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Electrophysiological and biochemical responses of mouse vomeronasal receptor cells to urine-derived compounds: possible mechanism of action 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Receptor cells of the vomeronasal organ (VNO) are thought to detect
pheromone-like molecules important for reproductive physiology. Several
compounds derived from male mouse urine have been demonstrated to affect
endocrine events in female mice. In the present study, the ability of these
compounds to affect VNO activity was tested. In dissociated VNO cells held
under voltage clamp conditions, application of dehydro-exo-brevicomin (DHB)
evoked an outward current at negative holding potentials and an inward
current at positive holding potentials. Under current clamp, DHB reduced
action potential firing. Since DHB application caused a decrease in
membrane conductance, this compound appeared to act by reducing inward
current through closing an ion channel. Biochemical experiments tested the
effects of DHB and 2- (sec-butyl)-4,5-dihydrothiazole (SBT) on cAMP levels
in the VNO. A mixture of DHB and SBT decreased cAMP levels in VNO sensory
tissue and had no effect on VNO non-sensory tissue. The results suggest
that pheromones have an inhibitory influence on action potential generation
and on cAMP levels in receptor cells of the VNO.
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Carbamoylphosphate synthetase (CPS) catalyzes the first committed step in
pyrimidine biosynthesis, arginine biosynthesis, or the urea cycle.
Organisms may contain either one generalized or two specific CPS enzymes,
and these enzymes may be heterodimeric (encoded by linked or unlinked
genes), monomeric, or part of a multifunctional protein. In order to help
elucidate the evolution of CPS, we have performed a comprehensive
phylogenetic analysis using the 21 available complete CPS sequences,
including a sequence from Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 which we report in
this paper. This is the first report of a complete CPS gene sequence from
an archaeon, and sequence analysis suggests that it encodes an enzyme
similar to heterodimeric CPSII. We confirm that internal similarity within
the synthetase domain of CPS is the result of an ancient gene duplication
that preceded the divergence of the Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, and use
this internal duplication in phylogenetic tree construction to root the
tree of life. Our analysis indicates with high confidence that this
archaeal sequence is more closely related to those of Eukarya than to those
of Bacteria. In addition to this ancient duplication which created the
synthetase domain, our phylogenetic analysis reveals a complex history of
further gene duplications, fusions, and other events which have played an
integral part in the evolution of CPS.
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Abstract The Open Bay Island skink (Oligosoma taumakae) is one of New Zealand's rarest lizard species. Until 2010, it was known only from two small islands in the Open Bay Island Group, a Māori-owned wildlife sanctuary in South Westland, New Zealand. Skinks on these islands are threatened by predation from weka (Gallirallus australis), a flightless native rail thought to have been introduced to the Open Bay Islands c. 100 years ago. Here, we describe the discovery of Open Bay Island skinks on two vegetated rock stacks located off the coast of Barn Bay, 52 km southwest of the Open Bay Islands. Although small (c. 0.10 and 0.36 ha), the Barn Islands appear to be predator-free, providing an important sanctuary for the skinks. We recommend: (1) a survey of mainland sites with suitable habitat; and (2) an evaluation of the need for island biosecurity measures for detecting and responding to incursions of small mammals. 相似文献
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Marker assisted selection using best linear unbiased prediction 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1