues and lumen fluid. The Vtg protein was also detected in the trophotaeniae of the intraovarian embryo. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed that Vtg protein is absorbed into intracellular vesicles in the epithelial cells of the trophotaeniae. Furthermore, extraneous Vtg protein injected into the abdominal cavity of a pregnant female was subsequently detected in the trophotaeniae of the intraovarian embryo. Our data suggest that the yolk protein is one of the matrotrophic factors supplied from the mother to the intraovarian embryo during gestation in X. eiseni.
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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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Basic fibroblast growth factor promotes prehierarchical follicle growth and yolk deposition in the chicken. Theriogenology 2019; 139:90-97. [PMID: 31400551 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) plays a pivotal role in prompting ovarian follicular development and angiogenesis as well as inhibiting atresia. In the chicken, high laying performance depends largely on efficient healthy development of ovarian follicles. Moreover, rapid growth of oocytes resulted from abundant yolk deposition via blood circulation and intra-ovarian interactions among somatic and germ cells. The major components of yolk mass consist of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and vitellogenin that are taken up by maturing oocytes via VLDL receptor (VLDLR)-mediated endocytosis from blood capillaries in the theca layer and gaps between granulosa cells. Here we used immunofluorescence, BrdU, TUNEL, Western bolt and RT-qPCR methods to investigate effects of bFGF on growth and yolk deposition of chicken prehierarchical follicles. Results showed that VLDLR was mainly expressed in the granulosa cells of the prehierarchical and preovulatory follicles, and its expression declined with follicle growth. Moreover, bFGF caused a dose-dependent promoting effect on growth of small white follicles and this effect was inhibited by SU5402 (an FGFR1 antagonist). Proliferation of follicular theca externa cells was accelerated by bFGF via FGFR1-AKT signaling, coupled with augmented angiogenesis and up-regulated p-ERK expression in granulosa cells. After combined inhibition of FGFR1 and PPARγ, we found that PPARγ could also suppress VLDLR expression in granulosa cells. These results indicate that bFGF facilitated growth and yolk deposition in chicken prehierarchical follicles through promoting proliferation and angiogenesis in theca layers, and also through down-regulating VLDLR expression in granulosa cells.
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Carducci F, Biscotti MA, Canapa A. Vitellogenin gene family in vertebrates: evolution and functions. EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2019.1631398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- F. Carducci
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Our understanding of the functions of vitellogenin (Vtg) in reproduction has undergone an evolutionary transformation over the past decade. Primarily, Vtg was regarded as a female-specific reproductive protein, which is cleaved into yolk proteins including phosvitin (Pv) and lipovitellin (Lv), stored in eggs, providing the nutrients for early embryos. Recently, Vtg has been shown to be an immunocomponent factor capable of protecting the host against the attack by microbes including bacteria and viruses. Moreover, Pv and Lv that both are proteolytically cleaved products of maternal Vtg, as well as Pv-derived small peptides, all display an antibacterial role in developing embryos. In addition, both Vtg and yolk protein Pv possess antioxidant activity capable of protecting cells from damage by free radicals. Collectively, these data indicate that Vtg, in addition to being involved in yolk protein formation, also plays non-nutritional roles via functioning as immune-relevant molecules and antioxidant reagents.
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Gao XM, Zhou Y, Zhang DD, Hou CC, Zhu JQ. Multiple vitellogenin genes (vtgs) in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea): molecular characterization and expression pattern analysis during ovarian development. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2019; 45:829-848. [PMID: 30843140 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-018-0569-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is a marine fish that is economically important to Chinese fisheries, and its reproductive and developmental biology have been extensively investigated. However, the molecular mechanism of oogenesis in L. crocea is not clear. Here, we investigated the multiple vitellogenin (Vtg) system in large yellow croaker. Three different vtg cDNA sequences, including vtgAa, vtgAb and vtgC, were cloned, which indicate the existence of multiple Vtg proteins in large yellow croaker (Lc-Vtgs). Subsequently, the vtg cDNA sequences and predicted Vtg protein structures were analysed, and Vtg protein structures were found to be highly conserved. To research the expression of vtgs during the development of the ovaries, we examined ovarian development and oogenesis by histological analysis. Four stages of ovary development - stages II, III, IV and V - were observed and their boundaries were defined. Soon afterwards, the expression of vtgs in the liver (known as the main site of Vtg synthesis in teleosts) and ovary were analysed. The expression of vtgs was detected in the two tissues. Interestingly, in the early stages of development (stages II and III), there is little or no generation of yolk granules and the expression of vtgs in the liver is low. However, in the late stages (stages IV and V), yolk granules are generated rapidly and the expression of vtgs is significantly increased in the liver. These results support the hypothesis that the Vtgs were synthetized by the liver, and absorbed by the growing oocytes to promote oogenesis in large yellow croaker. We also detected the presence of vtg mRNA in the liver cells and oocytes by in situ hybridization, which indicated that vths were expressed both in the liver and ovaries. Importantly, we found that the distribution of vtgAa and vtgAb mRNA was close to the sites of yolk granule formation in oocytes.
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- Xin-Ming Gao
- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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Tran TKA, Yu RMK, Islam R, Nguyen THT, Bui TLH, Kong RYC, O'Connor WA, Leusch FDL, Andrew-Priestley M, MacFarlane GR. The utility of vitellogenin as a biomarker of estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals in molluscs. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 248:1067-1078. [PMID: 31091639 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are natural hormones, synthetic compounds or industrial chemicals that mimic estrogens due to their structural similarity with estrogen's functional moieties. They typically enter aquatic environments through wastewater treatment plant effluents or runoff from intensive livestock operations. Globally, most natural and synthetic estrogens in receiving aquatic environments are in the low ng/L range, while industrial chemicals (such as bisphenol A, nonylphenol and octylphenol) are present in the μg to low mg/L range. These environmental concentrations often exceed laboratory-based predicted no effect concentrations (PNECs) and have been evidenced to cause negative reproductive impacts on resident aquatic biota. In vertebrates, such as fish, a well-established indicator of estrogen-mediated endocrine disruption is overexpression of the egg yolk protein precursor vitellogenin (Vtg) in males. Although the vertebrate Vtg has high sensitivity and specificity to estrogens, and the molecular basis of its estrogen inducibility has been well studied, there is growing ethical concern over the use of vertebrate animals for contaminant monitoring. The potential utility of the invertebrate Vtg as a biomonitor for environmental estrogens has therefore gained increasing attention. Here we review evidence providing support that the molluscan Vtg holds promise as an invertebrate biomarker for exposure to estrogens. Unlike vertebrates, estrogen signalling in invertebrates remains largely unclarified and the classical genomic pathway only partially explains estrogen-mediated activation of Vtg. In light of this, in the latter part of this review, we summarise recent progress towards understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the activation of the molluscan Vtg gene by estrogens and present a hypothetical model of the interplay between genomic and non-genomic pathways in the transcriptional regulation of the gene.
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- Thi Kim Anh Tran
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia; Institute for Agriculture and Resources, Vinh University, Viet Nam
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia; Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia, 7003, Bangladesh
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia; Institute for Agriculture and Resources, Vinh University, Viet Nam
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia; Division of Experimental Biology, Research Institute for Aquaculture No 2, Viet Nam
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Port Stephens Fisheries Institute, Taylors Beach, NSW, 2316, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
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Thakur B, Yadav R, Vallon L, Marmeisse R, Fraissinet-Tachet L, Sudhakara Reddy M. Multi-metal tolerance of von Willebrand factor type D domain isolated from metal contaminated site by metatranscriptomics approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 661:432-440. [PMID: 30677688 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Environmental pollution through heavy metals is an upcoming universal problem that relentlessly endangers human health, biodiversity and ecosystems. Hence remediating these heavy metal pollutants from the environment by engineering soil microbiome through metatranscriptomics is befitting reply. In the present investigation, we have constructed size fractionated cDNA libraries from eukaryotic mRNA of cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil and screened for Cd tolerant genes by yeast complementation system by using Cd sensitive ycf1Δ mutant. We are reporting one of the transformants PLCe10 (from library C, 1-4 kb) with potential tolerance towards Cd toxicity (40 μM-80 μM). Sequence analysis of PLCe10 transcript showed homology to von Willebrand factor type D domain (VWD) of vitellogenin-6 of Ascaris suum encoding 338 amino acids peptide. qPCR analysis revealed that PLCe10 induced in presence of Cd (32 fold) and also accumulated maximum amount of Cd at 60 μM Cd. This cDNA was further tested for its tolerance against other heavy metals like copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and cobalt (Co). Heterologous complementation assays of cDNA PLCe10 showed a range of tolerance to Cu (150 μM-500 μM), Zn (10 mM-12 mM) and Co (2-4 mM). Results of the present study suggest that cDNA PLCe10 is one of the functional eukaryotic heavy metal tolerant genes present among the soil microbial community and could be exploited to rehabilitate metal contaminated sites.
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- Bharti Thakur
- Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab 147004, India
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- Ecologie Microbienne, UMR CNRS, UMR INRA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Ecologie Microbienne, UMR CNRS, UMR INRA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Ecologie Microbienne, UMR CNRS, UMR INRA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Ecologie Microbienne, UMR CNRS, UMR INRA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab 147004, India.
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Tokmakov AA, Sato KI. Activity and intracellular localization of senescence-associated β-galactosidase in aging Xenopus oocytes and eggs. Exp Gerontol 2019; 119:157-167. [PMID: 30769028 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) serves as a marker of senescence in aging somatic cells. However, little is known about SA-β-gal dynamics in aging gamete cells. To address this issue, here we investigated activity and intracellular localization of SA-β-gal in freshly obtained and aging oocytes and eggs of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. Data base mining revealed the presence of several homologous β-galactosidase sequences in the annotated Xenopus genome. Some of them were predicted to contain an N-terminal signal peptide sequence, suggesting enzyme translocation to cellular organelles. Biochemical and microscopic analyses confirmed SA-β-gal localization in the particulate and cytosolic fractions of oocytes and eggs. SA-β-gal activity was found to reside predominantly within a fraction of dense cytoplasmic granules that were extensively stained with the lysosome-specific dye LysoTracker Green DND-26 and had an average size of 8.9 ± 5.6 μm. These features identify the SA-β-gal-containing granules as a subpopulation of yolk platelets, specialized late endosomes or lysosomes that accumulate and store processed protein in frog oocytes. Further analysis revealed an increase of SA-β-gal activity in Xenopus eggs, but not in oocytes, aged in vitro over 48 h. Our data suggest that endosomal acidification during egg aging may be responsible for this increase.
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- Alexander A Tokmakov
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kamigamo-motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kamigamo-motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan.
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Kaab H, Bain MM, Bartley K, Turnbull F, Wright HW, Nisbet AJ, Birchmore R, Eckersall PD. Serum and acute phase protein changes in laying hens, infested with poultry red mite. Poult Sci 2019; 98:679-687. [PMID: 30239853 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The poultry red mite (PRM) is one of the most economically important ectoparasites of laying hens globally. This mite can have significant deleterious effects on its fowl host including distress, anemia, reduced egg production, and reduced egg quality. This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of PRM on the serum protein profile in laying hens and its effect on the acute phase proteins (APPs) to assess their potential as biomarkers for mite infestation. Three APPs: alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP), serum amyloid-A (SAA), and ceruloplasmin (CP) were measured in serum samples collected from laying hens at 12 and 17 wk of age, and then for up to 4 mo after a challenge with PRM (starting at 18.5 wk of age). The serum protein profile (SDS-PAGE/nanoflow HPLC electrospray tandem mass spectrometry) and concentration of individual serum proteins (SDS-PAGE-band densitometry) were also compared. Post challenge there was a positive correlation (r = 0.489; P < 0.004) between the levels of SAA and the PRM numbers. The levels of SAA steadily increased after the PRM challenge and were significantly different than the pre-challenge levels at 28, 32, and 36 wk of age (P < 0.01). The PRM numbers also peaked around 31-33 wk of age. The results for AGP and CP in comparison were inconsistent. Proteomics revealed the presence of 2 high molecular weight proteins in the serum between 12 and 17 wk of age. These were identified as Apolipoprotein-B and Vitellogenin-2, and their increase was commensurate with the onset of lay. No other major differences were detected in the protein profiles of blood sera collected pre and post challenge. We conclude that SAA could be used as a useful biomarker to monitor PRM infestation in commercial poultry flocks and that PRM infestation does not disrupt the production of the major proteins in the serum that are associated with egg formation.
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- Haider Kaab
- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G12 8QQ
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G12 8QQ
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh, UK EH26 0PZ
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh, UK EH26 0PZ
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh, UK EH26 0PZ
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh, UK EH26 0PZ
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- Glasgow Polyomics, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G61 1QH
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G12 8QQ
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Oogenesis and Egg Quality in Finfish: Yolk Formation and Other Factors Influencing Female Fertility. FISHES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/fishes3040045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Egg quality in fishes has been a topic of research in aquaculture and fisheries for decades as it represents an important life history trait and is critical for captive propagation and successful recruitment. A major factor influencing egg quality is proper yolk formation, as most fishes are oviparous and the developing offspring are entirely dependent on stored egg yolk for nutritional sustenance. These maternally derived nutrients consist of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and ions that are transported from the liver to the ovary by lipoprotein particles including vitellogenins. The yolk composition may be influenced by broodstock diet, husbandry, and other intrinsic and extrinsic conditions. In addition, a number of other maternal factors that may influence egg quality also are stored in eggs, such as gene transcripts, that direct early embryonic development. Dysfunctional regulation of gene or protein expression may lead to poor quality eggs and failure to thrive within hours of fertilization. These gene transcripts may provide important markers as their expression levels may be used to screen broodstock for potential spawning success. In addition to such intrinsic factors, stress may lead to ovarian atresia or reproductive failure and can impact fish behavior, fecundity, and ovulation rate. Finally, postovulatory aging may occur when eggs become overripe and the fish fails to spawn in a timely fashion, leading to low fertility, often encountered during manual strip spawning of fish.
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Zheng M, Wang J, Zhang Z, Ma S, Ru S. Development of homologous enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to quantify two forms of vitellogenin in guppy (Poecilia reticulata). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:25036-25044. [PMID: 29934832 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2558-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is a promising model organism in toxicological studies, and vitellogenin (Vtg) is a commonly used biomarker for environmental estrogens. Although an ELISA for guppy Vtg has been developed previously, we found that guppy had two forms of Vtgs. In this study, two Vtgs were characterized and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for each Vtg were developed. Two Vtgs purified from 17β-estradiol (E2)-exposed guppy were characterized as phospholipoglycoproteins with molecular weights of ~ 520 and ~ 480 kDa, respectively. In SDS-PAGE, one purified Vtg appeared as three major bands of ~ 210, ~ 126, and ~ 102 kDa, and the other revealed a clear band of ~ 68 kDa. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight/time of flight mass spectrometry analysis showed that they were VtgAb and VtgC. Using purified Vtgs and their corresponding antibodies, two sandwich ELISAs with working ranges of 7.8~1000 and 15.6~500 ng/mL were developed. Precision tests showed that intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variations of both ELISAs were below 10%. Parallelism between Vtg standard curves and serial dilutions of whole body homogenate from E2-exposed guppy confirmed that two ELISAs could quantify guppy Vtgs. Furthermore, two ELISAs were used to measure Vtg inductions in liver, caudal fin and whole body of male guppy exposed to 17a-ethinylestradiol to validate their use for detecting estrogenic effects of exogenous chemicals. These homologous Vtg ELISAs will promote the use of guppy as a model organism to study estrogenic chemicals.
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- Mingyi Zheng
- Marine Life Science College, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Marine Life Science College, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong Province, China.
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- Marine Life Science College, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Marine Life Science College, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Marine Life Science College, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong Province, China.
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Cheng Y, Lin Z, Wang JM, Xing LS, Xiong GH, Zou Z. CTL14, a recognition receptor induced in late stage larvae, modulates anti-fungal immunity in cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 84:142-152. [PMID: 29453998 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2018.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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C-type lectin (CTL) is usually considered as pattern recognition receptors in insect innate immunity. Here we found that CTL14 of Helicoverpa armigera was only activated in the fifth instar larvae not in the second instar by entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana infection. Recombinant CTL14 protein was found to form aggregates with zymosan and B. bassiana in vitro. Immunoprecipitation studies demonstrated that CTL14 interacted with serine proteinases (SP), serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin), prophenoloxidases (PPO) and vitellogenin (Vg) in the larval hemolymph. Furthermore, depletion of CTL14 using dsRNA led to dramatic decrease in the expression level of PPO1. Additionally, CTL14 depleted H. armigera decreased the resistance to fungal challenge. Taken together, our study showed the direct involvement of CTL14 in the anti-fungal immunity of H. armigera, which further explained the stronger immune responses in the fifth instar compared to the second instar larvae.
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- Yang Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; School of Life Sciences, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, 343009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Van Dyke JU, Griffith OW. Mechanisms of reproductive allocation as drivers of developmental plasticity in reptiles. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART 2018; 329:275-286. [PMID: 29733527 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Developmental plasticity in offspring phenotype occurs as a result of the environmental conditions embryos experience during development. The nutritional environment provided to a fetus is an important source of developmental plasticity. Reptiles are a particularly interesting system to study this plasticity because of their varied routes of maternal nutrient allocation to reproduction. Most reptiles provide their offspring with all or most of the nutrients they require in egg yolk (lecithotrophy) while viviparous reptiles also provide their offspring with nutrients via a placenta (placentotrophy). We review the ways in which both lecithotrophy and placentotrophy can lead to differences in the nutrients embryonic reptiles receive, and discuss how these differences lead to developmental plasticity in offspring phenotype. We finish by reviewing the ecological and conservation consequences of nutritional-driven developmental plasticity in reptiles. If nutritional-driven developmental plasticity has fitness consequences, then understanding the basis of this plasticity has exciting potential to identify how reptile recruitment is affected by environmental changes in food supply. Such knowledge is critical to our ability to protect taxa threatened by environmental change.
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- James U Van Dyke
- School of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Land, Water & Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Yale Systems Biology Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut
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Proteomic Analysis of Thermal Regulation of Small Yellow Follicles in Broiler-Type Taiwan Country Chickens. J Poult Sci 2018; 55:120-136. [PMID: 32055165 PMCID: PMC6756493 DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.0170069] [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: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Heat stress hampers egg production and lowers fertility in layers. This study investigated global protein abundance in the small yellow follicles (SYFs, 6–8 mm diameter) of a broiler-type strain of Taiwan country chickens (TCCs) under acute heat stress. Twelve 30-week-old TCC hens were allocated to a control group maintained at 25°C, and to three acute heat-stressed groups subjected to 38°C for 2 h without recovery, with 2-h recovery, or with 6-h recovery. Two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis analysis identified 119 significantly differentially expressed proteins after acute heat exposure. Gene ontology analysis revealed that most of these proteins are involved in molecular binding (34%), catalytic activity (23%), and structural molecule activity (11%), and participate in metabolic processes (20%), cellular processes (20%), and cellular component organization or biogenesis (11%). Proteins associated with stress response and survival (HSP25, HSP47, HSP70, HSC70, HSPA9), cytoskeleton remodeling, mitochondrial metabolic process of ATP production, antioxidative defense (peroxiredoxin-6), cargo lipid export and delivery (vitellogenin, apolipoprotein B and A1), and toxin/metabolite clearance and delivery (albumin) were upregulated after acute heat stress in the SYFs of TCCs. No overt cell death and atresia were observed in SYFs after acute heat stress. Collectively, these responses may represent a protective mechanism to maintain follicle cell integrity and survival, thereby ensuring a sufficient pool of SYFs for selection into the ovulation hierarchy for successful egg production.
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Andersen Ø, Xu C, Timmerhaus G, Kirste KH, Naeve I, Mommens M, Tveiten H. Resolving the complexity of vitellogenins and their receptors in the tetraploid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar
): Ancient origin of the phosvitin-less VtgC in chondrichthyean fishes. Mol Reprod Dev 2017; 84:1191-1202. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Øivind Andersen
- Nofima AS; Ås Norway
- Department of Animal and Aquaculture Sciences; Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Ås Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquaculture Sciences; Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Ås Norway
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Govoni JJ, Morris JA, Evans DW. Tracing Dietary Mercury Histochemically, with Autometallography, through the Liver to the Ovaries and Spawned Eggs of the Spot, a Temperate Coastal Marine Fish. JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 2017; 29:173-180. [PMID: 28686515 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2017.1349009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Exposure to mercury (Hg) results in reproductive abnormalities and deficiencies in female fish. We traced the maternal assimilation and redistribution of dietary inorganic (HgII) and organic (MeHg) forms of Hg in a coastal marine fish, the Spot Leiostomus xanthurus. We conducted a 90-d laboratory experiment in which treatment Spot were fed muscle of Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans with elevated concentrations of Hg mixed with a commercial fish food, while control Spot were fed only commercial food pellets. Gonadal maturation was induced by shortening the photoperiod and increasing the temperature. Spawning was induced by intramuscular injection of human chorionic gonadotropin at 100 IU/kg. Solid-sampling atomic absorption spectrophotometry measured the total Hg (THg), HgII, and MeHg in Blue Marlin muscle. Autometallography located Hg-sulfide granules in the liver, ovaries, and spawned eggs, and densitometry provided comparisons of Hg-sulfide granules in the ovaries of treatment and control Spot. Overall, the intensity and prevalence of Hg-sulfide granules were greater in the liver, ovaries, and eggs from treatment Spot than in those from controls. The tissue and cellular distribution of Hg-sulfide granules differed. Received November 18, 2016; accepted June 18, 2017.
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- John J Govoni
- a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research , 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort , North Carolina 28516 , USA
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- a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research , 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort , North Carolina 28516 , USA
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- a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research , 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort , North Carolina 28516 , USA
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Role of phosphorylation of phosvitin in the phase transformation of mineralization. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 101:712-718. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.03.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Wawrzykowski J, Kankofer M. Partial biochemical characterization of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase extracted from eggs of hens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Food Chem 2017; 227:390-396. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.01.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yin X, Kiriake A, Ohta A, Kitani Y, Ishizaki S, Nagashima Y. A novel function of vitellogenin subdomain, vWF type D, as a toxin-binding protein in the pufferfish Takifugu pardalis ovary. Toxicon 2017; 136:56-66. [PMID: 28651990 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Marine pufferfish of the Tetraodontidae family contain high levels of tetrodotoxin (TTX) in the liver and ovary. TTX is suggested to transfer from the liver to the ovary in female pufferfish during maturation. TTX in pufferfish eggs may act as a repellent against predators and as a sexual pheromone to attract male pufferfish. The toxification mechanism of the pufferfish ovary is poorly understood. Here we evaluated the chemical form of TTX and its related substances in the ovary of the panther pufferfish Takifugu pardalis by LC-ESI/MS. TTX and its analogs 4-epi-TTX, 4, 9-anhydroTTX, deoxyTTX, dideoxyTTX, and trideoxyTTX were detected in a low molecular weight fraction by Sephacryl S-400 column chromatography. The finding of an unknown TTX-related substance in a high molecular weight fraction from the Sephacryl S-400 column suggested the occurrence of toxin-binding protein in the ovary. The toxin-binding protein in the ovary was purified by ion-exchange HPLC, gel filtration HPLC, and SDS-PAGE. Amino acid sequencing and cDNA cloning revealed that the toxin-binding protein, TPOBP-10 (Takifugu pardalis ovary toxin-binding protein with a molecular mass of 10 kDa) was homologous with the predicted vitellogenin-1-like protein [Takifugu rubripes] subdomain, a von Willebrand factor type D domain. TPOBP-10 mRNA was highly expressed in the ovary and liver and less in other organs of female individuals based on RT-PCR. These findings reveal a novel function of the vitellogenin subdomain as binding with TTX-related substances, and its involvement in the toxification of the pufferfish ovary.
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- Xianzhe Yin
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, NORD University, Bodø 8049, Norway
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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Kitano H, Nagano N, Sakaguchi K, Matsuyama M. Two vitellogenins in the loliginid squid Uroteuthis edulis: Identification and specific expression in ovarian follicles. Mol Reprod Dev 2017; 84:363-375. [PMID: 28218427 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vitellogenenesis is a physiological process common in oviparous animals. The molecular profile, modifications, and utilization of vitellogenin (VTG), a precursor of yolk protein, have been characterized in various taxa to understand oogenesis within different modes of reproduction. Hormonal regulation of VTGs has been investigated in invertebrates, such as insects and crustaceans; conversely, little is known for cephalopods. In this study, we isolated two VTG genes (ue-VTG1 and ue-VTG2) from the loliginid swordtip squid, Uroteuthis edulis, via a comprehensive survey of a transcriptome database and subsequent cDNA cloning. Structural analysis of the two ue-VTGs revealed their unique features, namely the absence of two domains usually found in VTGs from other organisms: the von Willebrand factor D domain (vWD) and the domain of unknown function 1943 (DUF1943). Levels of ue-VTG1 and ue-VTG2 transcripts in the ovary, specifically in follicular cells, increased during the late-vitellogenic phase, suggesting that yolk accumulation progresses via paracrine interactions involving follicular cells and oocytes. N-terminal amino acid sequencing of biochemically purified yolk protein revealed its origins from these two VTGs, indicating that both are functional precursors of yolk protein. These results provide information that is essential to understanding the physiological pathway of yolk synthesis, accumulation, and storage in loliginid squids.
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- Hajime Kitano
- Department of Joint Research, Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries Research Institute of Karatsu, Kyushu University, Karatsu, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Joint Research, Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries Research Institute of Karatsu, Kyushu University, Karatsu, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Joint Research, Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries Research Institute of Karatsu, Kyushu University, Karatsu, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Cerdà J, Chauvigné F, Finn RN. The Physiological Role and Regulation of Aquaporins in Teleost Germ Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 969:149-171. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1057-0_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Nelson ER, Habibi HR. Thyroid hormone regulates vitellogenin by inducing estrogen receptor alpha in the goldfish liver. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 436:259-67. [PMID: 27585488 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Vitellogenin (Vtg) is an egg-yolk precursor protein that is synthesized in the liver of oviparous species and taken up from the circulation by the ovary. It is well known that Vtg is induced by circulating estrogens. However, other endocrine factors that regulate the expression of Vtg are less well characterized; factors that might play significant roles, especially in seasonal spawners such as the goldfish which require increased quantities of Vtg for the development of hundreds of follicles. In this regard, thyroid hormones have been shown to cycle with the reproductive season. Therefore, we hypothesized that the thyroid hormones might influence the synthesis of Vtg. Treatment of female goldfish with triiodothyronine (T3) resulted in increased Vtg, an observation that was absent in males. Furthermore, T3 failed to induce Vtg in cultured hepatocytes of either sex. Interestingly however, T3 consistently up-regulated the expression of the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα). The T3 mediated upregulation of ERα requires the presence of both thyroid receptor (TR) α-1 and TRβ. When goldfish or cultured hepatocytes were treated with T3 followed by estradiol, there was a synergistic increase in Vtg, a response which is dependent on the presence of ERα. Therefore, by upregulating ERα, T3 serves to prime the liver to subsequent stimuli from estradiol. This cross-talk likely reveals an important physiologic mechanism by which thyroid hormones, whose circulating levels are high during early gonadal recrudescence, facilitate the production of large amounts of Vtg required for egg development.
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- Erik R Nelson
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; Research Performed at: The Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Research Performed at: The Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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Liang X, Hu Y, Feng S, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Sun C. Heavy chain (LvH) and light chain (LvL) of lipovitellin (Lv) of zebrafish can both bind to bacteria and enhance phagocytosis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 63:47-55. [PMID: 27185202 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2016.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Lipovitellin (Lv) is an apoprotein in oviparous animals. Lv consists of a heavy chain (LvH) and a light chain (LvL) which are traditionally regarded as energy reserves for developing embryos. Recently, Lv has been shown to be involved in immune defense of developing embryos in fish. However, it remains unknown if each of LvH and LvL possesses immune activity; and if so, whether or not they function similarly. Here we clearly demonstrated that recombinant LvH (rLvH) and LvL (rLvL) from zebrafish vg1 gene bound to both the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Vibrio anguillarum and the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus as well as the pathogen-associated molecular patterns LPS, LTA and PGN. In addition, both rLvH and rLvL were able to enhance the phagocytosis of bacteria E. coli and S. aureus by macrophages. All these data suggest that both LvH and LvL, in addition to being energy reserves, are also maternal immune-relevant factors capable of interacting with invading bacteria in zebrafish embryos/larvae.
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- Xue Liang
- Laboratory for Evolution & Development, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity and Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory for Evolution & Development, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity and Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory for Evolution & Development, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity and Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory for Evolution & Development, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity and Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory for Evolution & Development, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity and Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Laboratory for Evolution & Development, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity and Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Wei J, Damania A, Gao X, Liu Z, Mejia R, Mitreva M, Strych U, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ, Zhan B. The hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum intestinal transcriptome provides a platform for selecting drug and vaccine candidates. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:518. [PMID: 27677574 PMCID: PMC5039805 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1795-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background The intestine of hookworms contains enzymes and proteins involved in the blood-feeding process of the parasite and is therefore a promising source of possible vaccine antigens. One such antigen, the hemoglobin-digesting intestinal aspartic protease known as Na-APR-1 from the human hookworm Necator americanus, is currently a lead candidate antigen in clinical trials, as is Na-GST-1 a heme-detoxifying glutathione S-transferase. Methods In order to discover additional hookworm vaccine antigens, messenger RNA was obtained from the intestine of male hookworms, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, maintained in hamsters. RNA-seq was performed using Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology. The genes expressed in the hookworm intestine were compared with those expressed in the whole worm and those genes overexpressed in the parasite intestine transcriptome were further analyzed. Results Among the lead transcripts identified were genes encoding for proteolytic enzymes including an A. ceylanicum APR-1, but the most common proteases were cysteine-, serine-, and metallo-proteases. Also in abundance were specific transporters of key breakdown metabolites, including amino acids, glucose, lipids, ions and water; detoxifying and heme-binding glutathione S-transferases; a family of cysteine-rich/antigen 5/pathogenesis-related 1 proteins (CAP) previously found in high abundance in parasitic nematodes; C-type lectins; and heat shock proteins. These candidates will be ranked for downstream antigen target selection based on key criteria including abundance, uniqueness in the parasite versus the vertebrate host, as well as solubility and yield of expression. Conclusion The intestinal transcriptome of A. ceylanicum provides useful information for the identification of proteins involved in the blood-feeding process, representing a first step towards a reverse vaccinology approach to a human hookworm vaccine. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1795-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Junfei Wei
- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- McDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA
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- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- McDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA
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- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76706, USA
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- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76706, USA
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- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Fajkowska M, Rzepkowska M, Adamek D, Ostaszewska T, Szczepkowski M. Expression of dmrt1 and vtg genes during gonad formation, differentiation and early maturation in cultured Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2016; 89:1441-1449. [PMID: 27239004 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Expression of the dmrt1 and vtg genes was described using the real-time PCR (rt-PCR) method from 25 to 1600 days post-hatch (dph) in cultured Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii. The level of dmrt1 transcription in gonads in subsequent studied periods increased exponentially while vtg expression increased in gonads and livers of A. gueldenstaedtii examined, but in later stages of development. Both dmrt1 and vtg genes showed elevated expression in intersex individuals probably caused by dietary exposure to phyto-oestrogens.
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- M Fajkowska
- Department of Ichthyobiology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Ichthyobiology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Ichthyobiology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Ichthyobiology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-786, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Sturgeon Fish Breeding, Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn, Pieczarki 50, 11-610, Pozezdrze, Poland
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Zazueta-Novoa V, Onorato TM, Reyes G, Oulhen N, Wessel GM. Complexity of Yolk Proteins and Their Dynamics in the Sea Star Patiria miniata. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2016; 230:209-19. [PMID: 27365416 PMCID: PMC5103698 DOI: 10.1086/bblv230n3p209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Oviparous animals store yolk proteins within the developing oocyte. These proteins are used in gametogenesis and as a nutritional source for embryogenesis. Vitellogenin and the major yolk protein are two of the most important yolk proteins among diverse species of invertebrates and vertebrates. Among the echinoderms, members of the subphyla Echinozoa (sea urchins and sea cucumbers) express the major yolk protein (MYP) but not vitellogenin (Vtg), while an initial report has documented that two Asterozoa (sea stars) express a vitellogenin. Our results show that sea stars contain two vitellogenins, Vtg 1 and Vtg 2, and MYP. In Patiria miniata, these genes are differentially expressed in the somatic and germ cells of the ovary: Vtg 1 is enriched in the somatic cells of the ovary but not in the oocytes, and Vtg 2 accumulates in both oocytes and somatic cells; MYP is not robustly present in either. Remarkably, Vtg 2 and MYP mRNA reappear in larvae; Vtg 2 is detected within cells of the ectoderm, and MYP accumulates in the coelomic pouches, the intestine, and the posterior enterocoel (PE), the site of germ line formation in this animal. Additionally, the Vtg 2 protein is present in oocytes, follicle cells, and developing embryos, but becomes undetectable following gastrulation. These results help elucidate the mechanisms involved in yolk dynamics, and provide molecular information that allows for greater understanding of the evolution of these important gene products.
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- Vanesa Zazueta-Novoa
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, 185 Meeting Street, Box G-SFH, Providence, Rhode Island 02912; and
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- Department of Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, Room M207, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, 185 Meeting Street, Box G-SFH, Providence, Rhode Island 02912; and Department of Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, Room M207, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, 185 Meeting Street, Box G-SFH, Providence, Rhode Island 02912; and
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, 185 Meeting Street, Box G-SFH, Providence, Rhode Island 02912; and
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Calcium binding characteristics and structural changes of phosvitin. J Inorg Biochem 2016; 159:76-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hughes AL. Life-history evolution at the molecular level: adaptive amino acid composition of avian vitellogenins. Proc Biol Sci 2016. [PMID: 26224713 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Avian genomes typically encode three distinct vitellogenin (VTG) egg yolk proteins (VTG1, VTG2 and VTG3), which arose by gene duplication prior to the most recent common ancestor of birds. Analysis of VTG sequences from 34 avian species in a phylogenetic framework supported the hypothesis that VTG amino acid composition has co-evolved with embryo incubation time. Embryo incubation time was positively correlated with the proportions of dietary essential amino acids (EAAs) in VTG1 and VTG2, and with the proportion of sulfur-containing amino acids in VTG3. These patterns were seen even when only semi-altricial and/or altricial species were considered, suggesting that the duration of embryo incubation is a major selective factor on the amino acid composition of VTGs, rather than developmental mode alone. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that the level of EAAs provided to the egg represents an adaptation to the loss of amino acids through breakdown over the course of incubation and imply that life-history phenotypes and VTG amino acid composition have co-evolved throughout the evolutionary history of birds.
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- Austin L Hughes
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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Tian HF, Meng Y, Hu QM, Xiao HB. Molecular cloning, characterization and evolutionary analysis of vitellogenin in Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus. Biologia (Bratisl) 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/biolog-2015-0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Effect of PCB 126 on aryl hydrocarbon receptor 1 (AHR1) and AHR1 nuclear translocator 1 (ARNT1) mRNA expression and CYP1 monooxygenase activity in chicken (Gallus domesticus) ovarian follicles. Toxicol Lett 2015; 239:73-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Liu C, Mao J, Zeng F. Chrysopa septempunctata (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Vitellogenin Functions Through Effects on Egg Production and Hatching. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2015; 108:2779-2788. [PMID: 26470375 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Vitellogenin (Vg) is a precursor of major egg storage protein, vitellin (Vt), and plays primary roles in reproduction of oviparous vertebrates and invertebrates. Chrysopa septempunctata Wesmael is an important and common predator of various insect pests. Here, we first cloned C. septempunctata Vg gene, CsVg. The complete CsVg cDNA was 5664 bp, which encodes an 1810-residues protein with a predicted molecular mass of 206.23 kDa. Expression profile revealed that CsVg mRNA first appeared on day 4 after emergence, maximally accumulated on day 10, and then declined gradually. RNAi mediated by injection of dsRNA depleted CsVg transcripts, significantly reduced egg-laying amount, and decreased egg hatching rate, suggesting that CsVg functions through effects on egg production and hatching in C. septempunctata.
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Affiliation(s)
- C Liu
- Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. Food Crops Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China. Both authors contributed equally to this work
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- Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. Both authors contributed equally to this work
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- Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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