Molecular components that regulate gonad development in tilapia - Softcover

Amat Fernández, Jorge; Elizur, Abigail; Cummins, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3330346132 ISBN 13: 9783330346130

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

This book reports on the investigation of gonad development in the tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. The project aimed to advance the field of reproductive development, aquaculture and pest management by understanding the molecular gene and protein components involved in germ cell specification and migration. Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are progenitors of the germ cell lineage, giving rise to either spermatogonia or oogonia after the completion of gonadal differentiation. Prior to this study, there was little information on the mechanism of PGCs migration leading to the formation of the primordial gonad in Perciform fish. This book presents the transcriptomes of ovary and testis, from which we identify the major germ cell components, including the Nanos-1, Vasa-1, Dead end, Oct-4, GFRa-1, SDF and CXCR4. Using a variety of molecular approaches, those components have been further investigated to reveal their conservation, spatial and temporal distribution within larvae and adult O. mossambicus.

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About the Author

Jorge A.Fernández was born in Spain and studied a Marine Science degree at the UCV Valencia, Spain. He moved to Australia to study a Bache, honours degree at University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Queensland in 2011 and was accepted into a PhD Programme at the USC, for which he received a scholarship. This book is the result of all his PhD work.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3330346132
• ISBN 13: 9783330346130
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176