Project description:We sequenced mRNA from 9 liver samples of juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) taken from different lead concentration exposure treatment fish and control fish to investigate the transcriptome and comparative expression profiles of largemouth bass liver undergoing lead exposure.
Project description:White bass (Morone chrysops) are a popular sportfish throughout the southern United States, and one parent of the commercially successful hybrid striped bass (M. chrysops x M. saxatilis). Currently, white bass are cultured using diets formulated for other carnivorous fish, such as largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) or hybrid striped bass and contain a significant percentage of marine fish meal. Since there are no studies regarding the utilization of alternative proteins in this species, we evaluated global gene expression of white bass fed diets in which fish meal was partially or totally replaced by various combinations of soybean meal, poultry by-product meal, canola meal, soy protein concentrate, wheat gluten, or a commercial protein blend (Pro-Cision). Significant differential expressed genes and gene ontology of pairwise comparisons between control diet and each test diet are presented and discussed.
Project description:proteome analysis of the easy acceptance of artificial pelleted diets group and the not easy acceptance of artificial pelleted diets group of Largemouth bass
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of adipose tissue comparing three diets with different levels of replacement of fish oil for vegetable oils. Juvenile gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) of 16 g initial mean body weight were distributed into 9 fibreglass tanks (500 l) in groups of 60 fish at the research experimental facilities of IATS. Each group received (from May 23rd to September 19th) one of the three experimental diets nominally CTRL, 66VO and VO. All diets were based on plant proteins and dietary oil was either Scandinavian FO (CTRL diet) or a blend of vegetable oils, replacing the 66% (66VO diet) and 100% (VO diet) of FO. Four samples, using a control diet (CTRL) as reference and double color hybridization and dye swap with the other two (66VO, VO)
Project description:Pubertal development in males starts with the onset of spermatogenesis that implies the division of primary spermatogonia and their subsequent entry into meiosis. Whole genome microarray expression profile was used as a means to explore the molecular basis underlying the onset of pubertal development in sea bass. The present study is aimed at the characterization of the expression of genes involved in the onset of spermatogenesis in the European sea bass. The study is focused on the first stages of the process including the appearance of spermatocytes and thus the first meiotic divisions. The transcriptomic study using a sea bass-specific microarray resulted in a number of genes differentially expressed during the onset of spermatogenesis. Among those, genes involved in cell-cycle progression, microtubule assembly during meiosis or retinoic acid signaling pathway indicating that they can be used as potential molecular markers for the onset of spermatogenesis in sea bass.
Project description:Contamination of aquatic ecosystems with anthropogenic pollutants, including pharmaceutical drugs, is a major concern worldwide. Fish are particularly at risk of exposure to pollutants but their impacts on mineralized fish tissues, particularly the scales that form a barrier between the fish and the environment, are poorly understood. The proteome data here presented support the findings reported in the associated research article “Disruption of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) skin-scale by estradiol and fluoxetine, an emerging pollutant”. Juvenile sea basses were exposed by intraperitoneal injections to: a) the antidepressant fluoxetine (FLX), a widely prescribed psychotropic drug and an emerging pollutant; b) the natural estrogen 17β-estradiol (E2) and c) coconut oil alone (control). The scale proteome profiles of fish exposed to these compounds for 5 days were analysed by the quantitative label-free proteomics technology SWATH-MS (Sequential Windowed data-independent Acquisition of the Total High-resolution-Mass Spectra). LC-MS data from pooled protein extracts from the scales of all experimental groups were acquired using information-dependent acquisition (IDA), which allowed the identification of 1,254 proteins through searches against the sea bass genome database. 715 proteins were confidently quantified by SWATH acquisition, from which 213 proteins had modified levels (p<0.05) between E2- or FLX-exposed fish and control. The main biological processes and KEGG pathways affected by E2 or FLX treatments were identified using Cytoscape/ClueGO enrichment analyses.
Project description:A sea bass oligo microarray platform was used to profile gene expression in whole heads of 38 days-old sea bass affected by prognathism, a skeletal malformation that strongly affects sea bass production. Two different conditions: i) prognathous individuals, and ii) normal individuals were analyzed. For each condition, total RNA was extracted from three (3) independent biological replicates, each consisting of pools of five (5) heads. Statistical analysis with SAM (Significance Analysis of Microarray) didn’t identify any difference in expression patterns between the two groups. Samples were then employed as biological replicates to determine array-to-array reproducibility, the degree of mutual agreement among replicates was estimated using Pearson correlation coefficients on the entire set of expression values. For all pairs of experiments correlation coefficients were always significant (p-value <0.01) and never less than 0.99.
Project description:A sea bass oligo microarray platform was used to profile gene expression in mandibles of 58 days-old sea bass affected by prognathism, a skeletal malformation that strongly affects sea bass production. Two different conditions: i) protruding jaws, and ii) normal jaws were used for gene expression analysis. For each condition, total RNA was extracted from four (4) independent biological replicates, each consisting of pools of five (5) jaws. Statistical analysis with SAM (Significance Analysis of Microarray) identified 333 probes (corresponding to 242 unique transcripts) significantly down-regulated in deformed individuals compared to normal ones.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of adipose tissue comparing three diets with different levels of replacement of fish oil for vegetable oils.