title: Molecular cloning of Foxl2 gene and the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on its mRNA level in rare minnow, Gobiocypris rarus.
abstract: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can affect normal sexual differentiation in fish. Foxl2, one forkhead transcription factor, plays an important role in ovarian differentiation in the early development of the female gonad in mammals and fish. How EDCs affect Foxl2 expression is little known. In this study, we isolated a Foxl2 cDNA from the ovary of rare minnow Gobiocypris rarus and examined its expression during early development stages and in different adult tissues. Then, we analyzed Foxl2 expression in G. rarus juvenile following 3-day exposure to 17α- ethinylestradiol (EE2), 4-n-nonylphenol (NP), and bisphenol A (BPA). Alignment of known Foxl2 sequences among vertebrates showed high identity in forkhead domain and C-terminal region with other vertebrate proteins. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that Foxl2 expression was linear decrease and cyp19a1a, the downstream target gene of Foxl2, had no correlation with Foxl2 from 18 to 50 days post fertilization (dpf). Among different adult tissues, Foxl2 is mainly expressed in ovary, brain, gill, eye, and male spleen. In the 3-day exposure, the juvenile fish to EDCs, 0.1 nM EE2, and 1 nM BPA significantly up-regulated the expression of Foxl2 gene, while NP had no effect on Foxl2 expression. Altogether, these results provide basic data for further study on how Foxl2 mediates EDCs impact on the sexual differentiation in G. rarus.
authors.affiliation: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Houpeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zaizhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001141:Aromatase / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000633:toxicity*; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D010636:Phenols / Q000633:toxicity; D010802:Phylogeny; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012733:Sex Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001141:Aromatase; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D029941:Fish Proteins; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D010636:Phenols; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C041594:4-nonylphenol; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds