Hormonal and thermal induction of sex reversal in the bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps, Agamidae)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F17%3A10370056" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/17:10370056 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2017.11.002" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2017.11.002</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2017.11.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jcz.2017.11.002</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Hormonal and thermal induction of sex reversal in the bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps, Agamidae)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In amniotes (mammals, reptiles and birds) we can find two major sex-determining modes: environmental sex determination (ESD), largely in the form of temperature-dependent sex determination, and genotypic sex determination (GSD). It is evident that in reptiles there were multiple transitions between these two modes, but their directions are often difficult to reconstruct. However, it seems that GSD to ESD transitions were much less frequent. Such a transition demands production of sex-reversed individuals, i.e. individuals with a mismatch between gonadal and genotypic sex, which have to be viable and fertile in spite of lacking sex-specific parts of genomes linked to Y or W chromosomes. Up to now, there is only a single well-documented transition from the ancestral GSD to ESD among amniotes: a laboratory experiment with the bearded dragon, Pogona vitticeps. The gonadal females with male-typical ZZ genotype induced by high incubation temperatures in this species possessed masculinized morphology and behaviour. However, it is not clear whether these masculinized phenotypic traits can be attributed to the lack of female-specific W chromosome, or to extreme incubation temperatures. In this contribution, we describe the results of the experiments aiming to develop a system allowing disentangling the effects of temperature and genotype by hormonal manipulations, specifically by the application of fadrozole and exogenous estradiol (E-2) to developing eggs in a captive bred population of the bearded dragon. We documented that both high incubation temperature and E-2 application at normal incubation temperature can induce development of ZZ sex-reversed females in this laboratory population and that these females are able to lay eggs. On the other hand, the application of fadrozole led either to high hatchling mortality or to development of individuals with enlarged hemipenes, but did not induce sex reversal. The developed system will be useful in future studies to fully utilize the very valuable bearded dragon model for general understanding of potential limits and constraints of GSD to ESD transitions.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Hormonal and thermal induction of sex reversal in the bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps, Agamidae)

Popis výsledku anglicky

In amniotes (mammals, reptiles and birds) we can find two major sex-determining modes: environmental sex determination (ESD), largely in the form of temperature-dependent sex determination, and genotypic sex determination (GSD). It is evident that in reptiles there were multiple transitions between these two modes, but their directions are often difficult to reconstruct. However, it seems that GSD to ESD transitions were much less frequent. Such a transition demands production of sex-reversed individuals, i.e. individuals with a mismatch between gonadal and genotypic sex, which have to be viable and fertile in spite of lacking sex-specific parts of genomes linked to Y or W chromosomes. Up to now, there is only a single well-documented transition from the ancestral GSD to ESD among amniotes: a laboratory experiment with the bearded dragon, Pogona vitticeps. The gonadal females with male-typical ZZ genotype induced by high incubation temperatures in this species possessed masculinized morphology and behaviour. However, it is not clear whether these masculinized phenotypic traits can be attributed to the lack of female-specific W chromosome, or to extreme incubation temperatures. In this contribution, we describe the results of the experiments aiming to develop a system allowing disentangling the effects of temperature and genotype by hormonal manipulations, specifically by the application of fadrozole and exogenous estradiol (E-2) to developing eggs in a captive bred population of the bearded dragon. We documented that both high incubation temperature and E-2 application at normal incubation temperature can induce development of ZZ sex-reversed females in this laboratory population and that these females are able to lay eggs. On the other hand, the application of fadrozole led either to high hatchling mortality or to development of individuals with enlarged hemipenes, but did not induce sex reversal. The developed system will be useful in future studies to fully utilize the very valuable bearded dragon model for general understanding of potential limits and constraints of GSD to ESD transitions.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA16-24619S" target="_blank" >GA16-24619S: Hormonální kontrola pohlavního dimorfismu šupinatých plazů</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Zoologischer Anzeiger

ISSN

0044-5231

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

271

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

November

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

5

Strana od-do

1-5

Kód UT WoS článku

000417077200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85033404315