Sex determination is composed of somatic and germ-line sex differentiation hierarchies whose interaction is poorly understood. A single gene known to control somatic sex determination, the DM-domain containing （Doubl...Sex determination is composed of somatic and germ-line sex differentiation hierarchies whose interaction is poorly understood. A single gene known to control somatic sex determination, the DM-domain containing （Doublesex/Mab-3 DNA-binding motif） gene, is highly conserved across species. Vertebrate DMRT1 （DM-related transcription factor 1） expression occurs predominantly in the testis. Here, however, isolated two distinct DM-domain cDNA from Oreochromis aurea ovary and testis have been named DMRT4 （DM-related transcription factor 4） and DMRT1 by BLAST, respectively. Despite high homology in the DM-domain there is little similarity outside the DM-domain.To better understand the structure, function, and possible roles of DMRT4 and DMRT1 as potential candidates for sex differentiation and sex determination, the intact regions encoding DMRT4 and DMRT1 obtained by PCR were sub-cloned into the vector pMAL-c2x and introduced into the Escherichia coli TB1 cell for efficient fusion expression. After purification and cleavage, DMRT4 and DMRT1 proteins were used to immunize adult rabbits following standard protocols. Consequently, it was found by using Western blot analysis that polyclonal antibodies against DMRT4 and DMRT1 had high specificity. The relative expression levels of DMRT4 and DMRT1 mRNA were determined by fluorescent Real-time RT-PCR in female and male Oreochromis aurea with 13-actin as the internal standard. DMRT1 was expressed only in testis, whereas DMRT4 was over expressed in the ovary, but in both female and male, a slight expression in the brain was also detected. Statistical analysis showed that in the brain, mean DMRT4 mRNA levels in female were significantly higher than in male. Meanwhile, the expression of DMRT4 and DMRT1 protein was also analyzed using the purified antibodies through Western blot and immunohistochemistry. It was found that DMRT4 was exclusively expressed in the ovary and DMRT1 in the testis. Study on DMRT4 and DMRT1 expression facilitated the elucidation of their roles and the understanding of sex differentiation of fish.展开更多
利用RT-PCR和cDNA末端快速扩增法(RACE)分离、克隆奥利亚罗非鱼(Oreochromis aurea)睾丸DMT(DM-do-main gene in testis)基因,并进行序列测定与分析。结果表明,该基因cDNA序列全长1 260 bp,包括74 bp 5’非翻译区,879 bp阅读框以及含pol...利用RT-PCR和cDNA末端快速扩增法(RACE)分离、克隆奥利亚罗非鱼(Oreochromis aurea)睾丸DMT(DM-do-main gene in testis)基因,并进行序列测定与分析。结果表明,该基因cDNA序列全长1 260 bp,包括74 bp 5’非翻译区,879 bp阅读框以及含poly(A)信号AATAAA的307 bp 3’非翻译区,阅读框共编码292个氨基酸。序列同源性分析表明,不同进化地位动物的DMRT1基因DM域编码序列存在高度同源性,显示DMRT1基因在系统进化上高度保守。生物信息学分析表明:DMT基因编码蛋白无信号肽,无跨膜区域,有多个蛋白激酶C、酪蛋白激酶Ⅱ磷酸化位点和N-糖基化位点,推测其可能在细胞信号传导中发挥作用,且其生物活性可能接受信号途中多种信号的调控。该基因的成功克隆及生物信息学分析不仅为DMRT1基因的分子进化和相似性比较研究提供了新的材料,而且对进一步研究其编码蛋白的结构与功能以及其在鱼类性别调控中的作用具有重要意义。[中国水产科学,2007,14(1):23-31]展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2004CB117401)Chinese National Programsfor High Technology Research and Development(No.2004AA243060).
文摘Sex determination is composed of somatic and germ-line sex differentiation hierarchies whose interaction is poorly understood. A single gene known to control somatic sex determination, the DM-domain containing （Doublesex/Mab-3 DNA-binding motif） gene, is highly conserved across species. Vertebrate DMRT1 （DM-related transcription factor 1） expression occurs predominantly in the testis. Here, however, isolated two distinct DM-domain cDNA from Oreochromis aurea ovary and testis have been named DMRT4 （DM-related transcription factor 4） and DMRT1 by BLAST, respectively. Despite high homology in the DM-domain there is little similarity outside the DM-domain.To better understand the structure, function, and possible roles of DMRT4 and DMRT1 as potential candidates for sex differentiation and sex determination, the intact regions encoding DMRT4 and DMRT1 obtained by PCR were sub-cloned into the vector pMAL-c2x and introduced into the Escherichia coli TB1 cell for efficient fusion expression. After purification and cleavage, DMRT4 and DMRT1 proteins were used to immunize adult rabbits following standard protocols. Consequently, it was found by using Western blot analysis that polyclonal antibodies against DMRT4 and DMRT1 had high specificity. The relative expression levels of DMRT4 and DMRT1 mRNA were determined by fluorescent Real-time RT-PCR in female and male Oreochromis aurea with 13-actin as the internal standard. DMRT1 was expressed only in testis, whereas DMRT4 was over expressed in the ovary, but in both female and male, a slight expression in the brain was also detected. Statistical analysis showed that in the brain, mean DMRT4 mRNA levels in female were significantly higher than in male. Meanwhile, the expression of DMRT4 and DMRT1 protein was also analyzed using the purified antibodies through Western blot and immunohistochemistry. It was found that DMRT4 was exclusively expressed in the ovary and DMRT1 in the testis. Study on DMRT4 and DMRT1 expression facilitated the elucidation of their roles and the understanding of sex differentiation of fish.
文摘利用RT-PCR和cDNA末端快速扩增法(RACE)分离、克隆奥利亚罗非鱼(Oreochromis aurea)睾丸DMT(DM-do-main gene in testis)基因,并进行序列测定与分析。结果表明,该基因cDNA序列全长1 260 bp,包括74 bp 5’非翻译区,879 bp阅读框以及含poly(A)信号AATAAA的307 bp 3’非翻译区,阅读框共编码292个氨基酸。序列同源性分析表明,不同进化地位动物的DMRT1基因DM域编码序列存在高度同源性,显示DMRT1基因在系统进化上高度保守。生物信息学分析表明:DMT基因编码蛋白无信号肽,无跨膜区域,有多个蛋白激酶C、酪蛋白激酶Ⅱ磷酸化位点和N-糖基化位点,推测其可能在细胞信号传导中发挥作用,且其生物活性可能接受信号途中多种信号的调控。该基因的成功克隆及生物信息学分析不仅为DMRT1基因的分子进化和相似性比较研究提供了新的材料,而且对进一步研究其编码蛋白的结构与功能以及其在鱼类性别调控中的作用具有重要意义。[中国水产科学,2007,14(1):23-31]
