mRNA expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRHs) and GnRH receptor in goldfish - PubMed
mRNA expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRHs) and GnRH receptor in goldfish
K L Yu et al. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1998 Dec.
Abstract
In goldfish (Carassius auratus), two distinct forms of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), namely, salmon GnRH (sGnRH) and chicken GnRH-II (cGnRH-II), have been identified in the brain using chromatographic, immunological, and molecular cloning approaches. These two native GnRHs act on specific receptors in the anterior pituitary to stimulate the synthesis and release of gonadotropins and growth hormone in goldfish. To evaluate the potential roles of sGnRH and cGnRH-II in both neural and reproductive tissues in goldfish, we studied the mRNA expression of sGnRH, cGnRH-II, and GnRH receptor (GnRH-R) in discrete brain areas, pituitary, ovary, and testis by a combined reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Southern blot analysis. Total RNA was extracted from various tissues of sexually recrudescent male and female goldfish and RT-PCR was performed with primers specific for GnRH-R complementary DNA (cDNA), sGnRH cDNA, cGnRH-II cDNA-1, and cDNA-2. Results showed that GnRHs and GnRH-R mRNAs are differentially distributed in the brain. In the goldfish brain, sGnRH mRNA was predominantly expressed in the forebrain areas (olfactory bulb, telencephalon, and hypothalamus) whereas cGnRH-II mRNA-1 were expressed in all brain areas including olfactory bulbs and optic tectum-thalamus. The expression level of cGnRH-II mRNA-2 was much lower than that of cGnRH-II mRNA-1 in the brain. On the other hand, GnRH-R mRNA was expressed in all brain regions and pituitary. In the ovary and testis, GnRH-R mRNA, sGnRH mRNA, and cGnRH-II mRNA-1, but not cGnRH-II mRNA-2, are expressed. Sequence analysis of the PCR products showed that nucleotide sequences of GnRH-R in gonads are identical with that in the brain and pituitary. The coexistence of GnRHs and GnRH-R mRNAs in both neural and gonadal tissues supports the notion that sGnRH and cGnRH-II may act as neurotransmitters and/or neuromodulators in the brain and as autocrine and/or paracrine hormones in gonadal tissues in addition to their established neuroendocrine roles at the pituitary of goldfish.
Copyright 1998 Academic Press.
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