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季節性繁殖の収斂進化の分子遺伝機構

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23K23934
Project/Area Number (Other) 22H02671 (2022-2023)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2024)
Single-year Grants (2022-2023)
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 45020:Evolutionary biology-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

石川 麻乃  東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 准教授 (20722101)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 山崎 曜  国立遺伝学研究所, ゲノム・進化研究系, 助教 (40816021)
北野 潤  国立遺伝学研究所, ゲノム・進化研究系, 教授 (80346105)
Project Period (FY) 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000)
Keywords日長応答性 / 下垂体 / 季節 / 季節応答 / 甲状腺刺激ホルモン
Outline of Research at the Start

生物が繁殖するのかは、その生物種の適応度を左右する重要な形質である。私たちは近年、トゲウオ科イトヨを用い、甲状腺刺激ホルモンTSHb 2遺伝子の日長応答性の変化が、複数回独立に繁殖期の進化を引き起こしたことを見出した。そこで本研究では、このTSHb2の日長応答性の変化 の原因変異を同定し、その機能や由来、過去の自然選択圧、上流経路、下流経路の分子制御ネットワークとその機能を解明し、それらを他魚種 と比較することで、 TSHb2遺伝子が繁殖期の進化を何度も引き起こす至近的、究極的機構を理解する。

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

生物の多くは特定の季節に繁殖し、また種や地域集団ごとに独自の繁殖期を持つ。では、繁殖期の多様性はどのような遺伝子や遺伝的変異によって進化するのだろうか?その共通性はどのような機構により生じるのだろうか?これまで動物の繁殖期の進化遺伝機構の多くは未解明であった 。私たちは近年、トゲウオ科イトヨを用い、甲状腺刺激ホルモンTSHb2遺伝子の日長応答性の変化が、複数回独立に繁殖期の進化を引き起こしたことを見出した。そこで本研究では、TSHb2の日長応答性の変化の原因変異を同定し、その生理的機能と適応度に対する効果、変異の由来、過去の自然選択圧を解析すると共に、TSHb2の上流経路、下流経路の分子制御ネットワークとその機能を解明し、それらを他魚種と比較することで、 TSHb2遺伝子が繁殖期の進化を何度も引き起こす至近的、究極的機構を理解する。本年度は、季節繁殖型の下垂体を用いた1細胞ATAC+RNAseq(マルチオーム)解析から各種下垂体ホルモンを発現する細胞クラスターを同定した。これらの中でも、TSHb2はTSHb2発現細胞と同定された細胞クラスターの一部のサブクラスターで発現していた。またそれらの中でTSHb2は短日条件で高く、長日条件で低く発現しており、私たちのこれまでの研究結果と一致した。さらにTSHb2の上流配列のクロマチンアクセシビリティを見ると、短日条件でこれが上昇していた。またTSHb2を発現するサブクラスターでは、概日リズムや光受容体関連遺伝子を含む遺伝子が特異的に発現していた。これらは、光を感受し、TSHb2に日長情報を与える遺伝子がTSHb2産生細胞と同じ細胞で発現していることを示唆している。

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

令和4年11月までに、解析用個体作出のための親魚採集、解析用個体作出を行い、
令和5年3月までに、1細胞RNAseqの時系列解析を行う予定であったが、当初の想定に反し、解析用個体作出に用いる親魚が不漁であったため、共同研究者からの移譲していただいた親魚から解析用個体を作出し、1細胞RNAseqの時系列解析を延期して実施する必要が生じた。このため繰越を行なった。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

今後は、新しく得られたTSHb2遺伝子を制御する候補上流遺伝子をゲノム編集により改変し、それぞれの機能や下垂体トランスクリプトーム、性ステロイドホルモン、生殖腺発達、腎臓発達、肝臓発達などに与える影響を解析する。また、通年繁殖型でも同様の1細胞ATAC+RNAseq(マルチオーム)解析を行い、その制御ネットワークの違いを生む候補遺伝子を網羅的に探索する。

Report

(1 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (21 results)

All 2024 2023

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (20 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Strontium isotope analysis of otoliths reveals differences in the habitat salinity among three sympatric stickleback species of the genus <i>Pungitius</i>2023

    • Author(s)
      Uji Konomi、Ishikawa Asano、Shin Ki‐Cheol、Tayasu Ichiro、Kitano Jun
    • Journal Title

      Ecology and Evolution

      Volume: 13 Issue: 9

    • DOI

      10.1002/ece3.10463

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Ecological impacts of the evolution of pleiotropic gene in stickleback2024

    • Author(s)
      Sutrisno A, Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      71th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Genomic landscape underlying transcriptome and epigenome adaptation in marine and freshwater sticklebacks2024

    • Author(s)
      Liu L, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      71th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Developmental mechanism underlying intraspecific variation in caudal fin ray branching in three-spined sticklebacks2024

    • Author(s)
      Tamai K, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      71th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Molecular genetic mechanisms of freshwater tolerance in sticklebacks2024

    • Author(s)
      Ishida M, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      71th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ivergent transcriptome responses underlying different tolerance to multiple environmental stresses in sticklebacks2024

    • Author(s)
      Harada K, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      71th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] TSHb2-producing cell: A key orchestrator of reproductive seasonality in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Liu L, and Ishikawa A.
    • Organizer
      The 3rd AsiaEvo Conference (3rd AsiaEvo)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Evolutionary Adaptation of Reproduction: The Pleiotropic Role of TSHb2-Producing Cells in Sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Liu L, and Ishikawa A.
    • Organizer
      Australasian Evolution Society Conference 2023 (AES 2023)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Transcriptomic and epigenetic dynamics in TSHb2-producing cells underlie the diversification of seasonal reproduction in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Liu L, and Ishikawa A.
    • Organizer
      The 10th East Asian Federation of Ecological Societies International Congress (EAFES10)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulatory mechanisms of a key gene underlying the diversification of seasonal reproduction in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Liu L, and Ishikawa A.
    • Organizer
      The 28th European Meeting for PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology (EMPSEB28)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Copy number increase of genes associated with freshwater colonization in fishes2023

    • Author(s)
      Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      The 46th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] TSHb2-producing cell: a pleiotropic hub to switch seasonal reproduction ON and OFF in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Liu L, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      The 46th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 季節性繁殖の収斂進化の分子遺伝機構2023

    • Author(s)
      Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      The 45th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Genetic mechanisms underlying variation in transcriptome response and epigenetic regulation in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      The 46th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Molecular genetic mechanisms underlying convergent evolution of reproductive seasonality in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      25nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The diversity of caudal fin ray branching in the three-spined sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Tamai K, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      The 3rd AsiaEvo Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Photoperiodic responses of TSHb2-producing cells switch the reproductive activities on and off in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Liu L, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      The 28th European Meeting for PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ecological impacts of the evolution of a pleiotropic gene: insights from TSHb2 in three-spined stickleback2023

    • Author(s)
      Sutrisno A, Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      25nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Diversification of caudal fin ray branching in three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteu aculeatus)2023

    • Author(s)
      Tamai K, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      25nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Regulatory mechanism underlying photoperiodic response of fatty acid desaturase Fads2 in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Kishiku H, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      25nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Molecular mechanisms underlying variation of environmental stress tolerance in sticklebacks2023

    • Author(s)
      Harada K, and Ishikawa A
    • Organizer
      25nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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