Tropomyosin （TM） plays a critical role in skeletal and cardiac muscle development and function. To assess the fimctional significance of a-TM in Japanese flounder （Paralichthys olivaceus） development and metamorph...Tropomyosin （TM） plays a critical role in skeletal and cardiac muscle development and function. To assess the fimctional significance of a-TM in Japanese flounder （Paralichthys olivaceus） development and metamorphosis, cDNA from Japanese flounder was cloned and a-TM mRNA measured during development and metamorphosis. The full-length cDNA is 1 191 bp, including a 5＇- untranslated region of 114 bp, a Y-UTR of 222 bp, and an open reading frame of 855 bp encoding a polypeptide of 284 amino acids. Real-time quantitative PCR revealed that a-TM mRNA is initially expressed in unfertilized ovum, indicating the a-TM gene is maternal. Relatively low mRNA levels were observed in different embryonic stages. A higher level of a-TM mRNA was detected 3 days post hatching （dph）, while the highest level was measured at 29 dph （metamorphic climax） after which it declined towards the end of metamorphosis. The expression of a-TM mRNA was up-regulated in thyroid hormone-treated larvae at 36 dph, but there was no marked difference at other stages when compared to control animals. After thiourea treatment, the expression of a-TM mRNA declined slightly. These data provide basic information that can be utilized in further studies into the role of a-TM in P olivaceus development and metamorphosis.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China （31172392） and the Foundation for Graduate Excellent Paper Breeding Program by Shanghai Ocean University （B-5201-11-000101）
文摘Tropomyosin （TM） plays a critical role in skeletal and cardiac muscle development and function. To assess the fimctional significance of a-TM in Japanese flounder （Paralichthys olivaceus） development and metamorphosis, cDNA from Japanese flounder was cloned and a-TM mRNA measured during development and metamorphosis. The full-length cDNA is 1 191 bp, including a 5＇- untranslated region of 114 bp, a Y-UTR of 222 bp, and an open reading frame of 855 bp encoding a polypeptide of 284 amino acids. Real-time quantitative PCR revealed that a-TM mRNA is initially expressed in unfertilized ovum, indicating the a-TM gene is maternal. Relatively low mRNA levels were observed in different embryonic stages. A higher level of a-TM mRNA was detected 3 days post hatching （dph）, while the highest level was measured at 29 dph （metamorphic climax） after which it declined towards the end of metamorphosis. The expression of a-TM mRNA was up-regulated in thyroid hormone-treated larvae at 36 dph, but there was no marked difference at other stages when compared to control animals. After thiourea treatment, the expression of a-TM mRNA declined slightly. These data provide basic information that can be utilized in further studies into the role of a-TM in P olivaceus development and metamorphosis.
