Full Description
This book provides basic and advanced information on vitellogenin in fish. The proposed book discusses the history of vitellogenin, previtellogenesis, their diversification and classification in fishes, and tools for their identification and characterization. Further, their functional aspects in oogenesis and its regulatory mechanism, role as the immunocompetent molecule, and reproductive strategies are discussed. The book further examines vitellogenin as a hormone and biomarker, its related egg yolk proteins, and its mechanism on molecular cloning and induction. In addition, the book discusses its role in the disruption of the endocrine system in fish, its biological activities, its multivalent mechanism in marine and freshwater fishes, and its impact on the growth of ornamental fishes. Moreover, this book elaborates on the multiple vitellogenin genes, each with unique promoter regions and varying sensitivity to induction by estradiol, and multiple Vtg proteins themselves, with variable degrees of post-translational modification. As such, this book is helpful for researchers and students interested in the reproduction of fishes and reproductive biology.
Contents
Chapter 1_Vitellogenin: Outline and History.- Chapter 2_Previtellogenesis and Vitellogenesis.- Chapter 3_Diversification and classification of Vitellogenin in fishes.- Chapter 4_State-of-art of multiple vitellogenin systems in fishes.- Chapter 5_Tools for identification and characterization of Vitellogenin.- Chapter 6_Functional aspects of Vitellogenin in oogenesis and its regulatory mechanism.- Chapter 7_Role of Vitellogenin as immunocompetent molecule.- Chapter 8_Vitellogenesis and Reproductive Strategies.- Chapter 9_Vitellogenin: as a hormone.- Chapter 10_Vitellogenin as a biomarker.- Chapter 11_Fish vitellogenin induction and its related egg yolk proteins.- Chapter 12_Vitellogenin receptors in fishes.- Chapter 13_Molecular cloning and induction of vitellogenins.- Chapter 14_Significance of Vitellogenin in egg yolk production and egg quality.- Chapter 15_Concentration of Vitellogenin and disruption of the endocrine system in Fish.- Chapter 16_Biological activities of Vitellogenin and its mechanism.- Chapter 17_Multivalent properties of Vitellogenin in marine and freshwater fishes. -Chapter 18_Effect of Vitellogenin in growth of ornamental fishes.- Chapter 19_Future prospective of Vitellogenin research.
