Testosterone is closely associated with lipid metabolism and known to affect body fat composition and muscle mass in males.However,the mechanisms by which testosterone acts on lipid metabolism are not yet fully unders...Testosterone is closely associated with lipid metabolism and known to affect body fat composition and muscle mass in males.However,the mechanisms by which testosterone acts on lipid metabolism are not yet fully understood,especially in teleosts.In this study,cyp17a1-/-zebrafish(Danio rerio)exhibited excessive visceral adipose tissue(VAT),lipid content,and up-regulated expression and activity of hepatic de novo lipogenesis(DNL)enzymes.The assay for transposase accessible chromatinwithsequencing(ATAC-seq)results demonstrated that chromatin accessibility of DNL genes was increased in cyp17a1-/-fish compared to cyp17a1+/+male fish,including stearoyl-CoA desaturase(scd)and fatty acid synthase(fasn).Androgen response element(ARE)motifs in the androgen signaling pathway were significantly enriched in cyp17a1+/+male fish but not in cyp17a1-/-fish.Both androgen receptor(ar)-/-and wildtype(WT)zebrafish administered with Ar antagonist flutamide displayed excessive visceral adipose tissue,lipid content,and up-regulated expression and activity of hepatic de novo lipogenesis enzymes.The Ar agonist BMS-564929 reduced the content of VAT and lipid content,and down-regulated acetyl-CoA carboxylase a(acaca),fasn,and scd expression.Mechanistically,the rescue effect of testosterone on cyp17a1-/-fish in terms of phenotypes was abolished when ar was additionally depleted.Collectively,these findings reveal that testosterone inhibits lipid deposition by down-regulating DNL genes via Ar in zebrafish,thus expanding our understanding of the relationship between testosterone and lipid metabolism in teleosts.展开更多
Due to sexual dimorphism in the growth of certain cultured fish species,the production of monosex fishes is desirable for the aquaculture industry.Nowadays,the most widely practiced technique available for the mass pr...Due to sexual dimorphism in the growth of certain cultured fish species,the production of monosex fishes is desirable for the aquaculture industry.Nowadays,the most widely practiced technique available for the mass production of monosex fish populations is sex steroid-induced sex reversal.Here,a novel strategy for the successful production of all-female(AF)common carp(Cyprinus carpio L.),to take advantage of the sexual dimorphism in growth documented in this species,has been developed using genetic engineering via single gene-targeting manipulation without any exogenous hormone treatments.Male and female heterozygous cyp17a1-deficient common carp were first obtained using the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated endonuclease 9(CRISPR/Cas9)technique.An all-male phenotype for homozygous cyp17a1-deficient carp,regardless of the individuals’sexdetermination genotypes(XY or XX),has been observed.A male-specific DNA marker newly identified in our laboratory was used to screen the neomale carp population with the XX genotype from the cyp17a1-deficient carp.These neomale carp develop a normal testis structure with normal spermatogenesis and sperm capacity.The neomale common carp were then mated with wild-type(WT)females(cyp17a1^(+/+)XX genotype)using artificial fertilization.All the AF offspring sample fish from the neomale-WT female mating were confirmed as having the cyp17a^(1+/-)XX genotype,and normal development of gonads to ovaries was observed in 100.00%of this group at eight months post-fertilization(mpf).A total of 1000 carp fingerlings,500 from the WT male and female and 500 from the neomale and WT female mating,were mixed and reared in the same pond.The average body weight of cyp17a1^(+/-)XX females was higher by 6.60%(8 mpf)and 32.66%(12 mpf)than that of the control common carp.Our study demonstrates the first successful production of a monosex teleost population with the advantages of sexual dimorphism in growth using genetic manipulation targeting a single locus.展开更多
Recently,cilia defects have been proposed to contribute to scoliosis.Here,we demonstrate that coiled-coil domain-containing 57(Ccdc57)plays an essential role in straightening the body axis of zebrafish by regulating c...Recently,cilia defects have been proposed to contribute to scoliosis.Here,we demonstrate that coiled-coil domain-containing 57(Ccdc57)plays an essential role in straightening the body axis of zebrafish by regulating ciliary beating in the brain ventricle(BV).Zygotic ccdc57(Zccdc57)mutant zebrafish developes scoliosis without significant changes in their bone density and calcification,and the maternal-zygotic ccdc57(MZccdc57)mutant embryos display curved bodies since the long-pec stage.The expression of ccdc57 is enriched in ciliated tissues and immunofluorescence analysis reveals colocalization of Ccdc57-HA with acetylated a-tubulin,implicating it in having a role in ciliary function.Further examination reveals that it is the coordinated cilia beating of multiple cilia bundles(MCB)in the MZccdc57 mutant embryos that is affected at 48 hours post fertilization,when the compromised cerebrospinal fluid flow and curved body axis have already occurred.Either ccdc57 m RNA injection or epinephrine treatment reverses the spinal curvature in MZccdc57 mutant larvae from ventrally curly to straight or even dorsally curly and significantly upregulates urotensin signaling.This study reveals the role of ccdc57 in maintaining coordinated cilia beating of MCB in the BV.展开更多
The endocrine regulatory roles of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis on anxiety-like behavior and metabolic status have been found throughout animal taxa.However,the precise effects of the balancing adrena...The endocrine regulatory roles of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis on anxiety-like behavior and metabolic status have been found throughout animal taxa.However,the precise effects of the balancing adrenal corticosteroid biosynthesis under the influence of adrenocorticotrophic hormone(ACTH),a pro-opiomelanocortin(POMC)-derived peptide,on animal energy expenditure and somatic growth remain unknown.POMC has also been identified as one of the candidate loci for polycystic ovary syndrome,which features hyperandrogenism and some prevalence of obesity in patients.Here we show that zebrafish lacking functional POMCa exhibit similar phenotypes of stress response and body weight gain but not obesity as observed in mammalian models.In contrast with the impaired anorexigenic signaling cascade of melanocyte-stimulating hormones and leptin,which are responsible for their obesity-prone weight gain observed in various pome mutant mammals,analyses with our pomca mutant series indicate that ACTH is the key regulator for the phenotype with enhanced somatic growth without obesity in pomca-deficient zebrafish.Hypocortisolism associated with hyperandrogenism has been observed in the pomca-deficient zebrafish,with enhanced activation of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1;reutilization of amino acids and fatty acid^-oxidation are observed in the muscle tissue of the pomca-deficient fish.After reducing hyperandrogenism by crossing our pomca mutant fish with a cy p l 7a 1-deficient background,the phenotype of enhanced somatic growth in pomca-deficient fish was no longer observed.Thus,our work also demonstrated that the role of POMCa in stress response seems to be conserved in vertebrates,whereas its effect on adipostasis is unique to teleosts.展开更多
Hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes results from an inability of insulin to regulate gluconeogenesis.To characterize the role of the insulin/insulin receptor pathway in glycometabolism and type 2 diabetes,we created a ze...Hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes results from an inability of insulin to regulate gluconeogenesis.To characterize the role of the insulin/insulin receptor pathway in glycometabolism and type 2 diabetes,we created a zebrafish model in which insulin receptors a and b(insra and insrb) have been ablated.We first observed that insra and insrb were both expressed abundantly during embryonic development and in various adult tissues.Increased expression of insulin and number of b-cells were observed in insra-/-/-insrb-/-fish together with higher glucose in insra-/-,insrb-/-,or insra-/-/-insrb-/-fish,indicating that insra and insrb were knocked out effectively.However,compared to the wild-type fish,insra-/-/-insrb-/-fish died between 5 and 16 days post-fertilization(dpf) with severe pericardial edema and increased level of cell apoptosis,which was not induced by increased total body glucose content.Increased gluconeogenesis and decreased glycolysis were also observed in both single and double knockout fish,but no mortality or malformation was observed in single knockout fish.Given the importance of insulin receptors in glucose homeostasis and embryonic development,transcriptome analysis was used to provide an important model of defective insulin signaling and to study its developmental consequences in zebrafish.The results indicated that both insra and insrb played a pivotal role in glucose metabolism and embryonic development,and insra was more critical than insrb in the insulin signaling pathway.展开更多
Improvement in fish feed conversion efficiency(FCE)is beneficial for sustaining global food fish supplies.Here,we show that a set of polymorphisms at locus of the corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2(crhr2),whic...Improvement in fish feed conversion efficiency(FCE)is beneficial for sustaining global food fish supplies.Here,we show that a set of polymorphisms at locus of the corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2(crhr2),which is involved in hypothalamuspituitary-interrenal(HPI)axis signaling,is associated with improved FCE in farmed allogynogenetic gibel carp strain CAS Ⅲ compared with that in the wild gibel carp strain Dongting(DT).This set of polymorphisms downregulates the expression levels of crhr2 mRNA in the brain and pituitary tissues in gibel carp strain CAS Ⅲ compared with those in strain DT.Furthermore,compromised HPI axis signaling is observed in gibel carp strain CAS Ⅲ,such as decreased α-melanocyte stimulating hormone protein levels,plasma cortisol content,and stress responses.Moreover,enhanced activation of protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling observed in the muscle tissue of strain CAS Ⅲ in comparison to that in strain DT indicated elevated anabolic metabolism in strain CAS Ⅲ.Thus,these studies demonstrate that the genetic markers associated with compromised HPI axis signaling,such as crhr2,are potentially useful for genetic selection toward improvement in farmed fish growth and FCE,which would reduce fishmeal consumption and thereby indirectly facilitate sustainable fisheries.展开更多
Anti-Mullerian hormone (amh) is one of the earliest functional genes expressed during testicular differentiation. It has been suggested that androgen signaling regulates critical genes for the differentiation and de...Anti-Mullerian hormone (amh) is one of the earliest functional genes expressed during testicular differentiation. It has been suggested that androgen signaling regulates critical genes for the differentiation and development of the testis. To elucidate the exact regulatory mechanisms involved in arnh transcription mediated by androgen signaling, androgen signaling was manipulated in zebrafish by cytochrome P450 17al (cyplTal) knockout and Flutamide treatment. In cyp17a1-deficient and Flutamide-treated testes, up-regulated sry-box9a (soxga) and down-regulated amh were observed. Moreover, a physical association of the zebrafish androgen receptor (AR) and SOX9A was found. The interaction between AR and SOX9A was mediated via the DNA binding domain (DBD) of AR and the transactivation domain (TA) of SOX9A, and was further enhanced by 5-alpha dihydrotestosterone (DHT), one of the most potent androgens. Intriguingly, together with SOX9A, androgen signaling synergistically promoted amh transcription, mainly through the proximal 1 kb of the amh promoter region. Taken together, our data demonstrate a critical mechanism underlying the direct synergy of androgen signaling and SOX9A in the regulation of amh transcription.展开更多
Phylogenetic relationships of Pamphagidae were examined using cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COIl) mtDNA sequences (684 bp). Twenty-seven species of Acridoidea from 20 genera were sequenced to obtain mtDNA data, a...Phylogenetic relationships of Pamphagidae were examined using cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COIl) mtDNA sequences (684 bp). Twenty-seven species of Acridoidea from 20 genera were sequenced to obtain mtDNA data, along with four species from the GenBank nucleotide database. The purpose of this study was analyzing the phylogenetic relationships among subfamilies within Pamphagidae and interpreting the phylogenetic position of this family within the Acridoidea superfamily. Phylogenetic trees were reconstructed using neighbor-joining (NJ), maximurn parsimony (MP) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods. The 684 bp analyzed fragment included 126 parsimony informative sites. Sequences diverged 1.0%-11.1% between genera within subfamilies, and 8.8%-12.3% between subfamilies. Amino acid sequence diverged 0-6.1% between genera within subfamilies, and 0.4%-7.5% between subfamilies. Our phylogenetic trees revealed the monophyly of Pamphagidae and three distinct major groups within this family. Moreover, several well supported and stable clades were found in Pamphagidae. The global clustering results were similar to that obtained through classical morphological classification: Prionotropisinae, Thrinchinae and Pamphaginae were monophyletic groups. However, the current genus Filchnerella (Prionotropisinae) was not a monophyletic group and the genus Asiotmethis (Prionotropisinae) was a sister group of the genus Thrinchus (Thrinchinae). Further molec- ular and morphological studies are required to clarify the phylogenetic relationships of the genera Filchnerella and Asiotmethis.展开更多
Basedonthe 16S mitochondrial partial gene sequences of 29 genera, containing 26 from Oedipodidae and one each from Tanaoceridae, Pyrgomorphidae and Tetrigidae (as outgroups), the homologus sequences were compared an...Basedonthe 16S mitochondrial partial gene sequences of 29 genera, containing 26 from Oedipodidae and one each from Tanaoceridae, Pyrgomorphidae and Tetrigidae (as outgroups), the homologus sequences were compared and phylogenetic analyses were performed. A phylogenetic tree was inferred by neighbor-joining (N J). The results of sequences compared show that: (i) in a total of 574 bp of Oedipodidae, the number of substituted nucleotides was 265 bp and the average percentages ofT, C, A and G were 38.3%, 11.4%, 31.8% and 18.5%, respectively, and the content of A+T (70.1%) was distinctly richer than that of C+G (29.9%); and (ii) the average nucleotide divergence of 16S rDNA sequences among genera of Oedipodidae were 9.0%, among families of Acridoidea were 17.0%, and between superfamilies (Tetrigoidea and Acridoidea) were 23.9%, respectively. The phylogenetic tree indicated: (i) the Oedipodidae was a monophyletic group, which suggested that the taxonomic status of this family was confirmed; (ii) the genus Heteropternis separated from the other Oedipodids first and had another unique sound-producing structure in morphology, which is the type-genus of subfamily Heteropterninae; and (iii) the relative intergeneric relationship within the same continent was closer than that of different continents, and between the Eurasian genera and the African genera, was closer than that between Eurasians and Americans.展开更多
Liver receptor homolog-1(LRH-1)is an orphan nuclear receptor that is critical for the growth and proliferation of cancer cells and other biological processes,including lipid transportation and metabolism,sexual determ...Liver receptor homolog-1(LRH-1)is an orphan nuclear receptor that is critical for the growth and proliferation of cancer cells and other biological processes,including lipid transportation and metabolism,sexual determination and steroidogenesis.However,because homozygous lrh-1mice die in utero,the regulatory mechanisms involved in embryonic development mediated by this receptor are poorly understood.In the present study,we performed transcription activator-like effector nuclease(TALEN)-mediated loss-of-function assays,taking advantage of zebrafish external fertilization,to investigate the function of lrh-1.The digestive organs were affected by lrh-1 depletion as a result of cellcycle arrest(at the checkpoint of G1 to S phase),but not cell apoptosis.Biochemical analysis revealed that LRH-1 augments the transcriptional activity of b-catenin 1 and 2 via physical interactions.Screening the specific ligand(s)sensed by LRH-1 during organogenesis revealed that phosphatidylcholine(PC),a potential ligand,is the upstream target of LRH-1 during endoderm development.These data provide evidence for the crosstalk between the PC/LRH-1 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways during the expansion growth of endoderm organs.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program,China (2022YFF1000300 to Z.Y.and2022YFD2401800 to G.Z.)Pilot Program A Project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA24010206 to Z.Y.)+3 种基金Foundation of Hubei Hongshan Laboratory (2021hskf013 to G.Z.and 2021hszd021 to Z.Y.)National Natural Science Foundation of China (31972779 to G.Z.)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS (2020336 to G.Z.)State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology (2016FBZ05 to Z.Y.)。
文摘Testosterone is closely associated with lipid metabolism and known to affect body fat composition and muscle mass in males.However,the mechanisms by which testosterone acts on lipid metabolism are not yet fully understood,especially in teleosts.In this study,cyp17a1-/-zebrafish(Danio rerio)exhibited excessive visceral adipose tissue(VAT),lipid content,and up-regulated expression and activity of hepatic de novo lipogenesis(DNL)enzymes.The assay for transposase accessible chromatinwithsequencing(ATAC-seq)results demonstrated that chromatin accessibility of DNL genes was increased in cyp17a1-/-fish compared to cyp17a1+/+male fish,including stearoyl-CoA desaturase(scd)and fatty acid synthase(fasn).Androgen response element(ARE)motifs in the androgen signaling pathway were significantly enriched in cyp17a1+/+male fish but not in cyp17a1-/-fish.Both androgen receptor(ar)-/-and wildtype(WT)zebrafish administered with Ar antagonist flutamide displayed excessive visceral adipose tissue,lipid content,and up-regulated expression and activity of hepatic de novo lipogenesis enzymes.The Ar agonist BMS-564929 reduced the content of VAT and lipid content,and down-regulated acetyl-CoA carboxylase a(acaca),fasn,and scd expression.Mechanistically,the rescue effect of testosterone on cyp17a1-/-fish in terms of phenotypes was abolished when ar was additionally depleted.Collectively,these findings reveal that testosterone inhibits lipid deposition by down-regulating DNL genes via Ar in zebrafish,thus expanding our understanding of the relationship between testosterone and lipid metabolism in teleosts.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program,China(2018YFD0900205)to Zhan Yinthe National Natural Science Foundation,China(31972779 and 31530077)to Gang Zhai and Zhan Yin+2 种基金the Pilot Program A Project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA24010206)to Zhan Yinthe Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(20200336)to Gang Zhaithe State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology(2016FBZ05)to Zhan Yin.
文摘Due to sexual dimorphism in the growth of certain cultured fish species,the production of monosex fishes is desirable for the aquaculture industry.Nowadays,the most widely practiced technique available for the mass production of monosex fish populations is sex steroid-induced sex reversal.Here,a novel strategy for the successful production of all-female(AF)common carp(Cyprinus carpio L.),to take advantage of the sexual dimorphism in growth documented in this species,has been developed using genetic engineering via single gene-targeting manipulation without any exogenous hormone treatments.Male and female heterozygous cyp17a1-deficient common carp were first obtained using the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated endonuclease 9(CRISPR/Cas9)technique.An all-male phenotype for homozygous cyp17a1-deficient carp,regardless of the individuals’sexdetermination genotypes(XY or XX),has been observed.A male-specific DNA marker newly identified in our laboratory was used to screen the neomale carp population with the XX genotype from the cyp17a1-deficient carp.These neomale carp develop a normal testis structure with normal spermatogenesis and sperm capacity.The neomale common carp were then mated with wild-type(WT)females(cyp17a1^(+/+)XX genotype)using artificial fertilization.All the AF offspring sample fish from the neomale-WT female mating were confirmed as having the cyp17a^(1+/-)XX genotype,and normal development of gonads to ovaries was observed in 100.00%of this group at eight months post-fertilization(mpf).A total of 1000 carp fingerlings,500 from the WT male and female and 500 from the neomale and WT female mating,were mixed and reared in the same pond.The average body weight of cyp17a1^(+/-)XX females was higher by 6.60%(8 mpf)and 32.66%(12 mpf)than that of the control common carp.Our study demonstrates the first successful production of a monosex teleost population with the advantages of sexual dimorphism in growth using genetic manipulation targeting a single locus.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program,China(2018YFD0900406)the National Natural Science Foundation,China(31802291)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2021JJ40342)。
文摘Recently,cilia defects have been proposed to contribute to scoliosis.Here,we demonstrate that coiled-coil domain-containing 57(Ccdc57)plays an essential role in straightening the body axis of zebrafish by regulating ciliary beating in the brain ventricle(BV).Zygotic ccdc57(Zccdc57)mutant zebrafish developes scoliosis without significant changes in their bone density and calcification,and the maternal-zygotic ccdc57(MZccdc57)mutant embryos display curved bodies since the long-pec stage.The expression of ccdc57 is enriched in ciliated tissues and immunofluorescence analysis reveals colocalization of Ccdc57-HA with acetylated a-tubulin,implicating it in having a role in ciliary function.Further examination reveals that it is the coordinated cilia beating of multiple cilia bundles(MCB)in the MZccdc57 mutant embryos that is affected at 48 hours post fertilization,when the compromised cerebrospinal fluid flow and curved body axis have already occurred.Either ccdc57 m RNA injection or epinephrine treatment reverses the spinal curvature in MZccdc57 mutant larvae from ventrally curly to straight or even dorsally curly and significantly upregulates urotensin signaling.This study reveals the role of ccdc57 in maintaining coordinated cilia beating of MCB in the BV.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFD0900404 to J.He and 2018YFD0900205 to Z.Y.)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31530077 to Z.Y.)the Pilot Program A Project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA08010405 to Z.Y.).
文摘The endocrine regulatory roles of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis on anxiety-like behavior and metabolic status have been found throughout animal taxa.However,the precise effects of the balancing adrenal corticosteroid biosynthesis under the influence of adrenocorticotrophic hormone(ACTH),a pro-opiomelanocortin(POMC)-derived peptide,on animal energy expenditure and somatic growth remain unknown.POMC has also been identified as one of the candidate loci for polycystic ovary syndrome,which features hyperandrogenism and some prevalence of obesity in patients.Here we show that zebrafish lacking functional POMCa exhibit similar phenotypes of stress response and body weight gain but not obesity as observed in mammalian models.In contrast with the impaired anorexigenic signaling cascade of melanocyte-stimulating hormones and leptin,which are responsible for their obesity-prone weight gain observed in various pome mutant mammals,analyses with our pomca mutant series indicate that ACTH is the key regulator for the phenotype with enhanced somatic growth without obesity in pomca-deficient zebrafish.Hypocortisolism associated with hyperandrogenism has been observed in the pomca-deficient zebrafish,with enhanced activation of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1;reutilization of amino acids and fatty acid^-oxidation are observed in the muscle tissue of the pomca-deficient fish.After reducing hyperandrogenism by crossing our pomca mutant fish with a cy p l 7a 1-deficient background,the phenotype of enhanced somatic growth in pomca-deficient fish was no longer observed.Thus,our work also demonstrated that the role of POMCa in stress response seems to be conserved in vertebrates,whereas its effect on adipostasis is unique to teleosts.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB138602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31672670)+2 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA08010405)the China Agriculture Research System(CARS-46-19)the Fund Project in State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology(2016FBZ05)
文摘Hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes results from an inability of insulin to regulate gluconeogenesis.To characterize the role of the insulin/insulin receptor pathway in glycometabolism and type 2 diabetes,we created a zebrafish model in which insulin receptors a and b(insra and insrb) have been ablated.We first observed that insra and insrb were both expressed abundantly during embryonic development and in various adult tissues.Increased expression of insulin and number of b-cells were observed in insra-/-/-insrb-/-fish together with higher glucose in insra-/-,insrb-/-,or insra-/-/-insrb-/-fish,indicating that insra and insrb were knocked out effectively.However,compared to the wild-type fish,insra-/-/-insrb-/-fish died between 5 and 16 days post-fertilization(dpf) with severe pericardial edema and increased level of cell apoptosis,which was not induced by increased total body glucose content.Increased gluconeogenesis and decreased glycolysis were also observed in both single and double knockout fish,but no mortality or malformation was observed in single knockout fish.Given the importance of insulin receptors in glucose homeostasis and embryonic development,transcriptome analysis was used to provide an important model of defective insulin signaling and to study its developmental consequences in zebrafish.The results indicated that both insra and insrb played a pivotal role in glucose metabolism and embryonic development,and insra was more critical than insrb in the insulin signaling pathway.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFD0900404)the Pilot Program A Project from the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA24010206)+2 种基金State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology(2019FBZ05)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31530077)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M682527)。
文摘Improvement in fish feed conversion efficiency(FCE)is beneficial for sustaining global food fish supplies.Here,we show that a set of polymorphisms at locus of the corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2(crhr2),which is involved in hypothalamuspituitary-interrenal(HPI)axis signaling,is associated with improved FCE in farmed allogynogenetic gibel carp strain CAS Ⅲ compared with that in the wild gibel carp strain Dongting(DT).This set of polymorphisms downregulates the expression levels of crhr2 mRNA in the brain and pituitary tissues in gibel carp strain CAS Ⅲ compared with those in strain DT.Furthermore,compromised HPI axis signaling is observed in gibel carp strain CAS Ⅲ,such as decreased α-melanocyte stimulating hormone protein levels,plasma cortisol content,and stress responses.Moreover,enhanced activation of protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling observed in the muscle tissue of strain CAS Ⅲ in comparison to that in strain DT indicated elevated anabolic metabolism in strain CAS Ⅲ.Thus,these studies demonstrate that the genetic markers associated with compromised HPI axis signaling,such as crhr2,are potentially useful for genetic selection toward improvement in farmed fish growth and FCE,which would reduce fishmeal consumption and thereby indirectly facilitate sustainable fisheries.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31501857 to G.Z.and 31530077 to Z.Y.)the National Basic Research Program of China (2014CB138602 to Z.Y.)
文摘Anti-Mullerian hormone (amh) is one of the earliest functional genes expressed during testicular differentiation. It has been suggested that androgen signaling regulates critical genes for the differentiation and development of the testis. To elucidate the exact regulatory mechanisms involved in arnh transcription mediated by androgen signaling, androgen signaling was manipulated in zebrafish by cytochrome P450 17al (cyplTal) knockout and Flutamide treatment. In cyp17a1-deficient and Flutamide-treated testes, up-regulated sry-box9a (soxga) and down-regulated amh were observed. Moreover, a physical association of the zebrafish androgen receptor (AR) and SOX9A was found. The interaction between AR and SOX9A was mediated via the DNA binding domain (DBD) of AR and the transactivation domain (TA) of SOX9A, and was further enhanced by 5-alpha dihydrotestosterone (DHT), one of the most potent androgens. Intriguingly, together with SOX9A, androgen signaling synergistically promoted amh transcription, mainly through the proximal 1 kb of the amh promoter region. Taken together, our data demonstrate a critical mechanism underlying the direct synergy of androgen signaling and SOX9A in the regulation of amh transcription.
文摘Phylogenetic relationships of Pamphagidae were examined using cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COIl) mtDNA sequences (684 bp). Twenty-seven species of Acridoidea from 20 genera were sequenced to obtain mtDNA data, along with four species from the GenBank nucleotide database. The purpose of this study was analyzing the phylogenetic relationships among subfamilies within Pamphagidae and interpreting the phylogenetic position of this family within the Acridoidea superfamily. Phylogenetic trees were reconstructed using neighbor-joining (NJ), maximurn parsimony (MP) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods. The 684 bp analyzed fragment included 126 parsimony informative sites. Sequences diverged 1.0%-11.1% between genera within subfamilies, and 8.8%-12.3% between subfamilies. Amino acid sequence diverged 0-6.1% between genera within subfamilies, and 0.4%-7.5% between subfamilies. Our phylogenetic trees revealed the monophyly of Pamphagidae and three distinct major groups within this family. Moreover, several well supported and stable clades were found in Pamphagidae. The global clustering results were similar to that obtained through classical morphological classification: Prionotropisinae, Thrinchinae and Pamphaginae were monophyletic groups. However, the current genus Filchnerella (Prionotropisinae) was not a monophyletic group and the genus Asiotmethis (Prionotropisinae) was a sister group of the genus Thrinchus (Thrinchinae). Further molec- ular and morphological studies are required to clarify the phylogenetic relationships of the genera Filchnerella and Asiotmethis.
文摘Basedonthe 16S mitochondrial partial gene sequences of 29 genera, containing 26 from Oedipodidae and one each from Tanaoceridae, Pyrgomorphidae and Tetrigidae (as outgroups), the homologus sequences were compared and phylogenetic analyses were performed. A phylogenetic tree was inferred by neighbor-joining (N J). The results of sequences compared show that: (i) in a total of 574 bp of Oedipodidae, the number of substituted nucleotides was 265 bp and the average percentages ofT, C, A and G were 38.3%, 11.4%, 31.8% and 18.5%, respectively, and the content of A+T (70.1%) was distinctly richer than that of C+G (29.9%); and (ii) the average nucleotide divergence of 16S rDNA sequences among genera of Oedipodidae were 9.0%, among families of Acridoidea were 17.0%, and between superfamilies (Tetrigoidea and Acridoidea) were 23.9%, respectively. The phylogenetic tree indicated: (i) the Oedipodidae was a monophyletic group, which suggested that the taxonomic status of this family was confirmed; (ii) the genus Heteropternis separated from the other Oedipodids first and had another unique sound-producing structure in morphology, which is the type-genus of subfamily Heteropterninae; and (iii) the relative intergeneric relationship within the same continent was closer than that of different continents, and between the Eurasian genera and the African genera, was closer than that between Eurasians and Americans.
基金financially supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31530077 to Z.Y. and No.31501857 to G.Z.)the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No.2014CB138602 to Z.Y.)
文摘Liver receptor homolog-1(LRH-1)is an orphan nuclear receptor that is critical for the growth and proliferation of cancer cells and other biological processes,including lipid transportation and metabolism,sexual determination and steroidogenesis.However,because homozygous lrh-1mice die in utero,the regulatory mechanisms involved in embryonic development mediated by this receptor are poorly understood.In the present study,we performed transcription activator-like effector nuclease(TALEN)-mediated loss-of-function assays,taking advantage of zebrafish external fertilization,to investigate the function of lrh-1.The digestive organs were affected by lrh-1 depletion as a result of cellcycle arrest(at the checkpoint of G1 to S phase),but not cell apoptosis.Biochemical analysis revealed that LRH-1 augments the transcriptional activity of b-catenin 1 and 2 via physical interactions.Screening the specific ligand(s)sensed by LRH-1 during organogenesis revealed that phosphatidylcholine(PC),a potential ligand,is the upstream target of LRH-1 during endoderm development.These data provide evidence for the crosstalk between the PC/LRH-1 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways during the expansion growth of endoderm organs.