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ArticleScientific reports2021

A new experimental model for the investigation of sequential hermaphroditism.

A Goikoetxea, S Muncaster, E V Todd, P M Lokman, H A Robertson, C E De Farias E Moraes, E L Damsteegt, N J Gemmell

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

A Goikoetxea *Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
S Muncaster *Environmental Management Group, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Tauranga, New Zealand. simon.muncaster@waikato.ac.nz.
E V ToddSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
P M LokmanDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
H A RobertsonEnvironmental Management Group, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Tauranga, New Zealand.
C E De Farias E MoraesEnvironmental Management Group, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Tauranga, New Zealand.
E L DamsteegtDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
N J GemmellDepartment of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology · NZUniversity of Otago · NZDeakin University · AUUniversité de Montpellier · FR

Funding

Marsden Fund UOO1308Research Enhancement PBRF-ML63University of Otago Research ORG 0117-0318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The stunning sexual transformation commonly triggered by age, size or social context in some fishes is one of the best examples of phenotypic plasticity thus far described. To date our understanding of this process is dominated by studies on a handful of subtropical and tropical teleosts, often in wild settings. Here we have established the protogynous New Zealand spotty wrasse, Notolabrus celidotus, as a temperate model for the experimental investigation of sex change. Captive fish were induced to change sex using aromatase inhibition or manipulation of social groups. Complete female-to-male transition occurred over 60 days in both cases and time-series sampling was used to quantify changes in hormone production, gene expression and gonadal cellular anatomy. Early-stage decreases in plasma 17β-estradiol (E2) concentrations or gonadal aromatase (cyp19a1a) expression were not detected in spotty wrasse, despite these being commonly associated with the onset of sex change in subtropical and tropical protogynous (female-to-male) hermaphrodites. In contrast, expression of the masculinising factor amh (anti-Müllerian hormone) increased during early sex change, implying a potential role as a proximate trigger for masculinisation. Collectively, these data provide a foundation for the spotty wrasse as a temperate teleost model to study sex change and cell fate in vertebrates.

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Sex Determination ProcessesAnimalsAnti-Mullerian HormoneAromatase InhibitorsEstradiolFemaleFishesFish ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGonadsHermaphroditic OrganismsMaleModels, AnimalPhenotypeSex CharacteristicsSocial Behavior11-ketotestosteroneAnti-Mullerian HormoneAromatase InhibitorsEstradiolFish ProteinsTestosterone

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