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| Molecular characterization and expression profile of three Fem-1 genes in Eriocheir sinensis provide a new insight into crab sex-determining mechanism | |
Song, Chengwen1,2 ; Cui, Zhaoxia1,3; Hui, Min1; Liu, Yuan1; Li, Yingdong1
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| 2015-11-01 | |
| 发表期刊 | COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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| 卷号 | 189期号:2015页码:6-14 |
| 文章类型 | Article |
| 摘要 | The FEM-1 protein of Caenorhabditis elegans plays a crucial role in the nematode sex-determination pathway. Here, we reported the characterization of three members of Fem-1 gene family in Etiocheir sinensis (designated EsFem-1a, EsFem-1b, and EsFem-1c), which were homologs of the nematode FEM-1 protein. The amino acid sequences of EsFem-1a, EsFem-1b, and EsFem-1c contained eight, nine, and eight ankyrin repeats, respectively. None of the ankyrin repeats had its own specific signature, and the evolution of ankyrin repeat was not completely independent. The predicted three-dimensional structure of EsFem-1 proteins exhibited highly similar superhelical conformation, especially the N-terminal six contiguous ankyrin repeats, which provided a binding surface for the protein-protein interaction. Phylogenetic tree based on the amino acid sequences revealed that EsFem-1a, EsFem-1b, and FsFem-1c were divided into three obvious separated clades. EsFem-1 genes were highly expressed in fertilized egg, 2-4 cell and blastula stage comparing with larval stage (P <0.01), which suggested they might be maternal genes. They also showed a certain degree of sexually dimorphic expression in some tissues. Notably, the highest expression of EsFem-1a was in the hepatopancreas, with EsFem-1b in testes and EsFem-1c in muscle (P <0.05), which indicated their potential role in a broad array of tissues. In addition, the genes initially involved in-sex differentiation were not limited to those specifically expressed in the developing gonad. Taken together, these results suggested that EsFem-1 might function in crab early sex determination and late gonad development. The identification of Fem-1 gene family in E. sinensis provides a new insight into crab sex-determination mechanism. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| 关键词 | Embryonic Development Eriocheir Sinensis Larval Development Real-time Pcr Sex Determination |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.07.003 |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000361861900002 |
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/50938 |
| 专题 | 实验海洋生物学重点实验室 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Expt Marine Biol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Natl & Local Joint Engn Lab Ecol Mariculture, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China |
| 第一作者单位 | 实验海洋生物学重点实验室 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Song, Chengwen,Cui, Zhaoxia,Hui, Min,et al. Molecular characterization and expression profile of three Fem-1 genes in Eriocheir sinensis provide a new insight into crab sex-determining mechanism[J]. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY,2015,189(2015):6-14. |
| APA | Song, Chengwen,Cui, Zhaoxia,Hui, Min,Liu, Yuan,&Li, Yingdong.(2015).Molecular characterization and expression profile of three Fem-1 genes in Eriocheir sinensis provide a new insight into crab sex-determining mechanism.COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY,189(2015),6-14. |
| MLA | Song, Chengwen,et al."Molecular characterization and expression profile of three Fem-1 genes in Eriocheir sinensis provide a new insight into crab sex-determining mechanism".COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 189.2015(2015):6-14. |
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