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DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS
卷 236, 期 1, 页码 271-281出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20997
关键词
anti-Mullerian hormone; Amh; Amh type II receptor; AmhrII; gonad development; MIS; medaka; sex determination; sex differentiation
In mammals, the anti-Mullerian hormone (Amh) is responsible for the regression of the Mullerian ducts; therefore, Amh is an important factor of male sex differentiation. The amh gene has been cloned in various vertebrates, as well as in several teleost species. To date, all described species show a sexually dimorphic expression of amh during sex differentiation or at least in differentiated juvenile gonads. We have identified the medaka amh ortholog and examined its expression pattern. Medaka amh shows no sexually dimorphic expression pattern. It is expressed in both developing XY male and XX female gonads. In adult testes, amh is expressed in the Sertoli cells and in adult ovaries in granulosa. cells surrounding the oocytes, like in mammals. To better understand the function of amh, we cloned the anti-Mullerian hormone receptor type II (amhrII) ortholog and compared its expression pattern with amh, aromatase (cyp19a1), and scp3. During gonad development, amhrII is coexpressed with medaka amh in somatic cells of the gonads and shows no sexually dimorphic expression. Only the expression level of the Anth type II receptor gene was decreased noticeably in adult female gonads. These results suggest that medaka Amh and AmhrII are involved in gonad formation and maintenance in both sexes.
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