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    Zebrafish stm is involved in the development of otoliths and of the fertilization envelope
    (2021-01-01)
    Pachoensuk, Theeranukul
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    Fukuyo, Taketo
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    Rezanujjaman, Md
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    Wanlada, Klangnurak
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    Yamamoto, Chihiro
    Using an in vivo assay, we selected 11 genes that were highly upregulated during the induction of ovulation in zebrafish using microarray analysis and RNA sequencing. The starmaker gene (stm) was one of these genes. Although stm has been previously reported to be involved in otolith formation during the early development of zebrafish, we detected its expression in eggs and showed that stm was related to fertilization by establishing an stm gene knockout strain using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Further phenotypic analysis of stm knockout fish was conducted in this study. With a higher nonfertilization rate, the stm mutant strain showed an extremely low survival rate. Otoliths of stm homozygous mutant zebrafish showed abnormal morphology in embryos and adult fish. However, fish did not show any abnormalities in swimming behaviour in either embryos or adults. Stm proteins were detected on the chorion of ovulated eggs before spawning. Fibre-supported knob-like structures on the fertilization envelope (FE) also showed abnormal structures in stm mutants. The Stm protein is necessary for otolith formation, and a lack of Stm causes abnormal otolith formation. The partial defect of otolith formation does not cause defects in swimming behaviour. The Stm protein is expressed in the chorion and is responsible for the formation of fibre-supported knob-like structures on the FE. It was suggested that a lack of Stm caused a lower fertilization rate due to inadequate formation of the FE.
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    Pax2a is expressed in oocytes and is responsible for early development and oogenesis in zebrafish
    (2020-12-10)
    Pachoensuk, Theeranukul
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    Fukuyo, Taketo
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    Wanlada, Klangnurak
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    Rezanujjaman, Md
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    Rahaman, Md Mostafizur
    Eleven genes, including pax2a, were selected as candidate ovulation-inducing genes on the basis of microarray analysis and RNA sequencing in our previous study. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the pax2a gene in the ovulation-inducing process. F2 pax2a homozygous mutant zebrafish possessing a deletion of 6 nucleotides were established in this study. However, the deletion included the start codon (ATG) of the pax2a gene, and the Pax2a protein was still detected, which indicated that the deletion caused a shift in the start codon to the next ATG, resulting in a 12-amino acid deletion. F2 pax2a homozygous mutant zebrafish showed ovulation. However, the embryos showed an abnormal oval shape at the epiboly stage that resulted in yolk and tail formation abnormalities and heart edema. The surviving F3 homozygous mutants did not develop ovaries. Pax2a was detected in oocytes and eggs but not after the Prim-22 stage. It is suggested that pax2a is expressed as a maternal gene in oocytes and is necessary for oogenesis and early development.