Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish

Follicles are the basic structure and functional unit of ovaries. In the previous study, we classified primary follicles (PFs) of zebrafish into four subtypes, compared the DNA methylation and RNA expression characteristics among different subtypes follicles, and preliminarily analyzed the molecular...

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Main Authors: Guangjing Zhang, Jing Huang, Liangyue Peng, Jinhui Liu, Wenbin Liu, Wen Fu
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Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2025-06-01
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description Follicles are the basic structure and functional unit of ovaries. In the previous study, we classified primary follicles (PFs) of zebrafish into four subtypes, compared the DNA methylation and RNA expression characteristics among different subtypes follicles, and preliminarily analyzed the molecular mechanism of PFs development. However, the protein expression characteristics of the four subtypes of PFs remain poorly understood. In this study, a total of 9635 proteins were identified in the four subtypes PFs of zebrafish by proteomic analysis. The proteins highly expressed in the PF-ii and PF-iii were enriched in Notch, MAPK, and mTOR signaling pathways. By combined transcriptomic and proteomic analysis screened five key candidate molecules involved in PFs developmental regulation. These results provide reference to the molecular mechanisms underlying follicular development in fish.
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spelling doaj-art-5d7fb54d046748f993e784bc5b911b392025-08-20T02:26:14ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.Reproduction and Breeding2667-07122025-06-0152212610.1016/j.repbre.2025.03.001Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafishGuangjing Zhang0Jing Huang1Liangyue Peng2Jinhui Liu3Wenbin Liu4Wen Fu5State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR China; College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, PR China; Corresponding author. Engineering Research Center of Ployploid Fish Reproduction and Breeding of the State Education Ministry, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, PR China.Follicles are the basic structure and functional unit of ovaries. In the previous study, we classified primary follicles (PFs) of zebrafish into four subtypes, compared the DNA methylation and RNA expression characteristics among different subtypes follicles, and preliminarily analyzed the molecular mechanism of PFs development. However, the protein expression characteristics of the four subtypes of PFs remain poorly understood. In this study, a total of 9635 proteins were identified in the four subtypes PFs of zebrafish by proteomic analysis. The proteins highly expressed in the PF-ii and PF-iii were enriched in Notch, MAPK, and mTOR signaling pathways. By combined transcriptomic and proteomic analysis screened five key candidate molecules involved in PFs developmental regulation. These results provide reference to the molecular mechanisms underlying follicular development in fish.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667071225000122Primary folliclesProteomicDifferentially expressed proteinsZebrafish
spellingShingle Guangjing Zhang
Jing Huang
Liangyue Peng
Jinhui Liu
Wenbin Liu
Wen Fu
Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish
Reproduction and Breeding
Primary follicles
Proteomic
Differentially expressed proteins
Zebrafish
title Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish
title_full Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish
title_fullStr Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish
title_short Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish
title_sort quantitative proteomic analysis revealed the protein expression characteristics of primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish
topic Primary follicles
Proteomic
Differentially expressed proteins
Zebrafish
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667071225000122
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