PMID- 29920365 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180820 LR - 20180820 IS - 1879-0038 (Electronic) IS - 0378-1119 (Linking) VI - 673 DP - 2018 Oct 5 TI - tdrd1 is a germline-specific and sexually dimorphically expressed gene in Paralichthys olivaceus. PG - 61-69 LID - S0378-1119(18)30699-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.gene.2018.06.043 [doi] AB - Tudor domain containing protein 1 (tdrd1) is a member of the Tudor family and has shown essential functions during embryogenesis and gametogenesis. In this study, we cloned the full length cDNA of Paralichthys olivaceus tdrd1 (Potdrd1). PoTDRD1 is a multidomain protein with an N-terminal MYND zinc finger domain, followed by four tandem extended Tudor domains. Sequence comparison, genomic structure, phylogenetic analyses and synteny analyses showed that Potdrd1 was homologous to those of other teleosts. In adult individuals, the expression of Potdrd1 was higher in testis than in ovary, demonstrating a sexually dimorphic gene expression pattern. In situ hybridization (ISH) showed that Potdrd1 mRNA was detected in oogonia and oocytes of ovary as well as in spermatogonia and spermatocytes of testis. In juveniles during gonad differentiation its expression level increased rapidly from 30 dph to 100 dph and showed obvious sexual dimorphism that was in accordance with the expression of anti-Mullerian hormone (amh). Potdrd1 mRNA was consistently detected during embryogenesis, and its level was higher from unfertilzed eggs to the blastula stage and subsequently decreased until hatching. When chimeric RNA containing green fluorescent protein (GFP) and 3' untranslated regions (UTR) of Potdrd1 was microinjected into zebrafish fertilized eggs, the green fluorescence could be visualized only in putative PGCs. These results indicated that Potdrd1 is a germline specific and sexually dimorphic factor that potentially functionate in germline development and gametogenesis in Japanese flounder. CI - Copyright (c) 2018. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Zhao, Jun AU - Zhao J AD - Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266003 Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Wang, Bo AU - Wang B AD - Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266003 Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Yu, Haiyang AU - Yu H AD - Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266003 Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Wang, Yujue AU - Wang Y AD - Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266003 Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Liu, Xiaobing AU - Liu X AD - Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266003 Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhang, Quanqi AU - Zhang Q AD - Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266003 Qingdao, Shandong, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, China. Electronic address: qzhang@ouc.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180618 PL - Netherlands TA - Gene JT - Gene JID - 7706761 RN - 0 (3' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Fish Proteins) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) SB - IM MH - 3' Untranslated Regions MH - Animals MH - Carrier Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Cloning, Molecular MH - Female MH - Fish Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Flounder/*genetics MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental MH - Germ Cells/cytology MH - *Germ-Line Mutation MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism MH - In Situ Hybridization MH - Male MH - Oocytes/cytology/metabolism MH - Oogonia/metabolism MH - Ovary/metabolism MH - Phylogeny MH - Protein Domains MH - Sex Characteristics MH - Spermatocytes/metabolism MH - Spermatogonia/metabolism MH - Testis/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Germline specific OT - Gonad differentiation OT - Potdrd1 OT - Visualized PGCs EDAT- 2018/06/20 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/21 06:00 CRDT- 2018/06/20 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/05/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/06/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/20 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-1119(18)30699-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.gene.2018.06.043 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gene. 2018 Oct 5;673:61-69. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.06.043. Epub 2018 Jun 18.