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. 2019 Aug;21(4):537-549.
doi: 10.1007/s10126-019-09902-0. Epub 2019 May 25.

Transcriptomic Analysis Revealed the Regulatory Mechanisms of Oocyte Maturation and Hydration in Orange-Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides)

Lin Tang  1 , Jiaxing Chen  1 , Zhifeng Ye  1 , Mi Zhao  1 , Zining Meng  1 , Haoran Lin  1 , Shuisheng Li  2   3 , Yong Zhang  4
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Transcriptomic Analysis Revealed the Regulatory Mechanisms of Oocyte Maturation and Hydration in Orange-Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides)

Lin Tang et al. Mar Biotechnol (NY). 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Oocyte maturation and hydration are regulated by a complex interplay of various hormones and local factors. We have investigated the morphological changes of follicles and serum steroid levels during the HCG (human choionic gonadotophin)-induced oocyte maturation in the orange-spotted grouper. For the first time, a large-scale transcriptomic analysis of follicles during the maturation has been conducted in a fish species which produce pelagic oocytes. Eight cDNA libraries of follicle samples, from full-grown immature follicles to mature follicles, were constructed. A total of 402,530,284 high-quality clean reads were obtained after filtering, 79.66% of which perfectly mapped to the orange-spotted grouper genome. Real-time PCR results of 12 representative genes related to oocyte maturation and hydration verified the reliability of the RNA-seq data. A large number of genes related to oocyte maturation and hydration were identified in the transcriptome dataset. And the transcriptomic analysis revealed the dynamic changes of the steroid synthesis pathway and the pathway of hydration during oocyte maturation. The present study will facilitate future study on the oocyte maturation and hydration in the orange-spotted grouper and other marine pelagic egg spawner.

Keywords: Epinephelus coioides; Oocyte maturation and hydration; Transcriptomic analysis.

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