Kisspeptin regulates the somatic growth-related factors of the cinnamon clownfish Amphiprion melanopus
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Title
- Kisspeptin regulates the somatic growth-related factors of the cinnamon clownfish Amphiprion melanopus
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Author(s)
- Kim, Na Na; Choi, Young-Ung; Park, Heung-Sik; Choi, Cheol Young
- KIOST Author(s)
- Choi, Young Ung(최영웅); Park, Heung Sik(박흥식)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 최영웅; 박흥식
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Publication Year
- 2015-01
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Abstract
- This study aimed to test the effects of kisspeptin (Kiss) on somatic growth in the cinnamon clownfish Amphiprion melanopus. We investigated the effects of Kiss treatment on the growth by measuring the mRNA expressions of the growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth hormone factor (IGF-I), somatolactin (SL), and melatonin receptor (MT). The expression levels of GH and SL of the pituitary gland and IGF-I of the liver increased after Kiss treatment (in vivo and in vitro). In addition, the MT mRNA expression increased in the pituitary gland and brain after Kiss treatment (in vivo and in vitro). These results support the hypothesis that Kiss directly regulates the somatic growth-related factors, such as GH, SL, and MT, and IGF-I in the cinnamon clownfish. Further, injection of Kiss resulted in significantly higher levels of plasma melatonin than that in the control. We, therefore, conclude that Kiss plays a role in modulating growth and artificially induced rapid growth in cinnamon clownfish. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inn All rights reserved.
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ISSN
- 1095-6433
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/2566
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DOI
- 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.08.020
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Bibliographic Citation
- COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, v.179, pp.17 - 24, 2015
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Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
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Subject
- MELATONIN RECEPTORS; SEXUAL-MATURATION; RFAMIDE PEPTIDES; ATLANTIC SALMON; HORMONE; PITUITARY; FISH; EXPRESSION; SOMATOLACTIN; CLONING
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Keywords
- Cinnamon clownfish; Kisspeptin; Growth hormone; Insulin-like growth factor I; Somatolactin; Melatonin
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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