PUBLICATION
Zebrafish Gonadotropins and Their Receptors: I. Cloning and Characterization of Zebrafish Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone Receptors - Evidence for Their Distinct Functions in Follicle Development
- Authors
- Kwok, H.F., So, W.K., Wang, Y., and Ge, W.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-050225-12
- Date
- 2005
- Source
- Biology of reproduction 72(6): 1370-1381 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Ge, Wei
- Keywords
- Ovary, Follicle-stimulating hormone, Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor, Follicular development, Luteinizing hormone
- MeSH Terms
-
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cells, Cultured
- Chorionic Gonadotropin/pharmacology
- Cloning, Molecular
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gonads/metabolism
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Ovarian Follicle/growth & development*
- Receptors, FSH/drug effects
- Receptors, FSH/genetics*
- Receptors, FSH/metabolism
- Receptors, LH/genetics*
- Sexual Maturation/genetics
- Zebrafish/growth & development
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics*
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- PubMed
- 15728795 Full text @ Biol. Reprod.
Citation
Kwok, H.F., So, W.K., Wang, Y., and Ge, W. (2005) Zebrafish Gonadotropins and Their Receptors: I. Cloning and Characterization of Zebrafish Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone Receptors - Evidence for Their Distinct Functions in Follicle Development. Biology of reproduction. 72(6):1370-1381.
Abstract
In the present study, we cloned and characterized zebrafish FSH receptor (Fshr) and LH receptor (Lhr). Both fshr and lhr were abundantly expressed in the zebrafish gonads; however, they could also be detected in the kidney and liver, respectively. When over-expressed in mammalian cell lines together with a cAMP-responsive reporter gene, zebrafish Fshr responded to goldfish pituitary extract but not hCG, whereas Lhr could be activated by both. It was further demonstrated that Fshr was specific to bovine FSH, while Lhr could be stimulated by both bovine FSH and LH. Low level of fshr expression could be detected in the immature ovary, but the level steadily increased during vitellogenesis of the first cohort of developing follicles. In contrast, the expression of lhr could barely be detected in the immature ovary, but it became detectable at the beginning of vitellogenesis and steadily increased afterwards with the peak level reached at the full-grown stage. At the follicle level, the expression of fshr was very weak in the follicles of primary growth stage, but significantly increased with the follicles entering vitellogenesis. However, after reaching the maximal level in the mid-vitellogenic follicles, the level of fshr expression dropped slightly but significantly at the full-grown stage. In comparison, the expression of lhr obviously lagged behind that of fshr. Its expression became detectable only when the follicles started to accumulate yolk granules, but the level rose steadily afterwards and reached the peak at the full-grown stage prior to oocyte maturation. These results suggest differential roles for Fshr and Lhr in zebrafish ovarian follicle development.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping