Vitellogenin Receptor (VgR) Mediates Oocyte Maturation and Ovarian Development in the Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

• Published in: Frontiers in physiology Vol. 11; p. 485
• Main Authors: Ruan, Yao, Wong, Nai-Kei, Zhang, Xin, Zhu, Chunhua, Wu, Xiaofen, Ren, Chunhua, Luo, Peng, Jiang, Xiao, Ji, Jiatai, Wu, Xugan, Hu, Chaoqun, Chen, Ting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 15.05.2020
• Subjects: crustacean; mRNA expression; ovarian development; phylogenetic analysis; Physiology; vitellogenesis; vitellogenin receptor

Oocyte maturation and ovarian development are sequentially coordinated events critical to reproduction. In the ovaries of adult oviparous animals such as birds, bony fish, insects, and crustaceans, vitellogenin receptor (VgR) is a plasma membrane receptor that specifically mediates vitellogenin (Vg)...