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ArticleBMC genomics2019

Transcriptomic profiling reveals molecular regulation of seasonal reproduction in Tibetan highland fish, Gymnocypris przewalskii.

Fei Tian, Sijia Liu, Jianquan Shi, Hongfang Qi, Kai Zhao, Baosheng Xie

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Fei TianKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Sijia LiuKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Jianquan ShiThe Rescue and Rehabilitation Center of Naked Carps in Lake Qinghai, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Hongfang QiThe Rescue and Rehabilitation Center of Naked Carps in Lake Qinghai, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Kai ZhaoKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai, China. zhaokai@nwipb.cas.cn.
Baosheng XieState Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, College of Ecol-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China. xbshjch@qhu.edu.cn.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNQinghai University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31360632National Natural Science Foundation of China 31700325Science foundation of Qinghai Province 2016-ZJ-941Q
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Tibetan highland fish, Gymnocypris przewalskii, migrates from Lake Qinghai to its spawning grounds every summer. This seasonal reproduction is critically regulated by intrinsic and extrinsic signals. However, the molecular mechanisms that process environmental oscillations to initiate the seasonal mating are largely unknown.

resultsA transcriptomic analysis was conducted on the brain and gonad of male and female G. przewalskii in reproductive and nonreproductive seasons. We obtained 2034, 760, 1158 and 17,856 differentially expressed genes between the reproductively active and dormant female brain, male brain, ovary and testis. Among these genes, DIO2 was upregulated in the reproductively active brain and gonad of both males and females. Neuroactive ligand-receptor genes were activated in male and female brain. Functional enrichment analysis suggested that retinol metabolism was uniquely stimulated in reproductively active males. Genes involved in GnRH signaling and sex hormone synthesis exhibited higher expression levels in brain and gonad during the reproductive season. A co-expression network classified all the genes into 9 modules. The network pinpointed CDC42 as the hub gene that connected the pathways in responsible for modulating reproduction in G. przewalskii. Meanwhile, the sex pheromone receptor gene prostaglandin receptor was identified to link to multiple endocrine receptors, such as GnRHR2 in the network.

conclusionsThe current study profiled transcriptomic variations between reproductively active and dormant fish, highlighting the potential regulatory mechanisms of seasonal reproduction in G. przewalskii. Our data suggested that the seasonal regulation of reproduction in G. przewalskii was controlled by the external stimulation of photoperiodic variations. The activated transcription of neuroendocrine and sex hormone synthesis genes contributed to seasonal reproduction regulation in G. przewalskii, which was presumably influenced by the increased day-length during the breeding season.

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Evolution, MolecularPhylogenyAnimalsCyprinidaeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationLakesMaleReproductionSeasonsTibetTranscriptomeDay-lengthNeuroendocrineReproductive migrationRNA-seqSeasonalityTibetan highland fishWGCNA

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