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Marlene Lorgen 1, Elisa Casadei 1, David Hazlerigg 1 and Sam Martin 1 1 School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen 1
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ALEVIN SPAWNING ADULTS Atlantic Salmon Life Cycle Salt Water Fresh Water Parr-Smolt Transformation (PST) Critical transformation from freshwater juvenile (PARR) to sea water adapted juvenile (SMOLT) Controlled by active thyroid hormone (T3) T3 availability determined by action of deiodinases (Dios) Dios regulated by photoperiod in birds and mammals Increased Dio2 causes increase in T3 2 Salt Water EGG SMOLT PARR FRY RETURNING ADULT
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Dio Response to External Environment Brain Gill 3 Ancestral Dio2 2 Dio2a Dio2b Salinity Responsive Photoperiod Responsive DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONALIZATION Photoperiod, h Dio2a NO CHANGE Fresh Salt The Next Question: How do these 2 very similar genes respond to different signals? STAY TUNED! Thanks for your Attention S. salar Dio Gene Identification: Partial Dio Sequences Cloned S. salar Genome BLAST Dio1 Dio2a Dio2b Dio3a1 Dio3a2 Dio3b Show Response to External Environment SALMONID
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