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Yamamoto Y, Hishikawa D, Ono F. Trpv4-mediated apoptosis of Leydig cells induced by high temperature regulates sperm development and motility in zebrafish. Commun Biol 2024; 7:96. [PMID: 38218950 PMCID: PMC10787748 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05740-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024] Open
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Exposure of testes to high-temperature environment results in defective spermatogenesis. Zebrafish exposed to high temperature exhibited apoptosis not only in germ cells but also in Leydig cells, as expected from studies using mice or salmon. However, the role of testicular somatic cells in spermatogenesis defects remains unclear. We found that in Leydig cells the Trpv4 gene encoding the temperature sensitive ion channel was specifically upregulated in high temperature. High temperature also reduced hormone synthesis in Leydig cells and led to a prompt downregulation of sperm motility. In the Trpv4 null mutant, neither Leydig cell-specific apoptosis nor decreased sperm motility was observed under high temperature. These results indicate that Leydig cell specific-apoptosis is induced via Trpv4 by high temperature. Notably this Trpv4-dependent mechanism was specific to Leydig cells and did not operate in germ cells. Because sperm exposed to high temperature exhibited compromised genome stability, we propose that temperature sensing leading to apoptosis in Leydig cells evolved to actively suppress generation of offspring with unstable genome.
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- Yasuhiro Yamamoto
- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan.
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Jenila JS, Issac PK, Lam SS, Oviya JC, Jones S, Munusamy-Ramanujam G, Chang SW, Ravindran B, Mannacharaju M, Ghotekar S, Khoo KS. Deleterious effect of gestagens from wastewater effluent on fish reproduction in aquatic environment: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 236:116810. [PMID: 37532209 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Gestagens are common pollutants accumulated in the aquatic ecosystem. Gestagens are comprised of natural gestagens (i.e. progesterone) and synthetic gestagens (i.e. progestins). The major contributors of gestagens in the environment are paper plant mill effluent, wastewater treatment plants, discharge from pharmaceutical manufacturing, and livestock farming. Gestagens present in the aquatic environment interact with progesterone receptors and other steroid hormone receptors, negatively influencing fish reproduction, development, and behavior. In fish, the gonadotropin induces 17α, 20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) production, an important steroid hormone involved in gametogenesis. DHP interacts with the membrane progestin receptor (mPR), which regulates sperm motility and oocyte maturation. Gestagens also interfere with the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, which results in altered hormone levels in fish. Moreover, recent studies showed that even at low concentrations exposure to gestagens can have detrimental effects on fish reproduction, including reduced egg production, masculinization, feminization in males, and altered sex ratio, raising concerns about their impact on the fish population. This review highlights the hormonal regulation of sperm motility, oocyte maturation, the concentration of environmental gestagens in the aquatic environment, and their detrimental effects on fish reproduction. However, the long-term and combined impacts of multiple gestagens, including their interactions with other pollutants on fish populations and ecosystems are not well understood. The lack of standardized regulations and monitoring protocols for gestagens pollution in wastewater effluent hampers effective control and management. Nonetheless, advancements in analytical techniques and biomonitoring methods provide potential solutions by enabling better detection and quantification of gestagens in aquatic ecosystems.
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- J S Jenila
- Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Integrative Physiology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Chennai, 602 105, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Integrative Physiology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Chennai, 602 105, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; University Centre for Research and Development, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, India; Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, India
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- Molecular Biology and Immunobiology Division, Interdisciplinary Institute of Indian System of Medicine, SRM-IST, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India.
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- Department of Environmental Energy & Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16227, South Korea
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Integrative Physiology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Chennai, 602 105, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Environmental Energy & Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16227, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Smt. Devkiba Mohansinhji Chauhan College of Commerce and Science (University of Mumbai), Silvassa, 396 230, Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT), India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Thomas P. Membrane Progesterone Receptors (mPRs, PAQRs): Review of Structural and Signaling Characteristics. Cells 2022; 11:cells11111785. [PMID: 35681480 PMCID: PMC9179843 DOI: 10.3390/cells11111785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The role of membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs), which belong to the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family, in mediating rapid, nongenomic (non-classical) progestogen actions has been extensively studied since their identification 20 years ago. Although the mPRs have been implicated in progestogen regulation of numerous reproductive and non-reproductive functions in vertebrates, several critical aspects of their structure and signaling functions have been unresolved until recently and remain the subject of considerable debate. This paper briefly reviews recent developments in our understanding of the structure and functional characteristics of mPRs. The proposed membrane topology of mPRα, the structure of its ligand-binding site, and the binding affinities of steroids were predicted from homology modeling based on the structures of other PAQRs, adiponectin receptors, and confirmed by mutational analysis and ligand-binding assays. Extensive data demonstrating that mPR-dependent progestogen regulation of intracellular signaling through mPRs is mediated by activation of G proteins are reviewed. Close association of mPRα with progesterone membrane receptor component 1 (PGRMC1), its role as an adaptor protein to mediate cell-surface expression of mPRα and mPRα-dependent progestogen signaling has been demonstrated in several vertebrate models. In addition, evidence is presented that mPRs can regulate the activity of other hormone receptors.
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- Peter Thomas
- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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Tan W, Pang Y, Tubbs C, Thomas P. Induction of sperm hypermotility through membrane progestin receptor alpha (mPRα): A teleost model of rapid, multifaceted, nongenomic progestin signaling. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 279:60-66. [PMID: 30529310 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rapid progestin effects on sperm physiology have been described in a variety of vertebrate species. Here, we briefly review the signaling pathways mediating rapid progestin induction of sperm hypermotility and increased fertility in two teleost species, Atlantic croaker and southern flounder. Acute in vitro treatment of teleost sperm with the progestin hormone, 20β-S, causes activation of progestin membrane receptor alpha (mPRα, or Paqr7) coupled to a stimulatory olfactory G protein (Golf), resulting in increased cAMP and calcium concentrations and hypermotility upon activation in a hyperosmotic medium. Pharmacological tools were used to investigate the involvement of mPRα and several intracellular signaling pathways in the hypermotility response. Evidence was obtained using the specific mPRα agonist, Org OD 02-0, that this progestin action is mediated through mPRα and not through the nuclear PR. The results indicate that progestins induce hypermotility through activation of a membrane adenylyl cyclase (Acy)/cAMP pathway, an epidermal growth factor receptor (Egfr)/Mapkinase pathway, and a Pi3kinase/Akt/phosphodiesterase (Pde) pathway which result in increased sperm calcium concentrations within 10 s. The finding that inhibition of any one of these pathways is sufficient to prevent hypermotility along with the calcium increase suggests that activation of all of them and the associated calcium increase are required for the progestin hypermotility response. On the basis of these findings a model of progestin induction of sperm hypermotility in teleosts is proposed. As teleosts lack CatSper, the model described here is a non-CatSper mediated one and may therefore be applicable to a wide variety of nonmammalian vertebrates.
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- Wenxian Tan
- The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States; Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon Street, Austin, TX 78702, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States; San Diego Zoo Global, Institute for Conservation Research, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States.
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Alavi SMH, Cosson J, Bondarenko O, Linhart O. Sperm motility in fishes: (III) diversity of regulatory signals from membrane to the axoneme. Theriogenology 2019; 136:143-165. [PMID: 31265944 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fish spermatozoa acquire potential for motility in the sperm duct where they are immotile. Osmolality of the seminal plasma is a key factor to maintain spermatozoa in the quiescent state in either freshwater or marine fishes. However, potassium (K+) ions prevent spermatozoa motility in salmonid and sturgeon fishes, while CO2 inhibits spermatozoa motility in flatfishes. Once, spermatozoa are released at spawning, their motility is initiated in hypo-osmotic and hyper-osmotic environments in freshwater and marine fishes, respectively. Some substances produced by the testes (a progestin), or released from oocytes (peptides) induce spermatozoa hypermotility in some marine fishes including the Atlantic croaker and Pacific herrings, respectively. Duration of spermatozoa motility is short, lasting for a few seconds to few minutes in most fishes due to rapid depletion of energy required for the beating of the motility apparatus called axoneme. In the osmotic-activated spermatozoa, K+ and water effluxes occur in freshwater and marine fishes, respectively, which trigger spermatozoa motility signaling. In general, initiation of axonemal beating is associated with an increase in intracellular calcium (Ca2+) ions in spermatozoa of both freshwater and marine fishes and a post- or pre-increase in intracellular pH, while cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) remains unchanged. However, axonemal beating is cAMP-dependent in demembranated spermatozoa of salmonid and sturgeon fishes. Calcium from extracellular environment or intracellular stores supply required Ca2+ concentration for axonemal beating. Several axonemal proteins have been so far identified in fishes that are activated by Ca2+ and cAMP, directly or mediated by protein kinase C and protein kinase A, respectively. The present study reviews differences and similarities in complex regulatory signals controlling spermatozoa motility initiation in fishes, and notes physiological mechanisms that await elucidation.
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, 389 25, Czech Republic.
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, 389 25, Czech Republic
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, 389 25, Czech Republic.
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Fabbrocini A, Coccia E, D’Adamo R, Faggio C, Paolucci M. Mifepristone affects fertility and development in the sea urchin
Paracentrotus lividus. Mol Reprod Dev 2019; 86:1348-1356. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Adele Fabbrocini
- National Research Council (CNR) Institute of Marine Sciences, UOS Napoli, Calata Porta di Massa Napoli Italy
- Institute for Biological Resources and Marine BiotechnologiesUOS Lesina Lesina (FG) Italy
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- Department of Sciences and TechnologyUniversity of Sannio Benevento Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR) Institute of Marine Sciences, UOS Napoli, Calata Porta di Massa Napoli Italy
- Institute for Biological Resources and Marine BiotechnologiesUOS Lesina Lesina (FG) Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental SciencesViale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres Messina Italy
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- Department of Sciences and TechnologyUniversity of Sannio Benevento Italy
- National Research Council (CNR) Institute of Food Science Avellino Italy
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Feng C, Xu S, Liu Y, Wang Y, Wang W, Yang J, Zhao C, Liu Q, Li J. Progestin is important for testicular development of male turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) during the annual reproductive cycle through functionally distinct progestin receptors. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2018; 44:35-48. [PMID: 28986724 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-017-0411-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In teleost, sex steroid hormones are critical for reproduction. Progestin is known to promote spermiation. To further understand the functions of progestin via its receptors during the annual reproductive cycle in male turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), we observed testicular development, quantified several sex steroid hormones, detected the expression of progestin receptors, and measured various sperm parameters. Results showed that the turbot testicular structure was of the lobular type. During breeding season, a number of spermatocytes (stage III) developed into spermatids (stage IV), then differentiated into sperm during spermiogenesis (stage V), and finally regressed to spermatocytes (stage VI). Concomitant with testicular development, serum progesterone (P4) and 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) exhibited higher levels from stage IV to V than other stages. Furthermore, males with higher motility sperm showed higher levels of P4 and DHP compared with fish with lower motility sperm. These results indicated that P4 and DHP might induce spermatogenesis due to seasonal changes. Concurrently, in testes, the nuclear progesterone receptor (pgr) was expressed throughout the reproductive cycle and its level peaked during spermiogenesis while expression of membrane progestin receptor alpha (mPRα) did not change significantly. However, in sperm, mPRα expression was higher than in testes and had a significant positive correlation with curvilinear velocities (VCL), sperm motility, and motility duration. In conclusion, progestin appears to exert a direct pgr-mediated effect on spermiogenesis and improve sperm motility characteristics depending on the abundance of mPRα protein in sperm during spermiation.
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- Chengcheng Feng
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China
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- Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China.
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Nuclear and membrane progestin receptors in the European eel: Characterization and expression in vivo through spermatogenesis. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2017; 207:79-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Shi B, Liu X, Thomas P, Pang Y, Xu Y, Li X, Li X. Identification and characterization of a progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) structurally related to Paqr7 in the ovary of Cynoglossus semilaevis and its potential role in regulating oocyte maturation. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2016; 237:109-120. [PMID: 27554928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Membrane progestin receptors (mPRs) play an important role in the regulation of oocyte meiotic maturation in fish. However, details of the molecular endocrine mechanism regulating oocyte maturation in multiple spawning fish with asynchronous ovarian development remain unclear. The cDNA encoding a novel progestin and adipoQ receptor with structural similarity to mPRα (Paqr7), herein called Paqr7b, was cloned and sequenced from the ovary of half-smooth tongue sole Cynoglossus semilaevis. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Paqr7b represents an evolutionary intermediate between mPRα and mPRβ and shares high homology with other similar Paqr proteins in other teleost species. However, the tongue sole Paqr7b protein showed much greater homology to teleost mPRαs (average 52%) than mPRβs (average 40%), suggesting it may have arisen from gene duplication of mPRα. paqr7b and paqr7 mRNA exhibited similar patterns of tissue expression. The mRNA and protein of Paqr7b were ubiquitously detected in all tissues analyzed, including the ovary. Moreover, in situ hybridization results revealed that paqr7b was expressed in stage V oocytes, as well as in scattered cells in the pituitary. The expression of paqr7b mRNA in brain and ovary significantly increased from ovarian development stage II to stage V (P<0.05), and was maximal at stage V, and then sharply decreased at stage VI. The transcript level of paqr7b mRNA in the pituitary also peaked at stage V (P<0.05). Treatment of tongue sole ovarian follicles with gonadotropin consistently increased the expression level of Paqr7b protein and mRNA in both a dose- and stage-dependent manner. Microinjection of tongue sole oocytes with a morpholino antisense oligonucleotide to Paqr7b blocked the progestin induction of oocyte maturation. Our findings demonstrate an important role of Paqr7b in the regulation of oocyte maturation in tongue sole and suggest the receptor may also influence other aspects of reproduction, such as pituitary function.
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- Bao Shi
- Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Marine Science Institute, University of Texas At Austin, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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- Marine Science Institute, University of Texas At Austin, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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- Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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Zhang YT, Liu DT, Zhu Y, Chen SX, Hong WS. Cloning and olfactory expression of progestin receptors in the Chinese black sleeper Bostrichthys sinensis. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2016; 230-231:87-102. [PMID: 27018395 PMCID: PMC5421406 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Our previous studies suggested that 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP), an oocyte maturation inducing progestin, also acts as a sex pheromone in Chinese black sleeper Bostrichthys sinensis, a fish species that inhabits intertidal zones and mates and spawns inside a muddy burrow. The electro-olfactogram response to DHP increased during the breeding season. In the present study, we cloned the cDNAs of the nine progestin receptors (pgr, paqr5, 6, 7(a, b), 8, 9, pgrmc1, 2) from B. sinensis, analyzed their tissue distribution, and determined the expression in the olfactory rosette during the reproductive cycle in female and male fish. The deduced amino acid sequences of the nine progestin receptors share high sequence identities with those of other fish species and relatively lower homology with their mammalian counterparts, and phylogenetic analyses classified the nine B. sinensis progestin receptors into their respective progestin receptor groups. Tissue distribution of B. sinensis progestin receptors showed differential expression patterns, but all these nine genes were expressed in the olfactory rosette. Interestingly, paqr5 mRNA was found in the intermediate and basal parts of the olfactory epithelium but not in the central core using in situ hybridization, and its expression level was the highest in the olfactory rosette among the tissues examined. These results suggested Paqr5 may have an important role for transmitting progestin signaling in the olfactory system. The expression levels of paqr7a and paqr7b, pgr and pgrmc2 mRNA peaked around the mid meiotic stage, and that of paqr8 peaked at late meiotic stage in the olfactory rosette in males, while the olfactory expression of paqr5 decreased gradually as spermatogenesis progressed. In contrast, the expression of the progestin receptors did not change significantly during the development of the ovary in the olfactory rosette in females, except that of pgr. Interestingly, the changes of paqr8 expression in the olfactory rosette in males mirrored the changes of plasma DHP levels in females during the reproductive cycle, suggesting the Paqr8 may also be important for deciphering progestin signaling released by female. To our knowledge, this is the first time to demonstrate the presence of all known progestin receptors in a teleost olfactory rosette, and to show different expressions between the males and females during the reproductive cycle. This study provides the first evidence on changes of all purported progestin receptors during a reproductive cycle in teleost olfactory rosette, and suggests that distinct olfactory sensitivities to DHP may be due to the changes and compositions of each progestin receptor in B. sinensis.
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- Yu Ting Zhang
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, PR China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, PR China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, PR China; Department of Biology, Howell Science Complex, East Carolina University, 1000 E, 5th Street, Greenville, NC 27858-4553, USA
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, PR China.
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, PR China.
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Tan W, Thomas P. Involvement of epidermal growth factor receptors and mitogen-activated protein kinase in progestin-induction of sperm hypermotility in Atlantic croaker through membrane progestin receptor-alpha. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 414:194-201. [PMID: 26118657 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The intracellular pathways mediating rapid, nongenomic progestin stimulation of sperm motility remain unclear. The role of epidermal growth factor receptors (Egfr and ErbB2) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (Mapk) in membrane progestin receptor-alpha (mPRα)-mediated progestin stimulation of sperm hypermotility was examined in a teleost, Atlantic croaker. Inhibition of upstream regulators of Egfr, intracellular tyrosine kinase (Src) with PP2, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) with Ilomastat, abolished progestin-initiated sperm hypermotility by 17,20β,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20β-S; 20 nM) and a specific mPRα agonist, Org OD 02-0 (20 nM). Pretreatment of croaker sperm with EGFR inhibitors, AG1478 (5 μM) and RG13022 (50 μM), the ErbB2 inhibitor, AG879 (5 nM), or the MEK1/2 inhibitor, U0126 (500 nM) blocked progestin stimulation of sperm motility. Levels of phosphorylated extracellular-related kinase 1 and 2 (P-Erk1/2) were increased after 20β-S treatment. These results demonstrate that progestin-mediated hypermotility via mPRα in croaker sperm involves activation of the Egfr, ErbB2 and Mapk pathways.
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- Wenxian Tan
- The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States
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- The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States.
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Vizziano Cantonnet D, Mateo M, Alberro A, Barrios F, Fostier A. 17,20β-P and cortisol are the main in vitro metabolites of 17-hydroxy-progesterone produced by spermiating testes of Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae). NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim was to investigate the major C21 steroids produced by spermiating white croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Sciaenidae) in order to establish the potential mediator of gamete maturation in males of this species. The testes steroid production at the spawning season was identified incubating the 3H-17-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione precursor through thin layer chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography, enzymatic oxydation, acetylation and immunochemistry analyses. 17,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β-P) and 11β,17,21-Trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione (cortisol) were the main metabolites produced. Contrary to what we expected, 17,20β,21-Trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one was not detected. Circulating levels of 17,20β-P were undetectable in immature testes and in those at the first spermatogenesis stages, while a clear increase was observed during the whole spermatogenesis and spermiation phases (from undetectable to 1047 pg mL-1). In vitro studies together with plasma detection suggest that 17,20β-P is a good steroid candidate involved in M. furnieri testes maturation. The role of cortisol during late phases of testes development needs further studies.
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Shi B, Liu X, Xu Y, Sun Z, Chen S, Zang K. Molecular and transcriptional characterization ofGTHsandmPRαduring ovarian maturation in rock breamOplegnathus fasciatus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 323:430-44. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Revised: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Bao Shi
- Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology; Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences; Qingdao Shandong P.R. China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology; Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences; Qingdao Shandong P.R. China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology; Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences; Qingdao Shandong P.R. China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology; Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences; Qingdao Shandong P.R. China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology; Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences; Qingdao Shandong P.R. China
- College of Fisheries and Life Science; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai P.R. China
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- Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology; Key Laboratory for the Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences; Qingdao Shandong P.R. China
- College of Fisheries and Life Science; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai P.R. China
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Tan W, Thomas P. Activation of the Pi3k/Akt Pathway and Modulation of Phosphodiesterase Activity via Membrane Progestin Receptor-Alpha (mPRalpha) Regulate Progestin-Initiated Sperm Hypermotility in Atlantic Croaker1. Biol Reprod 2014; 90:105. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.112896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Tan W, Aizen J, Thomas P. Membrane progestin receptor alpha mediates progestin-induced sperm hypermotility and increased fertilization success in southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2014; 200:18-26. [PMID: 24530629 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Revised: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Progestin hormones stimulate sperm motility in teleosts but their mechanisms of action remain unclear. Preliminary results suggest that progestin upregulation of sperm motility in southern flounder and several other marine species is mediated through a sperm membrane progestin receptor with the characteristics of membrane progestin receptor alpha (mPRα, also known as Paqr7b). The hypothesis that mPRα has an important role in progestin regulation of southern flounder sperm motility and fertility was tested in the present study. The specific mPRα agonist, 10-ethenyl-19-norprogesterone (Org OD 02-0, 100nM), mimicked the stimulatory actions of the endogenous progestin, 17,20β, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20β-S, 100nM) on flounder sperm motility. The concentration of the mPRα protein on sperm plasma membranes was positively correlated to sperm motility as well as the responsiveness of sperm to progestin stimulation. Acute in vitro progestin treatment of sperm with high mPRα protein levels increased both sperm motility and fertilization success in strip spawning experiments. However, in vitro progestin treatments were ineffective on sperm with low receptor abundance. A single injection of the superactive gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (LHRHa, 100μg/kg) increased sperm motility and fertilization success in strip spawning experiments 72h post-injection which was accompanied by an increase in mPRα protein concentrations on sperm plasma membranes. These results provide clear evidence that southern flounder sperm hypermotility is mediated through mPRα. Stimulatory G proteins, but not inhibitory G proteins, were identified in flounder sperm plasma membrane fractions. The finding that treatment of flounder sperm plasma membrane fractions with either 20β-S or Org OD 02-0 increases cAMP levels suggests progestins stimulate flounder sperm motility by activating an mPRα/stimulatory G protein/membrane adenylyl cyclase pathway. A similar mechanism has been identified in Atlantic croaker, suggesting that the signaling pathway mediated by mPRα in sperm is highly conserved in advanced teleosts. Collectively, our results indicate that progestin-stimulation of flounder sperm hypermotility and fertility is dependent on a sufficient concentration of mPRα which can be upregulated by in vivo LHRHa treatments. These findings potentially have practical applications for enhancing the fertility of male flounder broodstock.
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- Wenxian Tan
- The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA.
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Morrison AMS, Goldstone JV, Lamb DC, Kubota A, Lemaire B, Stegeman JJ. Identification, modeling and ligand affinity of early deuterostome CYP51s, and functional characterization of recombinant zebrafish sterol 14α-demethylase. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:1825-36. [PMID: 24361620 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sterol 14α-demethylase (cytochrome P450 51, CYP51, P45014DM) is a microsomal enzyme that in eukaryotes catalyzes formation of sterols essential for cell membrane function and as precursors in biosynthesis of steroid hormones. Functional properties of CYP51s are unknown in non-mammalian deuterostomes. METHODS PCR-cloning and sequencing and computational analyses (homology modeling and docking) addressed CYP51 in zebrafish Danio rerio, the reef fish sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis, and the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Following N-terminal amino acid modification, zebrafish CYP51 was expressed in Escherichia coli, and lanosterol 14α-demethylase activity and azole inhibition of CYP51 activity were characterized using GC-MS. RESULTS Molecular phylogeny positioned S. purpuratus CYP51 at the base of the deuterostome clade. In zebrafish, CYP51 is expressed in all organs examined, most strongly in intestine. The recombinant protein bound lanosterol and catalyzed 14α-demethylase activity, at 3.2nmol/min/nmol CYP51. The binding of azoles to zebrafish CYP51 gave KS (dissociation constant) values of 0.26μM for ketoconazole and 0.64μM for propiconazole. Displacement of carbon monoxide also indicated zebrafish CYP51 has greater affinity for ketoconazole. Docking to homology models showed that lanosterol docks in fish and sea urchin CYP51s with an orientation essentially the same as in mammalian CYP51s. Docking of ketoconazole indicates it would inhibit fish and sea urchin CYP51s. CONCLUSIONS Biochemical and computational analyses are consistent with lanosterol being a substrate for early deuterostome CYP51s. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The results expand the phylogenetic view of animal CYP51, with evolutionary, environmental and therapeutic implications.
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- Ann Michelle Stanley Morrison
- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA; School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA; Institute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
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Pang Y, Dong J, Thomas P. Characterization, neurosteroid binding and brain distribution of human membrane progesterone receptors δ and {epsilon} (mPRδ and mPR{epsilon}) and mPRδ involvement in neurosteroid inhibition of apoptosis. Endocrinology 2013; 154:283-95. [PMID: 23161870 PMCID: PMC3529379 DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Three members of the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family, PAQR-7, PAQR-8, and PAQR-5 [membrane progesterone (P4) receptor (PR) (mPR)α, mPRβ, and mPRγ], function as plasma mPRs coupled to G proteins in mammalian cells, but the characteristics of two other members, PAQR6 and PAQR9 (mPRδ and mPRε), remain unclear, because they have only been investigated in yeast expression systems. Here, we show that recombinant human mPRδ and mPRε expressed in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells display specific, saturable, high-affinity [(3)H]-P4 binding on the plasma membranes of transfected cells with equilibrium dissociation constants (K(d)s) of 2.71 and 2.85 nm, respectively, and low affinity for R5020, characteristics typical of mPRs. P4 treatment increased cAMP production as well as [(35)S]-guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP)γS binding to transfected cell membranes, which was immunoprecipitated with a stimulatory G protein antibody, suggesting both mPRδ and mPRε activate a stimulatory G protein (Gs), unlike other mPRs, which activate an inhibitory G protein (Gi). All five mPR mRNAs were detected in different regions of the human brain, but mPRδ showed greatest expression in many regions, including the forebrain, hypothalamus, amygdala, corpus callosum, and spinal cord, whereas mPRε was abundant in the pituitary gland and hypothalamus. Allopregnanolone and other neurosteroids bound to mPRδ and other mPRs and acted as agonists, activating second messengers and decreased starvation-induced cell death and apoptosis in mPRδ-transfected cells and in hippocampal neuronal cells at low nanomolar concentrations. The results suggest that mPRδ and mPRε function as mPRs coupled to G proteins and are potential intermediaries of nonclassical antiapoptotic actions of neurosteroids in the central nervous system.
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- Yefei Pang
- University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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Picha ME, Shi B, Thomas P. Dual role of IGF-II in oocyte maturation in southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigma: up-regulation of mPRα and resumption of meiosis. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2012; 177:220-30. [PMID: 22554925 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Revised: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests a regulatory role for the IGF system in teleost oocyte maturation (OM). Our objectives were to determine if IGF-I and IGF-II regulate different stages of OM in southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) and to identify the likely maturation-inducing steroid (MIS) in this species. The most abundant final product of ovarian steroidogenesis assays eluted at the position of 17,20β,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20β-S). 20β-S was also more potent in inducing germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) of maturationally-competent oocytes than other teleost MISs. IGF-II (100 nM) induced maturational competence (OMC), as greater GVBD was induced after incubation with IGF-II+20β-S compared to that of the 20β-S+20β-S or IGF-II+no treatment group. Incubation with IGF-II (100 nM) for 4-8 h significantly increased ovarian membrane progestin receptor alpha (mPRα or Paqr7b) mRNA levels 12-15% and mPRα protein levels 75-101%. Further, the IGF-II-induced increase in mPRα protein concentrations was partially blocked by pretreatment with Wortmannin, a Pik3 inhibitor, and PD 098,059, a Mapk inhibitor. Both IGF-I and -II (100 nM) induced GVBD of maturationally-competent oocytes was blocked by incubation with cycloheximide. Incubation with D,L-Aminoglutethimide decreased IGF-II-induced GVBD but had no effect on IGF-I-induced GVBD. IGF-I and -II were also able to induce GVBD of maturationally-incompetent oocytes, and elicited 75% and 135% greater GVBD, respectively, than hCG+20β-S at 100 nM. In conclusion, we show that 20β-S is the likely MIS in this species and that IGF-I and -II are also able to induce GVBD. Further, IGF-II not only induces OMC but also up-regulates ovarian mPRα mRNA and protein through Pik3- and Mapk-dependent pathways. This is the first demonstration of mPRα regulation by an IGF in any vertebrate species.
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- Matthew E Picha
- University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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Thomas P. Rapid steroid hormone actions initiated at the cell surface and the receptors that mediate them with an emphasis on recent progress in fish models. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2012; 175:367-83. [PMID: 22154643 PMCID: PMC3264783 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In addition to the classic genomic mechanism of steroid action mediated by activation of intracellular nuclear receptors, there is now extensive evidence that steroids also activate receptors on the cell surface to initiate rapid intracellular signaling and biological responses that are often nongenomic. Recent progress in our understanding of rapid, cell surface-initiated actions of estrogens, progestins, androgens and corticosteroids and the identities of the membrane receptors that act as their intermediaries is briefly reviewed with a special emphasis on studies in teleost fish. Two recently discovered novel proteins with seven-transmembrane domains, G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30), and membrane progestin receptors (mPRs) have the ligand binding and signaling characteristics of estrogen and progestin membrane receptors, respectively, but their functional significance is disputed by some researchers. GPR30 is expressed on the cell surface of fish oocytes and mediates estrogen inhibition of oocyte maturation. mPRα is also expressed on the oocyte cell surface and is the intermediary in progestin induction of oocyte maturation in fish. Recent results suggest there is cross-talk between these two hormonal pathways and that there is reciprocal down-regulation of GPR30 and mPRα expression by estrogens and progestins at different phases of oocyte development to regulate the onset of oocyte maturation. There is also evidence in fish that mPRs are involved in progestin induction of sperm hypermotility and anti-apoptotic actions in ovarian follicle cells. Nonclassical androgen and corticosteroid actions have also been described in fish models but the membrane receptors mediating these actions have not been identified.
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- Peter Thomas
- The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA.
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Chauvigné F, Zapater C, Cerdà J. Role of Aquaporins during Teleost Gametogenesis and Early Embryogenesis. Front Physiol 2011; 2:66. [PMID: 21994496 PMCID: PMC3183482 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aquaporins are believed to be involved in homeosmotic mechanisms of marine teleosts. Increasing data suggest that these molecular water channels play critical roles associated with the adaptation of gametes and early embryos to the external spawning environment. In this mini-review, we discuss recent studies suggesting the function of aquaporin-mediated fluid homeostasis during spermatozoa activation and egg formation in teleosts. In addition, we address the potential role of water channels in osmosensing and cell migration during early embryonic development.
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- François Chauvigné
- Laboratory of Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Institut de Ciències del Mar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Barcelona, Spain
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