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Molecular basis of the hagfish osmoregulatory strategy

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K16178
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 44040:Morphology and anatomical structure-related
Research InstitutionShimane University

Principal Investigator

Yamaguchi Yoko  島根大学, 学術研究院農生命科学系, 助教 (70801827)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords円口類 / ヌタウナギ / 体液調節 / 内分泌系 / 内分泌 / 塩分適応 / 環境適応 / 下垂体 / 心臓 / アミノ酸 / 後葉ホルモン / 腎臓 / 細胞・組織 / 進化
Outline of Research at the Start

我々ヒトを含む脊椎動物の大半は、鰓や腎臓の働きにより、体内の水分とイオンのバランスを常に一定に保つ「調節型」生物である。この体液調節能力の起源を明らかにするため、現生脊椎動物で唯一、体液組成が海水と等しい「順応型」のヌタウナギに着目する。ヌタウナギの鰓・腎臓および筋肉で、各種物質輸送に関わる分子群やホルモン受容体の局在パターンを調べ、個体レベル(鰓・腎臓)および細胞レベル(筋肉)での体液調節機構を検証する。これにより、「調節型」と「順応型」の違いを生み出す分子基盤を解明する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Vertebrates possess a remarkable ability to maintain body fluid balance. However, the origine and evolution of osmo- and iono-regulatory machinaries remain poorly understood. In the present study, we focused on hagfishes, which are characterized by omo- and iono-conforming nature. Combining in vivo salinity transfer experiment and RNA-Seq analysis, we explored the molecular mechanisms underlying the unique body fluid homeostasis of hagfishes. For most of the known vertebrate osmoregulatory genes, their counterparts were found in the hagfish genome; however, some of these hagfish genes, including the genes encoding conventional salt transporters, are silenced. Therefore, the unique body fluid composition of hagfishes is most likely attributable to the distinct regulation, rather than the repertoire, of osmoregulatory genes. This consequently suggests that the ability to maintain body fluid balance was secondarily lost in the hagfish lineage.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の結果は、我々の体液調節能力の起源が従来考えられていたよりも古いことを示唆する。このように、ヌタウナギは脊椎動物の進化を考える上で鍵を握る生物であり、近年注目を集めている。しかし現生種の大半が深海性のため捕獲・飼育が難しく、研究はきわめて遅れている。今回は、①例外的に浅海に分布する種をモデルとし、②同種が容易に捕獲できる島根県の地の利を生かし、③分子レベルで大規模かつ網羅的な解析を行うことにより、ヌタウナギの生理学研究を大きく押し進めることができた。得られたデータは公開データベースに登録したため、今後、国内外の研究者に活用されることが期待される。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2024 2023 2021 2019 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Molecular basis of the unique osmoregulatory strategy in the inshore hagfish, <i>Eptatretus burgeri</i>.2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamaguchi Yoko、Ikeba Kiriko、Yoshida Masa-aki、Takagi Wataru
    • Journal Title

      American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

      Volume: - Issue: 2 Pages: R208-R233

    • DOI

      10.1152/ajpregu.00166.2023

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Phylogenetic and functional properties of hagfish neurohypophysial hormone receptors distinct from their jawed vertebrate counterparts2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamaguchi Yoko、Takagi Wataru、Kaiya Hiroyuki、Konno Norifumi、Yoshida Masa-aki、Kuraku Shigehiro、Hyodo Susumu
    • Journal Title

      General and Comparative Endocrinology

      Volume: 336 Pages: 114257-114257

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114257

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 円口類から俯瞰する後葉ホルモン受容体の進化2024

    • Author(s)
      山口 陽子、高木 亙、海谷 啓之、今野 紀文、吉田 真明、工樂 樹洋、兵藤 晋
    • Organizer
      第33回バソプレシン・オキシトシン研究会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Osmoregulatory mechanisms in the inshore hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri: Is it “ancestral”?2024

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Yamaguchi, Kiriko Ikeba, Masa-aki Yoshida, Wataru Takagi
    • Organizer
      10th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Identification and characterization of neurohypophysial hormone receptors in the hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri2021

    • Author(s)
      Yamaguchi Y, Takagi W, Kaiya H, Yoshida M
    • Organizer
      6th Biennial North American Society for Comparative Endocrinology, Virtual Meeting on Zoom
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 円口類ヌタウナギの鰓と腎臓の機能2021

    • Author(s)
      山口 陽子、池羽 希理子、高木 亙
    • Organizer
      第92回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ヌタウナギ(Eptatretus burgeri)の嗅覚受容体レパートリー2021

    • Author(s)
      加嶋 広武、山口 陽子
    • Organizer
      第92回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ヌタウナギの下垂体後葉ホルモン受容体の同定と解析2021

    • Author(s)
      山口 陽子、高木 亙、海谷 啓之、今野 紀文、吉田 真明、工樂 樹洋
    • Organizer
      第45回日本比較内分泌学会及びシンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 円口類ヌタウナギの下垂体後葉ホルモン受容体2019

    • Author(s)
      山口 陽子
    • Organizer
      第34回日本下垂体研究会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Handbook of Hormones 2nd Edition2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Sakamoto
    • Publisher
      Academic Press
    • ISBN
      9780128206492
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 島根大学 Research News 2023.04.14(プレスリリース資料掲載)

    • URL

      https://www.shimane-u.ac.jp/docs/2023041400057/

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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