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TitleDevelopmental ontogeny of prolactin and its receptor in fish.
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsPower, DM
Year of Publication2005
JournalGen Comp Endocrinol
Volume142
Issue1-2
Date Published2005 May 15
Pagination25-33
ISSN0016-6480
KeywordsAging, Animals, Fishes, Larva, Ovum, Prolactin, Receptors, Prolactin, Water-Electrolyte Balance
Abstract

Prolactin (PRL) is a member of a family of structurally similar proteins which includes growth hormone (GH) and somatolactin (SL) in teleost fish. The genes encoding these proteins are expressed principally in the pituitary gland and sequence analysis reveals they share considerable similarity. GH, PRL, and SL bring about their physiological action by binding to specific receptors localised in the membrane of cells in target tissue. The PRL receptor (PRLR) and GH receptor (GHR) have been identified in a number of teleosts but the SL receptor remains to be characterised. On hormone binding, receptors dimerise, and signal transduction occurs via the JAK/STAT signalling pathway. The principal action of PRL in fish is freshwater osmoregulation, although it has also been implicated in reproduction, behaviour, growth, and immunoregulation. The role of PRL in early development and metamorphosis is well established, respectively, in mammals and amphibians, although its role in fish is not so well known. Studies have shown that PRL mRNA and protein are restricted to the developing pituitary gland in fish embryos and larvae. PRLR mRNA and protein is also present in fish embryos and has a widespread tissue distribution in larvae. The levels of PRLR and PRL mRNA vary throughout embryonic and early larval development. The potential role of PRL in fish embryos and larvae is considered in relation to their physiological status.

DOI10.1016/j.ygcen.2004.10.003
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Alternate JournalGen. Comp. Endocrinol.
PubMed ID15862545
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