Hong-Mei ZHANG, Yan-Fang SU, Zhi-Yi SHI, Yuan-Shuai FU. 2014: cDNA clone and expression analysis of α-Tropomyosin during Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) metamorphosis. Zoological Research, 35(4): 307-312. DOI: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.4.307
Citation: Hong-Mei ZHANG, Yan-Fang SU, Zhi-Yi SHI, Yuan-Shuai FU. 2014: cDNA clone and expression analysis of α-Tropomyosin during Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) metamorphosis. Zoological Research, 35(4): 307-312. DOI: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.4.307

cDNA clone and expression analysis of α-Tropomyosin during Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) metamorphosis

  • Tropomyosin (TM) plays a critical role in skeletal and cardiac muscle development and function. To assess the functional significance of α-TM in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) development and metamorphosis, cDNA from Japanese flounder was cloned and α-TM mRNA measured during development and metamorphosis. The full-length cDNA is 1 191 bp, including a 5'-untranslated region of 114 bp, a 3'-UTR of 222 bp, and an open reading frame of 855 bp encoding a polypeptide of 284 amino acids. Real-time quantitative PCR revealed that α-TM mRNA is initially expressed in unfertilized ovum, indicating the α-TM gene is maternal. Relatively low mRNA levels were observed in different embryonic stages. A higher level of α-TM mRNA was detected 3 days post hatching (dph), while the highest level was measured at 29 dph (metamorphic climax) after which it declined towards the end of metamorphosis. The expression of α-TM mRNA was up-regulated in thyroid hormone-treated larvae at 36 dph, but there was no marked difference at other stages when compared to control animals. After thiourea treatment, the expression of α-TM mRNA declined slightly. These data provide basic information that can be utilized in further studies into the role of α-TM in P. olivaceus development and metamorphosis.
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