Are Cell Junctions Implicated in the Regulation of Vitellogenin Uptake? Insights from an RNAseq-Based Study in Eel, Anguilla australis

• Published in: Cells (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 550
• Main Authors: Babio, Lucila, Lokman, P Mark, Damsteegt, Erin L, Dutoit, Ludovic
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.02.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Anguilla - genetics; Anguilla - metabolism; Anguilla australis; Animals; Cell junctions; Eggs; endocytosis; Female; Follicles; gap junction; Gap junctions; Gene expression; Genomics; Hypotheses; Intercellular Junctions; Laboratory animals; Ovaries; Ovary - metabolism; Proteins; Puberty; Receptor density; Sexual Maturation; tight junction; Transcriptomes; vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin; vitellogenin receptor; vitellogenin uptake; Vitellogenins - genetics; Vitellogenins - metabolism; New Zealand; United States > US; Germany; endocytosis; vitellogenin uptake; gap junction; vitellogenin receptor; vitellogenesis; tight junction

At the onset of puberty, ovarian follicles become competent to incorporate large amounts of vitellogenin (Vtg). Using an RNAseq-based approach, transcriptomes from pre-vitellogenic (PV) and early vitellogenic (EV) ovaries from wild-caught eel, , were compared to investigate the expression of specifi...