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Meng F, Li J, Han X, Li L, Li T, Du X, Cao X, Liang Q, Huang A, Kong F, Zeng X, Bu G. TAC3 regulates GnRH/gonadotropin synthesis in female chickens. Theriogenology 2024; 215:302-311. [PMID: 38128223 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Neurokinin B (NKB), a peptide encoded by the tachykinin 3 (TAC3), is critical for reproduction in all studied species. However, its potential roles in birds are less clear. Using the female chicken (c-) as a model, we showed that cTAC3 is composed of five exons with a full-length cDNA of 787 bp, which was predicted to generate the mature NKB peptide containing 10 amino acids. Using cell-based luciferase reporter assays, we demonstrated that cNKB could effectively and specifically activate tachykinin receptor 3 (TACR3) in HEK293 cells, suggesting its physiological function is likely achieved via activating cTACR3 signaling. Notably, cTAC3 and cTACR3 were predominantly and abundantly expressed in the hypothalamus of hens and meanwhile the mRNA expression of cTAC3 was continuously increased during development, suggesting that NKB-TACR3 may emerge as important components of the neuroendocrine reproductive axis. In support, intraperitoneal injection of cNKB could significantly promote hypothalamic cGnRH-Ι, and pituitary cFSHβ and cLHβ expression in female chickens. Surprisingly, cTAC3 and cTACR3 were also expressed in the pituitary gland, and cNKB treatment significantly increased cLHβ and cFSHβ expression in cultured primary pituitary cells, suggesting cNKB can also act directly at the pituitary level to stimulate gonadotropin synthesis. Collectively, our results reveal that cNKB functionally regulate GnRH/gonadotropin synthesis in female chickens.
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- Fengyan Meng
- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China.
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Xinkang Road, Ya'an, 625014, PR China.
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Xiao K, Huang H, Shi X, Shu T, Cheng X, Du H, Yang J. The Effects of Tachykinin1 Gene Products on Prepubertal Dabry's Sturgeon ( Acipenser dabrynus) Pituitary Hormone Secretion and Gene Expression. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:227. [PMID: 38254396 PMCID: PMC10812735 DOI: 10.3390/ani14020227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
As an ancient and endangered species unique to the Yangtze River in China, the wild population of the Dabry's sturgeon has become scarce. Due to the long time till the first sexual maturity of Dabry's sturgeon, the population of artificially bred Dabry's sturgeon recovered slowly. As a member of the tachykinin family, TAC1 has been reported to have a variety of functions in mammals such as pain control, smooth muscle contraction and reproductive cycle regulation, but the function of Tac1 in fish has been rarely reported. In this study, we synthesized two tac1 gene products, Substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA), and further verified the effect of two tac1 gene products on the secretion of related hormones in the pituitary of Dabry's Sturgeon by intraperitoneal injection and co-culture of primary cells. Expression studies revealed that the newly cloned tac1 were mainly distributed in the hypothalamus and pituitary tissue of the brain. In prepubertal Dabry's sturgeon, this study showed that the two gonadotropins' mRNA levels in pituitary tissue can be significantly increased by SP and NKA through intraperitoneal injection, and the LH protein level in serum was also increased. Further study showed that both NKA and SP could promote the two gonadotropins' mRNA expression in pituitary cells of Dabry's sturgeon. In addition, we explored the optimal dose and time of SP and NKA on pituitary cells is 24 h and over 10 nM. These results, as a whole, suggested that tac1 gene products play an important role in gonadotropin release and gonadal development in prepubertal Dabry's sturgeon.
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- Kan Xiao
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang 443100, China; (K.X.); (H.H.); (X.S.); (T.S.); (X.C.); (H.D.)
- Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang 443100, China; (K.X.); (H.H.); (X.S.); (T.S.); (X.C.); (H.D.)
- Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang 443100, China; (K.X.); (H.H.); (X.S.); (T.S.); (X.C.); (H.D.)
- Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang 443100, China; (K.X.); (H.H.); (X.S.); (T.S.); (X.C.); (H.D.)
- Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang 443100, China; (K.X.); (H.H.); (X.S.); (T.S.); (X.C.); (H.D.)
- Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang 443100, China; (K.X.); (H.H.); (X.S.); (T.S.); (X.C.); (H.D.)
- Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang 443100, China; (K.X.); (H.H.); (X.S.); (T.S.); (X.C.); (H.D.)
- Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang 443100, China
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Singh A, Lal B, Kumar P, Parhar IS, Millar RP. Role of Neurokinin B in gametogenesis and steroidogenesis of freshwater catfish, Clarias batrachus. Cell Tissue Res 2023; 393:377-391. [PMID: 37278825 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-023-03788-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Neurokinin B (NKB), a recently discovered neuropeptide, plays a crucial role in regulating the kiss-GnRH neurons in vertebrate's brain. NKB is also characterized in gonadal tissues; however, its role in gonads is poorly understood. Therefore, in the present study, the effects of NKB on gonadal steroidogenesis and gametogenesis through in vivo and in vitro approaches using NKB antagonist MRK-08 were evaluated. The results suggest that the NKB antagonist decreases the development of advanced ovarian follicles and germ cells in the testis. In addition, MRK-08 further reduces the production of 17β-estradiol in the ovary and testosterone in the testis under both in vivo and in vitro conditions in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the in vitro MRK-08 treatment of gonadal explants attenuated the expression of steroidogenic marker proteins, i.e., StAR, 3β-HSD, and 17β-HSD dose-dependently. Moreover, the MAP kinase proteins, pERK1/2 & ERK1/2 and pAkt & Akt were also downregulated by MRK-08. Thus, the study suggests that NKB downregulates steroidogenesis by modulating the expressions of steroidogenic marker proteins involving ERK1/2 & pERK1/2 and Akt/pAkt signalling pathways. NKB also appears to regulate gametogenesis by regulating gonadal steroidogenesis in the catfish.
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- Ankur Singh
- Fish Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, 221005, Varanasi, India
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- Fish Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, 221005, Varanasi, India.
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- Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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- Brain Research Institute, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia
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- Centre for Neuroendocrinology, Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria and Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Xie Y, Shi X, Xiao K, Zhou L, Shu T, Du H, Yang J, Hu G. Sequences analysis and pituitary actions of tachykinins in Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis). Gene 2023:147592. [PMID: 37356741 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
Abstract
Tachykinins belong to a large, evolutionarily conserved family of brain/gut peptides that are involved in a variety of physiological functions in mammals, such as reproductive regulation. However, little information was available about tachykinins in ancient fish lineage. In the present study, we firstly identified three tachykinin genes (named tac1, tac3 and tac4) and three neurokinin receptors (named nk1r, nk2r and nk3r) from Chinese sturgeon brain and pituitary. Sequence analysis showed that tac1 encoded substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA), tac3 encoded neurokinin B (NKB) and NKB-related peptide (NKBRP), and tac4 encoded hemokin 1 (HK-1) and hemokin 2 (HK-2), respectively. The luciferase reporter assay results showed that NK1R preferentially selected asSP, NK2R preferentially selected asNKA, and NK3R preferentially selected asNKB. Tissue expression analysis showed that the three tac genes were highly detected in the telencephalon and hypothalamus, whereas nkr genes were widely expressed in peripheral tissues. Spatio-temporal expression analysis showed that all three tac genes were highly expressed in unknown sex individuals. Intraperitoneal injection experiments showed that both asSP and asNKB could stimulate luteinizing hormone (LH) release in Chinese sturgeon serum. At the transcriptional level, asSP and asNKB could significantly reduce pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone beta (fshβ) mRNA expression, but induce pituitary growth hormone (gh) mRNA expression. In addition, estradiol (E2) could stimulate tac3 mRNA expression in hypothalamus. Taken together, this study provided information on the tachykinin family in Chinese sturgeon and demonstrates that asNKB and asSP could be involved in reproductive and growth regulation in pituitary.
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- Yunyi Xie
- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China; Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China; Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China; Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China; Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China; Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei, 443100, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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Xie Y, Xiao K, Cai T, Shi X, Zhou L, Du H, Yang J, Hu G. Neuropeptides and hormones in hypothalamus-pituitary axis of Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2023; 330:114135. [PMID: 36181879 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2022.114135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The hypothalamus and pituitary serve as important neuroendocrine center, which is able to secrete a variety of neuropeptides and hormones to participate in the regulation of reproduction, growth, stress and feeding in fish. Chinese sturgeon is a basal vertebrate lineage fish with a special evolutionary status, but the information on its neuroendocrine system is relatively scarce. Using the transcriptome data on the hypothalamus-pituitary axis of Chinese sturgeon as reference, we found out 46 hypothalamus neuropeptide genes, which were involved in regulation of reproduction, growth, stress and feeding. The results of sequence alignment showed that the neuroendocrine system of Chinese sturgeon evolves slowly, which confirms that Chinese sturgeon is a species with a slow phenotypic evolution rate. In addition, we also isolated six pituitary hormones genes from Chinese sturgeon, including reproductive hormones: follicle-stimulating homone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), growth-related hormones: growth hormone (GH)/prolactin (PRL)/somatolactin (SL), and stress-related hormone gene: proopiomelanocortin (POMC). Similar to teleost, immunostaining localization analysis in Chinese sturgeon pituitary showed that LH and FSH were located in the pituitary proximal pars distalis, SL was located in the pituitary rostral pars distalis, and POMC was located in the pituitary pars intermedia and pituitary rostral pars distalis. This study will give a contribution to enrich our information on the neuroendocrine system in Chinese sturgeon.
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- Yunyi Xie
- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang, Hubei 443100, China; Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei 443100, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang, Hubei 443100, China; Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei 443100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Yichang, Hubei 443100, China; Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei 443100, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
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Mun SH, Oh HJ, Kwon JY. Response of Pituitary Cells and Tissues to Neurokinin B and F in the Nile tilapia. Dev Reprod 2022; 26:13-21. [PMID: 35528319 PMCID: PMC9042391 DOI: 10.12717/dr.2022.26.1.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Neurokinin B (NKB) is a neuropeptide involved in the regulation of reproductive
endocrine system of vertebrate animals, including fish. However, the pathway of
NKB action in fish has not been clearly elucidated. In order to clarify the
effect of NKB and NKF (neurokinin F) on gonadotropic hormone (GTH) gene
expression in the pituitary, we studied the changes of LHβ and
FSHβ gene expressions by using two different pituitary culture methods
(whole pituitary culture or dispersed pituitary cell culture). Pituitaries were
removed from mature female and male Nile tilapia. Changes of LHβ and
FSHβ gene expressions were measured and compared after the treatment with
NKB or NKF peptides at concentrations 0 to 1,000 nM. Expression of GTH genes in
the whole pituitary cultures treated with NKB or NKF peptides did not show
significant difference except in female at one concentration when treated with
NKF. On the contrary, there were significant changes of GTH gene expressions in
the dispersed pituitary cell cultures when treated with NKB and NKF peptides.
These results suggest that dispersed pituitary cell culture is more relevant
than whole pituitary culture in studying the function of pituitary, and that NKB
and NKF could act directly on the pituitary to regulate the expression of GTH
genes.
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- Seong Hee Mun
- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Science, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Science, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Science, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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Martinson JW, Bencic DC, Toth GP, Kostich MS, Flick RW, See MJ, Lattier D, Biales AD, Huang W. De Novo Assembly of the Nearly Complete Fathead Minnow Reference Genome Reveals a Repetitive but Compact Genome. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2022; 41:448-461. [PMID: 34888930 PMCID: PMC9560796 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The fathead minnow is a widely used model organism in environmental toxicology. The lack of a high-quality fathead minnow reference genome, however, has severely hampered its uses in toxicogenomics. We present the de novo assembly and annotation of the fathead minnow genome using long PacBio reads, Bionano and Hi-C scaffolding data, and large RNA-sequencing data sets from different tissues and life stages. The new annotated fathead minnow reference genome has a scaffold N50 of 12.0 Mbp and a complete benchmarking universal single-copy orthologs score of 95.1%. The completeness of annotation for the new reference genome is comparable to that of the zebrafish GRCz11 reference genome. The fathead minnow genome, revealed to be highly repetitive and sharing extensive syntenic regions with the zebrafish genome, has a much more compact gene structure than the zebrafish genome. Particularly, comparative genomic analysis with zebrafish, mouse, and human showed that fathead minnow homologous genes are relatively conserved in exon regions but had strikingly shorter intron regions. The new fathead minnow reference genome and annotation data, publicly available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information and the University of California Santa Cruz genome browser, provides an essential resource for aquatic toxicogenomic studies in ecotoxicology and public health. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:448-461. Published 2021. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
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- John W. Martinson
- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Molecular Indicators Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Hollander-Cohen L, Meir I, Shulman M, Levavi-Sivan B. Identifying the Interaction of the Brain and the Pituitary in Social - and Reproductive - State of Tilapia by Transcriptome Analyses. Neuroendocrinology 2022; 112:1237-1260. [PMID: 35381588 DOI: 10.1159/000524437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION As in all vertebrates, reproduction in fish is regulated by gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) control on gonadotrophic hormones (GtHs) activity. However, the neuroendocrine factors that promote GnRH and GtH activity are unknown. In Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), sexual activity and reproduction ability depend on social rank; only dominant males and females reproduce. Here, this characteristic of dominant fish allows us to compare brain and pituitary gene expression in animals that do and do not reproduce, aiming to reveal mechanisms that regulate reproduction. METHODS An extensive transcriptome analysis was performed, combining two sets of transcriptomes: a novel whole-brain and pituitary transcriptome of established dominant and subordinate males, together with a cell-specific transcriptome of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone cells. Pituitary incubation assay validated the direct effect of steroid application on chosen genes and GtH secretion. RESULTS In most dominant fish, as determined behaviorally, the gonadosomatic index was higher than in subordinate fish, and the leading upregulated pituitary genes were those coding for GtHs. In the brain, various neuropeptide genes, including isotocin, cholecystokinin, and MCH, were upregulated; these may be related to reproductive status through effects on behavior and feeding. In a STRING network analysis combining the two transcriptome sets, brain aromatase, highly expressed in LH cells, is the most central gene with the highest number of connections. In the pituitary incubation assay, testosterone and estradiol increased the secretion of LH and specific gene transcription. CONCLUSIONS The close correlation between behavioral dominance and reproductive capacity in tilapia allows unraveling novel genes that may regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, highlighting aromatase as the main factor affecting the brain and pituitary in maintaining a sexually active organism.
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- Lian Hollander-Cohen
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel,
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Campo A, Dufour S, Rousseau K. Tachykinins, new players in the control of reproduction and food intake: A comparative review in mammals and teleosts. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1056939. [PMID: 36589829 PMCID: PMC9800884 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1056939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
In vertebrates, the tachykinin system includes tachykinin genes, which encode one or two peptides each, and tachykinin receptors. The complexity of this system is reinforced by the massive conservation of gene duplicates after the whole-genome duplication events that occurred in vertebrates and furthermore in teleosts. Added to this, the expression of the tachykinin system is more widespread than first thought, being found beyond the brain and gut. The discovery of the co-expression of neurokinin B, encoded by the tachykinin 3 gene, and kisspeptin/dynorphin in neurons involved in the generation of GnRH pulse, in mammals, put a spotlight on the tachykinin system in vertebrate reproductive physiology. As food intake and reproduction are linked processes, and considering that hypothalamic hormones classically involved in the control of reproduction are reported to regulate also appetite and energy homeostasis, it is of interest to look at the potential involvement of tachykinins in these two major physiological functions. The purpose of this review is thus to provide first a general overview of the tachykinin system in mammals and teleosts, before giving a state of the art on the different levels of action of tachykinins in the control of reproduction and food intake. This work has been conducted with a comparative point of view, highlighting the major similarities and differences of tachykinin systems and actions between mammals and teleosts.
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- Aurora Campo
- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit Unité Mixte de Recherche Biologie des Organsimes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (UMR BOREA), Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développemen (IRD), Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeTsion, Israel
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit Unité Mixte de Recherche Biologie des Organsimes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (UMR BOREA), Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développemen (IRD), Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit Unité Mixte de Recherche Biologie des Organsimes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (UMR BOREA), Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développemen (IRD), Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit PhyMA Physiologie Moléculaire et Adaptation CNRS, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Karine Rousseau,
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Zuo C, Lyu L, Zou W, Wen H, Li Y, Qi X. TAC3/TACR3 System Function in the Catadromous Migration Teleost, Anguilla japonica. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:848808. [PMID: 35937808 PMCID: PMC9355281 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.848808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neurokinin B (NKB), a member of the tachykinin (TAC) family, plays important roles in mammalian neuropeptide secretion in related to reproduction. However, its potential role in spawning migration teleost is less clear. In the present study, Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) was employed to study the performance of NKB in regulating reproduction. Results showed that two tac3 and one tacr3 genes were identified in Japanese eel. Sequence analysis showed that two tac3 transcripts, tac3a and tac3b, encode four NKBs: NKBa-13, NKBa-10, NKBb-13, and NKBb-10. However, compared with other species, a mutation caused early termination of TACR3 protein was confirmed, leading to the loss of the 35 amino acid (aa) C-terminal of the receptor. Expression analysis in different tissues showed that both tac3a and tac3b mRNAs were highly expressed in the brain. In situ hybridization localized both tac3a and tac3b mRNAs to several brain regions, mainly in the telencephalon and hypothalamus. Because of the mutation in TACR3 of Japanese eel, we further analyzed whether it could activate the downstream signaling pathway. Luciferase assay results showed the negative regulation of cAMP Response Element (CRE) and Sterol Response Element (SRE) signal pathways by Japanese eel NKBs. Intraperitoneal injection of four different NKB mature peptides at 100 ng/g had negative effect on either gnrh or gth gene expression. However, the high concentration of NKBa-10 and NKBb-13 (1,000 ng/g) upregulated mgnrh and fshb or lhb expression level significantly, which may be mediated by other receptors. In general, the NKBs/NK3Rs system has important functions in regulating eel puberty onset.
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- Chenpeng Zuo
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Ocean, Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Xin Qi,
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Crespo D, Skaftnesmo KO, Kjærner-Semb E, Yilmaz O, Norberg B, Olausson S, Vogelsang P, Bogerd J, Kleppe L, Edvardsen RB, Andersson E, Wargelius A, Hansen TJ, Fjelldal PG, Schulz RW. Pituitary Gonadotropin Gene Expression During Induced Onset of Postsmolt Maturation in Male Atlantic Salmon: In Vivo and Tissue Culture Studies. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:826920. [PMID: 35370944 PMCID: PMC8964956 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.826920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Precocious male maturation causes reduced welfare and increased production costs in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture. The pituitary produces and releases follicle-stimulating hormone (Fsh), the gonadotropin triggering puberty in male salmonids. However, little is known about how Fsh production is regulated in Atlantic salmon. We examined, in vivo and ex vivo, transcriptional changes of gonadotropin-related genes accompanying the initial steps of testis maturation, in pituitaries of males exposed to photoperiod and temperature conditions promoting maturation (constant light and 16°C). Pituitary fshb, lhb and gnrhr2bba transcripts increased in vivo in maturing males (gonado-somatic index > 0.1%). RNA sequencing (RNAseq) analysis using pituitaries from genetically similar males carrying the same genetic predisposition to mature, but differing by responding or not responding to stimulatory environmental conditions, revealed 144 differentially expressed genes, ~2/3rds being up-regulated in responders, including fshb and other pituitary hormones, steroid-related and other puberty-associated transcripts. Functional enrichment analyses confirmed gene involvement in hormone/steroid production and gonad development. In ex vivo studies, whole pituitaries were exposed to a selection of hormones and growth factors. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gnrh), 17β-estradiol (E2) and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) up-regulated gnrhr2bba and lhb, while fshb was up-regulated by Gnrh but down-regulated by 11-KT in pituitaries from immature males. Also pituitaries from maturing males responded to Gnrh and sex steroids by increased gnrhr2bba and lhb transcript levels, but fshb expression remained unchanged. Growth factors (inhibin A, activin A and insulin-like growth factor 1) did not change gnrhr2bba, lhb or fshb transcript levels in pituitaries either from immature or maturing males. Additional pituitary ex vivo studies on candidates identified by RNAseq showed that these transcripts were preferentially regulated by Gnrh and sex steroids, but not by growth factors, and that Gnrh/sex steroids were less effective when incubating pituitaries from maturing males. Our results suggest that a yet to be characterized mechanism up-regulating fshb expression in the salmon pituitary is activated in response to stimulatory environmental conditions prior to morphological signs of testis maturation, and that the transcriptional program associated with this mechanism becomes unresponsive or less responsive to most stimulators ex vivo once males had entered pubertal developmental in vivo.
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- Diego Crespo
- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
- *Correspondence: Diego Crespo,
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station, Storebø, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station, Storebø, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station, Storebø, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Reproductive Biology Group, Division Developmental Biology, Department Biology, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Matre Research Station, Matredal, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Matre Research Station, Matredal, Norway
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- Research Group Reproduction and Developmental Biology, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
- Reproductive Biology Group, Division Developmental Biology, Department Biology, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Wang B, Wang K, Tian Z, Cui A, Liu X, Jin Z, Liu X, Jiang Y, Xu Y. New evidence for SPX2 in regulating the brain-pituitary reproductive axis of half-smooth tongue sole ( Cynoglossus semilaevis). Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:984797. [PMID: 35979437 PMCID: PMC9376245 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.984797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Spexin (SPX) is an evolutionarily conserved neuropeptide, which was first identified in human proteome by data mining. Two orthologs (SPX1 and SPX2) are present in some non-mammalian species, including teleosts. It has been demonstrated that SPX1 is involved in reproduction and food intake, whereas the functional role of SPX2 is still absent in any vertebrate. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the actions of intraperitoneal injection of endogenous SPX2 peptide on the expression levels of some key reproductive genes of the brain-pituitary axis in half-smooth tongue sole. Our data showed an inhibitory action of SPX2 on brain gnih, spx1, tac3 and pituitary gthα, lhβ mRNA levels. However, SPX2 had no significant effect on brain gnihr, gnrh2, gnrh3, kiss2, kiss2r, spx2 expression or pituitary gh expression. On the other hand, SPX2 induced an increase in pituitary fshβ expression. Taken together, our results provide initial evidence for the involvement of SPX2 in the regulation of reproduction in vertebrates, which is in accordance with previous studies on SPX1.
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- Bin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Joint Laboratory for Deep Blue Fishery Engineering, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- National Engineering Research Center For Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- College of Fisheries, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Joint Laboratory for Deep Blue Fishery Engineering, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- College of Fisheries and Life Science , Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- National Engineering Research Center For Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Joint Laboratory for Deep Blue Fishery Engineering, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Joint Laboratory for Deep Blue Fishery Engineering, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Joint Laboratory for Deep Blue Fishery Engineering, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Yongjiang Xu,
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Trudeau VL. Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction in Teleost Fish: Concepts and Controversies. Annu Rev Anim Biosci 2021; 10:107-130. [PMID: 34788545 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-animal-020420-042015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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During the teleost radiation, extensive development of the direct innervation mode of hypothalamo-pituitary communication was accompanied by loss of the median eminence typical of mammals. Cells secreting follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone cells are directly innervated, distinct populations in the anterior pituitary. So far, ∼20 stimulatory and ∼10 inhibitory neuropeptides, 3 amines, and 3 amino acid neurotransmitters are implicated in the control of reproduction. Positive and negative sex steroid feedback loops operate in both sexes. Gene mutation models in zebrafish and medaka now challenge our general understanding of vertebrate neuropeptidergic control. New reproductive neuropeptides are emerging. These include but are not limited to nesfatin 1, neurokinin B, and the secretoneurins. A generalized model for the neuroendocrine control of reproduction is proposed. Hopefully, this will serve as a research framework on diverse species to help explain the evolution of neuroendocrine control and lead to the discovery of new hormones with novel applications. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, Volume 10 is February 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Vance L Trudeau
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ,
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Vissio PG, Di Yorio MP, Pérez-Sirkin DI, Somoza GM, Tsutsui K, Sallemi JE. Developmental aspects of the hypothalamic-pituitary network related to reproduction in teleost fish. Front Neuroendocrinol 2021; 63:100948. [PMID: 34678303 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2021.100948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis is the main system that regulates reproduction in vertebrates through a complex network that involves different neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, and pituitary hormones. Considering that this axis is established early on life, the main goal of the present work is to gather information on its development and the actions of its components during early life stages. This review focuses on fish because their neuroanatomical characteristics make them excellent models to study neuroendocrine systems. The following points are discussed: i) developmental functions of the neuroendocrine components of this network, and ii) developmental disruptions that may impact adult reproduction. The importance of the components of this network and their susceptibility to external/internal signals that can alter their specific early functions and/or even the establishment of the reproductive axis, indicate that more studies are necessary to understand this complex and dynamic network.
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- Paula G Vissio
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Buenos Aires, Argentina; CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Buenos Aires, Argentina; CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Buenos Aires, Argentina; CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM), Chascomús, Argentina
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- Department of Biology and Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan; Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-7-1, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Buenos Aires, Argentina; CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Atre I, Mizrahi N, Levavi-Sivan B. Characteristics of Neurokinin-3 Receptor and Its Binding Sites by Mutational Analysis. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10100968. [PMID: 34681067 PMCID: PMC8533089 DOI: 10.3390/biology10100968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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NKB (Neurokinin B) is already known to play a crucial role in fish reproduction, but little is known about the structure and function of NKB receptors. Based on an in silico model of the tilapia NKB receptor Tachykinin 3 receptor a (tiTac3Ra) found in the current study, we determined the key residues involved in binding to tilapia NKB and its functional homologue NKF (Neurokinin F). Despite studies in humans suggesting the crucial role of F2516.44 and M2897.43 in NKB binding, no direct peptide interaction was observed in tilapia homologs. In-silico, Ala mutations on residues F2516.44 and M2897.43 did not influence binding affinity, but significantly affected the stability of tiTac3Ra. Moreover, in vitro studies indicated them to be critical to tiNKB/tiNKF-induced receptor activity. The binding of NKB antagonists to tiTac3Ra both in-vitro and in vivo inhibits FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and LH (luteinizing hormone) release and sperm production in mature tilapia males. Non-peptide NKB antagonist SB-222200 had a strong inhibitory effect on the Tac3Ra activation. SB-222200 also decreased LH plasma levels; two hours post intraperitoneal injection, changed sperm volume and the ratios of the different stages along the spermatogenesis in tilapia testes.
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Li Y, Zhao T, Liu Y, Lin H, Li S, Zhang Y. Knockout of tac3 genes in zebrafish shows no impairment of reproduction. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2021; 311:113839. [PMID: 34181932 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Neurokinin B (NKB) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of reproduction in vertebrates. However, whether this neuropeptide is dispensable for reproduction in teleosts remains unknown. In order to reveal its authentic functions in fish, in this study, two tachykinin 3 (tac3) genes encoding Nkbs were functional mutated in zebrafish using the Transcription Activator-like Effector Nucleases (TALEN) technology. We established tac3a-/-, tac3b-/- and tac3a-/-;tac3b-/- mutant lines, and investigated their reproductive performance and ontogeny. According to our study, spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis were not impaired in tac3a-/-, tac3b-/- and tac3a-/-;tac3b-/- mutant lines, but changes in the expression of genes related to reproductive axis were observed after loss of Tac3, suggesting that possible compensatory response was activated to maintained the reproductive function in zebrafish. In summary, our results indicate that mutation of tac3 genes do not disrupt the reproduction in zebrafish unlike in mammals, revealing the plasticity of reproductive neuroendocrine system in the brain of zebrafish.
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- Yu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266373, China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266373, China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China.
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Differential Regulation of Gonadotropins as Revealed by Transcriptomes of Distinct LH and FSH Cells of Fish Pituitary. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126478. [PMID: 34204216 PMCID: PMC8234412 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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From mammals to fish, reproduction is driven by luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) temporally secreted from the pituitary gland. Teleost fish are an excellent model for addressing the unique regulation and function of each gonadotropin cell since, unlike mammals, they synthesize and secrete LH and FSH from distinct cells. Only very distant vertebrate classes (such as fish and birds) demonstrate the mono-hormonal strategy, suggesting a potential convergent evolution. Cell-specific transcriptome analysis of double-labeled transgenic tilapia expressing GFP and RFP in LH or FSH cells, respectively, yielded genes specifically enriched in each cell type, revealing differences in hormone regulation, receptor expression, cell signaling, and electrical properties. Each cell type expresses a unique GPCR signature that reveals the direct regulation of metabolic and homeostatic hormones. Comparing these novel transcriptomes to that of rat gonadotrophs revealed conserved genes that might specifically contribute to each gonadotropin activity in mammals, suggesting conserved mechanisms controlling the differential regulation of gonadotropins in vertebrates.
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Powell D, Ngo PT, Nguyen HN, Knibb W, Elizur A. Transcriptomic responses of saline-adapted Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to rearing in both saline and freshwater. Mar Genomics 2021; 60:100879. [PMID: 34023275 DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2021.100879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, is an important species for global aquaculture. Recently, a single genetic line of Nile tilapia was developed using estimated breeding values (EBVs) for body weight under moderately saline water that showed significant improvement in growth performance. To explore the molecular mechanisms underlying this enhanced growth capacity, RNA-Seq was used to profile differences in gene expression in the liver and pituitary gland of high- and low-growth performance families of male Nile tilapia progeny, reared in either saline or freshwater environments. Comparisons of tissues from high- and low-EBV families, and also between fish reared in either saline or freshwater, revealed 142 and 2208 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), respectively. DEGs identified between the EBV groups comprised a number of genes involved in the regulation of growth and reproduction. We found an overexpression of hormone genes involved in growth-inhibition in the pituitary of Low-EBV tilapia including 2 somatostatin genes (GHIH), corticoliberin (CRH) and tachykinin-3-like protein. Furthermore, several genes associated with the cAMP pathway were underexpressed in low-EBV tilapia pituitary together with several early response genes. This study provides insight into the transcriptomic factors associated with growth performance in saline-adapted Nile tilapia reared in environments with high and low salinity levels and provides valuable knowledge for the future development of selection strategies to improve growth performance in this species.
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- Daniel Powell
- Department of Biology, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden; Centre for Genetics, Ecology and Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4558, Australia.
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- Centre for Genetics, Ecology and Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4558, Australia; Mavin Aquaculture, Mavin Group, Hudland Tower Building, No. 6 Nguyen Huu Tho, Hoang Liet Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1, Dinh Bang, Tu Son, Bac Ninh, Viet Nam.
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- Centre for Genetics, Ecology and Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4558, Australia.
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- Centre for Genetics, Ecology and Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4558, Australia.
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- Centre for Genetics, Ecology and Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4558, Australia.
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Santiago-Andres Y, Golan M, Fiordelisio T. Functional Pituitary Networks in Vertebrates. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 11:619352. [PMID: 33584547 PMCID: PMC7873642 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.619352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The pituitary is a master endocrine gland that developed early in vertebrate evolution and therefore exists in all modern vertebrate classes. The last decade has transformed our view of this key organ. Traditionally, the pituitary has been viewed as a randomly organized collection of cells that respond to hypothalamic stimuli by secreting their content. However, recent studies have established that pituitary cells are organized in tightly wired large-scale networks that communicate with each other in both homo and heterotypic manners, allowing the gland to quickly adapt to changing physiological demands. These networks functionally decode and integrate the hypothalamic and systemic stimuli and serve to optimize the pituitary output into the generation of physiologically meaningful hormone pulses. The development of 3D imaging methods and transgenic models have allowed us to expand the research of functional pituitary networks into several vertebrate classes. Here we review the establishment of pituitary cell networks throughout vertebrate evolution and highlight the main perspectives and future directions needed to decipher the way by which pituitary networks serve to generate hormone pulses in vertebrates.
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- Yorgui Santiago-Andres
- Laboratorio de Neuroendocrinología Comparada, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Department of Poultry and Aquaculture, Institute of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon Lezion, Israel
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- Laboratorio de Neuroendocrinología Comparada, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Trudeau VL, Somoza GM. Multimodal hypothalamo-hypophysial communication in the vertebrates. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 293:113475. [PMID: 32240708 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The vertebrate pituitary is arguably one of the most complex endocrine glands from the evolutionary, anatomical and functional perspectives. The pituitary plays a master role in endocrine physiology for the control of growth, metabolism, reproduction, water balance, and the stress response, among many other key processes. The synthesis and secretion of pituitary hormones are under the control of neurohormones produced by the hypothalamus. Under this conceptual framework, the communication between the hypophysiotropic brain and the pituitary gland is at the foundation of our understanding of endocrinology. The anatomy of the connections between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland has been described in different vertebrate classes, revealing diverse modes of communication together with varying degrees of complexity. In this context, the evolution and variation in the neuronal, neurohemal, endocrine and paracrine modes will be reviewed in light of recent discoveries, and a re-evaluation of earlier observations. There appears to be three main hypothalamo-pituitary communication systems: 1. Diffusion, best exemplified by the agnathans; 2. Direct innervation of the adenohypophysis, which is most developed in teleost fish, and 3. The median eminence/portal blood vessel system, most conspicuously developed in tetrapods, showing also considerable variation between classes. Upon this basic classification, there exists various combinations possible, giving rise to taxon and species-specific, multimodal control over major physiological processes. Intrapituitary paracrine regulation and communication between folliculostellate cells and endocrine cells are additional processes of major importance. Thus, a more complex evolutionary picture of hypothalamo-hypophysial communication is emerging. There is currently little direct evidence to suggest which neuroendocrine genes may control the evolution of one communication system versus another. However, studies at the developmental and intergenerational timescales implicate several genes in the angiogenesis and axonal guidance pathways that may be important.
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- Vance L Trudeau
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM), Chascomús, Buenos Aires B7130IWA, Argentina.
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INTRODUCTION The tachykinin family of peptides (substance P, neurokinin A) via the neurokinin-1 (NK-1), NK-2, and NK-3 receptors is involved in many physiological/physiopathological actions. Antagonists of these receptors may be used to treat many human pathologies. AREAS COVERED This review offers an overview (from 2014 to present) of the actions exerted by NK receptor (NK-R) antagonists on emesis, pruritus, cardiomyopathy, respiratory tract diseases, bacterial infection, cancer, ocular pain, corneal neovascularization, excess of body fat/weight, conditioned fear, social isolation stress, hot flush, melanogenesis, follicle development, fish reproduction, and sex-hormone-dependent diseases. EXPERT OPINION From 2014, no invention has been published using NK-2R antagonists. Although the tachykinin/NK receptor system is involved in a great number of mechanisms, to date, the use of only five NK-1R antagonists have been approved in humans but no NK-2R or NK-3R antagonist. NK receptor antagonists are safe in human trials and are potential therapeutic agents, but this potential is currently minimized. In humans, more studies on molecules acting as NK receptor antagonists and exerting a potential therapeutic action must be carried out. The antipruritic or antitumor action of NK-1R antagonists must be explored in greater depth: the highest safe dose and the time of administration (for a long period of time) of these antagonists must be well established.
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- Miguel Muñoz
- Research Laboratory on Neuropeptides, Virgen Del Rocío University Hospital (IBIS) , Seville, Spain
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- Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla Y León (INCYL), Laboratory of Neuroanatomy of the Peptidergic Systems, University of Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain
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Blanco AM. Hypothalamic- and pituitary-derived growth and reproductive hormones and the control of energy balance in fish. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 287:113322. [PMID: 31738909 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Most endocrine systems in the body are influenced by the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Within this axis, the hypothalamus delivers precise signals to the pituitary gland, which in turn releases hormones that directly affect target tissues including the liver, thyroid gland, adrenal glands and gonads. This action modulates the release of additional hormones from the sites of action, regulating key physiological processes, including growth, metabolism, stress and reproduction. Pituitary hormones are released by five distinct hormone-producing cell types: somatotropes (which produce growth hormone), thyrotropes (thyrotropin), corticotropes (adrenocorticotropin), lactotropes (prolactin) and gonadotropes (follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone), each modulated by specific hypothalamic signals. This careful and distinct organization of the hypothalamo-pituitary axis has been classically associated with the existence of many lineal axes (e.g., the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis) in charge of the control of the different physiological processes. While this traditional concept is valid, it is becoming apparent that hormones produced by the hypothalamo-pituitary axis have diverse effects. For instance, gonadotropin-releasing hormone II has been associated with a suppressive effect on food intake in fish. Likewise, growth hormone has been shown to influence appetite, swimming activity and aggressive behavior in fish. This review will focus on the hypothalamic and pituitary hormones classically involved in regulating growth and reproduction, and will attempt to provide a general overview of the current knowledge on their actions on energy balance and appetite in fish. It will also give a brief perspective of the role of some of these peptides in integrating feeding, metabolism, growth and reproduction.
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- Ayelén M Blanco
- Laboratorio de Fisioloxía Animal, Departamento de Bioloxía Funcional e Ciencias da Saúde, Facultade de Bioloxía and Centro de Investigación Mariña, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Laboratory of Integrative Neuroendocrinology, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Marvel M, Spicer OS, Wong TT, Zmora N, Zohar Y. Knockout of the Gnrh genes in zebrafish: effects on reproduction and potential compensation by reproductive and feeding-related neuropeptides. Biol Reprod 2019; 99:565-577. [PMID: 29635430 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GNRH) is known as a pivotal upstream regulator of reproduction in vertebrates. However, reproduction is not compromised in the hypophysiotropic Gnrh3 knockout line in zebrafish (gnrh3-/-). In order to determine if Gnrh2, the only other Gnrh isoform in zebrafish brains, is compensating for the loss of Gnrh3, we generated a double Gnrh knockout zebrafish line. Surprisingly, the loss of both Gnrh isoforms resulted in no major impact on reproduction, indicating that a compensatory response, outside of the Gnrh system, was evoked. A plethora of factors acting along the reproductive hypothalamus-pituitary axis were evaluated as possible compensators based on neuroanatomical and differential gene expression studies. In addition, we also examined the involvement of feeding factors in the brain as potential compensators for Gnrh2, which has known anorexigenic effects. We found that the double knockout fish exhibited upregulation of several genes in the brain, specifically gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (gnih), secretogranin 2 (scg2), tachykinin 3a (tac3a), and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide 1 (pacap1), and downregulation of agouti-related peptide 1 (agrp1), indicating the compensation occurs outside of Gnrh cells and therefore is a noncell autonomous response to the loss of Gnrh. While the differential expression of gnih and agrp1 in the double knockout line was confined to the periventricular nucleus and hypothalamus, respectively, the upregulation of scg2 corresponded with a broader neuronal redistribution in the lateral hypothalamus and hindbrain. In conclusion, our results demonstrate the existence of a redundant reproductive regulatory system that comes into play when Gnrh2 and Gnrh3 are lost.
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- Miranda Marvel
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Liu Y, Wang Q, Wang X, Meng Z, Liu Y, Li S, Zhang Y, Lin H. NKB/NK3 system negatively regulates the reproductive axis in sexually immature goldfish (Carassius auratus). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 281:126-136. [PMID: 31163181 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.05.020] [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: 02/03/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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To ascertain the significance of the Neurokinin B/Tachykinin 3 receptor (NKB/NK3) system in goldfish reproduction, two cDNAs encoding tachykinin 3 receptors, namely tacr3a and tacr3b, were cloned. Subsequent studies revealed that the downstream signalling of both Tac3rs can be activated by different NKB peptides, suggesting that the cloned receptors are biologically functional in goldfish. RT-PCR analysis showed that tacr3s are widely expressed in brain regions. During the gonadal development, tacr3a and tacr3b exhibited different expression patterns in the hypothalamus and pituitary. The actions of NKB peptides on reproductive axis was further investigated in vivo. Intraperitoneal injections of NKB peptides significantly reduced the expression of kiss2 and gonadotropin releasing hormone 3 (gnrh3) in the hypothalamus, and the expression of luteinizing hormone beta subunit (lhb) and follicle stimulating hormone beta subunit (fshb) in the pituitary in sexually immature goldfish. Taken together, our findings revealed that NKB/NK3 system plays a negative role in the reproductive axis of immature goldfish.
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- Yali Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Key Laboratory for Tropical Marine Fishery Resource Protection and Utilization of Hainan Province, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Key Laboratory for Tropical Marine Fishery Resource Protection and Utilization of Hainan Province, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Key Laboratory for Tropical Marine Fishery Resource Protection and Utilization of Hainan Province, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 570228, China
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Butler JM, Maruska KP. Expression of tachykinin3 and related reproductive markers in the brain of the African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni. J Comp Neurol 2019; 527:1210-1227. [PMID: 30644550 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Neurokinin B, encoded by the tachykinin3 gene, plays a crucial role in regulating reproduction in mammals via KNDy neurons and interaction with GnRH. Previous work in teleost fishes has focused on hypothalamic tac3 expression for its role in reproduction, but detailed studies on extra-hypothalamic tac3 expression are limited. Here, we identified two tac3 genes in the social African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni, only one of which produces a functional protein containing the signature tachykinin motif. In situ hybridization for tac3a mRNA identified cell populations throughout the brain. Numerous tac3a cells lie in several thalamic and hypothalamic nuclei, including periventricular nucleus of posterior tuberculum, lateral tuberal nucleus (NLT), and nucleus of the lateral recess (NRL). Scattered tac3-expressing cells are also present in telencephalic parts, such as ventral (Vv) and supracomissural (Vs) part of ventral telencephalon. In contrast to other teleosts, tac3 expression was absent from the pituitary. Using double-fluorescent staining, we localized tac3a-expressing cells in relation to GnRH and kisspeptin cells. Although no GnRH-tac3a colabeled cells were observed, dense GnRH fibers surround and potentially synapse with tac3a cells in the preoptic area. Only minimal (<5%) colabeling of tac3a was observed in kiss2 cells. Despite tac3a expression in many nodes of the mesolimbic reward system, it was absent from tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-expressing cells, but tac3a cells were located in areas with dense TH fibers. The presence of tac3a-expressing cells throughout the brain, including in socially relevant brain regions, suggest more diverse functions beyond regulation of reproductive physiology that may be conserved across vertebrates.
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- Julie M Butler
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Mizrahi N, Gilon C, Atre I, Ogawa S, Parhar IS, Levavi-Sivan B. Deciphering Direct and Indirect Effects of Neurokinin B and GnRH in the Brain-Pituitary Axis of Tilapia. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:469. [PMID: 31354632 PMCID: PMC6639853 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Neurokinin B (NKB) and its cognate receptor (NK3R) are emerging as important components of the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction. Unlike mammalian tac3, which encodes only one mature peptide (namely NKB), two mature peptides are predicted for each tac3 gene in fish and frogs. Therefore, it was designated as Neurokinin F (NKF). Hormone analogs with high and long-lasting biological activity are important tools for physiological and biological research; however, the availability of piscine-specific analogs is very limited. Therefore, we have developed specific NKB and NKF analogs based on the structure of the mammalian NKB analog-senktide. These analogs, specifically designed for longer half-lives by methylation of proteolysis sites, exhibited activity equal to those of the native NKB and NKF in short-term signal-transduction assays of tilapia NKB receptors. However, the analogs were found to be able to significantly increase the release of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and growth hormone (GH) in tilapia, as fast as 1 h after intraperitoneal (IP) injection. The impact of the analogs on LH and FSH secretion lasted longer compared to the effect of native peptides and salmon GnRH analog (sGnRHa). In addition, we harvested pituitaries 24 h post injection and measured LH, FSH and GH mRNA synthesis. Both analogs elevated mRNA levels of LH and GH, but only NKB analog increased FSH mRNA levels in the pituitary and all GnRH forms in the brain. NKB receptors were co-localized with all three types the GnRH neurons in tilapia brain in situ. We previously showed a direct effect of NKB at the pituitary level, and these new results suggest that the stronger impact of the NKB analog on GTH release is also due to an indirect effect through the activation of GnRH neurons. These results suggest that novel synthetic NKB analogs may serve as a tool for both research and agricultural purposes. Finally, the biological activity and regulatory role of NKB in tilapia brain and pituitary suggest that the NKB/NKBR system in fish is an important reproductive regulator in a similar way to the kisspeptin system in mammals.
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- Naama Mizrahi
- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
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- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Brain Research Institute, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
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- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Brain Research Institute, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
- *Correspondence: Berta Levavi-Sivan
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Chen H, Xiao L, Liu Y, Li S, Li G, Zhang Y, Lin H. Neurokinin B signaling in hermaphroditic species, a study of the orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 260:125-135. [PMID: 29355534 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Neurokinin B (NKB) plays important roles in the mammalian reproductive axis by modulating the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and gonadotropins. In the present study, the tac3 cDNA was cloned from a hermaphroditic species, the orange-spotted grouper. Sequence analysis showed that the grouper Tac3 precursor encoded two tachykinin peptides, NKB and NKB-related peptide (NKBRP). Expression analysis in different tissues revealed that tac3 mRNA was highly expressed in the brain of the orange-spotted grouper. In situ hybridization further revealed that it was localized in some hypothalamic nuclei associated with reproductive regulation. During ovarian development, an increase of tac3 expression in the hypothalamus was observed at vitellogenesis stage. Intraperitoneal administration of NKB could increase the gnrh1 and lhβ mRNA levels, and enhance the serum estrogen levels, but did not significantly influence lhβ expression in cultured pituitary cells, indicating that NKB does not directly exert its actions on the pituitary gland. However, it was found that NKBRP had no effect on the expression of two gnrhs and two gths in vivo and in vitro. Effects of sex steroids on tac3 expression were further investigated. During the 17-methyltestosterone-induced sex change in the orange-spotted grouper, hypothalamic tac3 expression showed no significant change. Interestingly, ovariectomy greatly stimulated tac3 expression, while the 17β-estradiol treatment reversed this effect. In general, our data highly indicated that NKB signaling could activate the reproductive axis in the orange-spotted grouper. Our study is the first description of the NKB signaling in the hermaphroditic species.
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- Huapu Chen
- Zhanjiang City Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environment, Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Zhanjiang City Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environment, Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species, Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Campo A, Lafont AG, Lefranc B, Leprince J, Tostivint H, Kamech N, Dufour S, Rousseau K. Tachykinin-3 Genes and Peptides Characterized in a Basal Teleost, the European Eel: Evolutionary Perspective and Pituitary Role. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018; 9:304. [PMID: 29942283 PMCID: PMC6004781 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In mammals, neurokinin B (NKB) is a short peptide encoded by the gene tac3. It is involved in the brain control of reproduction by stimulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons, mainly via kisspeptin. We investigated tac3 genes and peptides in a basal teleost, the European eel, which shows an atypical blockade of the sexual maturation at a prepubertal stage. Two tac3 paralogous genes (tac3a and tac3b) were identified in the eel genome, each encoding two peptides (NKBa or b and NKB-related peptide NKB-RPa or b). Amino acid sequence of eel NKBa is identical to human NKB, and the three others are novel peptide sequences. The four eel peptides present the characteristic C-terminal tachykinin sequence, as well as a similar alpha helix 3D structure. Tac3 genes were identified in silico in 52 species of vertebrates, and a phylogeny analysis was performed on the predicted TAC3 pre-pro-peptide sequences. A synteny analysis was also done to further assess the evolutionary history of tac3 genes. Duplicated tac3 genes in teleosts likely result from the teleost-specific whole genome duplication (3R). Among teleosts, TAC3b precursor sequences are more divergent than TAC3a, and a loss of tac3b gene would have even occurred in some teleost lineages. NKB-RP peptide, encoded beside NKB by tac3 gene in actinopterygians and basal sarcopterygians, would have been lost in ancestral amniotes. Tissue distribution of eel tac3a and tac3b mRNAs showed major expression of both transcripts in the brain especially in the diencephalon, as analyzed by specific qPCRs. Human NKB has been tested in vitro on primary culture of eel pituitary cells. Human NKB dose-dependently inhibited the expression of lhβ, while having no effect on other glycoprotein hormone subunits (fshβ, tshβ, and gpα) nor on gh. Human NKB also dose-dependently inhibited the expression of GnRH receptor (gnrh-r2). The four eel peptides have been synthesized and also tested in vitro. They all inhibited the expression of both lhβ and of gnrh-r2. This reveals a potential dual inhibitory role of the four peptides encoded by the two tac3 genes in eel reproduction, exerted at the pituitary level on both luteinizing hormone and GnRH receptor.
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- Aurora Campo
- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit BOREA (Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems), CNRS 7208, IRD 207, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit BOREA (Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems), CNRS 7208, IRD 207, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Differentiation and Communication, INSERM U1239, Normandy University, Rouen, France
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- Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Differentiation and Communication, INSERM U1239, Normandy University, Rouen, France
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR7221 CNRS/MNHN Evolution des Régulations Endocriniennes, Paris, France
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit BOREA (Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems), CNRS 7208, IRD 207, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit BOREA (Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems), CNRS 7208, IRD 207, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Research Unit BOREA (Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems), CNRS 7208, IRD 207, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Karine Rousseau,
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Peng J, Yang P, Zhang Q, Jiang Q. Tilapia adropin: the localization and regulation of growth hormone gene expression in pituitary cells. Peptides 2017; 97:1-7. [PMID: 28917652 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2017] [Revised: 08/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The peptide hormone adropin, encoded by the energy homeostasis-associated (Enho) gene, plays a role in energy homeostasis and the control of vascular function. The aim of this study was to examine the role of adropin in growth hormone (GH) gene expression at the pituitary level in tilapia. As a first step, the antiserum for the tilapia adropin was produced, and its specificity was confirmed by antiserum preabsorption and immunohistochemical staining in the tilapia pituitary. Adropin could be detected immunocytochemically in the proximal pars distalis (PPD) of the tilapia pituitary. In primary cultures of tilapia pituitary cells, tilapia adropin was effective in increasing GH mRNA levels. However, removal of endogenous adropin by immunoneutralization using adropin antiserum inhibited GH gene expression. In parallel experiments, pituitary cells co-treated with ovine pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide 38 (oPACAP38) and adropin showed a similar increase level compared to those treated with oPACAP38 alone, whereas insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) not only had an inhibitory effect on basal GH mRNA levels, but also could abolish adropin stimulation of GH gene expression. In pituitary cells pretreated with actinomycin D, the half-life of GH mRNA was enhanced by adropin. Taken together, these findings suggest that adropin may serve as a novel local stimulator for GH gene expression in tilapia pituitary.
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- JianPeng Peng
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environmaent of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environmaent of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environmaent of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environmaent of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
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Jiang Q, Zhang Q, Lian A, Xu Y. Irisin stimulates gonadotropins gene expression in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) pituitary cells. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 185:140-147. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 06/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Zmora N, Wong TT, Stubblefield J, Levavi-Sivan B, Zohar Y. Neurokinin B regulates reproduction via inhibition of kisspeptin in a teleost, the striped bass. J Endocrinol 2017; 233:159-174. [PMID: 28330973 DOI: 10.1530/joe-16-0575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kisspeptin and neurokinin B (NKB) are neuropeptides co-expressed in the mammalian hypothalamus and coordinately control GnRH signaling. We have found that Nkb and kisspeptin neurons are distinct in the teleost, striped bass (STB) and capitalized on this phenomenon to study the mode of action of Nkb and its related neuropeptide-F (Nkf), both of which are encoded by the tac3 gene. In vitro brain slices and in vivo administration studies revealed that Nkb/f consistently downregulated kiss2, whereas antagonist (AntD) administration restored this effect. Overall, a minor effect was noted on gnrh1 expression, whereas Gnrh1 content in the pituitaries was reduced after Nkb/f treatment and increased with AntD. Concomitantly, immunostaining demonstrated that hypothalamic Nkb neurons border and densely innervate the largest kiss2 neuronal population in the hypothalamus, which also coexpresses Nkb receptor. No expression of Nkb receptor or Nkb neuronal projections was detected near/in Gnrh1 soma in the preoptic area. At the level of the pituitary, however, the picture was more complex: both Nkb/f and AntD upregulated lhb and fshb expression and Lh secretion in vivo Together with the stimulatory effect of Nkb/f on Lh/Fsh secretion from pituitary cells, in vitro, this may indicate an additional independent action of Nkb/f within the pituitary, in which the hypothalamic pathway is more dominant. The current study demonstrates that Nkb/f utilizes multiple pathways to regulate reproduction in the STB and that in the brain, Nkb mainly acts as a negative modulator of kiss2 to regulate the release of Gnrh1.
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- Nilli Zmora
- Department of Marine BiotechnologyInstitute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Marine BiotechnologyInstitute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Marine BiotechnologyInstitute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Animal SciencesFaculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University, Rehobot, Israel
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- Department of Marine BiotechnologyInstitute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Novel Functional Role of NK3R Expression in the Potentiating Effects on Somatolactin α Autoregulation in grass carp pituitary cells. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36102. [PMID: 27786296 PMCID: PMC5081563 DOI: 10.1038/srep36102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In our previous study, NKB/NK3R system has been shown to act at the pituitary level to up-regulate SLα synthesis and secretion in grass carp. However, whether NK3R expression can serve as a regulatory target at the pituitary level and contribute to NKB interactions with other SLα regulators is still unclear. In current study, using grass carp pituitary cells as a model, we have a novel finding that co-treatment of SLα/SLβ with carp TAC3 gene products, could induce a noticeable enhancement in SLα mRNA expression and these potentiating effects occurred with a parallel rise in NK3R transcript level after SLα/SLβ treatment. Interestingly, the stimulatory effects of SLα/SLβ on NK3R gene expression could be further potentiated by co-treatment with IGF-I/-II and simultaneous exposure of carp pituitary cells to SLα/SLβ and IGF-I/-II in the presence of TAC3 gene products was found to markedly elevated SLα mRNA expression (20 fold increase) and this synergistic stimulation was mediated by cAMP/PKA-, PLC/PKC- and Ca2+ -dependent cascades functionally coupled with NK3R activation. These findings suggest that local release of SLα via functional interactions with IGF-I/-II and TAC3/NK3R system may constitute a potent stimulatory signal for SLα gene expression in the carp pituitary via up-regulation of NK3R expression.
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Fatsini E, Bautista R, Manchado M, Duncan NJ. Transcriptomic profiles of the upper olfactory rosette in cultured and wild Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) males. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2016; 20:125-135. [PMID: 27689822 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The aims of this study were the characterization of the upper olfactory epithelium of cultured and wild Senegalese sole mature males at histological and transcriptomic (using RNA-Seq) level. No significant differences in tissue structure, cell types and cellular distribution pattern (olfactory sensory neurons) were identified between cultured and wild specimens. Deep transcriptomic analysis showed 2387 transcripts were differentially expressed between cultured and wild groups. A detailed analysis identified the differentially expressed transcripts included some olfactory receptors (OR, TAAR and V2R-like) and transcripts related with the control of reproduction such as the brain aromatase cytochrome P450 and tachykinin-3. Also a wide set of genes related with lipid sensing, metabolism and transport were differentially expressed and these transcripts were often down-regulated in cultured fish. Furthermore, cultured males presented a higher expression of genes related with goblet cells and mucin production that modulates innate and adaptive immune responses. All these changes in gene expression could be explained by different nutritional status and diet preference. The different expression of transcripts related to olfaction, reproduction, nutrient sensing and immune system demonstrate distinct differences in functionalities between cultured and wild soles providing new clues about the sexual dysfunction in this species.
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- E Fatsini
- Institut de Recerca i Tecnología Agroalimentaria (IRTA), Sant Carles de la Ràpita Ctra. de Poble Nou km. 5.5, 43540 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona, Spain
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- Plataforma Andaluza de Bioinformática, Universidad de Málaga, Edificio de Bioinnovación, C/ Severo Ochoa 34, 29590 Málaga, Spain
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- IFAPA Centro El Toruño, Junta de Andalucía, Camino Tiro Pichón s/n, 11500 El Puerto Santa María, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnología Agroalimentaria (IRTA), Sant Carles de la Ràpita Ctra. de Poble Nou km. 5.5, 43540 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona, Spain
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Jin YH, Park JW, Kim JH, Kwon JY. Neurokinin B-related Peptide Suppresses the Expression of GnRH I, Kiss2 and tac3 in the Brain of Mature Female Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Dev Reprod 2016; 20:51-61. [PMID: 27294210 PMCID: PMC4899558 DOI: 10.12717/dr.2016.20.1.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Neurokinin B (NKB) and neurokinin B related peptide (NKBRP) belong to tachykinin peptide family. Theyact as a neurotransmitter and/or neuromodulator. Mutation of NKB and/or its cognate receptor, NK3R resulted in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in mammals, implying a strong involvement of NKB/NK3R system in controlling mammalian reproduction. Teleosts possess NKBRP as well as NKB, but their roles in fish reproduction need to be clarified. In this study, NKB and NKBRP coding gene (tac3) was cloned from Nile tilapia and sequenced. Based on the sequence, Nile tilapia NKB and NKBRP peptide were synthesized and their biological potencies were tested in vitro pituitary culture. The synthetic NKBRP showed direct inhibitory effect on the expression of GTH subunits at the pituitary level. This inhibitory effect was confirmed in vivo by means of intraperitoneal (ip) injection of synthetic NKB and NKBRP to mature female tilapia (20 pmol/g body weight [BW]). Both NKB and NKBRP had no effect on the plasma level of sex steroids, E2 and 11-KT. However, NKBRP caused declines of expression level of GnRH I, Kiss2 and tac3 mRNAs in the brain while NKB seemed to have no distinct effect. These results indicate some inhibitory roles of NKBRP in reproduction of mature female Nile tilapia, although their exact functions are not clear at the moment.
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- Ye Hwa Jin
- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Sciences, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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- Marine Ecosystem and Biological Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Ansan 15627, Korea
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- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Sciences, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Sciences, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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Golan M, Martin AO, Mollard P, Levavi-Sivan B. Anatomical and functional gonadotrope networks in the teleost pituitary. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23777. [PMID: 27029812 PMCID: PMC4815020 DOI: 10.1038/srep23777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Mammalian pituitaries exhibit a high degree of intercellular coordination; this enables them to mount large-scale coordinated responses to various physiological stimuli. This type of communication has not been adequately demonstrated in teleost pituitaries, which exhibit direct hypothalamic innervation and expression of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in distinct cell types. We found that in two fish species, namely tilapia and zebrafish, LH cells exhibit close cell-cell contacts and form a continuous network throughout the gland. FSH cells were more loosely distributed but maintained some degree of cell-cell contact by virtue of cytoplasmic processes. These anatomical differences also manifest themselves at the functional level as evidenced by the effect of gap-junction uncouplers on gonadotropin release. These substances abolished the LH response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation but did not affect the FSH response to the same stimuli. Dye transfer between neighboring LH cells provides further evidence for functional coupling. The two gonadotropins were also found to be differently packaged within their corresponding cell types. Our findings highlight the evolutionary origin of pituitary cell networks and demonstrate how the different levels of cell-cell coordination within the LH and FSH cell populations are reflected in their distinct secretion patterns.
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- Matan Golan
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
- CNRS, UMR-5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, F-34000 Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, F-34000 Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 & 2, UMR-5203, F-34000 Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, UMR-5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, F-34000 Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, F-34000 Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 & 2, UMR-5203, F-34000 Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, UMR-5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, F-34000 Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, F-34000 Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 & 2, UMR-5203, F-34000 Montpellier, France
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Bédécarrats GY, Baxter M, Sparling B. An updated model to describe the neuroendocrine control of reproduction in chickens. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2016; 227:58-63. [PMID: 26414126 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Since its first identification in quail 15 years ago, gonadotropin inhibitory hormone (GnIH) has become a central regulator of reproduction in avian species. In this review, we have revisited our original model published in 2009 to incorporate recent experimental evidence suggesting that GnIH acts as a molecular switch during the integration of multiple external and internal cues that allow sexual maturation to proceed in chickens. Furthermore, we discuss the regulation of a dual inhibitory/stimulatory control of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis involving the interaction between GnIH and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). Finally, beyond seasonality, we also propose that GnIH along with this dual control may be responsible for the circadian control of ovulation in chickens, allowing eggs to be laid in a synchronized manner.
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- Grégoy Y Bédécarrats
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph N1G 2W1, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph N1G 2W1, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph N1G 2W1, ON, Canada.
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Golan M, Biran J, Levavi-Sivan B. A novel model for development, organization, and function of gonadotropes in fish pituitary. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2014; 5:182. [PMID: 25379037 PMCID: PMC4206999 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The gonadotropins follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are key regulators of the reproductive axis in vertebrates. Despite the high popularity of zebrafish as a model organism for studying reproductive functions, to date no transgenic zebrafish with labeled gonadotropes have been introduced. Using gonadotropin regulatory elements from tilapia, we generated two transgenic zebrafish lines with labeled gonadotropes. The tilapia and zebrafish regulatory sequences were highly divergent but several conserved elements allowed the tilapia promoters to correctly drive the transgenes in zebrafish pituitaries. FSH cells reacted to stimulation with gonadotropin releasing hormone by proliferating and showing increased transgene fluorescence, whereas estrogen exposure caused a decrease in cell number and transgene fluorescence. Transgene fluorescence reflected the expression pattern of the endogenous fshb gene. Ontogenetic expression of the transgenes followed typical patterns, with FSH cells appearing early in development, and LH cells appearing later and increasing dramatically in number with the onset of puberty. Our transgenic lines provide a powerful tool for investigating the development, anatomy, and function of the reproductive axis in lower vertebrates.
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- Matan Golan
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
- *Correspondence: Berta Levavi-Sivan, Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel e-mail:
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