Predominant expression and cellular distribution of fish Agr2 in renal collecting system.

Anterior gradient 2 (Agr2) genes encode secretory proteins, and play significant roles in anterior-posterior patterning and tumor metastasis. Agr2 transcripts were shown to display quite diverse tissue distribution in different species, and little was known about the cellular localization of Agr2 proteins. In this study, we identified an Agr2 homologue from gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio), and revealed the expression patterns and cellular localization during embryogenesis and in adult tissues.

[Screen of differentially expressed genes between gastrula embryos and tail bud embryos in gynogenetic gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio)].

Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) cDNA plasmid libraries were constructed between gastrula embryos and tail bud embryos in gynogenetic gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). 739 and 816 PCR positive clones were respectively selected to perform dot blot, and 72 dot blot positive clones and 98 dot blot positive clones were obtained from the SSH plasmid libraries specific for gastrula embryos and tail bud embryos. Sequencing analysis and database searches indicated that there were 19 known genes and 31 unknown/cDNA fragments in the sequenced 72 dot blot positive clones specific for gastrula embryos, and 52 known genes and 37 unknown cDNA fragments in the sequenced 98 dot blot positive clones specific for tail bud embryos.

Screen for stage-specific expression genes between tail bud stage and heartbeat beginning stage in embryogenesis of gynogenetic silver crucian carp.

A systemic study was initiated to identify stage-specific expression genes in fish embryogenesis by using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique. In this study, we presented a preliminary result on screen for stage-specific expression genes between tail bud stage (TBS) and heartbeat beginning stage (HBS) in gynogenetic silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). Two SSH plasmid libraries specific for TBS embryos and HBS embryos were constructed, and stage-specific expression genes were screened between the two stages.