Department of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdansk, M. Piłsudskiego 46 Av., 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
Department of Ichthyology and Aquaculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska St. 117, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
Cells. 2023 Jul 4;12(13):1772. doi: 10.3390/cells12131772.
Telomerase activity has been found in the somatic tissues of rainbow trout. The enzyme is essential for maintaining telomere length but also assures homeostasis of the fish organs, playing an important role during tissue regeneration. The unique morphological and physiological characteristics of triploid rainbow trout, when compared to diploid specimens, make them a promising model for studies concerning telomerase activity. Thus, in this study, we examined the expression of the gene in various organs of subadult and adult diploid and triploid rainbow trout females. Upregulated mRNA transcription was observed in all the examined somatic tissues sampled from the triploid fish when compared to diploid individuals. Contrastingly, expression in the ovaries was significantly decreased in the triploid specimens. Within the diploids, the highest expression of was observed in the liver and in the ovaries of the subadult individuals. In the triploids, expression was increased in the somatic tissues, while the ovaries exhibited lower activity of telomerase compared to other organs and decreased compared to the ovaries in the diploids. The ovaries of triploid individuals were underdeveloped, consisting of only a few oocytes. The lack of germ cells, which are usually characterized by high expression, might be responsible for the decrease in telomerase activity in the triploid ovaries. The increase in expression in triploid somatic tissues suggests that they require higher telomerase activity to cope with environmental stress and maintain internal homeostasis.
端粒酶活性已在虹鳟的体细胞组织中被发现。该酶对于维持端粒长度至关重要,但也能确保鱼类器官的内稳态,在组织再生过程中发挥重要作用。与二倍体虹鳟相比,三倍体虹鳟独特的形态和生理特征使它们成为研究端粒酶活性的有前途的模型。因此,在本研究中,我们检测了亚成年和成年二倍体和三倍体虹鳟雌鱼不同器官中 基因的表达。与二倍体个体相比,在所有检测的三倍体虹鳟体细胞组织中, mRNA 转录均上调。相比之下,三倍体虹鳟的卵巢中 表达显著降低。在二倍体中, 表达最高的是肝脏和亚成年个体的卵巢。在三倍体中, 表达在体细胞组织中增加,而卵巢中的端粒酶活性则低于其他器官,且与二倍体的卵巢相比也有所降低。三倍体虹鳟的卵巢发育不良,只有少数卵母细胞。由于缺乏通常表现出高 表达的生殖细胞,可能是三倍体虹鳟卵巢中端粒酶活性降低的原因。三倍体体细胞组织中 表达的增加表明,它们需要更高的端粒酶活性来应对环境压力和维持内部内稳态。