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Yu Y, Zhang M, Wang D, Xiang Z, Zhao Z, Cui W, Ye S, Fazhan H, Waiho K, Ikhwanuddin M, Ma H. Whole transcriptome RNA sequencing provides novel insights into the molecular dynamics of ovarian development in mud crab, Scylla paramamosain after mating. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART D, GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2024; 51:101247. [PMID: 38788625 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2024.101247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
Abstract
Ovarian development in animals is a complicated biological process, requiring the simultaneous coordination among various genes and pathways. To understand the dynamic changes and molecular regulatory mechanisms of ovarian development in mud crab (Scylla paramamosain), both histological observation and whole transcriptome sequencing of ovarian tissues at different mating stages were implemented in this study. The histological results revealed that ovarian development was delayed in unmated females (60 days after courtship behavior but not mating), who exhibited an oocyte diameter of 56.38 ± 15.17 μm. Conversely, mated females exhibited accelerated the ovarian maturation process, with females reaching ovarian stage III (proliferative stage) 23 days after mating and attained an average oocyte diameter of 132.19 ± 15.07 μm. Thus, mating process is essential in promoting the rapid ovarian development in mud crab. Based on the whole transcriptome sequencing analysis, a total of 518 mRNAs, 1502 lncRNAs, 18 circRNAs and 151 miRNAs were identified to be differentially expressed between ovarian tissues at different mating stages. Notably, six differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with ovarian development were identified, including ovary development-related protein, red pigment concentrating hormone receptor, G2/mitotic-specific cyclin-B3-like, lutropin-chorio gonadotropic hormone receptor, renin receptor, and SoxB2. More importantly, both DEGs and targets of differentially expressed non-coding RNAs (DEncRNAs) were enriched in renin-angiotensin system, TGF-β signaling, cell adhesion molecules, MAPK signaling pathway, and ECM-receptor interaction, suggesting that these pathways may play significant roles in the ovarian development of mud crabs. Moreover, competition endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks were constructed while mRNAs were differentially expressed between mating stages were involved in Gene Ontology (GO) biological processes such as developmental process, reproduction, and growth. These findings could provide solid foundations for the future development of female mud crab maturation enhancement strategy, and improve the understanding of the ovarian maturation process in crustaceans.
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- Yang Yu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Higher Institute Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Higher Institute Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Higher Institute Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Higher Institute Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; Higher Institute Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; International Joint Research Center for the Development and Utilization of Important Mariculture Varieties Surrounding the South China Sea Region, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
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Jiang S, Zhang W, Xiong Y, Zhang M, Yuan H, Niu Y, Qiao H, Fu H. NPC Intracellular Cholesterol Transporter 1 Regulates Ovarian Maturation and Molting in Female Macrobrachium nipponense. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6049. [PMID: 38892237 PMCID: PMC11172811 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116049] [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: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 (NPC1) plays an important role in sterol metabolism and transport processes and has been studied in many vertebrates and some insects, but rarely in crustaceans. In this study, we characterized NPC1 from Macrobrachium nipponense (Mn-NPC1) and evaluated its functions. Its total cDNA length was 4283 bp, encoding for 1344 amino acids. It contained three conserved domains typical of the NPC family (NPC1_N, SSD, and PTC). In contrast to its role in insects, Mn-NPC1 was mainly expressed in the adult female hepatopancreas, with moderate expression in the ovary and heart. No expression was found in the embryo (stages CS-ZS) and only weak expression in the larval stages from hatching to the post-larval stage (L1-PL15). Mn-NPC1 expression was positively correlated with ovarian maturation. In situ hybridization showed that it was mainly located in the cytoplasmic membrane and nucleus of oocytes. A 25-day RNA interference experiment was employed to illustrate the Mn-NPC1 function in ovary maturation. Experimental knockdown of Mn-NPC1 using dsRNA resulted in a marked reduction in the gonadosomatic index and ecdysone content of M. nipponense females. The experimental group showed a significant delay in ovarian maturation and a reduction in the frequency of molting. These results expand our understanding of NPC1 in crustaceans and of the regulatory mechanism of ovarian maturation in M. nipponense.
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- Sufei Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (S.J.); (W.Z.); (Y.X.)
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China; (M.Z.); (H.Y.); (Y.N.)
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (S.J.); (W.Z.); (Y.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (S.J.); (W.Z.); (Y.X.)
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China; (M.Z.); (H.Y.); (Y.N.)
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China; (M.Z.); (H.Y.); (Y.N.)
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China; (M.Z.); (H.Y.); (Y.N.)
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (S.J.); (W.Z.); (Y.X.)
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China; (M.Z.); (H.Y.); (Y.N.)
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China; (S.J.); (W.Z.); (Y.X.)
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China; (M.Z.); (H.Y.); (Y.N.)
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Jiang S, Qiao H, Fu H, Gu Z. Hepatopancreas Proteomic Analysis Reveals Key Proteins and Pathways in Regulatory of Ovary Maturation of Macrobrachium nipponense. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13060977. [PMID: 36978518 PMCID: PMC10044353 DOI: 10.3390/ani13060977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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A TMT-based (Tandem Mass Tag) liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) proteomics approach was employed to explore differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) and KEGG pathways in hepatopancreas of 5 ovary stages. In total, 17,999 peptides were detected, among which 3395 proteins were identified. Further analysis revealed 26, 24, 37, and 308 DEPs in HE-I versus HE-II, HE-II versus HE-Ⅲ, HE-Ⅲ versus HE-Ⅳ, and HE-Ⅳ versus HE-Ⅴ, respectively (HE-I, HE-II, HE-III, HE-IV, and HE-V means hepatopancreas sampled from ovary stage I to V.). Gene ontology (GO) analysis indicated that DEPs were significantly enriched in "catalytic activity", "metabolic process", and "cell" of 4 comparison groups in turn. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment results showed that in hepatopancreas, as the ovaries developed to maturation, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and lysosome played important roles in turn. The mRNA expression of 15 selected DEPs were consistent with proteome results by qPCR analysis. Further mRNA expression investigation results suggested 4 proteins (fatty acid-binding protein, NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1, Serine hydroxymethyltransferase, and Crustapin) were involved in ovary maturation. These results enhance the understanding of the regulatory role of hepatopancreas in M. nipponense ovary maturation and provide new insights for understanding the crustacean regulation mechanisms.
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- Sufei Jiang
- College of Fisheries, Shuangshui Shuanglü Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China
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- College of Fisheries, Shuangshui Shuanglü Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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Jiang S, Zhang W, Xiong Y, Cheng D, Wang J, Jin S, Gong Y, Wu Y, Qiao H, Fu H. Hepatopancreas transcriptome analyses provide new insights into the molecular regulatory mechanism of fast ovary maturation in Macrobrachium nipponense. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:625. [PMID: 36045344 PMCID: PMC9429573 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08851-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Macrobrachium nipponense is an economically and ecologically important freshwater prawn that is widely farmed in China. In contrast to other species of marine shrimp, M. nipponense has a short sexual maturity period, resulting in not only high stocking densities, but also a reduced survival rate and increased risk of hypoxia. Therefore, there is an urgent need to study the molecular mechanisms underlying fast ovary maturation in this species. Results Comparative transcriptome analysis was performed using hepatopancreatic tissue from female M. nipponense across five ovarian maturation stages to explore differentially expressed genes and pathways involved in ovarian maturation. In total, 118.01 Gb of data were generated from 15 transcriptomes. Approximately 90.46% of clean reads were mapped from the M. nipponense reference genome. A comprehensive comparative analysis between successive ovarian maturation stages generated 230–5814 differentially expressed genes. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment was highly concentrated in the “biological process” category in all four comparison groups, and mainly focused on energy synthesis and accumulation, energy decomposition and transport. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment results showed that, among 20 significantly enriched KEGG pathways, nine were involved in the synthesis, degradation, and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and other nutrient intermediates, suggesting that the hepatopancreas has an important role in energy supply during ovarian maturation. Furthermore, the “Insect hormone biosynthesis” pathway was found to have a dominant role in the development of the ovary from immaturity to maturity, supporting the hypothesis that ecdysteroid- and juvenile hormone-signaling pathways have an important role in hepatopancreas regulation of ovarian maturation. Conclusion Taken together, this study sheds light on the role of the hepatopancreas in the molecular regulation of ovary maturation in M. nipponense. The present study provided new insights for understanding the mechanisms of reproductive regulation in crustaceans.
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Jimenez-Gutierrez LR. Female reproduction-specific proteins, origins in marine species, and their evolution in the animal kingdom. J Bioinform Comput Biol 2022; 20:2240001. [PMID: 35023815 DOI: 10.1142/s0219720022400017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The survival of a species largely depends on the ability of individuals to reproduce, thus perpetuating their life history. The advent of metazoans (i.e. pluricellular animals) brought about the evolution of specialized tissues and organs, which in turn led to the development of complex protein regulatory pathways. This study sought to elucidate the evolutionary relationships between female reproduction-associated proteins by analyzing the transcriptomes of representative species from a selection of marine invertebrate phyla. Our study identified more than 50 reproduction-related genes across a wide evolutionary spectrum, from Porifera to Vertebrata. Among these, a total of 19 sequences had not been previously reported in at least one phylum, particularly in Porifera. Moreover, most of the structural differences between these proteins did not appear to be determined by environmental pressures or reproductive strategies, but largely obeyed a distinguishable evolutionary pattern from sponges to mammals.
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- Laura Rebeca Jimenez-Gutierrez
- Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico 82000, Mexico.,CONACYT, Direccion de Catedras- CONACYT, CDMX, Mexico 03940, Mexico
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