Vitellogenesis in the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, is reviewed.
Sea bass have the tripartite vitellogenin system seen in some other acanthomorphs.
The vitellogenins (VtgAa, VtgAb and VtgC) are highly conserved in Moronidae.
Structure of the receptor-binding domain of VtgC differs greatly from A-type Vtgs.
All three types of lipovitellin heavy chain undergo limited maturational proteolysis.