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Induced inflammation perturbs testis formation in zebrafish

ABSTRACT: Effect of heat-killed E. coli on zebrafish sex determination.

ORGANISM(S): Danio rerio

SUBMITTER: Scott Ochsner

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3249 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Activation of NF-κB protein prevents the transition from juvenile ovary to testis and promotes ovarian development in zebrafish.

Pradhan Ajay A Khalaf Hazem H Ochsner Scott A SA Sreenivasan Rajini R Koskinen Jarno J Karlsson Marie M Karlsson Jesper J McKenna Neil J NJ Orbán László L Olsson Per-Erik PE

The Journal of biological chemistry 20120917 45

Testis differentiation in zebrafish involves juvenile ovary to testis transformation initiated by an apoptotic wave. The molecular regulation of this transformation process is not fully understood. NF-κB is activated at an early stage of development and has been shown to interact with steroidogenic factor-1 in mammals, leading to the suppression of anti-Müllerian hormone (Amh) gene expression. Because steroidogenic factor-1 and Amh are important for proper testis development, NF-κB-mediated indu ...[more]

PMID: 22988238

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Induced inflammation perturbs testis formation in zebrafish

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Activation of NF-κB protein prevents the transition from juvenile ovary to testis and promotes ovarian development in zebrafish.

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