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J Fish Biol ; 102(4): 952-961, 2023 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36752196

ABSTRACT

Viviparous rockfishes (Sebastes spp., family Scorpaenidae) mate and store sperm in the ovaries for several months prior to fertilization, as oocytes develop for the parturition season. Although multiple paternity has been documented in single-brooding rockfishes, paternity in consecutive broods of multiple-brooding species has not been studied. Analyses of multilocus microsatellite genotypes in both residual larvae left in the ovary from a previous parturition and upcoming fertilized broods in the same ovary demonstrated evidence of the same sires in consecutive broods in chilipepper (Sebastes goodei) and speckled (Sebastes ovalis) rockfishes. One S. goodei mother showed evidence of multiple paternity from the same two sires in both consecutive broods. The ability to retain sperm, even after a parturition event, for use in subsequent broods, confers an advantage to ensure fertilization and allows for extension of the parturition season. This life-history strategy provides a bet-hedging advantage in the California Current system, an environmentally dynamic ecosystem where larval survivorship and subsequent recruitment to adult populations can vary temporally by orders of magnitude.


Subject(s)
Bass , Perciformes , Female , Male , Animals , Ecosystem , Semen , Fertilization , Spermatozoa , Perciformes/genetics , Bass/genetics , Larva/genetics , Microsatellite Repeats
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Mol Ecol ; 28(7): 1611-1623, 2019 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30739378

ABSTRACT

Marine species with pelagic larvae typically exhibit little population structure, suggesting long-distance dispersal and high gene flow. Directly quantifying dispersal of marine fishes is challenging but important, particularly for the design of marine protected areas (MPAs). Here, we studied kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens) sampled along ~25 km of coastline in a boundary current-dominated ecosystem and used genetic parentage analysis to identify dispersal events and characterize them, because the distance between sedentary parents and their settled offspring is the lifetime dispersal distance. Large sample sizes and intensive sampling are critical for increasing the likelihood of detecting parent-offspring matches in such systems and we sampled more than 6,000 kelp rockfish and analysed them with a powerful set of 96 microhaplotype markers. We identified eight parent-offspring pairs with high confidence, including two juvenile fish that were born inside MPAs and dispersed to areas outside MPAs, and four fish born in MPAs that dispersed to nearby MPAs. Additionally, we identified 25 full-sibling pairs, which occurred throughout the sampling area and included all possible combinations of inferred dispersal trajectories. Intriguingly, these included two pairs of young-of-the-year siblings with one member each sampled in consecutive years. These sibling pairs suggest monogamy, either intentional or accidental, which has not been previously demonstrated in rockfishes. This study provides the first direct observation of larval dispersal events in a current-dominated ecosystem and direct evidence that larvae produced within MPAs are exported both to neighbouring MPAs and to proximate areas where harvest is allowed.


Subject(s)
Animal Distribution , Genetics, Population , Perciformes/genetics , Animals , California , Ecosystem , Fisheries , Genetic Markers , Haplotypes , Microsatellite Repeats , Pedigree
3.
Zootaxa ; 4524(1): 112-120, 2018 Nov 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30486133

ABSTRACT

An unusual new species of plexaurid octocoral, Alaskagorgia splendicitrina, is described from a specimen collected in the far west Aleutian Island Archipelago, Alaska, USA. Unusual features that separate it from its only congener include: the vibrant yellow color of the live colony and an arborescent growth form with numerous coiling and twisting branches, the pale yellow color of the sclerites and the lack of small and densely warted double-headed sclerites. The new species is represented by only a single specimen despite extensive sampling in the region during the past several decades; the speculation is that it radiated from the much less explored region to the west.


Subject(s)
Anthozoa , Alaska , Animals
4.
Naturwissenschaften ; 100(7): 645-58, 2013 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23728201

ABSTRACT

Rockfishes of the genus Sebastes are extensively distributed in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Although the occurrence of two morphologically similar species in the Southern Hemisphere, Sebastes oculatus and Sebastes capensis, is now clearly established, the taxonomic status and phylogeographic patterns for the genus in the region have not yet been completely resolved. In this study, we provide new insights into the taxonomy and evolutionary relationships of rockfishes inhabiting the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of mainland Argentina, by combining mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences, microsatellite data, and color pattern analyses. Differences in coloration ("dark" and "light" fish) together with bathymetric segregation between color morphotypes were evident from fish collection and literature review. In addition, the mtDNA phylogenetic analysis and Bayesian clustering analysis using microsatellite data separated the fish into two distinct groups (F ST = 0.041), most likely representing incipient species. Our results suggest that speciation-by-depth in the absence of physical barriers could be a widespread mechanism of speciation in Sebastes from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Nevertheless, the degree of genetic differentiation found, added to the large number of individuals displaying high levels of admixture, points to the occurrence of incomplete reproductive barriers between color morphotypes. Beyond the taxonomic and phylogeographic implications of our findings, the occurrence of distinct groups of Sebastes off the coast of Argentina being targeted by different fisheries (angling and trawling) has consequences for the design and implementation of appropriate fishery regulations to avoid overharvest of either group.


Subject(s)
Fishes/anatomy & histology , Fishes/classification , Phylogeny , Pigmentation , Animals , Argentina , DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics , Fishes/genetics , Genetic Speciation , Genetic Variation , Microsatellite Repeats/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Species Specificity
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Curr Biol ; 20(15): 1378-82, 2010 Aug 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20655224

ABSTRACT

The Ras signaling pathway allows cells to translate external cues into diverse biological responses. Depending on context and the threshold reached, Ras signaling can promote growth, proliferation, differentiation, or cell survival. Failure to maintain precise control of Ras can have adverse physiological consequences. Indeed, excess Ras signaling disrupts developmental patterning and causes developmental disorders [1, 2], and in mature tissues, it can lead to cancer [3-5]. We identify Rabex-5 as a new component of Ras signaling crucial for achieving proper pathway outputs in multiple contexts in vivo. We show that Drosophila Rabex-5 restricts Ras signaling to establish organism size, wing vein pattern, and eye versus antennal fate. Rabex-5 has both Rab5 guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) activity that regulates endocytic trafficking [6] and ubiquitin ligase activity [7, 8]. Surprisingly, overexpression studies demonstrate that Rabex-5 ubiquitin ligase activity, not its Rab5 GEF activity, is required to restrict wing vein specification and to suppress the eye phenotypes of oncogenic Ras expression. Furthermore, genetic interaction experiments indicate that Rabex-5 acts at the step of Ras, and tissue culture studies show that Rabex-5 promotes Ras ubiquitination. Together, these findings reveal a new mechanism for attenuating Ras signaling in vivo and suggest an important role for Rabex-5-mediated Ras ubiquitination in pathway homeostasis.


Subject(s)
Drosophila Proteins/metabolism , Drosophila/metabolism , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism , ras Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Body Size , Compound Eye, Arthropod/growth & development , Compound Eye, Arthropod/metabolism , Drosophila/genetics , Drosophila/growth & development , Drosophila Proteins/genetics , ErbB Receptors/metabolism , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism , Homeostasis , Larva/enzymology , Mutation , Phenotype , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Receptors, Invertebrate Peptide/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics , Ubiquitination , Wings, Animal/growth & development , raf Kinases/metabolism
6.
J Cell Sci ; 122(Pt 9): 1461-70, 2009 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19366732

ABSTRACT

Ras signaling can promote proliferation, cell survival and differentiation. Mutations in components of the Ras pathway are found in many solid tumors and are associated with developmental disorders. We demonstrate here that Drosophila tissues containing hypomorphic mutations in E1, the most upstream enzyme in the ubiquitin pathway, display cell-autonomous upregulation of Ras-ERK activity and Ras-dependent ectopic proliferation. Ubiquitylation is widely accepted to regulate receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) endocytosis upstream of Ras. However, although the ectopic proliferation of E1 hypomorphs is dramatically suppressed by removing one copy of Ras, removal of the more upstream components Egfr, Grb2 or sos shows no suppression. Thus, decreased ubiquitylation may lead to growth-relevant Ras-ERK activation by failing to regulate a step downstream of RTK endocytosis. We further demonstrate that Drosophila Ras is ubiquitylated. Our findings suggest that Ras ubiquitylation restricts growth and proliferation in vivo. We also report our intriguing observation that complete inactivation of E1 causes non-autonomous activation of Ras-ERK in adjacent tissue, mimicking oncogenic Ras overexpression. We demonstrate that maintaining sufficient E1 function is required both cell autonomously and non-cell autonomously to prevent inappropriate Ras-ERK-dependent growth and proliferation in vivo and may implicate loss of Ras ubiquitylation in developmental disorders and cancer.


Subject(s)
Drosophila Proteins , Drosophila melanogaster/physiology , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism , Mutation , ras Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Cell Line , Drosophila Proteins/genetics , Drosophila Proteins/metabolism , Drosophila melanogaster/anatomy & histology , Drosophila melanogaster/genetics , Enzyme Activation , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/genetics , Gene Dosage , Phenotype , Ubiquitination , ras Proteins/genetics
7.
Mol Ecol ; 15(12): 3801-15, 2006 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17032275

ABSTRACT

Pelagic dispersal of marine organisms provides abundant opportunity for gene flow and presumably inhibits population genetic divergence. However, ephemeral, fine-scale, temporal and spatial genetic heterogeneity is frequently observed in settled propagules of marine species that otherwise exhibit broad-scale genetic homogeneity. A large variance in reproductive success is one explanation for this phenomenon. Here, genetic analyses of 16 microsatellite loci are used to examine temporal patterns of variation in young-of-year kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens) recruiting to nearshore habitat in Monterey Bay, California, USA. Population structure of adults from central California is also evaluated to determine if spatial structure exists and might potentially contribute to recruitment patterns. Genetic homogeneity was found among 414 young-of-year sampled throughout the entire 1998 recruitment season. No substantial adult population structure was found among seven populations spanning 800 km of coastline that includes the Point Conception marine biogeographic boundary. Comparison of young-of-year and adult samples revealed no genetic differentiation and no measurable reduction in genetic variation of offspring, indicating little variance in reproductive success and no reduction in effective population size for this year class. Simulation analyses determined that the data set was sufficiently powerful to detect both slight population structure among adults and a small reduction in effective number of breeders contributing to this year class. The findings of high gene flow and low genetic drift have important implications for fisheries management and conservation efforts.


Subject(s)
Fishes/classification , Gene Flow , Animals , California , Computer Simulation , Conservation of Natural Resources , Fisheries , Fishes/genetics , Fishes/physiology , Gene Frequency , Genetic Drift , Genetic Variation , Microsatellite Repeats , Oceans and Seas , Population Density , Reproduction
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