Molecular characterisation of two novel 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase genes from the soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines.
In: Nematology, Jg. 8 (2006-05-01), Heft 3, S. 321-333
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Heterodera glycines Hg-hsd-1 and Hg-hsd-2 are two homologues of let-767, a short-chain dehydrogenase gene from the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Both genes share similarity to 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17β-HSDs), enzymes known to be involved in the production of steroid hormones in mammals. Hg-hsd-1 and Hg-hsd-2 encode distinct protein sequences that share 51% amino acid identity with each other and 48% identity with LET-767. The Hg-HSD-1 protein sequence was most similar to those encoded by ESTs from the lesion nematode, Pratylenchus penetrans, and Hg-HSD-2 protein was most similar to sequences from another cyst nematode, Globodera pallida. Quantitative real-time PCR revealed the highest expression of both genes in developing females, with relatively low levels in second-stage juveniles, eggs, or males. Transcription levels of both genes declined as females aged, decreasing with increased cuticle pigmentation. Transcription was up-regulated in the cyst bodies and fluid that had been manually separated from the developing embryos, suggesting that Hg-hsd-1 and Hg-hsd-2 are most likely involved in gonad development or oogenesis in the female. It is possible that these 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases are involved in the conversion of sterols, which nematodes must ingest from dietary sources, into necessary steroid hormones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Molecular characterisation of two novel 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase genes from the soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Skantar, Andrea M. ; Guimond, Nicole A. ; Chitwood, David J. |
Zeitschrift: | Nematology, Jg. 8 (2006-05-01), Heft 3, S. 321-333 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2006 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1388-5545 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1163/156854106778493439 |
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