Ontogeny of Expression and Activity of Digestive Enzymes and Establishment of gh/igf1 Axis in the Omnivorous Fish Chelon labrosus

Thick-lipped grey mullet (Chelon labrosus) is a candidate for sustainable aquaculture due to its omnivorous/detritivorous feeding habit. This work aimed to evaluate its digestive and growth potentials from larval to early juvenile stages. To attain these objectives the activity of key digestive enzy...

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Main Authors: Gilannejad, Neda, Heras, Verónica de las, Martos Sitcha, Juan Antonio, Moyano López, Francisco Javier, Yúfera, Manuel, Martínez Rodríguez, Gonzalo
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8276
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author Gilannejad, Neda
Heras, Verónica de las
Martos Sitcha, Juan Antonio
Moyano López, Francisco Javier
Yúfera, Manuel
Martínez Rodríguez, Gonzalo
author_facet Gilannejad, Neda
Heras, Verónica de las
Martos Sitcha, Juan Antonio
Moyano López, Francisco Javier
Yúfera, Manuel
Martínez Rodríguez, Gonzalo
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description Thick-lipped grey mullet (Chelon labrosus) is a candidate for sustainable aquaculture due to its omnivorous/detritivorous feeding habit. This work aimed to evaluate its digestive and growth potentials from larval to early juvenile stages. To attain these objectives the activity of key digestive enzymes was measured from three until 90 days post hatch (dph). Expression of genes involved in digestion of proteins (try2, ctr, pga2, and atp4a), carbohydrates (amy2a), and lipids (cel and pla2g1b), together with two somatotropic factors (gh and igf1) were also quantified. No chymotrypsin or pepsin activities were detected. While specific activity of trypsin and lipase were high during the first 30 dph and declined afterward, amylase activity was low until 57 dph and increased significantly beyond that point. Expression of try2, ctr, amy2a, and cel increased continuously along development, and showed a peak at the end of metamorphosis. Expression of pla2g1b, pga2 and atp4a increased until the middle of metamorphosis and decreased afterwars. Most of these trends contrast the usual patterns in carnivorous species and highlight the transition from larvae, with high protein requirements, to post-larvae/juvenile stages, with omnivorous/detritivorous feeding preferences. Somatotropic genes, gh and igf1, showed approximately inverse expression patterns, suggesting the establishment of the Gh/Igf1 axis from 50 dph.
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spelling oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-82762023-04-12T18:57:51Z Ontogeny of Expression and Activity of Digestive Enzymes and Establishment of gh/igf1 Axis in the Omnivorous Fish Chelon labrosus Gilannejad, Neda Heras, Verónica de las Martos Sitcha, Juan Antonio Moyano López, Francisco Javier Yúfera, Manuel Martínez Rodríguez, Gonzalo Chelon labrosus digestive function enzyme activity gene expression ontogeny somatotropic factors Thick-lipped grey mullet (Chelon labrosus) is a candidate for sustainable aquaculture due to its omnivorous/detritivorous feeding habit. This work aimed to evaluate its digestive and growth potentials from larval to early juvenile stages. To attain these objectives the activity of key digestive enzymes was measured from three until 90 days post hatch (dph). Expression of genes involved in digestion of proteins (try2, ctr, pga2, and atp4a), carbohydrates (amy2a), and lipids (cel and pla2g1b), together with two somatotropic factors (gh and igf1) were also quantified. No chymotrypsin or pepsin activities were detected. While specific activity of trypsin and lipase were high during the first 30 dph and declined afterward, amylase activity was low until 57 dph and increased significantly beyond that point. Expression of try2, ctr, amy2a, and cel increased continuously along development, and showed a peak at the end of metamorphosis. Expression of pla2g1b, pga2 and atp4a increased until the middle of metamorphosis and decreased afterwars. Most of these trends contrast the usual patterns in carnivorous species and highlight the transition from larvae, with high protein requirements, to post-larvae/juvenile stages, with omnivorous/detritivorous feeding preferences. Somatotropic genes, gh and igf1, showed approximately inverse expression patterns, suggesting the establishment of the Gh/Igf1 axis from 50 dph. 2020-05-27T09:45:58Z 2020-05-27T09:45:58Z 2020-05-18 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2076-2615 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8276 en https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/874 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI
spellingShingle Chelon labrosus
digestive function
enzyme activity
gene expression
ontogeny
somatotropic factors
Gilannejad, Neda
Heras, Verónica de las
Martos Sitcha, Juan Antonio
Moyano López, Francisco Javier
Yúfera, Manuel
Martínez Rodríguez, Gonzalo
Ontogeny of Expression and Activity of Digestive Enzymes and Establishment of gh/igf1 Axis in the Omnivorous Fish Chelon labrosus
title Ontogeny of Expression and Activity of Digestive Enzymes and Establishment of gh/igf1 Axis in the Omnivorous Fish Chelon labrosus
title_full Ontogeny of Expression and Activity of Digestive Enzymes and Establishment of gh/igf1 Axis in the Omnivorous Fish Chelon labrosus
title_fullStr Ontogeny of Expression and Activity of Digestive Enzymes and Establishment of gh/igf1 Axis in the Omnivorous Fish Chelon labrosus
title_full_unstemmed Ontogeny of Expression and Activity of Digestive Enzymes and Establishment of gh/igf1 Axis in the Omnivorous Fish Chelon labrosus
title_short Ontogeny of Expression and Activity of Digestive Enzymes and Establishment of gh/igf1 Axis in the Omnivorous Fish Chelon labrosus
title_sort ontogeny of expression and activity of digestive enzymes and establishment of gh/igf1 axis in the omnivorous fish chelon labrosus
topic Chelon labrosus
digestive function
enzyme activity
gene expression
ontogeny
somatotropic factors
url http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8276
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