The transcription of iodothyronine deiodinase genes is regulated by thyroid hormone receptor in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Thyroid hormones (THs) are indispensable for each phyla in Chordata, while their functions in the non-chordate invertebrates are indistinct. Studies on the TH system in non-chordate invertebrates are important for understanding the evolution of TH system and may be applied in aquaculture or biofouli...

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Published in:Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
Main Authors: Huang Wen, Xu Fei, Li Li, Que Huayong, Zhang Guofan
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: SCIENCE PRESS 2019
Subjects:
iodothyronine deiodinase
mollusk
thyroid hormone (TH)
TH responsive elements
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Oceanography
Limnology
REVEALS
TRIIODOTHYRONINE
MECHANISM
GROWTH
Pacific
Crassostrea gigas
Pacific oyster
Online Access:http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/162128
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-019-8207-9
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Summary:Thyroid hormones (THs) are indispensable for each phyla in Chordata, while their functions in the non-chordate invertebrates are indistinct. Studies on the TH system in non-chordate invertebrates are important for understanding the evolution of TH system and may be applied in aquaculture or biofouling control at the same time. Iodothyronine deiodinases are keys to studying the TH system, as they are critical enzymes in maintaining TH homeostasis by catalyzing the initiation and termination of the effects of thyroid hormone in vertebrates. Here, we report the primary physiological effects of T4, the outer ring deiodinase activity, and a similar transcription regulation of two oyster deiodinases by TH receptor (CgTR) in an invertebrate, Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. L-thyroxine (T4) may have an important physiological function in the oyster, suggested by the growth retardation effect of excessive T4 in umbo larvae stage. The outer ring deiodinase activity transforming T4 to T3 (3, 3', 5-triiodothyronine) was then detected in the Pacific oyster in vivo, which may be conducted by two oyster deiodinases (CgDx and CgDy). Transcription regulation of CgTR onto these two deiodinase genes was also verified by electrophoretic mobility shift assay and dual luciferase reporter assay in mammalian cells. These results contribute to a better understanding of the evolution of the TH system.

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