Prostaglandins(PGs)are profound hormones in teleost sexual behavior,especially in mating.PGs act as pheromones that affect the olfactory sensory neurons of males,inducing the initiation of a series of mating behaviors...Prostaglandins(PGs)are profound hormones in teleost sexual behavior,especially in mating.PGs act as pheromones that affect the olfactory sensory neurons of males,inducing the initiation of a series of mating behaviors.However,the molecular mechanism by which PGs trigger mating behavior in ovoviviparous teleosts is still unclear.In the present study,we employed the ovoviviparous black rockfish(Sebastes schlegelii),an economically important marine species whose reproductive production is limited by incomplete fertilization,as a model species.The results showed that when the dose of PGE2 was higher than 10 nmol/L,a significant(P<0.05)increase in mating behaviors was observed.Dual-fluorescence in situ hybridization indicated that PGE2 could fire specific neurons in different brain regions and receptor cells in the olfactory sac.After combining with specific neurons in the central nervous system(CNS),a series of genes related to reproduction are activated.The intracerebroventricular administration of PGE_(2) significantly increased lhb levels(P<0.05)in both sexes.Moreover,steroidogenesis in gonads was also affected,inducing an increase(P<0.05)in E_(2) levels in males and T levels in females.PGE_(2) levels were also increased significantly(P<0.05)in both sexes.The present study revealed that PGE2 can activate mating behavior in black rockfish in both hormone and pheromone pathways,leading to variations in sex steroid levels and activation of reproductive behaviors.Our results provide not only novel insight into the onset of mating behaviors in ovoviviparous teleosts but also solutions for the incomplete fertilization caused by natural mating in cage aquaculture.展开更多
Amides,a series of significant atmospheric nitrogen-containing volatile organic compounds(VOCs),can participate in new particle formation(NPF)throught interacting with sulfuric acid(SA)and organic acids.In this study,...Amides,a series of significant atmospheric nitrogen-containing volatile organic compounds(VOCs),can participate in new particle formation(NPF)throught interacting with sulfuric acid(SA)and organic acids.In this study,we investigated the molecular interactions of formamide(FA),acetamide(AA),N-methylformamide(MF),propanamide(PA),Nmethylacetamide(MA),and N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF)with SA,acetic acid(HAC),propanoic acid(PAC),oxalic acid(OA),and malonic acid(MOA).Global minimum of clusters were obtained through the association of the artificial bee colony(ABC)algorithm and density functional theory(DFT)calculations.The conformational analysis,thermochemical analysis,frequency analysis,and topological analysis were conducted to determine the interactions of hydrogen-bonded molecular clusters.The heterodimers formed a hepta or octa membered ring through four different types of hydrogen bonds,and the strength of the bonds are ranked in the following order:SO-H···O>CO-H···O>N-H···O>C-H···O.We also evaluated the stability of the clusters and found that the stabilization effect of amides with SA is weaker than that of amines with SA but stronger than that of ammonia(NH 3)with SA in the dimer formation of nucleation process.Additionally,the nucleation capacity of SA with amides is greater than that of organic acids with amides.展开更多
基金supported by grants from The National Natural Science Foundation of China(41976089)the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFD0901204).
文摘Prostaglandins(PGs)are profound hormones in teleost sexual behavior,especially in mating.PGs act as pheromones that affect the olfactory sensory neurons of males,inducing the initiation of a series of mating behaviors.However,the molecular mechanism by which PGs trigger mating behavior in ovoviviparous teleosts is still unclear.In the present study,we employed the ovoviviparous black rockfish(Sebastes schlegelii),an economically important marine species whose reproductive production is limited by incomplete fertilization,as a model species.The results showed that when the dose of PGE2 was higher than 10 nmol/L,a significant(P<0.05)increase in mating behaviors was observed.Dual-fluorescence in situ hybridization indicated that PGE2 could fire specific neurons in different brain regions and receptor cells in the olfactory sac.After combining with specific neurons in the central nervous system(CNS),a series of genes related to reproduction are activated.The intracerebroventricular administration of PGE_(2) significantly increased lhb levels(P<0.05)in both sexes.Moreover,steroidogenesis in gonads was also affected,inducing an increase(P<0.05)in E_(2) levels in males and T levels in females.PGE_(2) levels were also increased significantly(P<0.05)in both sexes.The present study revealed that PGE2 can activate mating behavior in black rockfish in both hormone and pheromone pathways,leading to variations in sex steroid levels and activation of reproductive behaviors.Our results provide not only novel insight into the onset of mating behaviors in ovoviviparous teleosts but also solutions for the incomplete fertilization caused by natural mating in cage aquaculture.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91644214,21677089,21876102)the Shenzhen Science and Technology Research and Development Funds(No.JCYJ20160510165106371)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University(Nos.2016WLJH51,2017JC033)The China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project(Nos.2017M612277,2017T100493)The open foundation of state key laboratory of environmental criteria and risk assessment,Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences(Nos.2016OFP09)。
文摘Amides,a series of significant atmospheric nitrogen-containing volatile organic compounds(VOCs),can participate in new particle formation(NPF)throught interacting with sulfuric acid(SA)and organic acids.In this study,we investigated the molecular interactions of formamide(FA),acetamide(AA),N-methylformamide(MF),propanamide(PA),Nmethylacetamide(MA),and N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF)with SA,acetic acid(HAC),propanoic acid(PAC),oxalic acid(OA),and malonic acid(MOA).Global minimum of clusters were obtained through the association of the artificial bee colony(ABC)algorithm and density functional theory(DFT)calculations.The conformational analysis,thermochemical analysis,frequency analysis,and topological analysis were conducted to determine the interactions of hydrogen-bonded molecular clusters.The heterodimers formed a hepta or octa membered ring through four different types of hydrogen bonds,and the strength of the bonds are ranked in the following order:SO-H···O>CO-H···O>N-H···O>C-H···O.We also evaluated the stability of the clusters and found that the stabilization effect of amides with SA is weaker than that of amines with SA but stronger than that of ammonia(NH 3)with SA in the dimer formation of nucleation process.Additionally,the nucleation capacity of SA with amides is greater than that of organic acids with amides.
