Thimet oligopeptidase and prolyl endopeptidase of spotted scat <Emphasis Type="Italic">Scatophagus argus</Emphasis>: characterization,tissue distribution,expression at different ovarian stages and down-regulation by estradiol |
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| Authors: | Si-ping Deng Dong-neng Jiang Jian-ye Liu Zhi-qi Liang Hua-pu Chen Tian-li Wu Chun-hua Zhu Guang-li Li |
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| Institution: | 1.Fisheries College,Guangdong Ocean University,Zhanjiang,China;2.Guangdong Research Center on Reproductive Control and Breeding Technology of Indigenous Valuable Fish Species,Zhanjiang,China;3.Marine Ecology and Aquaculture Environment of Zhanjiang,Zhanjiang,China |
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| Abstract: | Thimet oligopeptidase (Top) is a thiol-sensitive metallopeptidase with increased concentrations in brain and reproductive tissues. Prolyl endopeptidase (Pep) is another endopeptidase with high enzymatic activity in the brain. The two neuropeptidases are involved in the degradation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone. To clarify their roles in reproductive regulation, the spotted scat top (sstop) and pep (sspep) genes were cloned and analyzed. Tissue distribution by RT-PCR showed that sstop and sspep were more highly expressed in reproduction-related tissues than in other tissues. The sstop and sspep mRNA was detected in female hypothalamuses at phase II (oocytes at the perinuclear stage), phase III (oocytes forming the vitelline vesicle) and phase IV (oocytes at lipidic and proteic vitellogenesis stages). Both sstop and sspep were highly expressed in phase III, moderately in phase IV, and the lowest in phase II. The sstop and sspep genes were down-regulated in hypothalamuses after treatment with estradiol both in vitro and in vivo. It is suggested that Sstop and Sspep play significant roles in the regulation of reproduction and these results suggested an ssTop- and ssPep-mediated positive feedback mechanism of ovarian function. |
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