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Transcriptome display during tilapia sex determination and differentiation as revealed by RNA-Seq analysis

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BMC GENOMICS
卷 19, 期 -, 页码 -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4756-0

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Sex determination and differentiation; Tilapia; RNA-seq analysis

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31502147, 31630082, 31572609]
  2. Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20130182130003]
  3. Natural Science Foundation Project of Chongqing, Chongqing Science and Technology Commission [cstc2013kjrc-tdjs80003, cstc2014jcyjA80001]
  4. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Ministry of Education of China) [XDJK2018B025, XDJK2017B007, XDJK2016A003]

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Background: The factors determining sex in teleosts are diverse. Great efforts have been made to characterize the underlying genetic network in various species. However, only seven master sex-determining genes have been identified in teleosts. While the function of a few genes involved in sex determination and differentiation has been studied, we are far from fully understanding how genes interact to coordinate in this process. Results: To enable systematic insights into fish sexual differentiation, we generated a dynamic co-expression network from tilapia gonadal transcriptomes at 5, 20, 30, 40, 90, and 180 dah (days after hatching), plus 45 and 90 dat (days after treatment) and linked gene expression profiles to both development and sexual differentiation. Transcriptomic profiles of female and male gonads at 5 and 20 dah exhibited high similarities except for a small number of genes that were involved in sex determination, while drastic changes were observed from 90 to 180 dah, with a group of differently expressed genes which were involved in gonadal differentiation and gametogenesis. Weighted gene correlation network analysis identified changes in the expression of Borealin, Gtsf1, tesk1, Zar1, Cdn15, and Rpl that were correlated with the expression of genes previously known to be involved in sex differentiation, such as Foxl2, Cyp19a la, Gsdf, Dmrt1, and Amh. Conclusions: Global gonadal gene expression kinetics during sex determination and differentiation have been extensively profiled in tilapia. These findings provide insights into the genetic framework underlying sex determination and sexual differentiation, and expand our current understanding of developmental pathways during teleost sex determination.

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