Identification of a novel male reproduction-related gene and its regulated expression patterns in the prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Jun-Xia Cao; Guo-Li Yin; Wei-Jun Yang

doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2005.09.004

Identification of a novel male reproduction-related gene and its regulated expression patterns in the prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Peptides. 2006 Apr;27(4):728-35. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2005.09.004. Epub 2005 Oct 11.

Authors

Jun-Xia Cao¹, Guo-Li Yin, Wei-Jun Yang

Affiliation

¹ College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Department of Marine Biology, 232 Wensan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, PR China.

PMID: 16225960
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2005.09.004

Abstract

To identify male-specific genes that could be involved in male development, we screened a subtracted male reproductive tract library and isolated a novel gene named Mar-Mrr (M. rosenbergii male reproduction-related gene). The Mar-Mrr cDNA sequence consists of 683 nucleotides with a 333 nucleotide open reading frame, encoding putative 110 amino acids (11.7473 kDa) precursor protein and a signal peptide consisting of 24 amino acids. Significant developmentally dependent accumulation of the mRNA was observed in the male reproductive tract, specifically in epithelial cells of vas deferens and terminal ampullae.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Gene Expression Profiling*
Gene Expression Regulation / genetics*
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Palaemonidae / genetics*
Reproduction / genetics
Sex Characteristics*