Abstract
The high-density lipoproteins LPI and LPII were isolated from the hemolymph of the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus by gradient ultracentrifugation and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Both lipoproteins contained a carotenoid moiety. LPI is comprised of a single polypeptide with an approximate molecular mass of 96 kDa. LPII was composed of two similar native components, LPIIa and LPIIb, both having polypeptides of 80 and 177 kDa. Both under natural conditions and after endocrine manipulations, LPI was present in males and in females, regardless of the female reproductive stage. LPII was present only in secondary-vitellogenic females, but not during the winter reproductive arrest period. LPII was also absent from young females that had received androgenic gland implants. LPII also appeared in the hemolymph of intersex individuals from which the androgenic gland had been removed. It is therefore suggested that LPII serves as a marker indicating the onset of secondary vitellogenesis in C. quadricarinatus females. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 411-421 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Volume | 127 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2000 |
Keywords
- Androgenic gland
- Cherax quadricarinatus
- Crustacea
- Decapoda
- HDL
- Hemolymphatic lipoproteins
- Reproduction
- Vitellogenesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Molecular Biology