RRC ID 50573
著者 Sano K, Kawaguchi M, Katano K, Tomita K, Inokuchi M, Nagasawa T, Hiroi J, Kaneko T, Kitagawa T, Fujimoto T, Arai K, Tanaka M, Yasumasu S.
タイトル Comparison of Egg Envelope Thickness in Teleosts and its Relationship to the Sites of ZP Protein Synthesis.
ジャーナル J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol
Abstract Teleost egg envelope generally consists of a thin outer layer and a thick inner layer. The inner layer of the Pacific herring egg envelope is further divided into distinct inner layers I and II. In our previous study, we cloned four zona pellucida (ZP) proteins (HgZPBa, HgZPBb, HgZPCa, and HgZPCb) from Pacific herring, two of which (HgZPBa and HgZPCa) were synthesized in the liver and two (HgZPBb and HgZPCb) in the ovary. In this study, we raised antibodies against these four proteins to identify their locations using immunohistochemistry. Our results suggest that inner layer I is constructed primarily of HgZPBa and Ca, whereas inner layer II consists primarily of HgZPBa. HgZPBb and Cb were minor components of the envelope. Therefore, the egg envelope of Pacific herring is primarily composed of liver-synthesized ZP proteins. A comparison of the thickness of the fertilized egg envelopes of 55 species suggested that egg envelopes derived from liver-synthesized ZP proteins tended to be thicker in demersal eggs than those in pelagic eggs, whereas egg envelopes derived from ovarian-synthesized ZP proteins had no such tendency. Our comparison suggests that the prehatching period of an egg with a thick egg envelope is longer than that of an egg with a thin egg envelope. We hypothesized that acquisition of liver-synthesized ZP proteins during evolution conferred the ability to develop a thick egg envelope, which allowed species with demersal eggs to adapt to mechanical stress in the prehatching environment by thickening the egg envelope, while pelagic egg envelopes have remained thin.
巻・号 328(3)
ページ 240-258
公開日 2017-5-1
DOI 10.1002/jez.b.22729
PMID 28229554
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence / genetics Animals Biological Evolution* Cloning, Molecular Egg Proteins / biosynthesis Egg Proteins / genetics Female Fishes / genetics Fishes / growth & development Ovary / growth & development Ovary / metabolism Ovum / growth & development Ovum / metabolism* Zona Pellucida / metabolism* Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins / biosynthesis* Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins / genetics
IF 1.897
引用数 9
リソース情報
メダカ O. javanicus(Penang) (RS831)