Publication: Presence of serotonin and its receptor in the central nervous system and ovary and molecular cloning of the novel crab serotonin receptor of the blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus
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2020-01-01
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16180372
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00651281
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Mahidol University
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Acta Histochemica. Vol.122, No.1 (2020)
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Jirasuda Nakeim, Napamanee Kornthong, Jirawat Saetan, Supawadee Duangprom, Prasert Sobhon, Prapee Sretarugsa Presence of serotonin and its receptor in the central nervous system and ovary and molecular cloning of the novel crab serotonin receptor of the blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus. Acta Histochemica. Vol.122, No.1 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.acthis.2019.151457 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/49549
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Presence of serotonin and its receptor in the central nervous system and ovary and molecular cloning of the novel crab serotonin receptor of the blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus
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© 2019 Elsevier GmbH Serotonin (5-HT) plays pivotal roles in many physiological processes including reproduction of crustaceans, which are mediated 5-HT receptors. The distributions of 5-HT and its receptor have never been explored in Portunus pelagicus. To validate the targets which indirectly indicate the roles of 5-HT in this crab, we have investigated the distribution of 5-HT in the central nervous system (CNS) and ovary using immunohistochemistry and tissue expression of its receptor by RT-PCR. In the brain, 5-HT immunoreactivity (-ir) was detected in clusters 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15 and the fibers. In the ventral nerve cord (VNC), 5-HT-ir was detected in pairs of neurons and the fibers connected to the neurons. In the ovary, 5-HT-ir was intense in the oocyte step 1 (Oc1) and Oc2, and its intensity was slightly decreased in Oc3 and Oc4. The 5-HT receptor was molecularly characterized to be type 7, and it was strongly expressed in the eyestalk, brain, VNC, mature ovary and muscle. Due to the presence of 5-HT receptor we suggest that 5-HT acts primarily at the CNS and ovary, thus implicating its role in reproduction especially in the development of oocytes though its exact function in this crab needed to be explored further.
