Resolving the complexity of vitellogenins and their receptors in the tetraploid Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar): Ancient origin of the phosvitin‐less VtgC in chondrichthyean fishes

• Published in: Molecular Reproduction and Development
• Main Authors: Andersen, Øivind, Xu, Chunxia, Timmerhaus, Gerrit, Kirste, Katrine Hånes, Næve, Ingun, Mommens, Maren, Tveiten, Helge
• Other Authors: Norges Forskningsråd
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.22881; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fmrd.22881; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/mrd.22881

Egg yolk proteins are mainly derived from vitellogenin (Vtg), and serve as essential nutrients during early development in oviparous organisms. Vertebrate Vtgs are predominantly synthesized in the liver of maturing females, and are internalized by the oocyte after binding to specific surface recepto...