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The environmental impact from the waste disposal has been widely concerned around the world. The conversion of wastes to useful resources is important for the sustainable society. As a typical family of wastes, biomass materials basically composed of collagen, protein and lignin are considered as useful resources for recycle and reuse. In recent years, the development of carbon material derived from biomasses, such as plants, crops, animals and their application in electrochemical energy storage have attracted extensive attention. Through the selection of the appropriate biomass, the optimization of the activation method and the control of the pyrolysis temperatures, carbon materials with desired features, such as high-specific surface area, variable porous framework, and controllable heteroatom-doping have been fabricated. Herein, this review summarized the preparation methods, morphologies, heteroatoms doping in the plant/animal-derived carbonaceous materials, and their application as electrode materials for secondary batteries and supercapacitors, and as electrode support for lithium-sulfur batteries. The challenges and prospects for the controllable synthesis and large-scale application of biomass-derived carbonaceous materials have also been outlooked.
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AIM: Many persons living with dementia (PLWD) reside in the community and are cared for by family members. The aim of this qualitative study was to gain an understanding the enrichment process for family caregivers of PLWD in Taiwan. DESIGN: A grounded theory approach with face-to-face semi-structured interviews was conducted with family caregivers of PLWD in Taiwan. METHODS: Interview data from 30 family caregivers of PLWD recruited from dementia clinics or support groups in Taiwan were obtained from the first wave of a larger study conducted from January 2018 to September 2021. Glaser's grounded theory approach with theoretical sampling was used to understand the enrichment process of family caregivers of PLWD. RESULTS: Analysis indicated the core category that characterized the process of enrichment was 'holding together'. Caregivers were able to maintain their connection to the person with dementia through activities that deepened their relationship and strengthened their bond. 'Holding together' included four components: maintaining continuity, creative interactions, interacting with humour and sharing pleasurable activities. Through these components, family caregivers generated positive interactions and relationships with the person living with dementia and sustained their motivation for caregiving. Three modifying elements facilitated or impeded the process of holding together: 'previous daily interactions', 'caregiving beliefs' and 'filial piety'. CONCLUSION: Through the enrichment process of 'holding together', family caregivers used different strategies to conduct pleasurable and meaningful activities with the person living with dementia to maintain and improve their relationship and enhance their happiness in life. IMPACT: To facilitate the enrichment process, health care providers should encourage activities between family caregivers and PLWD that promote continuity, increase interactions, provide humour and foster pleasurable activities. REPORTING METHOD: This study adhered to the COREQ guideline checklist. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No patient or public contribution.
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Cuidadores , Demência , Humanos , Teoria Fundamentada , Família , Pesquisa QualitativaRESUMO
Embryogenesis and epigenetic mechanisms of lncRNA may play an important role in the formation of temperature tolerance in allotetraploid Cyprinus carpio. To investigate the response of lncRNA to thermal stress during embryogenesis of C. carpio, transcriptome sequencing was performed on 81 embryo or larva samples from different early development stages and temperatures. We identified 45,097 lncRNAs and analyzed transcriptome variation during embryogenesis. Stage-specific and temperature-specific DE lncRNAs and DEGs were screened. GO and KEGG analysis identified numerous pathways involved in thermal stress. Temperature-specific regulation of cis-/trans-/antisense lncRNAs was analyzed. Interaction network analysis identified 6 hub lncRNAs and many hub genes, such as cdk1 and hsf1. Decreased expression of many essential genes regulated by lncRNAs may lead to the death of embryos at 33 °C. Our findings provide new insights into the regulation of lncRNA in thermal stress response during embryogenesis and contribute to the understanding of environmental adaptation of allotetraploid species.
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Carpas , RNA Longo não Codificante , Animais , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Carpas/genética , Carpas/metabolismo , Epigênese Genética , Desenvolvimento Embrionário/genéticaRESUMO
Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is one of the most important mariculture fish in China. However, cryptocaryonosis caused by Cryptocryon irritans infection has brought huge economic losses and threatened the healthy and sustainable development of L. crocea industry. Recently, a new C. irritans resistance strain of L. crocea (RS) has been bred using genomic selection technology in our laboratory work. However, the molecular mechanisms for C. irritans resistance of RS have not been fully understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small non-coding RNAs that are post-transcriptional regulators, and they play vital roles in immune process of bony fish. Identification of anti-C.irritans relevant miRNA signatures could, therefore, be of tremendous translational value. In the present study, integrated mRNA and miRNA expression analysis was used to explore C. irritans resistance mechanisms of the L. crocea. RS as well as a control strain (CS) of L. crocea, were artificially infected with C. irritans for 100 h, and their gill was collected at 0 h (pre-infection), 24 h (initial infection), and 72 h (peak infection) time points. The total RNA from gill tissues was extracted and used for transcriptome sequencing and small RNA sequencing. After sequencing, 23,172 known mRNAs and 289 known miRNAs were identified. The differential expression was analyzed in these mRNAs and mRNAs and the interactions of miRNA-mRNA pairs were constructed. KEGG pathway enrichment analyses showed that these putative target mRNAs of differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) were enriched in different immune-related pathways after C. irritans infection in RS and CS. Among them, necroptosis was the immune-related pathway that was only significantly enriched at two infection stages of RS group (RS-24 h/RS-0h and RS-72 h/RS-0h). Further investigation indicates that necroptosis may be activated by DEMs such as miR-133a-3p, miR-142a-3p and miR-135c, this promotes inflammation responses and pathogen elimination. These DEMs were selected as miRNAs that could potentially regulate the C. irritans resistance of L. crocea. Though these inferences need to be further verified, these findings will be helpful for the research of the molecular mechanism of C. irritans resistance of L. crocea and miRNA-assisted molecular breeding of aquatic animals.
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Infecções por Cilióforos , Cilióforos , Doenças dos Peixes , Hymenostomatida , MicroRNAs , Perciformes , Animais , Cilióforos/fisiologia , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Proteínas de Peixes/genética , MicroRNAs/genéticaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Cryptocaryonosis caused by Cryptocaryon irritans is one of the major diseases of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), which lead to massive economic losses annually to the aquaculture industry of L. crocea. Although there have been some studies on the pathogenesis for cryptocaryonosis, little is known about the innate defense mechanism of different immune organs of large yellow croaker. RESULTS: In order to analyze the roles of long non-coding RNAs and genes specifically expressed between immune organs during the infection of C. irritans, in this study, by comparing transcriptome data from different tissues of L. crocea, we identified tissue-specific transcripts in the gills and skin, including 507 DE lncRNAs and 1592 DEGs identified in the gills, and 110 DE lncRNAs and 1160 DEGs identified in the skin. Furthermore, we constructed transcriptome co-expression profiles of L. crocea gill and skin, including 7,503 long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and 23,172 protein-coding genes. Gene Ontology (GO) annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses showed that the DEGs and the target genes of the DE lncRNAs in the gill were specifically enriched in several pathways related to immune such as HIF-1 signaling pathway. The target genes of DE lncRNAs and DEGs in the skin are specifically enriched in the complement and coagulation cascade pathways. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis identified 3 hub genes including NFKBIA, TNFAIP3 and CEBPB, and 5 important DE lncRNAs including MSTRG.24134.4, MSTRG.3038.5, MSTRG.27019.3, MSTRG.26559.1, and MSTRG.10983.1. The expression patterns of 6 randomly selected differentially expressed immune-related genes were validated using the quantitative real-time PCR method. CONCLUSIONS: In short, our study is helpful to explore the potential interplay between lncRNAs and protein coding genes in different tissues of L. crocea post C. irritans and the molecular mechanism of pathogenesis for cryptocaryonosis. HIGHLIGHTS: Skin and gills are important sources of pro-inflammatory molecules, and their gene expression patterns are tissue-specific after C. irritans infection. 15 DEGs and 5 DE lncRNAs were identified as hub regulatory elements after C. irritans infection The HIF-1 signaling pathway and the complement and coagulation cascade pathway may be key tissue-specific regulatory pathways in gills and skin, respectively.
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Infecções por Cilióforos , Doenças dos Peixes , Perciformes , RNA Longo não Codificante , Animais , Infecções por Cilióforos/genética , Infecções por Cilióforos/veterinária , Doenças dos Peixes/genética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Brânquias/metabolismo , Perciformes/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/genética , TranscriptomaRESUMO
A growing number of studies identified long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) to be closely associated with immune function through the regulation of immune cell differentiation and immune cell effector function. Here we tested whether lncRNAs are involved in immune function in black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) through the exposure to Aeromonas hydrophila and analysis of the spleen gene expression response using RNA-seq. A total of 9036 lncRNAs were identified with high confidence. Differential expression analysis identified a total of 3558 DElncRNAs (Differential expression lncRNA) involved in A. hydrophila infection and 4526 target genes corresponding to DElncRNAs. After screening 4526 target genes in the InnateDB database, a total of 150 immunity genes were identified. After GO (Gene Ontology) and KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) enrichment analysis of the obtained immunity genes, the Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway, TLR2, TLR3, TLR5, and TLR8 were identified as particularly significant in A. hydrophyla-resistant black carp. At the same time, the Ras signaling pathway was particularly enriched in the spleen of susceptible black carp. Analysis of PPI (protein-protein interaction) networks of the obtained immune genes identified SRC (SRC Proto-Oncogene), MYD88 (Myeloid differentiation primary response 88), MAPK3 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3), MYC (MYC Proto-Oncogene) as main hub genes regulated by lncRNA and possibly mediating a mechanism of susceptibility to bacteria. These results establish a functional role of lncRNAs and a mechanistic base for the immune response in black carp resistant to A. hydrophila.
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Carpas , Doenças dos Peixes , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas , RNA Longo não Codificante , Aeromonas hydrophila/fisiologia , Animais , Carpas/genética , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/genética , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/veterinária , RNA Longo não Codificante/genéticaRESUMO
Visceral white-nodules disease (VWND), caused by Pseudomonas plecoglossicida, is one of the primary causes of morbidity and mortality in large yellow croaker aquaculture. Host disease resistance is a heritable trait that involves complex regulatory processes. However, the regulatory mechanism of bacterial resistance in large yellow croaker is still unclear. This study attempted to systematically evaluate the major genetic loci and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms associated with the resistance to VWND in large yellow croaker by crossover method studies. A large population of large yellow croaker was challenged with P. plecoglossicida, with survival time recorded and samples were taken for genotyping. Meanwhile, spleen samples that were used for RNA-seq to compare their transcriptomic profiles before and after infection were taken from resistant populations (RS) and susceptible control populations (CS) bred using the genomic selection (GS) technique. Genome-wide association analyses using 46 K imputed SNP genotypes highlighted that resistance is a polygenic trait. The integrative analysis results show the co-localization of the cd82a gene between disease resistance-related genetic loci and comparative transcriptional analysis. And functional enrichment analysis showed differential enrichment of the p53 signaling pathway in RS and CS groups, suggesting that there may be cd82a-mediated p53 signaling pathway activation for VWND resistance. This large-scale study provides further evidence for the heritability and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of host inheritance of VWND resistance.
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Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Perciformes , Animais , Resistência à Doença/genética , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla/veterinária , Perciformes/genética , Transdução de Sinais , Transcriptoma , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genéticaRESUMO
This paper presents the design and fabrication of a profiling float primarily used for thermocline observations and tracking, with an emphasis on depth control performance. The proposed float consists of a frame-type electronic chamber and a variable buoyancy system (VBS) actuator chamber. Components or sensors can be added or removed according to specific requirements. All components were off the shelf, which lowered the cost of the float. In addition, a segment PD control method is introduced. Simulink results showed that there was no need to change any parameter when carrying out tasks at different depths. This method is superior to the traditional PD control and sliding mode control (SMC). In the process of diving, the speed could be well controlled to less than 0.2 m/s. We completed depth determination and control method validation in Qiandao Lake. The final results were consistent with the simulation results, and the maximum depth retention error was less than 0.3 m. Field tests also demonstrated that the prototype float can be used for thermocline observations in the upper layer of seawater or lake water.
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Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is one of the most important mariculture fish in China. In the past decades, cryptocaryonosis caused by Cryptocryon irritans has led to huge economic losses, posing great threat to the healthy and sustainable development of L. crocea mariculture industry. As the largest immunologically active mucosal organ in fish, skin provides the first defense line against external pathogens. To better understand the gene expression dynamics, the large yellow croakers were artificially infected with C. irritans and their skin tissues were collected at 0 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h post infection. The total RNA in the skin tissues were extracted and the transcriptome were sequenced. After sequencing, a total of 1,131, 311, 140 million high quality RNA-seq reads were collected. A set of 215, 473, 968, 1055 differentially expressed genes were identified at 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h post infection respectively. Further analysis clustered these DEGs into six profiles and 75 hub genes for six profiles were identified. Among these hub genes, 18 immune related genes including TLR5, TOPK, NFKBIZ, MAPK14A were identified post C. irritans infection. Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction was the only pathway that significantly enriched at four timepoints post infection. This study provides an in-depth understanding of skin transcriptome variance of large yellow croaker after C. irritans infection, which would be helpful for further understanding of the molecular mechanism of L. crocea in response to C. irritans infection.
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Infecções por Cilióforos/veterinária , Proteínas de Peixes/genética , Hymenostomatida/imunologia , Perciformes/parasitologia , Pele/parasitologia , Transcriptoma , Animais , Infecções por Cilióforos/imunologia , Doenças dos Peixes/imunologia , Doenças dos Peixes/parasitologia , Proteínas de Peixes/imunologia , Expressão Gênica , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Doenças Parasitárias em Animais/imunologia , Perciformes/imunologia , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Pele/imunologiaRESUMO
Myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) is an important transduction protein in the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. In this study, we identified the cDNA of the MpMyD88 gene in black carp. We found that MpMyD88 was widely distributed in the tissues tested and showed significant immune responses both in vitro and in vivo after stimulation with bacterial and pathogen-associated molecular patterns. After MpMyD88 overexpression/silencing, proinflame-matory cytokines (TNF-α, IFN-α, IL-6, and IL-8) also showed significant up-regulation/down-regulation. Moreover, we found that the antibacterial ability of cells over-expressing MpMyD88 was significantly stronger than that of control cells, while that of silenced MpMyD88 was significantly lower than that in control cells. Besides, we found that the overexpression of MpMyD88 significantly increased the activity of NF-κB. These results indicate that MpMyD88 plays an important role in the innate immune response.
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Carpas/genética , Carpas/imunologia , Doenças dos Peixes/imunologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/imunologia , Imunidade Inata/genética , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/genética , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/imunologia , Aeromonas hydrophila/fisiologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Citocinas/genética , Citocinas/imunologia , Proteínas de Peixes/química , Proteínas de Peixes/genética , Proteínas de Peixes/imunologia , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica/veterinária , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/imunologia , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/veterinária , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/química , Filogenia , Alinhamento de Sequência/veterináriaRESUMO
Aeromonas hydrophila causes serious economic losses to the black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) industry. In this study, we analyzed the spleen of disease-resistant and susceptible black carp by RNA-seq. Overall, a total of 5243 terms were enriched in the gene ontology (GO) analysis, and 323 related pathways were found in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis. A total of 1935 differentially expressed genes were found and were primarily involved in cell adhesion, pathogen recognition, cellular immunity, cytokines, complement systems, and iron transport. Sixteen of the differently expressed genes involved in the immune response and the accuracy of the transcriptome data were further validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). We observed Tissue sections of the spleen infected with A. hydrophila and the control group and found that the spleen of the infected group had necrosis.
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Aeromonas hydrophila , Carpas/genética , Doenças dos Peixes/genética , Proteínas de Peixes/genética , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/genética , Animais , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/patologia , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/veterinária , Baço/metabolismo , Baço/patologiaRESUMO
Galectins are soluble lectins that perform a pattern recognition function in invertebrate immunity and specifically recognise ß-galactoside residues via conserved carbohydrate recognition domains. However, their function in bivalve molluscs has received little attention. Herein, a galectin (ScGal2) in razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta) consisting of a 507 bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 168 amino acids was identified and characterised. The protein includes a carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD), and several residues involved in dimerisation were found. ScGal2 mRNAs were mainly detected in hemolymph and liver, and expression was upregulated significantly following challenge with Vibrio anguillarum. Recombinant rScGal2 protein displayed strong agglutination activity toward Gram-negative bacteria, and flow cytometry revealed that ScGal2 strongly promoted phagocytosis in hemocytes. These results suggest that ScGal2 plays an indispensable role in innate immunity in razor clam, and likely participates in immune recognition and clearance processes.
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Bivalves/imunologia , Galectinas/imunologia , Aglutinação , Animais , Bactérias/imunologia , Bivalves/genética , Bivalves/metabolismo , Clonagem Molecular , DNA Complementar/genética , Galectinas/genética , Galectinas/metabolismo , Brânquias/metabolismo , Gônadas/metabolismo , Hemócitos/imunologia , Hemolinfa/metabolismo , Imunidade Inata , Fígado/metabolismo , Fagocitose , Filogenia , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Baço/metabolismoRESUMO
Choledochal cysts rarely present with acute pancreatitis. We report a patient with type I choledochal cyst(s) who had concomitant acute frank hemorrhagic pancreatitis. A 14-year-old male noted with a history of recurrent abdominal pain, fever and jaundice. Ultrasonography (US) of abdomen at the Emergency Department depicted distended gall bladder with wall thickening. Apparently dilated intrahepatic ducts (IHDs) and fusiform dilatation of the common bile duct (CBD), and mild dilatation of the pancreatic duct were also noted, suggesting a type I choledochal cyst( ). Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated calcifications in the uncinate process of the pancreas in addition to the similar findings on US. He subsequently underwent choledochal cyst excision with a Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. After surgical treatment, he has been doing well for 3 years.
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Decapterus maruadsi is one of the representative offshore fish in the Western Pacific. Since the last century, it has become a commercially valuable marine fishery species in the Western Pacific region. Despite its high economic value, there is still a lack of high-quality reference genome of D. maruadsi in germplasm resource evaluation research. Here we report a chromosome-level reference genome of D. maruadsi based on Nanopore sequencing and Hi-C technologies. The whole genome was assembled through 169 contigs with a total length of 723.69 Mb and a contig N50 length of 24.67 Mb. By chromosome scaffolding, 23 chromosomes with a total length of 713.58 Mb were constructed. In addition, a total of 199.49 Mb repetitive elements, 33,515 protein-coding genes, and 6,431 ncRNAs were annotated in the reference genome. This reference genome of D. maruadsi will provide a solid theoretical basis not only for the subsequent development of genomic resources of D. maruadsi but also for the formulation of policies related to the protection of D. maruadsi.
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Peixes , Genoma , Animais , Cromossomos/genética , Genômica , Anotação de Sequência Molecular , Nanoporos , FilogeniaRESUMO
Visceral white spot disease (VWND) caused by Pseudomonas plecoglossicida poses a major threat to the sustainable development of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) aquaculture. Genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) and RNA-seq research indicated that LcCD82a play an important role in resistance to visceral white spot disease in L. crocea, but the molecular mechanism of LcCD82a response to P. plecoglossicida infection is still unclear. In this study, we cloned and validated the Open Reading Frame (ORF) sequence of LcCD82a and explored the expression profile of LcCD82a in various tissues of L.crocea. In addition, two different transcript variants (LcCD82a-L and LcCD82a-S) of LcCD82a were identified that exhibit alternative splicing patterns after P. plecoglossicida infection, which may be closely related to the immune regulation during pathogenetic process of VWND. In order to explore the function of LcCD82a, we purified the recombinant protein of LcCD82a-L and LcCD82a-S. The bacterial agglutination and apoptosis function analysis showed that LcCD82a may involve in extracellular bacterial recognition, agglutination, and at the same time participate in the process of antigen presentation and induction of cell apoptosis. Collectively, our studies demonstrate that LcCD82a plays a crucial role in regulating apoptosis and antimicrobial immunity.
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Perciformes , Infecções por Pseudomonas , Animais , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , RNA-Seq , Proteínas Recombinantes , Perciformes/genéticaRESUMO
Hybridization and polyploidization have made great contributions to speciation, heterosis, and agricultural production within plants, but there is still limited understanding and utilization in animals. Subgenome structure and expression reorganization and cooperation post hybridization and polyploidization are essential for speciation and allopolyploid success. However, the mechanisms have not yet been comprehensively assessed in animals. Here, we produced a high-fidelity reference genome sequence for common carp, a typical allotetraploid fish species cultured worldwide. This genome enabled in-depth analysis of the evolution of subgenome architecture and expression responses. Most genes were expressed with subgenome biases, with a trend of transition from the expression of subgenome A during the early stages to that of subgenome B during the late stages of embryonic development. While subgenome A evolved more rapidly, subgenome B contributed to a greater level of expression during development and under stressful conditions. Stable dominant patterns for homoeologous gene pairs both during development and under thermal stress suggest a potential fixed heterosis in the allotetraploid genome. Preferentially expressing either copy of a homoeologous gene at higher levels to confer development and response to stress indicates the dominant effect of heterosis. The plasticity of subgenomes and their shifting of dominant expression during early development, and in response to stressful conditions, provide novel insights into the molecular basis of the successful speciation, evolution, and heterosis of the allotetraploid common carp.
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have several known functions in fish growth processes and signal transduction, but their possible roles in response to bacterial diseases remain largely unresolved. In this study, we report a comprehensive cold-water bacterial disease-responsive lncRNA expression profile for understanding the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of visceral white-nodules disease resistance in large yellow croaker. A total of 2534 high-confidence lncRNAs were identified by a rigorous filtering pipeline as a basic sequence set for comparative transcriptional analysis. In addition, a total of 10,200 lncRNA-mRNA pairs with high correlation coefficients were identified by expressions level correlation analysis, including non-redundant 381 DE lncRNAs and 2590 differential expressed genes. MSTRG_11084_1 and MSTRG_20402_1 were linked to a large number of target genes and may be involved in important functions in immune regulation. We further revealed the conserved and idiosyncratic features of the disease response process between the technical control strain (TCS) and the resistant strain (RS). Immune-related pathways were enriched in GO terms and KEGG pathways, among which cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, MAPK signaling pathway, and NF-kappa B signaling pathway may play a key role in VWND resistance in large yellow croaker. Protein-protein interaction network (PPI) analysis revealed that immune-related target genes such as il-10, met, acta2, myc, cav1, and ntrk1, as well as growth and metabolism-related target genes such as pik3r2, igf1, sc5d, hmgcr, and lss were considered the main hub genes. This study represents the first characterization of lncRNAs involved in VWND resistance in large yellow croaker and provides new clues for elucidating the disease response mechanism of large yellow croaker.
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas , Perciformes , RNA Longo não Codificante , Animais , Resistência à Doença/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Perciformes/genética , Perciformes/metabolismo , Proteínas de Peixes/metabolismoRESUMO
The large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is one of the most economically valuable marine fish in China and is a notable species in ecological studies owing to a serious collapse of wild germplasm in the past few decades. The stock division and species distribution, which have important implications for ecological protection, germplasm recovery, and fishery resource management, have been debated since the 1960s. However, it is still uncertain even how many stocks exist in this species. To address this, we evaluated the fine-scale genetic structure of large yellow croaker populations distributed along the eastern and southern Chinese coastline based on 7.64 million SNP markers. Compared with the widely accepted stock boundaries proposed in the 1960s, our results revealed that a climate-driven habitat change probably occurred between the Naozhou (Nanhai) Stock and the Ming-Yuedong (Mindong) Stock. The boundary between these two stocks might have shifted northwards from the Pearl River Estuary to the northern area of the Taiwan Strait, accompanied by highly asymmetric introgression. In addition, we found divergent landscapes of natural selection between the stocks inhabiting northern and southern areas. The northern population exhibited highly agminated signatures of strong natural selection in genes related to developmental processes, whereas moderate and interspersed selective signatures were detected in many immune-related genes in the southern populations. These findings establish the stock status and genome-wide evolutionary landscapes of large yellow croaker, providing a basis for conservation, fisheries management and further evolutionary biology studies. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-023-00165-2.
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Genome selection is mainly used in disease-resistant traits of aquatic species; however, its implementation is hindered by a high cost of genotype and phenotype data collection. Single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (SSGBLUP) can integrate phenotypes, genetic markers, and pedigree records into simultaneous prediction without increasing genotyping costs. The objective of this study is to investigate the performance of SSGBLUP in large yellow croaker and to evaluate the effects of the number of phenotypic records and genotyping per family on the predictive ability of SSGBLUP. A large yellow croaker population consists of 6898 individuals from 14 families with survival time resistant against Cryptocaryon irritans (C. irritans), body weight (BW), and body length (BL) traits were collected, of which 669 individuals were genotyped. Results showed that the mean predictive ability of all traits in the individuals randomly sampling for SSGBLUP, GBLUP, and BLUP was 0.738, 0.738, and 0.736, respectively. Moreover, the predictive ability of SSGBLUP and BLUP models did not increase with the extra phenotypic records per family, in which the predictive ability of SSGBLUP and BLUP in survival time was 0.853 and 0.851 for only genotyped data (N = 0) used, and 0.852, 0.845 for all phenotypic records (N = 600) used, respectively. However, with the increase in the genotype number of training set, the prediction ability of SSGBLUP and GBLUP model was increased and the highest predictive ability was gained when the genotype number per family was 40 or 45. In addition, the prediction ability of SSGBLUP model was higher than that of GBLUP. Our study showed that the SSGBLUP model still has great potential and advantages in genomic breeding of large yellow croakers. It is recommended that each family provide 100 phenotypic individuals, of which 40 individuals with genotyping data for SSGBLUP model prediction and family resistance evaluation.