title: Vitellogenin genes in fish: differential expression on exposure to estradiol.
abstract: Three types of vitellogenins (Vgs) namely vitellogenin A (VgA), vitellogenin B (VgB) and vitellogenin C  (VgC) have been identified in fishes. The existence of VgA and VgB is reported in the Indian freshwater murrel Channa punctatus. Gene-specific primers were designed using available nucleotide sequences in National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), for amplification of VgA and VgB cDNA. Differential processing of Vgs is evident in many fishes. Adult male murrel expressed both the VgA and VgB genes when estradiol-17β (E(2)) is injected in vivo and Vg levels in blood quantified by Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed a dose-related response in such treatments. Cultured hepatocytes on treatment with E(2), however, expressed only VgB as detected by RT-PCR, suggesting different regulatory mechanism for the VgA and VgB genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Rawat
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Phartyal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sehgal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D013045:Species Specificity; D014819:Vitellogenins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D014819:Vitellogenins; D004958:Estradiol