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DOI | 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.12.012 |
Cloning of multiple ER alpha mRNA variants in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus), and differential expression by tissue type, stage of reproduction, and estrogen exposure in fish from polluted and unpolluted environments | |
Cotter, Kellie A.1; Nacci, Diane2; Champlin, Denise2; Chuprin, Jane1; Callard, Gloria V.1 | |
发表日期 | 2015-02-01 |
ISSN | 0166-445X |
卷号 | 159页码:184-197 |
英文摘要 | To test the hypothesis that alternative splicing could be an adaptive mechanism for populations subject to multi-generational estrogenic exposures, we compared estrogen receptor alpha (ER) splicing variants in two populations of killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus): one resident in an estrogenic polluted environment (New Bedford Harbor, NBH, MA, USA) and one from a relatively uncontaminated reference site (Scorton Creek, SC, MA, USA). In total we identified 19 ER alpha variants, each with deletions of one or more coding exons. Four of the variants with potential functional relevance were analyzed by qPCR to test for population differences in expression by tissue type, site, sex, seasonal reproductive status and estrogen treatment. Significantly, a 5'-truncated short form variant (ER alpha(S)) was highly expressed in liver and ovary, and was associated with seasonal reproductive activity in SC but not NBH fish. Both ER alpha(S) and the full-length long variant (ER alpha(L)) were estrogen-inducible (ER alpha(S) > ER alpha(L)) but the induction response was lower in NBH than in SC fish. In contrast, NBH killifish were hyper-responsive to estrogen as measured by expression of two other estrogen responsive genes: vitellogenin (Vtg) and aromatase B (AroB). Most strikingly, two ER alpha deletion variants (Delta 6 and Delta 6-8), lacking ligand binding and activation function domains, were identified in a subset of NBH fish, where they were associated with reduced responsiveness to estrogen treatment. Together, these results support the hypothesis that alternative splicing of the esrl gene of killifish could be an autoregulatory mechanism by which estrogen modulates the differential expression of ER alpha, and suggests a novel and adaptive mechanistic response to xenoestrogenic exposure. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Estrogen receptor alpha;mRNA variants;Killifish;Alternative splicing;Endocrine disruption |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000349592100020 |
来源期刊 | AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
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来源机构 | 美国环保署 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/57342 |
作者单位 | 1.Boston Univ, Dept Biol, Boston, MA 02215 USA; 2.US EPA, Off Res & Dev, Natl Hlth & Environm Effects Res Lab, Atlantic Ecol Div, Narragansett, RI 02882 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Cotter, Kellie A.,Nacci, Diane,Champlin, Denise,et al. Cloning of multiple ER alpha mRNA variants in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus), and differential expression by tissue type, stage of reproduction, and estrogen exposure in fish from polluted and unpolluted environments[J]. 美国环保署,2015,159:184-197. |
APA | Cotter, Kellie A.,Nacci, Diane,Champlin, Denise,Chuprin, Jane,&Callard, Gloria V..(2015).Cloning of multiple ER alpha mRNA variants in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus), and differential expression by tissue type, stage of reproduction, and estrogen exposure in fish from polluted and unpolluted environments.AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY,159,184-197. |
MLA | Cotter, Kellie A.,et al."Cloning of multiple ER alpha mRNA variants in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus), and differential expression by tissue type, stage of reproduction, and estrogen exposure in fish from polluted and unpolluted environments".AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY 159(2015):184-197. |
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