模型蝾螈 Pleurodeles waltl 中光周期非依赖性睾丸发育。
Photoperiod-independent testicular development in the model newt Pleurodeles waltl.
机构信息
Amphibian Research Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
出版信息
Dev Growth Differ. 2021 Aug;63(6):277-284. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12738. Epub 2021 Jul 7.
Urodele amphibian newts have unique biological properties in male gametogenesis, in addition to their extreme regenerative capacity. Male newts are able to regenerate new testes even after reaching sexual maturity and can possess multiple testes. Notably, these animals maintain primordial germ cell-like cells in a tissue adjacent to the testis. Spermatogenesis proceeds while synchronizing in a region-specific manner in the testis. However, the newt species that have been used most commonly require 2-3 years to achieve sexual maturity, and spermatogenesis in these species shows seasonality. These traits have restricted the use of newts for studies on testicular development and spermatogenesis, and testis development in newts remains poorly characterized. Recently, the Iberian ribbed newt Pleurodeles waltl has been established as an emerging model organism. P. waltl reaches sexual maturity more quick after birth than do other newts and is capable of breeding year-round. Thus, P. waltl is expected to serve as an appealing experimental model for studying the mechanisms of male gametogenesis in the urodeles. In the present study, we use P. waltl to describe the entire developmental process of the newt testis from primordial gonad to maturity. Notably, the mature testes show synchronized progression of spermatogenesis along the anteroposterior axis. Additionally, we demonstrate that the process of spermatogenesis in P. waltl proceeds irrespective of day length. Our results show that P. waltl newts are a suitable model for investigating the process of testicular development. We also expect that these results will be useful for the maintenance of P. waltl bioresources.
有尾两栖类蝾螈在雄性配子发生中除了具有极强的再生能力外,还具有独特的生物学特性。雄性蝾螈在达到性成熟后甚至可以再生新的睾丸,并拥有多个睾丸。值得注意的是,这些动物在睾丸附近的组织中保持原始生殖细胞样细胞。精子发生在睾丸中以特定区域的方式同步进行。然而,最常使用的蝾螈物种需要 2-3 年才能达到性成熟,而且这些物种的精子发生具有季节性。这些特性限制了蝾螈在睾丸发育和精子发生研究中的应用,并且蝾螈的睾丸发育仍未得到充分描述。最近,伊比利亚肋突螈 Pleurodeles waltl 已被确立为新兴的模式生物。与其他蝾螈相比,P. waltl 在出生后更快达到性成熟,并且可以全年繁殖。因此,P. waltl 有望成为研究有尾类雄性配子发生机制的有吸引力的实验模型。在本研究中,我们使用 P. waltl 描述了从原始性腺到成熟的蝾螈睾丸的整个发育过程。值得注意的是,成熟的睾丸显示精子发生沿前后轴同步进行。此外,我们证明 P. waltl 中的精子发生过程不受日长的影响。我们的结果表明,P. waltl 蝾螈是研究睾丸发育过程的合适模型。我们还期望这些结果将有助于 P. waltl 生物资源的维护。