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De novo transcriptome analysis of Bagarius yarrelli (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) and the search for potential SSR markers using RNA-Seq.

ABSTRACT: The yellow sisorid catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) is a carnivorous freshwater fish that inhabits the Honghe River, Lanchangjiang River and Nujiang River of southern China and other Southeast Asian countries. However, the publicly available genomic data for B. yarrelli are limited.Illumina Solexa paired-end technology produced 1,706,456 raw reads from muscle, liver and caudal fin tissues of B. yarrelli. Nearly 5 Gb of data were acquired, and de novo assembly generated 14,607 unigenes, with an N50 of 2006 bp. A total of 9093 unigenes showed significant similarities to known proteins in public databases: 4477 and 6391 of B. yarrelli unigenes were mapped to the Gene Ontology (GO) and Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG) databases, respectively. Moreover, 9635 unigenes were assigned to 242 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways. In addition, 8568 microsatellites (simple sequence repeats, SSRs) were detected, and 31 pairs of polymorphic primers were characterized using wild populations of B. yarrelli from the Nujiang River, Yunnan Province, China.These sequences enrich the genomic resources for B. yarrelli and will benefit future investigations into the evolutionary and biological processes of this and related Bagarius species. The SSR markers developed in this study will facilitate construction of genetic maps, investigations of genetic structures and germplasm polymorphism assessments in B. yarrelli.

SUBMITTER: Du M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5806860 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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De novo transcriptome analysis of Bagarius yarrelli (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) and the search for potential SSR markers using RNA-Seq.

Du Min M Li Na N Niu Baozhen B Liu Yanhong Y You Dongjing D Jiang Defu D Ruan Congquan C Qin Zhengquan Z Song Taowen T Wang Wentao W

PloS one 20180209 2

<h4>Background</h4>The yellow sisorid catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) is a carnivorous freshwater fish that inhabits the Honghe River, Lanchangjiang River and Nujiang River of southern China and other Southeast Asian countries. However, the publicly available genomic data for B. yarrelli are limited.<h4>Methodology and principal findings</h4>Illumina Solexa paired-end technology produced 1,706,456 raw reads from muscle, liver and caudal fin tissues of B. yarrelli. Nearly 5 Gb of data were acquired, ...[more]

PMID: 29425202

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De novo transcriptome analysis of Bagarius yarrelli (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) and the search for potential SSR markers using RNA-Seq.

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De novo transcriptome analysis of Bagarius yarrelli (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) and the search for potential SSR markers using RNA-Seq.

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