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ArticleBMC genomics2025

Gonadal transcriptome analysis reveals MAG participates in ovarian suppression of intersex red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus).

Honglin Chen, Miaofeng Ouyang, Huan Zhou, Fangfang Liu, Huiyi Cai, Bao Lou

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  1. Sexually Dimorphic and Intersex-Specific Transcriptional Responses inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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Honglin ChenState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
Miaofeng OuyangState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
Huan ZhouState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
Fangfang LiuState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
Huiyi CaiState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
Bao LouState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Hydrobiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China. loubao6577@163.com.

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National Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFD2402900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) is a commercially and ecologically significant species that displays a unique intersex model with an ovotestis gonad and was identified to have functional testes and a vestigial ovary, which was inhibited by insulin-like androgenic gland hormone (IAG), but the underlying molecular mechanisms are still unclear.

resultsIn this study, the structure and transcriptomic profiles of ovotestis and female and male gonad was analysis and compared, 406 differentially expressed genes were identified, among which membrane-anchored AG-specific factor (MAG) exhibited significantly greater expression in ovotestis gonads than in male or female gonads. The localization of MAG in type I or II cells of androgenic gland revealed its potential function of IAG hormone synthesis. Furthermore, the analyses of gene regulation relationship revealed that IAG positively regulates MAG expression, while MAG negatively regulates vitellogenin gene (VTG) expression.

conclusionsOur research suggesting MAG participates in the IAG regulated ovarian suppression in the intersex red claw crayfish, which provides important information on the regulatory mechanism of the ovarian dysplasia in the ovotestis of intersex red claw crayfish. These results will enhance the knowledge of IAG-related pathways in the female reproductive axis, as well as the mechanisms of sexual differentiation in crustaceans.

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AstacoideaDisorders of Sex DevelopmentFish ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGonadsOvaryAnimalsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene SilencingMaleFish ProteinsIAG hormoneIntersexMAGOvarian suppressionOvotestis

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PMID39934743
PMCPMC11816507

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