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Genes (Basel)

Title:		Transcriptome Analysis of Zebrafish Olfactory Epithelium Reveal Sexual Differences in Odorant Detection
Author(s):		Wang Y; Jiang H; Yang L;
Address:		"Hubei Engineering Research Center for Protection and Utilization of Special Biological Resources in the Hanjiang River Basin, School of Life Sciences, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, Hubei, China. The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, China. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"
Journal Title:		Genes (Basel)
Year:		2020
Volume:		20200527
Issue:		6
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/genes11060592
ISSN/ISBN:		2073-4425 (Electronic) 2073-4425 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Animals have evolved a large number of olfactory receptor genes in their genome to detect numerous odorants in their surrounding environments. However, we still know little about whether males and females possess the same abilities to sense odorants, especially in fish. In this study, we used deep RNA sequencing to examine the difference of transcriptome between male and female zebrafish olfactory epithelia. We found that the olfactory transcriptomes between males and females are highly similar. We also found evidence of some genes showing differential expression or alternative splicing, which may be associated with odorant-sensing between sexes. Most chemosensory receptor genes showed evidence of expression in the zebrafish olfactory epithelium, with a higher expression level in males than in females. Taken together, our results provide a comprehensive catalog of the genes mediating olfactory perception and pheromone-evoked behavior in fishes"
Keywords:		Animals;Animals Female High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing Male Odorants/*analysis Olfactory Mucosa/*metabolism RNA-Seq Sex Characteristics Transcriptome/*genetics Zebrafish/*genetics/physiology alternative splicing chemosensory receptor olfactory epithelium se;
Notes:		"MedlineWang, Ying Jiang, Haifeng Yang, Liandong eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Switzerland 2020/05/31 Genes (Basel). 2020 May 27; 11(6):592. doi: 10.3390/genes11060592"