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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
The egg attachment system of an estuarine crab Sesarma haematocheir is formed on the maternal ovigerous hairs just after egg laying, and slips off these hairs just after hatching. The stripping is caused by an active factor that we call OHSS (ovigerous-hair stripping substance), which is released by the embryo upon hatching. OHSS was purified, and its active form had a molecular mass of 25 kDa. The cDNA of OHSS cloned from an embryonic cDNA library was 1759 bp long, encoding 492 amino acids in a single open reading frame (ORF). The C-terminal part of the predicted protein was composed of a trypsin-like serine protease domain, with homology to counterparts in other animals of 33-38%. The predicted protein (54.7 kDa) secreted as a zymogen may be cleaved post-translationally, separating the C-terminal from the N-terminal region. The OHSS gene was expressed in the embryo at least 2 weeks before hatching. Expression was also detected in the zoea larva 1 day after hatching and in the brain of the female. However, it was not detected in the muscle, hepatopancreas or ovigerous seta of the female. Ultrastructural analysis indicated that the material investing maternal ovigerous hair, i.e. the outermost layer (E1) of the egg case, is attached at the special sites (attachment sites) arranged at intervals of 130-160 nm on the hair. It is suggested that OHSS acts specifically at these sites, lysing the bond with the coat, thus disposing of the embryo attachment system. This enables the female to prepare the next clutch of embryos without ecdysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-0949
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
207
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
621-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Animal Structures, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Body Water, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Brachyura, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Embryo, Nonmammalian, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Enzyme Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:14718505-Sequence Analysis, DNA
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Purification and cDNA cloning of the ovigerous-hair stripping substance (OHSS) contained in the hatch water of an estuarine crab Sesarma haematocheir.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Animal Behavior and Evolution, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima 3-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't