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Two gonadotropic glycoproteins (PmGTH I and II) were purified by ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration and preparative SDS-PAGE, from pituitaries of red seabream, a marine teleost which has an asynchronous-type ovary and spawns almost daily during the spawning season. The glycoproteins were composed of distinct subunits and the molecular weights were estimated to be 32 and 38 kDa for PmGTH I and PmGTH II, respectively. Both PmGTH I and II were active in two homologous bioassays: in vitro oocyte maturation and/or in vitro estradiol-17β production assays. These two GTHs were distinct in electrostatic properties, molecular weight, stability and yields from pituitaries during the spawning season. These properties suggest that PmGTH I and II correspond to salmon GTH I and II, respectively.
A homologous radioimmunoassay with which to measure PmGTH II was developed using a rabbit antiserum against the β subunit of PmGTH II and intact PmGTH II as standards and radioactive competitors. Competition curves for red seabream plasma and pituitary extract were parallel to the standard curve, while PmGTH I had low cross-reactivity (3.1 %) with the antibody. This specific RIA system showed an in vivo LHRHa induced GTH surge in the plasma of female red seabream.
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Tanaka, H., Kagawa, H., Okuzawa, K. et al. Purification of gonadotropins (PmGTH I and II) from red seabream (Pagrus major) and development of a homologous radioimmunoassay for PmGTH II. Fish Physiol Biochem 10, 409–418 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00004507
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