沙蚕类性信息素研究进展

Research Progress in Sex Pheromones of Nereid Polychaetes

沙蚕作为多毛类重要的经济种类,在生态环境和水产养殖业中都占有重要地位。沙蚕的特殊繁殖习性决定其在性信息素(sex pheromone)的化学本质以及交流过程的特殊性。例如利用多肽和嘌呤等作为性信息素,明显区别于脊椎动物,从而为其作为无脊椎动物基础研究的模式生物增添新的研究方向,本文综述沙蚕类性信息素研究现状,并对其未来的研究方向进行展望,为国内开展沙蚕大规模人工繁育和养殖提供一定的理论基础。

As the most important polychaete,Nereid polychaetes play a vital role in the ecological environment and aquaculture.Nereid polychaetes have a specialized sex pheromone system in chemical nature and the mode of communication.Most Nereid polychaetes use polypeptides and purines as sex pheromones,which is quite different from vertebrate-mainly sex steroid hormone,and also some other invertebrate group,and this also help to find out a new future research as an invertebrate model organism.This review focuses on the current research status of sex pheromones of Nereid polychaetes and forecasts the future study,hoping that this review could provide some certain in theoretical for in the future Nereid polychaetes commercial aquaculture.