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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-3
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The gene nanos is essential for germ cell development. Although its functions and expression have been investigated in the mouse, nanos genes have yet to be well characterized in other vertebrates. Based on similarity and a syntenic analysis of nanos, we have identified four different nanos in the genome of medaka (Oryzias latipes). nanos1 is duplicated in teleost fish genomes and named nanos1a and nanos1b. Of all medaka nanos, nanos3 is well conserved in terms of expression and synteny. In contrast to a previous study on mice, nanos2 expression was not detected in the gonads at early stages of sex differentiation; however, both oogonia and spermatogonia in adult gonads exhibit nanos2 expression. nanos1a and 1b are both expressed in the developing brain, consistent with the expression of nanos1 in mice. In the gonads, nanos1a is expressed in the somatic cells surrounding oocytes and spermatocytes, whereas expression of nanos1b is not detectable in the gonads by in-situ hybridization. These results suggest common and distinct functions of nanos genes among vertebrates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0289-0003
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
112-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Oryzias, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Ovary, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-RNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:19341327-Zinc Fingers
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression and syntenic analyses of four nanos genes in medaka.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics for Reproduction, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't