Publication: The oxytocin/vasopressin-like peptide receptor mRNA in the central nervous system and ovary of the blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus
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2021-08-01
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10956433
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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology. Vol.258, (2021)
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Jirawat Saetan, Napamanee Kornthong, Supawadee Duangprom, Phetcharat Phanthong, Thanapong Kruangkum, Prasert Sobhon The oxytocin/vasopressin-like peptide receptor mRNA in the central nervous system and ovary of the blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology. Vol.258, (2021). doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.110983 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/75616
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The oxytocin/vasopressin-like peptide receptor mRNA in the central nervous system and ovary of the blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus
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The authors recently reported the presence and distribution of oxytocin/vasopressin-like peptide in Portunus pelagicus as well as demonstrated its function to inhibit ovarian steroid release (Saetan et al., 2018). Here, the full-length receptor of this peptide, namely oxytocin/vasopressin-like peptide receptor (PpelOT/VP-like peptide receptor) is reported. The coding region of the PpelOT/VP-like peptide receptor contained 1497 bp which translationally corresponded to 499 amino acids. Sequence analysis revealed its seven transmembrane characteristics, with -two N-linked glycosylation residues located before the first transmembrane domain (TM I). The phylogenetic tree revealed that the PpelOT/VP-like peptide receptor was placed in the group of invertebrate OT/VP-like receptors, and was clearly distinguishable from the V1R, V2R and OTR of vertebrates. Also, this receptor gene transcript was detected in several organs of the blue swimming crab with highest abundance found in brain tissue. In situ hybridization exhibited its distribution in all neuronal clusters of the eyestalk, brain, ventral nerve cord (VNC), as well as in the ovary. Comparative gene expressions between this receptor and its corresponding peptide in immature and mature female crabs revealed no significant difference of the PpelOT/VP-like peptide receptor gene expression in the central nervous system (CNS) and ovary. In contrast, the PpelOT/VP-like peptide gene was shown to significantly express higher in the VNC of immature crabs and in the ovary of mature crabs. Changes in expression of this peptide gene, but not its receptor, might result in ovarian steroid release inhibition. However, the detailed mechanism of this peptide in reproduction regulation will be included in our further studies.