Conference Paper
Isolation and characterization of V1r pheromone receptor gene in cave and surface variants of Astyanax mexicanus
Garcia-Gonzalez, O.M. and Arellano-Carbajal, F.
Record Number:
3219
Year:
2013
Journal:
AIM 2013
Abstract:
The V1 pheromone receptor belongs to the V1r receptor super family with more than 150
members in various mammals. Some studies indicate the existence of a single V1r-like
pheromone receptor gene in multiple fish species, (Pfister and Rodriguez 2005). We sought to
investigate the V1r.like gene in Astyanax mexicanus.
Whether there exist differences in the sequences of this gene among different A. mexicanus
morphotypes as well as the evolution of this receptor in this species is still unknown. The
objective of our work is to characterize the pheromone receptor gene V1r-like in A. mexicanus
variants and investigate whether there are differences between the two populations, as well as to
establish the relationship that exists between V1r-like receptor of A. mexicanus. With the
sequences of other teleosts. In order to obtain the complete sequence of Astyanax V1r-like gene,
we are using inverse PCR. We are currently fitting a phylogenetic tree of the V1r-like gene
among different fish species including A. mexicanus.
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