Vitellogenin uptake activity in the intestinal ducts of intraovarian embryos in a viviparous teleost Xenotoca eiseni
Vitellogenin uptake activity in the intestinal ducts of intraovarian embryos in a viviparous teleost Xenotoca eiseni
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.01.009
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发表时间:
2023-01-10
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Iida,Atsuo
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作者:
Nomura,Jumpei;Yokoi,Hayato;Iida,Atsuo
In the viviparous teleost species belonging to the family Goodeidae, intraovarian embryos absorb maternal supplements while they grow during the gestation period. They take up the components via trophotaeniae, a hindgut-derived placental structure. Our previous study using a goodeid speciesXenotoca eisenirevealed that intraovarian embryos absorb the yolk protein vitellogenin (Vtg) via the trophotaenia. However, another group indicated yolk components accumulate in the intestinal lumen ofX. eiseniembryos. Here, we investigated whether the intestinal duct is capable of protein uptake, as is the trophotaenia. Immunohistochemical studies indicated that endogenous vitellogenin is detected in the intestinal epithelial cells of the intraovarian embryo. Tracer analysis using FITC-Vtg also indicated that intestinal tissues can take up protein. The endocytosis-related genes expressed in trophotaenia were also detected in the intestinal tissues of the embryo. Lipid transporter genes which are not expressed in the trophotaenia were detected in the embryonic intestine. This evidence suggests that the intraovarian embryo ofX. eisenipossesses two distinct sites for uptake of the maternal proteins. However, the presumed functions of the embryonic intestine and trophotaenia might be not identical. The study provides a new perspective on how mother-to-embryo matrotrophic interactions have changed in the evolution of viviparous teleosts.