RRC ID 78929
著者 Fujimori C, Sugimoto K, Ishida M, Yang C, Kayo D, Tomihara S, Sano K, Akazome Y, Oka Y, Kanda S.
タイトル Long-lasting redundant gnrh1/3 expression in GnRH neurons enabled apparent switching of paralog usage during evolution.
ジャーナル iScience
Abstract Expressed subtype of paralogous genes in functionally homologous cells sometimes show differences across species, the reasons for which have not been explained. The present study examined hypophysiotropic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons in vertebrates to investigate this mechanism. These neurons express either gnrh1 or gnrh3 paralogs, depending on the species, and apparent switching of the expressed paralogs in them occurred at least four times in vertebrate evolution. First, we found redundant expression of gnrh1 and gnrh3 in a single neuron in piranha and hypothesized that it may represent an ancestral GnRH system. Moreover, the gnrh1/gnrh3 enhancer of piranha induced reporter RFP/GFP co-expression in a single hypophysiotropic GnRH neuron in both zebrafish and medaka, whose GnRH neurons only express either gnrh3 or gnrh1. Thus, we propose that redundant expression of gnrh1/3 of relatively recent common ancestors may be the key to apparent switching of the paralog usage among present-day species.
巻・号 27(3)
ページ 109304
公開日 2024-3-15
DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109304
PII S2589-0042(24)00525-X
PMID 38464591
PMC PMC10924128
リソース情報
メダカ d-rR/Tokyo