在染色体ZZ的斑马鱼中,直接的男性发育
Catherine A Wilson1, Peter Batzel1, John H Postlethwait1
1Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States.
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
|March 26, 2024
概括
斑马鱼 (Danio rerio) 的性别确定因菌株而异. 纳迪亚菌株ZZ雄性直接发育丸,而ZW雌性发育卵巢,揭示了生殖腺发育的关键遗传因素.
科学领域:
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 进行比较基因组学.
背景情况:
- 性别决定机制在动物分类中表现出显著的差异,甚至在物种内部.
- 像AB和TU这样的化斑马鱼 (Danio rerio) 菌株缺乏强大的遗传性决定位点.
- 野生来源的纳迪亚 (NA) 斑马鱼具有ZZ男性/ZW女性染色体性别确定系统.
研究的目的:
- 阐明纳迪亚 (NA) 斑马鱼菌株发生性腺发育的机制.
- 用组织学和单细胞转录学来比较ZZ和ZW NA斑马鱼的性腺发育.
主要方法:
- 在ZZ和ZW NA斑马鱼中发展性腺体的组织学分析.
- 在受精后的19日和30日进行性腺单细胞RNA测序 (scRNA-seq).
- 进行比较性转录基因分析以识别细胞类型和基因表达模式.
主要成果:
- ZW NA斑马鱼在22dpf的时间内形成了卵细胞,而ZZ NA斑马鱼则直接形成了丸.
- 在19dpf的scRNA-seq显示了ZZ和ZW胚胎中类似的双潜性淋巴细胞类型.
- 在30dpf的scRNA-seq显示分别在ZZ和ZW生殖腺中存在明显的丸 (Sertoli,Leydig) 和卵巢 (granulosa,theca) 细胞转录组.
结论:
- 年轻的NA斑马鱼最初会发展出双能性生殖腺.
- 在NA W染色体上的一个因素,或两个Z染色体的缺失,对于启动卵细胞发育至关重要.
- AB和TU斑马鱼菌株在化过程中可能丢失了Z染色体,模仿了WW斑马鱼,并解释了它们改变的性别决定.
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