TY  - JOUR
TI  - Sexual differentiation of reproductive tissue in bivalve molluscs: identification of male associated polypeptide in the mantle of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk.
AU  - Mikhailov, A T
AU  - Torrado, M
AU  - Mendez, J
T2  - The International Journal of Developmental Biology
AB  - We have addressed the question of sexual reproductive tissue dimorphism in bivalve molluscs, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk, which is a stable gonochoric species although with no apparent differences in gonad morphology of both sexes. At all periods of the annual cycle the proteins specific of male/female gonads were identified. One of these proteins, "male-associated polypeptide" with apparent MW 39 kDa (MAP-39), has been biochemically and immunochemically characterized. MAP-39 concentration in male mature gonads achieved up to 10% of the total soluble protein while in female ones only traces of this protein could be detected. In male mantle, MAP-39 expression was associated with the process of gonad development and maturation as well as gamete spawning, although this polypeptide has been localized in fibroblast-like cells, membrane of follicles and connective tissue matrix of the mantle but not in germinal cells.
PY  - 1995
VL  - 39
IS  - 3
SP  - 545
EP  - 548
J2  - Int. J. Dev. Biol.
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-6282
SN  - 1696-3547
UR  - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/7577446
Y2  - 2024/11/05/15:23:14
ER  -