bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.01.429082; this version posted March 22, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. 1 Title 2 Cubam receptor-mediated endocytosis in hindgut-derived pseudoplacenta of a 3 viviparous teleost Xenotoca eiseni 4 5 Running title 6 Endocytosis in pseudoplacenta of teleost 7 8 Authors 9 Atsuo Iida1, *, Kaori Sano2, Mayu Inokuchi3, Jumpei Nomura1, Takayuki Suzuki1, Mao 10 Kuriki4, Maina Sogabe4, Daichi Susaki5, Kaoru Tonosaki5, Tetsu Kinoshita5, Eiichi 11 Hondo1 12 13 Affiliations 14 1. Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, 15 Nagoya University, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, Nagoya, 16 Aichi, Japan. 17 2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, 18 Japan. 19 3. Department of Life Sciences, Toyo University, Itakura, Gunma, Japan. 20 4. Department of Regeneration Science and Engineering, Institute for Frontier Life and 21 Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. 1 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.01.429082; this version posted March 22, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. 22 5. Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 23 Kanagawa, Japan. 24 25 Correspondence: Atsuo Iida 26 E-mail:
[email protected] 27 28 Keywords 29 endocytosis, Goodeidae, proteolysis, pseudoplacenta, teleost, viviparity 30 31 Summary statement 32 Here, we report that an endocytic pathway is a candidate for nutrient absorption in 33 pseudoplacenta of a viviparous teleost.