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Falahiehzadeh N, Salamat N. Histomorphological and endocrine assessment of female Arabian carpetshark, Chiloscyllium arabicum (Elasmobranchii: Hemiscylliidae) from the Persian Gulf during annual reproductive cycle. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2020; 97:938-952. [PMID: 32506537 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14419] [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: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The present study aimed at assessing the annual reproductive cycle of female Arabian carpetshark, Chiloscyllium arabicum from the Persian Gulf by a macroscopic and microscopic evaluation of the reproductive tract. The annual cycle of gonadal steroids [17β-estradiol (E2), progesterone (P4) and testosterone (T)] was also assessed in this shark. In total, 130 female C. arabicum were collected from the Bahrakan Creek (located northwest of the Persian Gulf) between January 2018 and March 2019. Females were oviparous with an external-type ovary and only one functional ovary. Five sexual maturity stages were recognized based on macroscopic and microscopic evaluation: Immature I (August-October), Immature II (November-January), Mature (February-March), Pregnant (April-May) and Spent (June-July). The structural changes in the oviducts, oviducal glands and uterus throughout the annual reproductive cycle were consistent with their roles in the egg movement, the egg capsule production and sperm storage. The plasma levels of the gonadal steroids were associated with morphological changes in the reproductive tract. E2 showed two detectable peaks during March (close to ovulation) and June (just before mating). P4 and T displayed a peak just before ovulation.
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- Nadieh Falahiehzadeh
- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran
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- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran
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Husain M, Rasool KG, Tufail M, Aldawood AS. Molecular characterization, expression pattern and RNAi-mediated silencing of vitellogenin receptor gene in almond moth, Cadra cautella. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 29:417-430. [PMID: 32368832 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The almond moth is an important pest of date fruits worldwide. The females produce several eggs; however, role of vitellogenin receptor (VgR) in oocyte development by mediating endocytosis of major yolk protein precursor Vg remains yet unexplored. To investigate the role of vitellogenin receptor (VgR) in reproduction, Cadra cautella vitellogenin receptor (CcVgR) transcript was obtained using rapid amplification of cDNA ends-polymerase chain reaction. Expression analysis of CcVgR was performed using reverse transcriptase and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in different developmental stages. RNA interference was performed by injecting CcVgR-based double-stranded (ds)RNA at different exposure times. The results revealed that CcVgR is 5421 bp long, encoded 1807 amino acid, belongs to low-density lipoprotein receptor superfamily and contains all conserved domains. Expression analysis confirmed that CcVgR is sex-specific and starts to express in female larvae on day 19. Additionally, RNA interference (RNAi) of CcVgR-based dsRNA inhibited CcVgR expression up to 83% after 72 h, reduced fecundity and hatchability, and confirmed involvement of CcVgR in C. cautella reproduction. This report provides a basis for gene silencing in this species, and proposes RNAi technology potential for pest management.
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- M Husain
- Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Gao XM, Zhang DD, Hou CC, Du C, Luo SY, Zhu JQ. Developmental and mRNA transcript relative abundance pattern of vitellogenin receptors, LR8-/Lrp13, during ovarian development in the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). Anim Reprod Sci 2020; 213:106271. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pousis C, Rodríguez C, De Ruvo P, De Virgilio C, Pérez JA, Mylonas CC, Zupa R, Passantino L, Santamaria N, Valentini L, Corriero A. Vitellogenin receptor and fatty acid profiles of individual lipid classes of oocytes from wild and captive-reared greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) during the reproductive cycle. Theriogenology 2019; 140:73-83. [PMID: 31465910 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The greater amberjack Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) is a large migratory pelagic fish occurring in tropical and temperate waters with a great potential for the world aquaculture industry. Previous studies showed that wild-caught female greater amberjack reared in sea cages and handled during the reproductive season, underwent extensive ovarian atresia. This atresia, however, was not related to an insufficient liver transcription or oocyte uptake of vitellogenin (Vtg). In the present study, the structure of two greater amberjack vitellogenin receptors, namely Vtgr (Lr8-) and Lrp13, was characterized. Moreover, vtgr and lrp13 gene expression and the fatty acid profiles of specific phospholipids and neutral lipids were compared in the ovaries of wild and captive-reared greater amberjack during different phases of the reproductive cycle (i.e. early gametogenesis, advanced gametogenesis and spawning). Ovarian vtgr and lrp13 transcription was more active during early gametogenesis, suggesting that vitellogenin receptor transcripts were synthesized by previtellogenic oocytes and remained in the cellular mRNA pool until oocytes resumed meiosis and entered into secondary growth (i.e. vitellogenesis). Rearing of wild-caught greater amberjack in captivity together with handling during the reproductive season was associated with a reduced vtgr and lrp13 transcription and with a diminished capacity of oocytes in the early phase of gametogenesis (primary oocyte growth) to enter into vitellogenesis. During early gametogenesis, remarkable differences in the fatty acid composition were observed between wild and captive-reared individuals: all phospholipids of captive fish displayed dramatic increases of saturates (16:0 and 18:0) and decreases of arachidonic acid (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The present study confirms the susceptibility of greater amberjack reproductive function to handling stress and suggests that the consequent extensive atresia of vitellogenic follicles originated during the primary oocytes growth when the capacity of oocytes to synthesize vitellogenin receptors was reduced. The study also suggests that this reduced capacity was associated with an altered oocyte phospholipid fatty acid composition during early gametogenesis.
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- Chrysovalentinos Pousis
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km. 3, I-70010, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Edafología y Geología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071, Spain
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona, 4-70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona, 4-70124, Bari, Italy
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Edafología y Geología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, P.O. Box 2214, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km. 3, I-70010, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km. 3, I-70010, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km. 3, I-70010, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km. 3, I-70010, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km. 3, I-70010, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
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Jéhannet P, Kruijt L, Damsteegt EL, Swinkels W, Heinsbroek LTN, Lokman PM, Palstra AP. A mechanistic model for studying the initiation of anguillid vitellogenesis by comparing the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) and the shortfinned eel (A. australis). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 279:129-138. [PMID: 30796898 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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An inverse relation exists between the maturation stage at the start of the oceanic reproductive migration and the migration distance to the spawning grounds for the various eel species. The European eel Anguilla anguilla migrates up to 5-6000 km and leaves in a previtellogenic state. The shortfinned eel A. australis migrates 2-4000 km and leaves in an early vitellogenic state. In this study, we compared the early pubertal events in European silver eels with those in silver shortfinned eels to gain insights into the initiation of vitellogenesis. Immediately after being caught, yellow and silver eels of both species were measured and sampled for blood and tissues. Eye index (EI), gonadosomatic index (GSI) and hepatosomatic index (HSI) were calculated. Plasma 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) and 17β-estradiol (E2) levels were measured by radioimmunoassay. Pituitary, liver and ovaries were dissected for quantitative real-time PCR analyses (pituitary dopamine 2b receptor d2br, gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors 1 and 2 gnrhr1 and gnrhr2, growth hormone gh and follicle-stimulating hormone-β fshb; liver estrogen receptor 1 esr1; gonad follicle-stimulating hormone receptor fshr, androgen receptors α and β ara and arb, vitellogenin receptor vtgr and P450 aromatase cyp19). Silver eels of both species showed a drop in pituitary gh expression, progressing gonadal development (GSI of ∼1.5 in European eels and ∼3.0 in shortfinned eels) and steroid level increases. In shortfinned eels, but not European eels, expression of fshb, gnrhr1 and gnrhr2, and d2br in the pituitary was up-regulated in the silver-stage as compared to yellow-stage females, as was expression of fshr, ara and arb in the ovaries. Expression of esr1 in European eels remained low while esr1 expression was up-regulated over 100-fold in silver shortfinned eels. The mechanistic model for anguillid vitellogenesis that we present suggests a first step that involves a drop in Gh and a second step that involves Fsh increase when switching in the life history trade-off from growth to reproduction. The drop in Gh is associated with gonadal development and plasma steroid increase but precedes brain-pituitary-gonad axis (BPG) activation. The Fsh increase marks BPG activation and increased sensitivity of the liver to estrogenic stimulation, but also an increase in D2br-mediated dopaminergic signaling to the pituitary.
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- P Jéhannet
- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen Livestock Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen Livestock Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, 340 Great King Street, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- DUPAN Foundation, Bronland 12-D, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen Livestock Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands; Wageningen Eel Reproduction Experts B.V., Mennonietenweg 13, 6702 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, 340 Great King Street, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen Livestock Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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11-Ketotestosterone induces oocyte growth, but does not affect oocyte cytology in pre-vitellogenic captive beluga, Huso huso L. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 232:51-59. [PMID: 30831206 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2019.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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An effect of 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) on growth of previtellogenic (PV) ovaries of eel, salmon and Atlantic cod has been demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 11-KT treatment (in vivo) on ovarian growth, on hormonal and biochemical changes in blood, and on ovarian mRNA levels of lipidation-related genes in captive beluga with PV oocytes. In addition, the potential involvement of lipoprotein lipase (Lpl), an important enzyme for extracellular hydrolysis of lipoprotein-associated lipids, was evaluated. Twelve beluga (4-year olds) were treated with an intraperitoneal slow-release implant of either 11-KT (2.5 mg) or a compressed matrix (control). Ovarian biopsy was done to obtain pre- (day 0: T0) and post-treatment (day 21: T21) data on histology and target gene expression. Three weeks of exposure resulted in an increase in serum 11-KT levels from 2.2 ng/mL to 83 ng/mL but did not yield significant changes in serum levels of triacylglycerides and cholesterol. Furthermore, 11-KT implantation increased oocyte diameters from 259 μm (T0) to 309 μm by T21. Regardless of the increase in oocyte size, ovaries remained in the PV stage, mostly as late perinucleolar oocytes. Meanwhile, at the molecular level, the expression of lipidation-related transcripts [lpl, apolipoprotein E (apoe), very low density lipoprotein receptors (vldlr), low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8-like (lrp8)] was significantly up-regulated after three weeks. Immunostaining for Lpl by Western blotting indicated three immunoreactive bands (70, 58 and 37 kDa) in ovarian homogenates from beluga, but signal intensity was not affected by treatment. Altogether, the administration of 11-KT increased 11-KT serum levels, oocyte size, and the expression of genes associated with lipid uptake. However, this treatment did not advance ovarian development beyond the PV stage.
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Hou ZS, Wen HS, Li JF, He F, Li Y, Tao YX. Expression of estrogen receptors in female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during first ovarian development and under dense rearing condition. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 259:1-11. [PMID: 29017850 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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To study the expression of four estrogen receptor genes (erα1, erα2, erβ1, erβ2) of female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during first ovarian development, trouts were sampled from different ovarian stages. Serum E2 (estradiol) was measured by ELISA and estrogen receptors mRNA expression were examined by qRT-PCR. Our results showed a close association between increased erα1 and vitellogenin mRNA expression during ovarian maturation and increased erα2 mRNA expression in mature ovarian stages. Correlation analysis revealed that a negative relationship between serum E2 and ovarian erβ1 (or hepatic erβ2), but ovarian erβ2 mRNA expression was relatively unchanged during first ovarian development. Trout were also reared in different densities as stocking density 1, 2 and 3 (SD1, 4.6-31.1 kg/m3; SD2, 6.6-40.6 kg/m3; SD3, 8.6-49.3 kg/m3) to elucidate effects of high density on estrogen receptor expression. Histology observation showed ovarian development of trout in higher densities were retard with a relatively early stage and fewer vitellogenin accumulation. Trout in high densities showed significantly decreased serum E2, erα mRNA expression and increasing trends of erβ mRNA expression. A noticeable increase of ovarian erβ2 mRNA expression was seen in trout when density is approaching to 50 kg/m3. In conclusion, we may hypothesize that increased erβ mRNA expression triggered by high density result in decreased erα mRNA expression and vitellogenesis. As a result, ovarian development in higher densities was retard.
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- Zhi-Shuai Hou
- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, United States
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, United States
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Molecular Characterization and Function Analysis of the Vitellogenin Receptor from the Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155785. [PMID: 27192057 PMCID: PMC4871585 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Developing oocytes accumulate plentiful yolk protein during oogenesis through receptor-mediated endocytosis. The vitellogenin receptor (VgR), belonging to the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) family, regulates the absorption of yolk protein. In this work, the full-length vitellogenin receptor (HaVgR) in the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera was identified, encoding a 1817 residue protein. Sequence alignment revealed that the sequence of HaVgR contained all of the conservative structural motifs of LDLR family members, and phylogenetic analysis indicated that HaVgR had a high identity among Lepidoptera and was distinct from that of other insects. Consistent with other insects, HaVgR was specifically expressed in ovarian tissue. The developmental expression pattern showed that HaVgR was first transcribed in the newly metamorphosed female adults, reached a peak in 2-day-old adults and then declined. Western blot analysis also revealed an ovarian-specific and developing expression pattern, which was consistent with the HaVgR mRNA transcription. Moreover, RNAi-mediated HaVgR knockdown strongly reduced the VgR expression in both the mRNA and protein levels, which inhibited the yolk protein deposition in the ovaries, led to the dramatic accumulation of vitellogenin and the up-regulation of HaVg expression in hemolymph, and eventually resulted in a declined fecundity. Together, all of these findings demonstrate that HaVgR is a specific receptor in uptake and transportation of yolk protein for the maturation of oocytes and that it plays a critical role in female reproduction.
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Lu K, Shu Y, Zhou J, Zhang X, Zhang X, Chen M, Yao Q, Zhou Q, Zhang W. Molecular characterization and RNA interference analysis of vitellogenin receptor from Nilaparvata lugens (Stål). JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 73:20-9. [PMID: 25617689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Vitellogenin receptors (VgRs), members of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) superfamily, are responsible for taking vitellogenin (Vg) into developing oocytes. Here the first full-length VgR cDNA from a hemipteran insect, the brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens), was cloned and sequenced. The complete mRNA sequence was 6174 bp in length with an open reading frame (ORF) of 5796 bp encoding 1931 amino acid residues. N. lugens VgR (NlVgR) contained two ligand-binding domains with five LDLR Class A cysteine-rich repeats in the first domain and eight in the second domain, which was similar to other insect VgRs. NlVgR was specifically expressed in the ovary, and the mRNA level started to increase after adult female emergence, with a peak on day 7 in the adult stage, and then declined. Western blot analysis of NlVgR protein revealed an ovary-specific expression pattern, which was consistent with NlVgR transcript detection. Injection with NlVgR double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) significantly disturbed NlVgR, which led to a decrease in NlVg protein content in the ovaries, an accumulation of NlVg protein in the hemolymph, the arrested development of ovaries, and the failure of insects to reproduce. Besides, NlVgR expression was significantly upregulated after the topical application of juvenile hormone (JH) III. These results suggest that VgR is critical for Vg uptaking of oocytes and it plays an important role in insect fecundity.
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- Kai Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Institute of Entomology, Sun-Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Reading BJ, Hiramatsu N, Schilling J, Molloy KT, Glassbrook N, Mizuta H, Luo W, Baltzegar DA, Williams VN, Todo T, Hara A, Sullivan CV. Lrp13 is a novel vertebrate lipoprotein receptor that binds vitellogenins in teleost fishes. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:2287-95. [PMID: 25217480 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m050286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Transcripts encoding a novel member of the lipoprotein receptor superfamily, termed LDL receptor-related protein (Lrp)13, were sequenced from striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and white perch (Morone americana) ovaries. Receptor proteins were purified from perch ovary membranes by protein-affinity chromatography employing an immobilized mixture of vitellogenins Aa and Ab. RT-PCR revealed lrp13 to be predominantly expressed in striped bass ovary, and in situ hybridization detected lrp13 transcripts in the ooplasm of early secondary growth oocytes. Quantitative RT-PCR confirmed peak lrp13 expression in the ovary during early secondary growth. Quantitative mass spectrometry revealed peak Lrp13 protein levels in striped bass ovary during late-vitellogenesis, and immunohistochemistry localized Lrp13 to the oolemma and zona radiata of vitellogenic oocytes. Previously unreported orthologs of lrp13 were identified in genome sequences of fishes, chicken (Gallus gallus), mouse (Mus musculus), and dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) lrp13 loci are discrete and share genomic synteny. The Lrp13 appears to function as a vitellogenin receptor and may be an important mediator of yolk formation in fishes and other oviparous vertebrates. The presence of lrp13 orthologs in mammals suggests that this lipoprotein receptor is widely distributed among vertebrates, where it may generally play a role in lipoprotein metabolism.
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- Benjamin J Reading
- Departments of Applied Ecology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Departments of Applied Ecology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Departments of Applied Ecology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Genomic Sciences Laboratory, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Departments of Applied Ecology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Carolina AquaGyn, Raleigh, NC
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Dominguez GA, Bisesi JH, Kroll KJ, Denslow ND, Sabo-Attwood T. Control of transcriptional repression of the vitellogenin receptor gene in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by select estrogen receptors isotypes. Toxicol Sci 2014; 141:423-31. [PMID: 25061109 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfu145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The vitellogenin receptor (Vtgr) plays an important role in fish reproduction. This receptor functions to incorporate vitellogenin (Vtg), a macromolecule synthesized and released from the liver in the bloodstream, into oocytes where it is processed into yolk. Although studies have focused on the functional role of Vtgr in fish, the mechanistic control of this gene is still unexplored. Here we report the identification and analysis of the first piscine 5' regulatory region of the vtgr gene which was cloned from largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Using this putative promoter sequence, we investigated a role for hormones, including insulin and 17β-estradiol (E2), in transcriptional regulation through cell-based reporter assays. No effect of insulin was observed, however, E2 was able to repress transcriptional activity of the vtgr promoter through select estrogen receptor subtypes, Esr1 and Esr2a but not Esr2b. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrated that Esr1 likely interacts with the vtgr promoter region through half ERE and/or SP1 sites, in part. Finally we also show that ethinylestradiol (EE2), but not bisphenol-A (BPA), represses promoter activity similarly to E2. These results reveal for the first time that the Esr1 isoform may play an inhibitory role in the expression of LMB vtgr mRNA under the influence of E2, and potent estrogens such as EE2. In addition, this new evidence suggests that vtgr may be a target of select endocrine disrupting compounds through environmental exposures.
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- Gustavo A Dominguez
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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Luo W, Ito Y, Mizuta H, Massaki K, Hiramatsu N, Todo T, Reading BJ, Sullivan CV, Hara A. Molecular cloning and partial characterization of an ovarian receptor with seven ligand binding repeats, an orthologue of low-density lipoprotein receptor, in the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2013; 166:263-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 06/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mizuta H, Luo W, Ito Y, Mushirobira Y, Todo T, Hara A, Reading BJ, Sullivan CV, Hiramatsu N. Ovarian expression and localization of a vitellogenin receptor with eight ligand binding repeats in the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2013; 166:81-90. [PMID: 23872140 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A cDNA encoding a vitellogenin receptor with 8 ligand binding repeats (vtgr) was cloned from ovaries of the cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki. In situ hybridization and quantitative PCR analyses revealed that the main site of vtgr mRNA expression was the oocytes. Expression was strongly detected in perinucleous stage oocytes, gradually decreased as oocytes grew, and became hardly detectable in vitellogenic oocytes. A rabbit antibody (a-Vtgr) was raised against a recombinant Vtgr protein in order to immunologically detect and localize Vtgr within the ovarian follicles. Western blotting using a-Vtgr detected a bold band with an apparent mass of ~95-105kDa in an ovarian preparation that also bound Sakhalin taimen, Hucho perryi, vitellogenin in ligand blots. Immunohistochemistry using a-Vtgr revealed that the Vtgr was uniformly distributed throughout the ooplasm of perinucleolus stage oocytes, subsequently translocated to the periphery of lipid droplet stage oocytes, and became localized to the oolemma during vitellogenesis. We provide the first characterization of Vtgr at both the transcriptional and the translational levels in the cutthroat trout, and our results suggest that this receptor is involved in uptake of Vtg by oocytes of this species.
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- Hiroko Mizuta
- Division of Marine Life Science, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan
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Zhang S, Wang Z, Wang H. Maternal immunity in fish. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 39:72-78. [PMID: 22387589 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2012.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2011] [Revised: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 02/18/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Both innate and adaptive immune-relevant factors are transferred from mother to offspring in fishes. These maternally-transferred factors include IgM, lysozymes, lectin, cathelicidin and complement components. Recently, yolk proteins, phosvitin and lipovitellin, have been shown to be maternally-transferred factors, functioning in the defense of teleost larvae against pathogens. Among these factors, the mode of action of complement components and yolk proteins has been explored, whereas that of all the other factors remains elusive. At present, the transfer mechanisms of maternally-derived immune factors are largely unknown although those of IgM and yolk protein transmission from mother to offspring have been reported in some fishes. Maternal transfer of immunity is affected by many elements, including biological factors, such as age and maturation, and environmental conditions experienced by brood fish, such as pathogens and nutritional supply. Practically, the manipulation of maternal immunity transfer can be used to enhance the survival rate of fish larvae.
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- Shicui Zhang
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity and Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Nagler JJ, Cavileer TD, Verducci JS, Schultz IR, Hook SE, Hayton WL. Estrogen receptor mRNA expression patterns in the liver and ovary of female rainbow trout over a complete reproductive cycle. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2012; 178:556-61. [PMID: 22732076 PMCID: PMC3428511 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Revised: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Estrogens are critical hormones involved in reproduction and need to bind to estrogen receptors in target organs for biological activity. Fishes have two distinct estrogen receptor subtypes, alpha (α) and beta (β), with variable combinations of additional isoforms of each subtype dependent on the history of genome duplication within a taxon. The comparative expression patterns of estrogen receptor isoforms during the female reproductive cycle will provide important insights into the unique function and importance of each. The purpose of this study was to measure the mRNAs for the four estrogen receptor isoforms (erα1, erα2, erβ1, erβ2) in the liver and ovary of adult, female rainbow trout over the course of an annual reproductive cycle. The expression of estrogen receptor mRNA isoforms was measured by quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Several reproductive indices (gonadosomatic index, maximum oocyte diameter, plasma estradiol-17β, plasma vitellogenin, and ovulation) were also quantified for comparison and used in a correlation analysis to examine any inter-relationships. Of the four isoforms, the expression of erα1 was highest in the liver, and had a significant positive correlation with liver erβ1 expression. Liver expression of erα2 mRNA was the lowest, but showed a significant positive correlation with maximum oocyte diameter in the ovary. The pattern of the erβ isoforms in liver was one of initially elevated mRNA expression followed by a gradual decrease as reproductive development proceeded. In the ovary the erβ1 isoform had the highest mRNA expression of all estrogen receptor isoforms, at the beginning of the reproductive cycle, but then decreased afterward. Both ovarian erβ isoforms had a significant positive correlation with one another. In contrast, erα2 mRNA expression showed a high maximum level in the ovary near the end of the cycle along with a significant positive correlation with plasma estradiol-17β levels; the highest gonadosomatic indices, maximum oocyte diameter, and vitellogenin levels occurred then too.
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- James J Nagler
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USA.
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Dominguez GA, Quattro JM, Denslow ND, Kroll KJ, Prucha MS, Porak WF, Grier HJ, Sabo-Attwood TL. Identification and transcriptional modulation of the largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, vitellogenin receptor during oocyte development by insulin and sex steroids. Biol Reprod 2012; 87:67. [PMID: 22786822 PMCID: PMC3464907 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.099812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Fish vitellogenin synthesized and released from the liver of oviparous animals is taken up into oocytes by the vitellogenin receptor. This is an essential process in providing nutrient yolk to developing embryos to ensure successful reproduction. Here we disclose the full length vtgr cDNA sequence for largemouth bass (LMB) that reveals greater than 90% sequence homology with other fish vtgr sequences. We classify LMB Vtgr as a member of the low density lipoprotein receptor superfamily based on conserved domains and categorize as the short variant that is devoid of the O-glycan segment. Phylogenetic analysis places LMB Vtgr sequence into a well-supported monophyletic group of fish Vtgr. Real-time PCR showed that the greatest levels of LMB vtgr mRNA expression occurred in previtellogenic ovarian tissues. In addition, we reveal the effects of insulin, 17beta-estradiol (E(2)), and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) in modulation of vtgr, esr, and ar mRNAs in previtellogenic oocytes. Insulin increased vtgr expression levels in follicles ex vivo while exposure to E(2) or 11-KT did not result in modulation of expression. However, both steroids were able to repress insulin-induced vtgr transcript levels. Coexposure with insulin and E(2) or of insulin and 11-KT increased ovarian esr2b and ar mRNA levels, respectively, which suggest a role for these nuclear receptors in insulin-mediated signaling pathways. These data provide the first evidence for the ordered stage-specific expression of LMB vtgr during the normal reproductive process and the hormonal influence of insulin and sex steroids on controlling vtgr transcript levels in ovarian tissues.
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- Gustavo A. Dominguez
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
- Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Eustis, Florida
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- Florida Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, St. Petersburg, Florida
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
- Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Pousis C, Santamaria N, Zupa R, De Giorgi C, Mylonas CC, Bridges CR, de la Gándara F, Vassallo-Agius R, Bello G, Corriero A. Expression of vitellogenin receptor gene in the ovary of wild and captive Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). Anim Reprod Sci 2012; 132:101-10. [PMID: 22541277 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The cDNA sequences of vitellogenin receptor proteins (VgR(+) and VgR(-)), containing or lacking the O-linked sugar domain, were determined in Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.). VgR(-) gene expression in the ovary was compared in captive-reared and wild Atlantic bluefin tuna during the reproductive cycle. Gonad samples from adult fish were sampled from 2008 to 2010 from stocks reared in captivity at different commercial fattening operations in the Mediterranean Sea and from wild individuals caught either by traditional tuna traps during their migration towards the spawning grounds in the Mediterranean Sea or by the long-line artisanal fishery. In addition, juvenile male and female Atlantic bluefin tuna were sampled from a farming facility, to obtain baseline information and pre-adulthood amounts of VgR(-). The total length of VgR(+) cDNA was 4006 nucleotides (nt) and that of VgR(-) was 3946 nt. Relative amounts of VgR(-) were greater in juvenile females and in those adults having only previtellogenic oocytes (119 ± 55 and 146 ± 26 folds more than juvenile males, respectively). Amounts of VgR(-) were less in individuals with yolked oocytes (ripening stage, May-June) and increased after spawning in July (92 ± 20 and 113 ± 13 folds more than juvenile males in ripening and post-spawning fish, respectively). These data suggest that regulation of VgR(-) is not under oestrogen control. During the ripening period, greater VgR(-) gene expression was observed in wild fish than in fish reared in captivity, possibly because of (a) differences in water temperature exposure and/or energy storage, and/or (b) an inadequate diet in reared Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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- C Pousis
- University of Bari Aldo Moro, Department of Animal Production, Valenzano, Italy
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Del Giudice G, Prisco M, Agnese M, Valiante S, Verderame M, Limatola E, Laforgia V, Andreuccetti P. Expression of vitellogenin receptor in the ovarian follicles during the reproductive cycle of the spotted ray Torpedo marmorata Risso 1880. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 315:585-92. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 08/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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García-López Á, Sánchez-Amaya MI, Tyler CR, Prat F. Mechanisms of oocyte development in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.): investigations via application of unilateral ovariectomy. Reproduction 2011; 142:243-53. [PMID: 21610167 DOI: 10.1530/rep-11-0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Unilateral ovariectomy (ULO) was performed in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) during late pre-vitellogenesis/early vitellogenesis. Plasma steroid levels and the expression of a suite of potential oogenesis-relevant genes in the ovary, brain, and pituitary were evaluated with the aim of understanding their involvement in the compensatory oocyte development occurring within the remaining ovarian lobe. After 69 days of surgery the remaining ovarian lobe in ULO fish was gravimetrically equivalent to an intact-paired ovary of sham operated, control fish. This compensatory ovarian growth was based on an increased number of early perinucleolar oocytes and mid-late stage vitellogenic follicles without an apparent recruitment of primary oocytes into the secondary growth phase. Plasma steroid levels were similar in ULO and control females at all time points analyzed, suggesting an increased steroid production of the remaining ovarian lobe in hemi-castrated females. Results of the gene expression survey conducted indicate that the signaling pathways mediated by Fsh and Gnrh1 constitute the central axes orchestrating the observed ovarian compensatory growth. In addition, steroid receptors, Star protein, Igfs, and members of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily including anti-Mullerian hormone and bone morphogenetic protein 4 were identified as potentially relevant players within this process, although their specific actions and interactions remain to be established. Our results demonstrate that ULO provides an excellent in vivo model for elucidating the interconnected endocrine and molecular mechanisms controlling oocyte development in European sea bass.
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- Ángel García-López
- Departamento de Biología Marina y Acuicultura, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Avenida República Saharaui 2, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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Palstra AP, Schnabel D, Nieveen MC, Spaink HP, van den Thillart GEEJM. Temporal expression of hepatic estrogen receptor 1, vitellogenin1 and vitellogenin2 in European silver eels. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 166:1-11. [PMID: 19766647 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2008] [Revised: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Because European silver eels have never been caught during or after their 6000-km reproductive migration to the Sargasso Sea, all existing knowledge on their sexual maturation comes from hormonal stimulation. Silver eels that start their oceanic migration are still immature with pre-vitellogenic oocytes. Hence we assumed that vitellogenesis should start with the expression of the estrogen receptor in the liver before the circulating 17beta-estradiol (E2) can have any effect. In this study we followed the hepatic vitellogenesis upon 4 weekly injections with carp pituitary extracts (CPE). New molecular primers for the expression of the estrogen receptor 1 (esr1), vitellogenin1 (vtg1) and vitellogenin2 (vtg2) in the liver were developed. Sequences of vtg2 and esr1 were not previously described in Anguilla anguilla. All eels showed weekly increase of the eye size and pectoral fin length, which are signs of early maturation. The same occurred with the gonadosomatic index, the oocyte stage and diameter, and number of deposited fat droplets. Early vitellogenesis appeared as a 3-step process (1) E2-levels and esr1 expression were significantly increased already after one injection, (2) vtg1 and vtg2 expression were significantly increased after one and two injections, respectively, and (3) vtg1 and vtg2 expression increased further after three and four injections. Then also plasma calcium (corresponds with plasma vitellogenin) increased and yolk globuli appeared in the oocytes. These results show that esr1 is the first of the three genes examined that is expressed during the onset of hepatic vitellogenesis. Furthermore, ovarian vitellogenesis (appearance of yolk globuli in oocytes) occurs 1-2 weeks later than the onset of hepatic vitellogenesis.
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- Arjan P Palstra
- Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Lubzens E, Young G, Bobe J, Cerdà J. Oogenesis in teleosts: how eggs are formed. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 165:367-89. [PMID: 19505465 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 547] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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One of the major objectives of the aquaculture industry is the production of a large number of viable eggs with high survival. Major achievements have been made in recent years in improving protocols for higher efficiency of egg production and viability of progeny. Main gaps remain, however, in understanding the dynamic processes associated with oogenesis, the formation of an egg, from the time that germ cells turn into oogonia, until the release of ova during spawning in teleosts. Recent studies on primordial germ-cells, yolk protein precursors and their processing within the developing oocyte, the deposition of vitamins in eggs, structure and function of egg envelopes and oocyte maturation processes, further reveal the complexity of oogenesis. Moreover, numerous circulating endocrine and locally-acting paracrine and autocrine factors regulate the various stages of oocyte development and maturation. Though it is clear that the major regulators during vitellogenesis and oocyte maturation are the pituitary gonadotropins (LH and FSH) and sex steroids, the picture emerging from recent studies is of complex hormonal cross-talk at all stages between the developing oocyte and its surrounding follicle layers to ensure coordination of the various processes that are involved in the production of a fertilizable egg. In this review we aim at highlighting recent advances on teleost fish oocyte differentiation, maturation and ovulation, including those involved in the degeneration and reabsorption of ovarian follicles (atresia). The role of blood-borne and local ovarian factors in the regulation of the key steps of development reveal new aspects associated with egg formation.
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- Esther Lubzens
- Department of Marine Biology, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, 81080 Haifa, Israel.
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O'Brien ED, Salicioni AM, Cabada MO, Arranz SE. Vitellogenesis in Bufo arenarum: identification, characterization and immunolocalization of high molecular mass lipovitellin during oogenesis. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 155:256-65. [PMID: 19932187 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2009] [Revised: 11/12/2009] [Accepted: 11/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Vitellogenin (Vtg), a large lipoglycophosphoprotein, is the most important precursor of the yolk proteins, and the major source of nutrients for the developing embryo in oviparous species. After its uptake by the oocytes, Vtg is converted into lipovitellins (high and light) and phosvitin, which are deposited into crystalline yolk platelets. We describe here the presence of two high molecular mass lipovitellin isoforms in Bufo arenarum mature oocytes with masses of 113 and 100 kDa, respectively. The amino acid sequence analysis of p113 and p100 peptides showed a high sequence homology between both polypeptides and the complete reported sequences of Xenopus laevis vitellogenin. Using specific antibodies, we determined that the Vtg uptake begins early during oogenesis, at the previtellogenic stage, and continues until oocytes have reached their mature status. In addition, we found that large endocytic vesicles mediate Vtg uptake in stage I oocytes, and that the size of the endocytic vesicles declines with oogenesis progression. In terms of the Vtg protein trafficking, we detected the Vtg precursor (190 kDa) in the liver of estradiol-injected females. Finally, we propose a subclassification of B. arenarum stage II oocytes into three physiologically and morphologically distinct periods (early, mid and late).
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- Emma D O'Brien
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (CONICET-UNR) and Area Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, UNR, Argentina
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Swain P, Nayak SK. Role of maternally derived immunity in fish. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 27:89-99. [PMID: 19442742 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Revised: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Maternal immunity is of paramount importance for protection of young ones at early stage of life since the immune factors of an immunocompetent female are transferred transplacentally or through colostrum, milk or yolk to an immunologically naive neonate. Both innate and adaptive type of immunity are transferred of from mother to offspring in fishes. These factors include immunoglobulin (Ig)/antibody, complement factors, lysozymes, protease inhibitors like alpha macroglobulin, different types of lectins and serine proteases like molecules. Among different types of Ig viz. IgM, IgD, IgT/IgZ and IgM-IgZ chimera types, IgM is present in most of the teleostean fishes. In teleosts, IgM either as a reduced/breakdown product or monomeric form is usually transferred to the offsprings. The maternally derived IgM usually persists for a limited duration, exhausts within the completion of yolk absorption process, and completely disappears thereafter during larval stages. Maternal transfer of immunity which provides defense to embryo and larvae depends upon the health as well as the immune status of brood fish. The overall health status of brood fish can affect breeding performances, quality seed production and protection of offsprings. However, factors such as age, maturation, reproductive behaviour and nutrition (micro and macro-nutrients) may affect the immunity in brood fishes. Besides these, seasonal changes such as photoperiods, temperature, adverse environmental conditions, and stress conditions like handling, crowding, and water pollution/contamination can also affect the immunity of brood fishes. The maintenance of the brood stock immunity at high level during vitellogenesis and oogenesis, is utmost important for reducing mortalities at larval/post larval stages through maximum/optimum transfer of maternal immunity. Brood stock immunization prior to breeding as well as selective breeding among the disease resistant families might be the ideal criteria for producing quality seed.
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- P Swain
- Fish Health Management Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751 002, Orissa, India.
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Han D, Haunerland NH, Williams TD. Variation in yolk precursor receptor mRNA expression is a key determinant of reproductive phenotype in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). J Exp Biol 2009; 212:1277-83. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.026906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The vitellogenin/very low density lipoprotein receptor (VTG/VLDL-R), a 95 kDa protein that belongs to the low density lipoprotein receptor gene family,mediates the uptake of yolk precursors by developing follicles during oocyte growth. However, the extent to which variation in VTG/VLDL-R expression plays a role in determining inter-individual variation in reproductive phenotype(e.g. follicle or egg size) is not known. Here we show that the mRNA sequence of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) VTG/VLDL-R shows a high degree of sequence identity (92%) with chicken VTG/VLDL-R mRNA. Using quantitative real-time PCR we measured transcriptional expression of VTG/VLDL-R mRNA in various tissues, and for different stages of oocyte growth,in individual female zebra finches. VTG/VLDL-R mRNA was expressed at high levels in vitellogenic oocytes and in skeletal muscle, and was also detectable in liver, but these tissues expressed different splice variants: the short-form LR8–in oocytes and liver, and the LR8+ form in skeletal muscle. There was significant temporal variation in VTG/VLDL-R expression during follicle growth, with highest levels in ovary and a gradual decrease from pre-F3 to F1 vitellogenic follicles. Variation in ovary mRNA expression was correlated with inter-individual variation in clutch size and laying interval. Furthermore, variation in F3 follicle VTG/VLDL-R mRNA expression was correlated with inter-individual variation in egg mass and F1 follicle mass,suggesting that VTG/VLDL receptor mRNA expression is a key determinant of inter-individual variation in reproductive phenotype.
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- Dong Han
- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, Canada, V5A 1S6
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, Canada, V5A 1S6
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, Canada, V5A 1S6
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Johnson RB. Lipid Deposition in Oocytes of Teleost Fish During Secondary Oocyte Growth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10641260802590004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Guidugli-Lazzarini KR, do Nascimento AM, Tanaka ED, Piulachs MD, Hartfelder K, Bitondi MG, Simões ZLP. Expression analysis of putative vitellogenin and lipophorin receptors in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens and workers. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 54:1138-1147. [PMID: 18606165 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2008] [Revised: 04/18/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Two members of the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) family were identified as putative orthologs for a vitellogenin receptor (Amvgr) and a lipophorin receptor (Amlpr) in the Apis mellifera genome. Both receptor sequences have the structural motifs characteristic of LDLR family members and show a high degree of similarity with sequences of other insects. RT-PCR analysis of Amvgr and Amlpr expression detected the presence of both transcripts in different tissues of adult female (ovary, fat body, midgut, head and specifically hypopharyngeal gland), as well as in embryos. In the head RNA samples we found two variant forms of AmLpR: a full length one and a shorter one lacking 29 amino acids in the O-linked sugar domain. In ovaries the expression levels of the two honey bee LDLR members showed opposing trends: whereas Amvgr expression was upregulated as the ovaries became activated, Amlpr transcript levels gradually declined. In situ hybridization analysis performed on ovaries detected Amvgr mRNA exclusively in germ line cells and corroborated the qPCR results showing an increase in Amvgr gene expression concomitant with follicle growth.
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- Karina Rosa Guidugli-Lazzarini
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Baron D, Houlgatte R, Fostier A, Guiguen Y. Expression profiling of candidate genes during ovary-to-testis trans-differentiation in rainbow trout masculinized by androgens. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008; 156:369-78. [PMID: 18299129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2007] [Revised: 01/14/2008] [Accepted: 01/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fish gonadal phenotype is very sensitive to sex steroid and functional masculinizations can be obtained in most species using androgen treatments. To gain insight into the molecular effects of androgen-induced masculinization we characterized, in the rainbow trout, the gonadal expression profiles of 103 candidate genes involved in sex differentiation and early gametogenesis. The androgen treatment (11beta-hydroxyandrostenedione, 10 mg/kg of food for 3 months) was administered in a genetic all-female population. Gonads were sampled at different time points in genetic all-male and all-female control populations and in the androgen-treated group. Gene expression profiles were recorded by real-time RT-PCR and biological samples and gene expressions were compared using a global clustering analysis. This analysis revealed that masculinization with androgens acts firstly by repressing granulosa cell related genes, including genes involved in ovarian differentiation (foxl2a, fst, cyp19a1a), and subsequently by repressing genes important for early oogenesis (gdf9, bcl2lb, fancl, gcl, fshb, lhb, sox23, sox24, nup62 and vtgr). However, this masculinizing treatment did not induce a testicular differentiation similar to what was observed in the control male population. This was especially noticeable for many Leydig cell genes encoding proteins involved in steroidogenesis or its control (hsd3b1, star, cyp17a1, cyp11b2.1 and nr5a1b) that were down-regulated in the androgen-treated group. Concomitantly some Sertoli cells marker genes were up-regulated by the androgen treatment (sox9a.1, nr0b1, cldn11, dmrt1) whereas others were down-regulated (amh, sox9a.2), suggesting a partial differentiation of the Sertoli cell lineage. Overall, this suggests that the crucial step of this masculinization process is the de-differentiation of the granulosa cells.
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- Daniel Baron
- INRA, UR1037 SCRIBE, IFR140, Ouest-Genopole, Rennes, France
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Kayaba T, Sasaki N, Adachi S, Yamauchi K. Effects of Pituitary Glycoprotein Hormones and Thyroid Hormones on In-Vitro Vitellogenin Incorporation into Organ-Cultured Oocytes in the Japanese Eel, Anguilla japonica. Zoolog Sci 2008; 25:334-43. [DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2007] [Accepted: 11/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Luckenbach JA, Iliev DB, Goetz FW, Swanson P. Identification of differentially expressed ovarian genes during primary and early secondary oocyte growth in coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2008; 6:2. [PMID: 18205936 PMCID: PMC2262088 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-6-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed ovarian genes during primary and early secondary oocyte growth in coho salmon, a semelparous teleost that exhibits synchronous follicle development. METHODS Reciprocal suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) libraries were generated from ovaries with perinucleolus (P) or cortical alveolus (CA) stage follicles and selected genes were assessed with quantitative PCR (qPCR). An assessment of changes in RNA composition during oocyte growth and its relationship to transcript levels was also conducted. RESULTS SSH revealed several differentially expressed genes during early oogenesis, some which will not likely be utilized until 1-3 years later in salmon. Zona pellucida glycoprotein (zp) genes, vitellogenin receptor (vldlr) isoforms, cathepsin B (ctsba), cyclin E (ccne), a DnaJ transcript (dnaja2), and a ferritin subunit (fth3) were significantly elevated at the P stage, while a C-type lectin, retinol dehydrogenase (rdh1), and a coatomer protein subunit (cope) were upregulated at the CA stage. Putative follicle cell transcripts such as anti-Müllerian hormone (amh), lipoprotein lipase (lpl), apolipoprotein E (apoe), gonadal soma-derived growth factor (gsdf) and follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (fshr) also increased significantly at the CA stage. The analysis of RNA composition during oocyte growth showed that the total RNA yield and proportion of messenger RNA relative to non-polyadenylated RNAs declined as oogenesis progressed. This influenced apparent transcript levels depending on the type of RNA template used and normalization method. CONCLUSION In coho salmon, which exhibit a dramatic change in oocyte size and RNA composition during oogenesis, use of messenger RNA as template and normalization of qPCR data to a housekeeping gene, ef1a, yielded results that best reflected transcript abundance within the ovarian follicle. Synthesis of zp transcripts and proteins involved in yolk incorporation and processing occurred during primary growth, while increased expression of a CA component and genes related to lipid incorporation occurred concomitant with the appearance of CA, but prior to lipid accumulation. Significant increases in transcripts for fshr, gsdf, and amh at the CA stage suggest a role of FSH and TGFbeta peptides in previtellogenic oocyte growth and puberty onset in female salmon.
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- John A Luckenbach
- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
- Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA
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- Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204, USA
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- Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204, USA
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- Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA
- Center of Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 98164, USA
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Agulleiro MJ, André M, Morais S, Cerdà J, Babin PJ. High Transcript Level of Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 11 but Not of Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Is Correlated to Ovarian Follicle Atresia in a Teleost Fish (Solea senegalensis)1. Biol Reprod 2007; 77:504-16. [PMID: 17554079 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.061598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Transcripts encoding a fatty acid-binding protein (FABP), Fabp11, and two isoforms of very low-density lipoprotein receptor (Vldlr; vitellogenin receptor) were characterized from the ovary of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). Phylogenetic analyses of vertebrate FABPs demonstrated that Senegalese sole Fabp11, as zebrafish (Danio rerio) homologous sequences, is part of a newly defined teleost fish FABP subfamily that is a sister clade of tetrapod FABP4/FABP5/FABP8/FABP9. RT-PCR revealed high levels of vldlr transcript splicing variants in the ovaries and, to a lesser extent, in somatic tissues, whereas fabp11 was highly expressed in the ovaries, liver, and adipose tissue. In situ hybridization analysis showed vldlr and fabp11 mRNAs in previtellogenic oocytes, whereas no hybridization signals were detected in the larger vitellogenic oocytes. Transcript expression of fabp11 was strongly upregulated in somatic cells surrounding atretic follicles. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR demonstrated that ovarian transcript levels of vldlr and fabp11 had a significant positive correlation with the percentage of follicles in previtellogenesis and atresia, respectively. These results suggest that the expression level of vldlr transcripts may be used as a precocious functional marker to quantify the number of oocytes recruited for vitellogenesis and that fabp11 mRNA may be a very useful molecular marker for determining cellular events and environmental factors that regulate follicular atresia in fish.
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- Maria J Agulleiro
- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries Center of Aquaculture, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona 43540, Spain
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Sawaguchi S, Kagawa H, Ohkubo N, Hiramatsu N, Sullivan CV, Matsubara T. Molecular characterization of three forms of vitellogenin and their yolk protein products during oocyte growth and maturation in red seabream (Pagrus major), a marine teleost spawning pelagic eggs. Mol Reprod Dev 2007; 73:719-36. [PMID: 16541459 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Full-length cDNAs encoding three forms of vitellogenin (Vg) were obtained from a liver cDNA library of estrogen-treated red seabream, Pagrus major. Two of the three Vg sequences had high homology with type-A and -B Vgs (VgA and VgB) of other teleosts. The third red seabream Vg was classified as a type-C or phosvitinless (Pvl) Vg due to its lack of a phosvitin (Pv) domain. Two Vg preparations (610 and 340 kDa) from blood serum of estradiol-treated fish were biochemically characterized. Analyses of precursor-product relationships by examination of N-terminal amino acid sequences verified cleavage of the 610 kDa Vg into a 540 kDa lipovitellin (Lv) and a 32 kDa beta'-component. Each of these yolk preparations comprising both VgA- and VgB-derived polypeptides. The 340 kDa Vg, which was immunologically verified to be a PvlVg, was accumulated by vitellogenic oocytes with no alterations to its native molecular mass. During oocyte maturation, the VgA- and VgB-derived yolk proteins were differentially processed, presumably to generate a pool of free amino acids for oocyte hydration or for allocation of specific types of nutrients, amino acids, and proteins, to the developing embryo. Conversely, the 340 kDa Vg-derived yolk protein is unlikely to contribute to oocyte hydration or diffusible nutrients since the molecule underwent only minor proteolytic nicking during oogenesis. The present study elucidates for the first time specific functions of three different forms of Vg and their product yolk proteins in a higher taxonomic group of marine teleosts that spawn pelagic eggs.
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- Sayumi Sawaguchi
- Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Agency, 116, Katsurakoi, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Knoll-Gellida A, André M, Gattegno T, Forgue J, Admon A, Babin PJ. Molecular phenotype of zebrafish ovarian follicle by serial analysis of gene expression and proteomic profiling, and comparison with the transcriptomes of other animals. BMC Genomics 2006; 7:46. [PMID: 16526958 PMCID: PMC1488847 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-7-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2005] [Accepted: 03/09/2006] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The ability of an oocyte to develop into a viable embryo depends on the accumulation of specific maternal information and molecules, such as RNAs and proteins. A serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) was carried out in parallel with proteomic analysis on fully-grown ovarian follicles from zebrafish (Danio rerio). The data obtained were compared with ovary/follicle/egg molecular phenotypes of other animals, published or available in public sequence databases. RESULTS Sequencing of 27,486 SAGE tags identified 11,399 different ones, including 3,329 tags with an occurrence superior to one. Fifty-eight genes were expressed at over 0.15% of the total population and represented 17.34% of the mRNA population identified. The three most expressed transcripts were a rhamnose-binding lectin, beta-actin 2, and a transcribed locus similar to the H2B histone family. Comparison with the large-scale expressed sequence tags sequencing approach revealed highly expressed transcripts that were not previously known to be expressed at high levels in fish ovaries, like the short-sized polarized metallothionein 2 transcript. A higher sensitivity for the detection of transcripts with a characterized maternal genetic contribution was also demonstrated compared to large-scale sequencing of cDNA libraries. Ferritin heavy polypeptide 1, heat shock protein 90-beta, lactate dehydrogenase B4, beta-actin isoforms, tubulin beta 2, ATP synthase subunit 9, together with 40 S ribosomal protein S27a, were common highly-expressed transcripts of vertebrate ovary/unfertilized egg. Comparison of transcriptome and proteome data revealed that transcript levels provide little predictive value with respect to the extent of protein abundance. All the proteins identified by proteomic analysis of fully-grown zebrafish follicles had at least one transcript counterpart, with two exceptions: eosinophil chemotactic cytokine and nothepsin. CONCLUSION This study provides a complete sequence data set of maternal mRNA stored in zebrafish germ cells at the end of oogenesis. This catalogue contains highly-expressed transcripts that are part of a vertebrate ovarian expressed gene signature. Comparison of transcriptome and proteome data identified downregulated transcripts or proteins potentially incorporated in the oocyte by endocytosis. The molecular phenotype described provides groundwork for future experimental approaches aimed at identifying functionally important stored maternal transcripts and proteins involved in oogenesis and early stages of embryo development.
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- Anja Knoll-Gellida
- Génomique et Physiologie des Poissons, UMR NUAGE, Université Bordeaux 1, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- Génomique et Physiologie des Poissons, UMR NUAGE, Université Bordeaux 1, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Génomique et Physiologie des Poissons, UMR NUAGE, Université Bordeaux 1, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Génomique et Physiologie des Poissons, UMR NUAGE, Université Bordeaux 1, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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Sammar M, Levi L, Hurvitz A, Lubzens E. Studies on retinol-binding protein during vitellogenesis in the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2005; 141:141-51. [PMID: 15748715 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2004.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 11/15/2004] [Accepted: 12/16/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Retinoids are important regulatory signaling molecules during embryonic development and therefore, should be present in the eggs of oviparous animals that develop independently of the maternal organism. Studies were initiated in Rainbow Trout to elucidate the role of retinol-binding protein (RBP), the specific retinol carrier protein in vertebrate plasma, during vitellogenesis. Plasma levels of RBP in pre-vitellogenic, vitellogenic, and post-vitellogenic females were compared to plasma of male trout, using a rabbit polyclonal antiserum that was generated to His-tagged RBP recombinant protein. Western-blot analyses showed that there were no differences in the relative plasma levels of RBP between pre-vitellogenic, vitellogenic or post-vitellogenic females and similar levels were also found in males. In contrast, strong elevation of vitellogenin (VTG) was observed in the plasma from vitellogenic females. Northern-blot analysis of hepatic mRNA revealed that there were no dramatic changes in the abundance of RBP transcripts in the liver of females during vitellogenesis, but showed a significant increase in the expression of VTG in the livers of vitellogenic females. These results indicate differences in the regulation of RBP and VTG during vitellogenesis, suggesting that RBP may not be the main transporter protein for retinoids to fish egg. Recent publications on the association of retinal with VTG in fish and the occurrence of RBP transcripts in ovarian tissues raise the need for reevaluation of the role of RBP during vitellogenesis in oviparous non-mammalian vertebrate species.
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- Marei Sammar
- Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel
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Hiramatsu N, Chapman RW, Lindzey JK, Haynes MR, Sullivan CV. Molecular characterization and expression of vitellogenin receptor from white perch (Morone americana). Biol Reprod 2004; 70:1720-30. [PMID: 14766733 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.023655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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A full-length (4021 base pair [bp]) cDNA encoding a polypeptide (844 amino acids) with a predicted mass of 93 kDa and other characteristic structural features of a vertebrate vitellogenin receptor (VgR) was isolated from a white perch (Morone americana) ovarian cDNA library. Northern blotting performed using a specific digoxygenin-labeled VgR cDNA probe revealed a distinct approximately 4.1 kilobase (kb) hybridization signal in an mRNA preparation obtained from previtellogenic perch ovaries. The deduced amino acid sequence of the perch VgR was 89% and 82% identical, respectively, to that of the tilapia and rainbow trout. Because it possessed an eight-repeat ligand-binding domain (LR8) but lacked an O-linked sugar domain (-), the perch VgR was identified as a non-O-linked form of VgR (LR8-). Unlike the case in other vertebrates investigated, including tilapia and trout, no species of mRNA encoding an O-linked form of VgR (LR8+) could be detected when perch ovarian or liver mRNA reverse transcripts or cDNA libraries were screened by PCR using primer sets flanking the putative O-linked sugar domain. These novel findings call into question the assumptions that an LR8+ splice variant of the VgR always is dominantly present in somatic tissues and exists at lower levels in ovarian tissues to sequester lipoproteins distinct from Vg. A SYBR-green-based real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay was developed and used to quantitatively measure VgR expression in gonadal and somatic tissues, for the first time in any vertebrate. The main site of perch VgR mRNA expression was the ovary and the highest level of VgR mRNA expression was in ovaries whose largest follicles contained previtellogenic oocytes. Expression of VgR mRNA decreased with oocyte growth during vitellogenesis and was very limited in ovulated eggs. These quantitative results verify the concept that growing oocytes must extensively recycle LR8- forms of the VgR.
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- Naoshi Hiramatsu
- Department of Zoology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,North Carolina 27695-7617, USA
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Arukwe A, Goksøyr A. Eggshell and egg yolk proteins in fish: hepatic proteins for the next generation: oogenetic, population, and evolutionary implications of endocrine disruption. COMPARATIVE HEPATOLOGY 2003; 2:4. [PMID: 12685931 PMCID: PMC153486 DOI: 10.1186/1476-5926-2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2002] [Accepted: 03/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The oocyte is the starting point for a new generation. Most of the machinery for DNA and protein synthesis needed for the developing embryo is made autonomously by the fertilized oocyte. However, in fish and in many other oviparous vertebrates, the major constituents of the egg, i.e. yolk and eggshell proteins, are synthesized in the liver and transported to the oocyte for uptake. Vitellogenesis, the process of yolk protein (vitellogenin) synthesis, transport, and uptake into the oocyte, and zonagenesis, the synthesis of eggshell zona radiata proteins, their transport and deposition by the maturing oocyte, are important aspects of oogenesis. The many molecular events involved in these processes require tight, coordinated regulation that is under strict endocrine control, with the female sex steroid hormone estradiol-17beta in a central role. The ability of many synthetic chemical compounds to mimic this estrogen can lead to unscheduled hepatic synthesis of vitellogenin and zona radiata proteins, with potentially detrimental effects to the adult, the egg, the developing embryo and, hence, to the recruitment to the fish population. This has led to the development of specific and sensitive assays for these proteins in fish, and the application of vitellogenin and zona radiata proteins as informative biomarkers for endocrine disrupting effects of chemicals and effluents using fish as test organisms. The genes encoding these important reproductive proteins are conserved in the animal kingdom and are products of several hundred million years of evolution.
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- Augustine Arukwe
- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Ontario, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Biosense Laboratories AS, Thormøhlensgt. 55, N-5008, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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Hiramatsu N, Hara A, Hiramatsu K, Fukada H, Weber GM, Denslow ND, Sullivan CV. Vitellogenin-derived yolk proteins of white perch, Morone americana: purification, characterization, and vitellogenin-receptor binding. Biol Reprod 2002; 67:655-67. [PMID: 12135911 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod67.2.655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The objectives of this study were to 1) purify and characterize vitellogenin-derived yolk proteins of white perch (Morone americana), 2) develop a nonisotopic receptor binding assay for vitellogenin, and 3) identify the yolk protein domains of vitellogenin recognized by the ovarian vitellogenin receptor. Four yolk proteins derived from vitellogenin (YP1, YP2 monomer [YP2m] and dimer [YP2d], and YP3) were isolated from ovaries of vitellogenic perch by selective precipitation, ion exchange chromatography, and gel filtration. The apparent molecular masses of purified YP1, YP2m, and YP2d after gel filtration were 310 kDa, 17 kDa, and 27 kDa, respectively. YP3 appeared in SDS-PAGE as a approximately 20-kDa band plus some diffuse smaller bands that could be visualized by staining for phosphoprotein with Coomassie Brilliant Blue complexed with aluminum nitrate. Immunological and biochemical characteristics of YP1, YP2s, and YP3 identified them as white perch lipovitellin, beta'-components, and phosvitin, respectively. A novel receptor-binding assay for vitellogenin was developed based on digoxigenin (DIG)-labeled vitellogenin tracer binding to ovarian membrane proteins immobilized in 96-well plates. Lipovitellin from white perch and vitellogenin from perch and other teleosts effectively displaced specifically bound DIG-vitellogenin in the assay, but phosvitin and the beta'-component could not, demonstrating for the first time that the lipovitellin domain of teleost vitellogenin mediates its binding to the oocyte receptor. Lipovitellin was less effective than vitellogenin in this regard, suggesting that the remaining yolk protein domains of vitellogenin may interact with its lipovitellin domain to facilitate binding of vitellogenin to its receptor.
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- Naoshi Hiramatsu
- Department of Zoology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7617, USA
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Menuet A, Anglade I, Flouriot G, Pakdel F, Kah O. Tissue-specific expression of two structurally different estrogen receptor alpha isoforms along the female reproductive axis of an oviparous species, the rainbow trout. Biol Reprod 2001; 65:1548-57. [PMID: 11673274 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.5.1548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In oviparous species, in addition to a full-length estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha), another ER alpha isoform lacking the A domain and exhibiting a ligand-independent transactivation function has been consistently reported. Although both isoforms are expressed in the liver, their respective sites of expression in other potential target tissues are unknown. In contrast to the situation in Xenopus and chicken, the two isoforms of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are generated from two classes of transcripts with different 5' untranslated sequences issued from the same gene by alternative splicing and promoter usage. The aim of this study was to take advantage of the unique organization of the rainbow trout ER alpha gene to investigate the tissue distribution of these two messenger species along the reproductive axis of female trout. The S1 nuclease assay and in situ hybridization were used, with probes specific for each of the transcripts. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with primers specific for each of the isoforms also was performed. The data indicated that the full-length ER alpha is expressed in liver, brain, pituitary, and ovary, whereas expression of the isoform with the truncated A domain is restricted to the liver, demonstrating a tissue-specific expression of these two ER alpha isoforms. The presence of a short liver-specific isoform in oviparous species suggests its role in the development and/or maintenance of the unique function of the liver in the vitellogenesis process.
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- A Menuet
- Endocrinologie Moléculaire de la Reproduction, UMR CNRS 6026, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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McCudden CR, Tam WH, Wagner GF. Ovarian stanniocalcin in trout is differentially glycosylated and preferentially expressed in early stage oocytes. Biol Reprod 2001; 65:763-70. [PMID: 11514339 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.3.763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The stanniocalcin (STC) gene was recently found to be widely expressed in fish. In this study, we have characterized ovarian STC in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and cloned the ovarian cDNA. The STC gene expression was highest in early stage oocytes and diminished progressively as oocytes developed. At the cellular level, ovarian STC gene expression was most abundant in the ooplasm of early stage oocytes, but it was also weakly evident in the theca layer, interstitial cells, and vitellogenic oocytes. The STC protein was distributed in a pattern similar to that of gene expression but was also apparent in glycoprotein vesicles, nuclei, multivesicular bodies, and follicles undergoing atresia. Cloned cDNAs obtained from the corpuscles of Stannius (CS) and ovarian transcripts were nearly identical. However, Western blotting of the partially purified proteins revealed that ovarian STC was larger than CS STC. Further analysis revealed that ovarian STC had a much larger N-linked carbohydrate moiety (approximately 12 kDa) compared to CS STC (approximately 7 kDa), indicating that the two hormones were differentially posttranslationally modified. To our knowledge, this is the first characterization of STC gene expression, cDNA, and protein distribution in the piscine ovary and the first evidence for any difference between alternative sources of the hormone in any species.
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- C R McCudden
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1
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Harris CA, Santos EM, Janbakhsh A, Pottinger TG, Tyler CR, Sumpter JP. Nonylphenol affects gonadotropin levels in the pituitary gland and plasma of female rainbow trout. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2001; 35:2909-2916. [PMID: 11478242 DOI: 10.1021/es0002619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were exposed to 4-nonylphenol (NP) at (mean measured) concentrations of 0.7, 8.3, and 85.6 micrograms/L for 18 weeks, during early ovarian development. Fish were sampled sublethally every six weeks, and terminal samples were taken at 18 weeks. NP induced an estrogenic effect (the synthesis of vitellogenin) at concentrations of 8.3 and 85.6 micrograms/L. An effect on gonadotropin synthesis and secretion was also observed. Plasma follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels and FSH gene expression in the pituitary were the most sensitive endpoints assessed, being reduced at the lowest dose employed (0.7 microgram NP/L). Pituitary gland luteinizing hormone (LH) content was significantly lower in fish exposed to 85.6 micrograms NP/L, and LH gene expression was suppressed in fish exposed to 8.3 and 85.6 micrograms NP/L. In contrast, plasma LH concentration increased in these fish, but by a very minor absolute amount, and returned to control levels by the final sampling time. Gonadal development ceased in the fish exposed to 85.6 micrograms NP/L, and steroidogenesis in these fish was also markedly inhibited. Although the mechanisms underlying these responses are unknown, this study demonstrates that NP has adverse effects on pituitary function that can result in inhibition of ovarian development.
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- C A Harris
- Department of Biological Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, U.K.
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Romano M, Limatola E. Oocyte plasma membrane proteins and the appearance of vitellogenin binding protein during oocyte growth in the lizard Podarcis sicula. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2000; 118:383-92. [PMID: 10843789 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2000.7484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the ovary of the lizard Podarcis sicula, the micropinocytotic uptake of the yolk exogenous precursor (i.e., vitellogenin; VTG) occurs only in the reproductive period and involves the plasma membrane of > or =2000-microm oocytes. This paper analyzes the intrinsic proteins extracted from the plasma membrane of growing oocytes to identify the vitellogenin binding protein during the different stages of the annual ovarian cycle of this species. Despite the well-known ultrastructural changes of the oocyte plasma membrane, SDS-PAGE failed to show marked variation in the total number of membrane proteins during the most significant stages of oocyte auxocytosis. Nevertheless, ligand blotting, using homologous VTG and anti-VTG, revealed that an congruent with115-kDa protein of the oocyte plasma membrane bound plasma vitellogenin only in the reproductive period (spring-summer) in both vitellogenic and nonvitellogenic oocytes. During the nonreproductive period, this molecule was never observed. However, it could be induced in the coldest months (winter) by hypophyseal gonadotropins.
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- M Romano
- Department of Evolutionary and Comparative Biology, University of Naples "Federico II,", Italy
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