The Roles of follistatin 1 in Regulation of Zebrafish Fecundity and Sexual Differentiation
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Jiang, Nan1,2; Jin, Xia1; He, Jiangyan1; Yin, Zhan1 |
| 刊名 | BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION
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| 出版日期 | 2012-09-01 |
| 卷号 | 87期号:3 |
| 关键词 | fish reproduction follistatin fst1 masculinization oocyte maturation ovulation sex differentiation transitioning gonad zebrafish |
| ISSN号 | 0006-3363 |
| 通讯作者 | Yin, Z (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Key Lab Aquat Biodivers & Conservat, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China. |
| 中文摘要 | Follistatin 1 (Fst1) is a binding protein of activin and some other members of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily. It plays a key role in the regulation of gonadal function in vertebrates. An oocyte-specific promoter, derived from the zona pellucida 3 (zp3) gene, was used to create transgenic fst1 zebrafish (Danio rerio). Three independent oocyte-specific overexpression fst1 transgenic zebrafish lines were generated. Decreased levels of phosphorylated Smad3 were observed in ovarian tissues in fst1 transgenic fish compared with those from their control female siblings. Analyses on the numbers of mature eggs also indicated the attenuated oocyte maturation in the fst1 transgenic fish and in the females administered recombinant human Fst protein. Remarkably, when raised in the same tank with their control siblings, a significantly larger proportion of the fst1 transgenic population developed as males compared to the controls. Moreover, assessing the levels of active caspase 3 in gonadal tissues at 30 days postfertilization, we observed increased levels of apoptosis in the transitioning gonads of the transgenic fish compared to nontransgenic control siblings. Our results demonstrate that zebrafish Fst1 not only acts as an inhibitory binding protein of activin in the regulation of oocyte maturation in adult females but also plays a potential role in the masculinization of juveniles. Overall, the present study contributes to our understanding of the paracrine roles of fst1 as well as normal oocyte maturation and gonadal differentiation. |
| 英文摘要 | Follistatin 1 (Fst1) is a binding protein of activin and some other members of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily. It plays a key role in the regulation of gonadal function in vertebrates. An oocyte-specific promoter, derived from the zona pellucida 3 (zp3) gene, was used to create transgenic fst1 zebrafish (Danio rerio). Three independent oocyte-specific overexpression fst1 transgenic zebrafish lines were generated. Decreased levels of phosphorylated Smad3 were observed in ovarian tissues in fst1 transgenic fish compared with those from their control female siblings. Analyses on the numbers of mature eggs also indicated the attenuated oocyte maturation in the fst1 transgenic fish and in the females administered recombinant human Fst protein. Remarkably, when raised in the same tank with their control siblings, a significantly larger proportion of the fst1 transgenic population developed as males compared to the controls. Moreover, assessing the levels of active caspase 3 in gonadal tissues at 30 days postfertilization, we observed increased levels of apoptosis in the transitioning gonads of the transgenic fish compared to nontransgenic control siblings. Our results demonstrate that zebrafish Fst1 not only acts as an inhibitory binding protein of activin in the regulation of oocyte maturation in adult females but also plays a potential role in the masculinization of juveniles. Overall, the present study contributes to our understanding of the paracrine roles of fst1 as well as normal oocyte maturation and gonadal differentiation. |
| WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| 类目[WOS] | Reproductive Biology |
| 研究领域[WOS] | Reproductive Biology |
| 关键词[WOS] | RAINBOW-TROUT ; TRANSGENIC ZEBRAFISH ; OOCYTE MATURATION ; GENE-EXPRESSION ; ACTIVIN ; APOPTOSIS ; ESTROGEN ; GONAD ; OVARY ; TRANSCRIPTOME |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 资助信息 | National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2010CB126302]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [30925027, 30871402] |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000314228900002 |
| 公开日期 | 2013-10-31 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/342005/19347]  |
| 专题 | 水生生物研究所_水生生物分子与细胞生物学研究中心_期刊论文 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Key Lab Aquat Biodivers & Conservat, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Jiang, Nan,Jin, Xia,He, Jiangyan,et al. The Roles of follistatin 1 in Regulation of Zebrafish Fecundity and Sexual Differentiation[J]. BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION,2012,87(3). |
| APA | Jiang, Nan,Jin, Xia,He, Jiangyan,&Yin, Zhan.(2012).The Roles of follistatin 1 in Regulation of Zebrafish Fecundity and Sexual Differentiation.BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION,87(3). |
| MLA | Jiang, Nan,et al."The Roles of follistatin 1 in Regulation of Zebrafish Fecundity and Sexual Differentiation".BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 87.3(2012). |
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