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ArticleScientific reports2020

Expression profiling of sexually dimorphic genes in the Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica.

Miki Okuno, Shuntaro Miyamoto, Takehiko Itoh, Masahide Seki, Yutaka Suzuki, Shusei Mizushima, Asato Kuroiwa

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Miki OkunoSchool of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan.
Shuntaro MiyamotoBiosystems Science Course, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan.
Takehiko ItohSchool of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan.
Masahide SekiDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8562, Japan.
Yutaka SuzukiDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8562, Japan.
Shusei MizushimaBiosystems Science Course, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan.
Asato KuroiwaBiosystems Science Course, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan. asatok@sci.hokudai.ac.jp.
Hokkaido University · JPThe University of Tokyo · JPTokyo Institute of Technology · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on avian sex determination has focused on the chicken. In this study, we established the utility of another widely used animal model, the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), for clarifying the molecular mechanisms underlying gonadal sex differentiation. In particular, we performed comprehensive gene expression profiling of embryonic gonads at three stages (HH27, HH31 and HH38) by mRNA-seq. We classified the expression patterns of 4,815 genes into nine clusters according to the extent of change between stages. Cluster 2 (characterized by an initial increase and steady levels thereafter), including 495 and 310 genes expressed in males and females, respectively, contained five key genes involved in gonadal sex differentiation. A GO analysis showed that genes in this cluster are related to developmental processes including reproductive structure development and developmental processes involved in reproduction were significant, suggesting that expression profiling is an effective approach to identify novel candidate genes. Based on RNA-seq data and in situ hybridization, the expression patterns and localization of most key genes for gonadal sex differentiation corresponded well to those of the chicken. Our results support the effectiveness of the Japanese quail as a model for studies gonadal sex differentiation in birds.

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Sex CharacteristicsAnimalsCoturnixFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGonadsMaleOvaryQuailReproductionSex DifferentiationTestisTranscriptome

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