Transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of Piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain
Piwi proteins act in interaction with piRNAs to influence germline development in a variety of organisms. Nevertheless, to date, there is limited studies have been documented regarding the function of Piwis in crustaceans. In this study, we isolated a Piwi2 gene from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain...
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| description | Piwi proteins act in interaction with piRNAs to influence germline development in a variety of organisms. Nevertheless, to date, there is limited studies have been documented regarding the function of Piwis in crustaceans. In this study, we isolated a Piwi2 gene from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain, and further explored its possible role in spermatogenesis through RNA interference (RNAi) and transcriptome analysis. The expression profile suggested that Sp-Piwi2 was specifically expressed in the testis of S. paramamosain. It had a high expression level at stage I, and that expression significantly decreased at stage II but subsequently increased at stage III. Immunofluorescence results revealed that Sp-Piwi2 was localized in the cytoplasm of spermatogonia. RNAi showed that the expression of Sp-Piwi2 was specifically down-regulated. In response to the prolonged down-regulation of Sp-Piwi2, the number of germ cells in the testis was markedly decreased. Transcriptome analysis further suggested that Sp-Piwi2 presumably regulates spermatogenesis by promoting spermatogonia proliferation and the differentiation of spermatogonia to spermatocytes, and is also involved in apoptosis and regulation of transposons. Our findings assigned the functions of Sp-Piwi2 in the spermatogenesis of the mud crab S. paramamosain, and shed a new insight into the mechanism underlying Sp-Piwi2 involved in spermatogenesis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-76d4fbec25184d55b65adea5ba8fb3062025-02-06T05:12:06ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342025-03-0140102550Transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of Piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab Scylla paramamosainTao Wang0Li Lu1Fang Liu2An Liu3Haihui Ye4State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaCorresponding authors.; State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaCorresponding authors.; State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaPiwi proteins act in interaction with piRNAs to influence germline development in a variety of organisms. Nevertheless, to date, there is limited studies have been documented regarding the function of Piwis in crustaceans. In this study, we isolated a Piwi2 gene from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain, and further explored its possible role in spermatogenesis through RNA interference (RNAi) and transcriptome analysis. The expression profile suggested that Sp-Piwi2 was specifically expressed in the testis of S. paramamosain. It had a high expression level at stage I, and that expression significantly decreased at stage II but subsequently increased at stage III. Immunofluorescence results revealed that Sp-Piwi2 was localized in the cytoplasm of spermatogonia. RNAi showed that the expression of Sp-Piwi2 was specifically down-regulated. In response to the prolonged down-regulation of Sp-Piwi2, the number of germ cells in the testis was markedly decreased. Transcriptome analysis further suggested that Sp-Piwi2 presumably regulates spermatogenesis by promoting spermatogonia proliferation and the differentiation of spermatogonia to spermatocytes, and is also involved in apoptosis and regulation of transposons. Our findings assigned the functions of Sp-Piwi2 in the spermatogenesis of the mud crab S. paramamosain, and shed a new insight into the mechanism underlying Sp-Piwi2 involved in spermatogenesis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513424006380Piwi2SpermatogenesisCrustaceansRNA interferenceTranscriptome analysis |
| spellingShingle | Tao Wang Li Lu Fang Liu An Liu Haihui Ye Transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of Piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain Aquaculture Reports Piwi2 Spermatogenesis Crustaceans RNA interference Transcriptome analysis |
| title | Transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of Piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain |
| title_full | Transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of Piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain |
| title_fullStr | Transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of Piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of Piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain |
| title_short | Transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of Piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain |
| title_sort | transcriptome analysis of testis in response to silencing of piwi2 sheds light on spermatogenesis in the mud crab scylla paramamosain |
| topic | Piwi2 Spermatogenesis Crustaceans RNA interference Transcriptome analysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513424006380 |
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