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Developmental disorders and altered gene expression in the tropical clawed frog (Silurana tropicalis) exposed to 17α-ethinylestradiol. 2013

Ikumi Hirakawa, and Shinichi Miyagawa, and Naoko Mitsui, and Maki Miyahara, and Yuta Onishi, and Yoshihiro Kagami, and Teruhiko Kusano, and Takashi Takeuchi, and Yasuhiko Ohta, and Taisen Iguchi
The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, 753-8513, Japan.

Several endocrine-disrupting chemicals with estrogenic activity can affect sexual development and reproduction in aquatic wildlife. The occurrence of oocytes in the testis (testis-ova) is one reproductive disorder and can be used as a valid endpoint when studying disruptive effects of estrogenic chemicals. To elucidate the molecular basis of testis-ova induction, we conducted gene expression analysis in the gonads of Silurana tropicalis exposed to 0, 3, 10 and 30 ng l(-1) 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) from 2 days after fertilization to the juvenile stage (14 weeks after fertilization). The frequencies of testis-ova induction or male to female sex-reversal of the gonads increased in an EE2 dose-dependent manner. Microarray analysis showed that expressions of a large number of genes were significantly changed by EE2 exposure. Genes including egg envelope composition (zp4, zpax, zpc, zp3.2 and egg cortical granule lectin), 42S particle genes (42Sp50, 42Sp43 and 42Sp48) and regulation of female germ cells (figla) are associated with the testis-ova and sex-reversal situation in the gonads. Of those, expression of zpc and 42Sp50 genes is associated with testis-ova. Thus, we propose that these genes are useful biomarkers for toxicological research in amphibians developmentally exposed to estrogenic chemicals.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009865 Oocytes Female germ cells derived from OOGONIA and termed OOCYTES when they enter MEIOSIS. The primary oocytes begin meiosis but are arrested at the diplotene state until OVULATION at PUBERTY to give rise to haploid secondary oocytes or ova (OVUM). Ovocytes,Oocyte,Ovocyte
D010641 Phenotype The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment. Phenotypes
D012098 Reproduction The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed) Human Reproductive Index,Human Reproductive Indexes,Reproductive Period,Human Reproductive Indices,Index, Human Reproductive,Indexes, Human Reproductive,Indices, Human Reproductive,Period, Reproductive,Periods, Reproductive,Reproductive Index, Human,Reproductive Indices, Human,Reproductive Periods
D004527 Egg Proteins Proteins which are found in eggs (OVA) from any species. Egg Protein,Egg Shell Protein,Egg Shell Proteins,Egg White Protein,Egg White Proteins,Egg Yolk Protein,Egg Yolk Proteins,Ovum Protein,Ovum Proteins,Yolk Protein,Yolk Proteins,Protein, Egg,Protein, Egg Shell,Protein, Egg White,Protein, Egg Yolk,Protein, Ovum,Protein, Yolk,Proteins, Egg,Proteins, Egg Shell,Proteins, Egg White,Proteins, Egg Yolk,Proteins, Ovum,Proteins, Yolk,Shell Protein, Egg,Shell Proteins, Egg,White Protein, Egg,White Proteins, Egg,Yolk Protein, Egg,Yolk Proteins, Egg
D004997 Ethinyl Estradiol A semisynthetic alkylated ESTRADIOL with a 17-alpha-ethinyl substitution. It has high estrogenic potency when administered orally, and is often used as the estrogenic component in ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES. 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol, (17alpha)-,Ethynyl Estradiol,Estinyl,Ethinyl Estradiol Hemihydrate,Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha)-Isomer,Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,17 alpha)-Isomer,Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,9 beta,13 alpha,14 beta)-Isomer,Ethinyl Estradiol, (9 beta,17 alpha)-Isomer,Ethinyl-Oestradiol Effik,Ethinylestradiol Jenapharm,Ethinyloestradiol,Lynoral,Microfollin,Microfollin Forte,Progynon C,Estradiol, Ethinyl,Estradiol, Ethynyl,Ethinyl Oestradiol Effik,Hemihydrate, Ethinyl Estradiol,Jenapharm, Ethinylestradiol
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013737 Testis The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS. Testicles,Testes,Testicle
D014981 Xenopus An aquatic genus of the family, Pipidae, occurring in Africa and distinguished by having black horny claws on three inner hind toes.

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