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Partial depletion of yolk during zebrafish embryogenesis changes the dynamics of methionine cycle and metabolic genes

Authors
Huang, Y., Linsen, S.E.
ID
ZDB-PUB-150605-6
Date
2015
Source
BMC Genomics   16: 427 (Journal)
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Keywords
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MeSH Terms
  • Signal Transduction/genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
  • Female
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Methionine/metabolism*
  • Oxidative Stress/genetics
  • Animals
  • Glycolysis/genetics
  • Embryonic Development/genetics
  • Apolipoproteins/genetics
  • Apolipoproteins/metabolism
  • RNA/analysis
  • RNA/isolation & purification
  • Zebrafish/genetics
  • Zebrafish/growth & development*
  • Genome
  • Yolk Sac/abnormalities*
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PubMed
26040990 Full text @ BMC Genomics
Abstract
Background Limited nutrient availability during development is associated with metabolic diseases in adulthood. The molecular cause for these defects is unclear. Here, we investigate if transcriptional changes caused by developmental malnutrition reveal an early response that can be linked to metabolism and metabolic diseases.
Results We limited nutrient availability by removing yolk from zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. We then measured genome expression after 8, 24, 32 h post-fertilization (hpf) by RNA sequencing and 48 hpf by microarray profiling. We assessed the functional impact of deregulated genes by enrichment analysis of gene ontologies, pathways and CpG sites around the transcription start sites. Nutrient depletion during embryogenesis does not affect viability, but induces a bias towards female development. It induces subtle expression changes of metabolic genes: lipid transport, oxidative signaling, and glycolysis are affected during earlier stages, and hormonal signaling at 48 hpf. Co-citation analysis indicates association of deregulated genes to the metabolic syndrome, a known outcome of early-life nutrient depletion. Notably, deregulated methionine cycle genes indicate altered methyl donor availability. We find that the regulation of deregulated genes may be less dependent on methyl donor availability.
Conclusions The systemic response to reduced nutrient availability in zebrafish embryos affects metabolic pathways and can be linked to metabolic diseases. Further exploration of the reported zebrafish model system may elucidate the consequences of reduced nutrient availability during embryogenesis.
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Citation
Huang, Y., Linsen, S.E. (2015) Partial depletion of yolk during zebrafish embryogenesis changes the dynamics of methionine cycle and metabolic genes. BMC Genomics. 16:427.