半滑舌鳎抗缪勒氏管激素(AMH)基因的克隆及组织表达分析

本研究克隆了半滑舌鳎(Cynoglossus semilaevis)AMH基因并对其进行表达分析。该基因cDNA序列开放阅读框长为1 563 bp,编码蛋白含520个氨基酸。该蛋白含有TGF-β超家族的特征序列,包含1个AMH-N区域和TGF-β结构域,并在C端生物活性区含有9个保守的半胱氨酸残基。系统进化分析表明,半滑舌鳎AMH和所有鱼类AMH聚为一簇,与鲽形目相似性最高。实时定量结果表明,AMH基因在半滑舌鳎不同组织中有差异表达,在正常雄鱼和伪雄鱼性腺中表达量最高。胚后不同时期性腺的实时定量结果表明,性腺分化之前AMH在精巢中相对表达量较低,70 dph(days post hatching)达到最高峰,而在卵巢中呈现先升高后下降的趋势,预示AMH基因可能在半滑舌鳎性腺发育中起重要作用。较正常雄鱼后代而言,AMH基因在伪雄鱼后代的雄鱼和伪雄鱼性腺中的表达都有升高的趋势,而在雌鱼中无明显差异,也预示其可能参与半滑舌鳎的性反转过程。

Cloning and expression of anti-Müllerian hormone gene in halfsmooth tongue-sole,Cynoglossus semilaevis

llerian hormone (AMH), also known as Mllerian inhibiting substance (MIS), is a glycoprotein belonging to the transforming growth factor superfamily, which plays a major role during reproductive development in . The open reading frame (ORF) of this gene spans a region of 1 563 bp and codes 520 amino acids. ooth tongue-sole and mRNA expression in 14 tissues of the half-smooth tongue-sole. Expression level was highest in male and neo-male gonads, followed by the blood, skin, and brain. Furthermore, in contrast with normal offspringthe gonad of male and neo-male non-normal offspring exhibited an increased in expression, but there was no change in females. This suggests thatgene is required for sex reversal.