The Molecular Machinery of Gametogenesis in Geodia Demosponges (Porifera): Evolutionary Origins of a Conserved Toolkit across Animals
ABSTRACT All animals are capable of undergoing gametogenesis. The ability of forming haploid cells from diploid cells through meiosis and recombination appeared early in eukaryotes, whereas further gamete differentiation is mostly a metazoan signature. Morphologically, the gametogenic process presen...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:4057100 2024-09-15T18:24:08+00:00 The Molecular Machinery of Gametogenesis in Geodia Demosponges (Porifera): Evolutionary Origins of a Conserved Toolkit across Animals Koutsouveli, Vasiliki Cárdenas, Paco Santodomingo, Nadiezhda Marina, Anabel Morato, Esperanza Rapp, Hans Tore Riesgo, Ana 2020-07-16 https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa183 unknown Zenodo https://academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-article/doi/10.1093/molbev/msaa183/5872533 https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/mbe/PAP/10.1093_molbev_msaa183/2/msaa183_supplementary_data.zip?Expires=1604298954&Signature=0uB6jpHnFWxFdjnc8Va2KS7bAwX7oXkEN3mS17q4fkKpdyGQQAIFLn06y37MBtRdwz0~mWWU~BDVX1~vVlpMp3H5y2uAY5fjRhNXbJWmEWnAdnep5revbOKnjGVxm8PDNdjY26kt6w2LDNEdMm769~qFHia3o4Hc351Us0gPaQAjZED7MzDLrZolEOh1Vg3OevxVcer-J3SZBxjPCcxgY09jxmYlIPbnf~0GgM~tDmwVi9eWLFdCPedYV19xZlvTk2TtEZsU6MBh8Tzeb7p1L3loFNSzsNGTt3Fh7V12G~KLTwAUg2FDHGiRcQDLw0o1Q4ly1XwdkWQvD19v6O5MTA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA https://zenodo.org/communities/sponges https://zenodo.org/communities/eu https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa183 oai:zenodo.org:4057100 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Molecular Biology and Evolution, (2020-07-16) oogenesis spermatogenesis evolution Porifera transcriptomics proteomics European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement No 679849 Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: an integrated approach towards their preservation and sustainable exploitation SponGES info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa183 2024-07-26T15:35:58Z ABSTRACT All animals are capable of undergoing gametogenesis. The ability of forming haploid cells from diploid cells through meiosis and recombination appeared early in eukaryotes, whereas further gamete differentiation is mostly a metazoan signature. Morphologically, the gametogenic process presents many similarities across animal taxa, but little is known about its conservation at the molecular level. Porifera are the earliest divergent animals and therefore are an ideal phylum to understand evolution of the gametogenic toolkits. Although sponge gametogenesis is well known at the histological level, the molecular toolkits for gamete production are largely unknown. Our goal was to identify the genes and their expression levels which regulate oogenesis and spermatogenesis in five gonochoristic and oviparous species of the genus Geodia , using both RNAseq and proteomic analyses. In the early stages of both female and male gametogenesis, genes involved in germ cell fate and cell-renewal were upregulated. Then, molecular signals involved in retinoic acid pathway could trigger the meiotic processes. During later stages of oogenesis, female sponges expressed genes involved in cell growth, vitellogenesis, and extracellular matrix reassembly, which are conserved elements of oocyte maturation in Metazoa. Likewise, in spermatogenesis, genes regulating the whole meiotic cycle, chromatin compaction, and flagellum axoneme formation, that are common across Metazoa were overexpressed in the sponges. Finally, molecular signals possibly related to sperm capacitation were identified during late stages of spermatogenesis for the first time in Porifera. In conclusion, the activated molecular toolkit during gametogenesis in sponges was remarkably similar to that deployed during gametogenesis in vertebrates. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank Dr Nathan Kenny for his useful bioinformatic advice and Dr Cristina Díez-Vives for her useful advice in R. Furthermore, we would like to thank María Conejero for her important help in ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Zenodo Molecular Biology and Evolution 37 12 3485 3506 |
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oogenesis spermatogenesis evolution Porifera transcriptomics proteomics European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement No 679849 Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: an integrated approach towards their preservation and sustainable exploitation SponGES Koutsouveli, Vasiliki Cárdenas, Paco Santodomingo, Nadiezhda Marina, Anabel Morato, Esperanza Rapp, Hans Tore Riesgo, Ana The Molecular Machinery of Gametogenesis in Geodia Demosponges (Porifera): Evolutionary Origins of a Conserved Toolkit across Animals |
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ABSTRACT All animals are capable of undergoing gametogenesis. The ability of forming haploid cells from diploid cells through meiosis and recombination appeared early in eukaryotes, whereas further gamete differentiation is mostly a metazoan signature. Morphologically, the gametogenic process presents many similarities across animal taxa, but little is known about its conservation at the molecular level. Porifera are the earliest divergent animals and therefore are an ideal phylum to understand evolution of the gametogenic toolkits. Although sponge gametogenesis is well known at the histological level, the molecular toolkits for gamete production are largely unknown. Our goal was to identify the genes and their expression levels which regulate oogenesis and spermatogenesis in five gonochoristic and oviparous species of the genus Geodia , using both RNAseq and proteomic analyses. In the early stages of both female and male gametogenesis, genes involved in germ cell fate and cell-renewal were upregulated. Then, molecular signals involved in retinoic acid pathway could trigger the meiotic processes. During later stages of oogenesis, female sponges expressed genes involved in cell growth, vitellogenesis, and extracellular matrix reassembly, which are conserved elements of oocyte maturation in Metazoa. Likewise, in spermatogenesis, genes regulating the whole meiotic cycle, chromatin compaction, and flagellum axoneme formation, that are common across Metazoa were overexpressed in the sponges. Finally, molecular signals possibly related to sperm capacitation were identified during late stages of spermatogenesis for the first time in Porifera. In conclusion, the activated molecular toolkit during gametogenesis in sponges was remarkably similar to that deployed during gametogenesis in vertebrates. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank Dr Nathan Kenny for his useful bioinformatic advice and Dr Cristina Díez-Vives for her useful advice in R. Furthermore, we would like to thank María Conejero for her important help in ... |
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The Molecular Machinery of Gametogenesis in Geodia Demosponges (Porifera): Evolutionary Origins of a Conserved Toolkit across Animals |
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The Molecular Machinery of Gametogenesis in Geodia Demosponges (Porifera): Evolutionary Origins of a Conserved Toolkit across Animals |
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The Molecular Machinery of Gametogenesis in Geodia Demosponges (Porifera): Evolutionary Origins of a Conserved Toolkit across Animals |
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The Molecular Machinery of Gametogenesis in Geodia Demosponges (Porifera): Evolutionary Origins of a Conserved Toolkit across Animals |
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The Molecular Machinery of Gametogenesis in Geodia Demosponges (Porifera): Evolutionary Origins of a Conserved Toolkit across Animals |
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molecular machinery of gametogenesis in geodia demosponges (porifera): evolutionary origins of a conserved toolkit across animals |
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