Gender-specific function of melatonin receptor (MTRI) in gonads of red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii.

ABSTRACT: Melatonin receptor (MTR) plays a crucial role in mediating melatonin signaling. Therefore, it is necessary to study functions and characteristics of MTR. In this study, full length cDNA of MTRI in Procambarus clarkii was cloned. The phylogenetic tree revealed that MTRI amino acid sequence of P. clarkii had the closest relationship with Homarus americanus. The temporal and spatial distribution expression results indicated that MTRI was highly expressed in gonadal tissues and eyestalk. RNA interference (RNAi) was used to identify the content of related hormones and the relative expression of genes in gonads of P. clarkii. The results showed that melatonin had an important effect on gonad of P. clarkii. Due to the specificity of the reproductive system in female and male crayfish, the siRNA i

SUBMITTER: Hu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12689651 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature