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FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 49, Issue 1, Pages 117-137Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s10695-023-01169-6
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Low-density lipoprotein receptor family; Vitellogenin receptor; Lr8; Lrp13; Vitellogenin uptake; Egg yolk formation
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Novel sequences of lr and lrp genes expressed in the ovary of the short-finned eel during early gonadal development were identified. The genes lr8 +, lr8-, and lrp13 were highly expressed in the ovary and may encode putative Vtg receptors in anguillid eels.
Lipoprotein receptors, including low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLr) relatives (Lrs) and LDLr-related proteins (Lrps), belong to the LDLr supergene family and participate in diverse physiological functions. In this study, novel sequences of lr and lrp genes expressed in the ovary of the short-finned eel, Anguilla australis, during early gonadal development are presented. The genes encoding the LDLr-like, Lrp1-like, Lrp1b-like, Lrp3, Lrp4-like, Lrp5-like, Lrp6, Lrp10, Lrp11, Lrp12-like, and Lr11-like proteins were found and identified by sequence and structure analysis, in addition to phylogenetic analysis. Genes encoding proteins previously implicated in follicle development and vitellogenin (Vtg) uptake in oviparous vertebrates were also identified, i.e. lr8 (including lr8 + and lr8- variants) and lrp13; their identification was reinforced by conserved synteny with orthologues in other teleost fish. Compared to other lr/lrp genes, the genes encoding Lr8 + , Lr8-, and Lrp13 were highly expressed in ovary during early development, decreasing as oocyte development advanced when induced by hypophysation. Furthermore, lr8 + , lr8-, and lrp13 were dominantly expressed in the ovary when compared with 17 other tissues. Finally, this study successfully detected the expression of both lr8 variants, which showed different expression patterns to those reported in other oviparous vertebrates and provided the first characterisation of Lrp13 in Anguilla sp. We propose that lr8 + , lr8-, and lrp13 encode putative Vtg receptors in anguillid eels.
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