Farnesoic acid and methyl farnesoate production during lobster reproduction: Possible functional correlation with retinoid X receptor expression

Highlights ► The anterior part of the mandibular organ (MO) is the site of FA and MF biosynthesis. ► Rates of biosynthesis of FA and MF are related to reproductive stage in females. ► Maximal FA and MF production occurred during secondary vitellogenesis. ► HaRXR was characterized by PCR cloning and...

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Published in:General and comparative endocrinology 2012-01, Vol.175 (2), p.259-269
Main Authors: Tiu, Shirley Hiu-Kwan, Hult, Ekaterina F, Yagi, Koichiro J, Tobe, Stephen S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Cloning, Molecular
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Farnesoic acid biosynthesis
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - biosynthesis
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - metabolism
Female
Homarus americanus
Lobster
Mandibular organ
Methyl farnesoate biosynthesis
Molecular Sequence Data
Nephropidae - genetics
Nephropidae - metabolism
Nephropidae - physiology
Ovarian maturation
Ovary - growth & development
Reproduction
Retinoid X Receptors - chemistry
Retinoid X Receptors - genetics
Retinoid X Receptors - metabolism
RNA, Messenger - metabolism
RXR
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Analysis, Protein
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Summary:Highlights ► The anterior part of the mandibular organ (MO) is the site of FA and MF biosynthesis. ► Rates of biosynthesis of FA and MF are related to reproductive stage in females. ► Maximal FA and MF production occurred during secondary vitellogenesis. ► HaRXR was characterized by PCR cloning and is highly expressed in the MO. ► Expression of the HaRXR gene is also highest during secondary vitellogenesis.
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.11.016