title: Insulin-like growth factors I and II in the sole Solea senegalensis: cDNA cloning and quantitation of gene expression in tissues and during larval development.
abstract: Insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I and IGF-II) play an important role as modulators of development, growth, and reproduction. This study aimed to isolate the IGF-I and IGF-II cDNAs and determine their temporal expression pattern in different organs and throughout larval development in Senegal sole. The rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) was used to obtain both full-length IGFs sequences. A high sequence similarity with other teleosts sequences was observed. Domains B and A revealed as the most evolutionary conserved. Steady-state copy numbers of IGF-I and IGF-II were also quantified in different Senegal sole tissues by real-time PCR. IGF-I and IGF-II expressed ubiquitously with the highest mRNA levels in liver (88 x 10(6) molecules/microg total RNA) and gills (14.0 x 10(6) molecules/microg total RNA) respectively. IGF-II mRNA levels were higher than IGF-I in prehatching embryos and premetamorphic larvae with a significant drop before the commencement of eye migration in metamorphosis. The abundance of IGF-II transcripts correlated positively with the growth rate during larval development. The putative role of IGF-II on metamorphosis and larval growth is discussed.
authors.affiliation: CIFAP El Toruño, IFAPA, Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, Junta de Andalucía, 11500 El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Funes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Asensio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ponce
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Infante
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cañavate
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manchado
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005412:Flatfishes / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000235:genetics*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II