Hepatic Protein Expression Networks Associated with Masculinization in the Female Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)
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| Authors: | Martyniuk, CJ; Alvarez, S; Lo, BP; Elphick, JR; Marlatt, VL |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Journal: | Journal of Proteome Research 11: 4147-4161 Article Link (DOI) |
| Title: | Hepatic Protein Expression Networks Associated with Masculinization in the Female Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) |
| Abstract: | Endocrine disruptors that act via the androgen receptor (AR) are less well studied than environmental estrogens, and there is evidence that treatment with AR agonists can result in masculinization of female fish. In this study, female fathead minnows (FHM) were exposed to the model nonaromatizable androgen S-alpha dihydrotestosterone (DHT) (100 mu g/L), the ureic-based herbicide linuron (UN) (100 mu g/L), and a mixture of DHT and LIN (100 mu g/L each) to better characterize androgen action in females. UN was used because of reports that this chemical has an antiandrogenic mode of action in fish. After 21d, DHT and LIN treatments resulted in a significant depression of plasma vitellogenin (Vtg) and DHT and DHT + LIN increased the prevalence of nuptial tubercles in female FHMs indicating masculinization. Using iTRAQ and an LTQ Orbitrap Velos, similar to 2000 proteins were identified in the FHM liver and the number of proteins quantified after exposures was >1200. Proteins that significantly and consistently changed in abundance across biological replicates included prostaglandin E synthase 3, programmed cell death 4a, glutathione S transferases, canopy, selenoprotein U, and ribosomal proteins. Subnetwork enrichment analysis identified that interferon and epidermal growth factor signaling were regulated by DHT and UN, suggesting that these signaling pathways are correlated to depressed plasma vitellogenin. These data provide novel insight into hepatic protein networks that are associated with the process of masculinization in teleosts. |
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