Biochemical Genetics

, Volume 22, Issue 11–12, pp 1177–1184 | Cite as

Maternal effect and embryonic gene expression for lactate dehydrogenase B (LDH-B), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), and peptidase (PEP-1) during the development of Pleurodeles waltl (urodele amphibian)

  • F. Gasser
  • V. Ferrier
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Abstract

The polymorphism of three enzymes [lactate dehydrogenase B (LDH-B), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, (G6PDH), and peptidase-1 (PEP-1)] in Pleurodeles waltl has allowed the expression of the corresponding loci to be followed during the development of spawnings arising from various crosses. A maternal effect lasting up to the late tail-bud stage (approx. stage 28) was shown for PEP-1. A similar situation was observed for LDH-B and G6PDH. The embryonic alleles present retarded expression: from about stage 28 for PEP-1 and G6PDH and from about stages 22 to 24 (the young tail-bud stage) for LDH-B.

Key words

amphibian development allelic isozyme variants gene expression maternal effects 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • F. Gasser
    • 1
  • V. Ferrier
    • 2
  1. 1.Laboratorie de Génétique CellulaireINRA, Centre de Recherches de ToulouseCastanet-TolosanFrance
  2. 2.Laboratoire de Biologie généraleUniversité Paul SabatierToulouseFrance

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