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Gen Comp Endocrinol ; 296: 113532, 2020 09 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32535172

ABSTRACT

The African bonytongue (Heterotis niloticus) is an excellent candidate for fish farming because it has outstanding biological characteristics and zootechnical performances. However, the absence of sexual dimorphism does not favor its reproduction in captivity or the understanding of its reproductive behavior. Moreover, no molecular data related to its reproduction is yet available. This study therefore focuses on the structural identification of the different molecular actors of vitellogenesis expressed in the pituitary gland, the liver and the ovary of H. niloticus. A transcriptomic approach based on de novo RNA sequencing of the pituitary gland, ovary and liver of females in vitellogenesis led to the creation of three transcriptomes. In silico analysis of these transcriptomes identified the sequences of pituitary hormones such as prolactin (PRL), luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and their ovarian receptors (PRLR, FSHR, LHR). In the liver and ovary, estrogen receptors (ER) beta and gamma, liver vitellogenins (VtgB and VtgC) and their ovarian receptors (VLDLR) were identified. Finally, the partial transcript of an ovarian Vtg weakly expressed compared to hepatic Vtg was identified based on structural criteria. Moreover, a proteomic approach carried out from mucus revealed the presence of one Vtg exclusively in females in vitellogenesis. In this teleost fish that does not exhibit sexual dimorphism, mucus Vtg could be used as a sexing biomarker based on a non-invasive technique compatible with the implementation of experimental protocols in vivo.


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Aquaculture , Fishes/physiology , Vitellogenesis/physiology , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Base Sequence , Computer Simulation , Female , Liver/metabolism , Mucus/metabolism , Ovary/metabolism , Prolactin/chemistry , Protein Structure, Secondary , Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry , Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics , Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism , Vitellogenins/blood , Vitellogenins/chemistry , Vitellogenins/genetics , Vitellogenins/metabolism
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