title: Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of FSH and LH beta subunits from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).
abstract: Follicle-stimulating hormone beta subunit (FSHbeta) and luteinizing hormone beta subunit (LHbeta) have been cloned and characterized from the pituitary of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). The full length of FSHbeta and LHbeta cDNA was 393 bp and 441 bp, with open reading frame encoding proteins of 130 and 146 amino acids, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of the proteins of FSHbeta and LHbeta showed a high homology with other fishes. Homology analysis also indicated that LHbeta has higher conservation than FSHbeta. The expression analysis of grass carp FSHbeta and LHbeta by RT-PCR suggested that they were only expressed in the pituitary. Real-time quantitative PCR protocols were developed and validated to measure FSHbeta and LHbeta mRNAs during ovarian development. The FSHbeta and LHbeta mRNA level was very low in the pituitaries of early-pubertal fish and significantly increased during the ovulation period. These results suggested that in grass carp the gonadotropins synthesized synchronously in order for asynchronous oogenesis to take place.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Development Biology of National Education Ministry, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yandong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Xuejian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Shaojun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jianzhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002347:Carps / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D037201:Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression; D037101:Luteinizing Hormone, beta Subunit / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010053:Ovary / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D029941:Fish Proteins; D037201:Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit; D037101:Luteinizing Hormone, beta Subunit; D012333:RNA, Messenger
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