Journal article
The decapod researcher's guide to the galaxy of sex determination
Hydrobiologia, Vol.825(1), pp.61-80
2018
Abstract
Sex determination systems in Animalia encompass a diverse array of genes, functioning in complex regulatory networks. This diversity is even pronounced within taxonomic ranks and the crustacean Order Decapoda is no exception. The commercial importance of the decapods and the ambition to develop their potential in aquaculture has resulted in the necessity to better understand the processes of sexual development. However, due to a lagging understanding of the regulation of sex determination, systems characterised in other model species often serve as the basis for these investigations. This work presents a collated summary of the current information of sex determination in Decapoda, including all determined chromosomal mechanisms and identified "sex-regulator" homologues, often focussing on genes characterised in the model arthropod Drosophila melanogaster (namely Sxl, Tra, Tra-2, Fru and Dsx), the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (Fem-1 and Mab-3) and Mammalia (Sry, Sox9, Foxl2 and Dmrt1). Although homologue analyses such as these offer a good method to guide investigations in non-model species, the low conservation and variability of sex determination systems cautions against the assumption of conserved functionality. Thus, we propose a better suited approach to guide studies into sex determination in Decapoda, primarily relating to the functionally conserved sex regulators, the Dmrts.
Details
- Title
- The decapod researcher's guide to the galaxy of sex determination
- Authors
- Jennifer Chandler (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - LegacyAbigail Elizur (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - LegacyTomer Ventura (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
- Publication details
- Hydrobiologia, Vol.825(1), pp.61-80
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Date published
- 2018
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10750-017-3452-4
- ISSN
- 0018-8158
- Copyright note
- Copyright (c) 2018. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Hydrobiologia. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3452-4
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450341402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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