Project description:Proteomics data demonstrate that skin mucus of the air-exposed large yellow croaker had a complex composition, with an unexpectedly high number of proteins (3,209), suggesting its multiple protective mechanisms possibly involved in antioxidant functions, oxygen transport, immune defence, and osmotic and ionic regulation. These results expand our knowledge of skin mucus secretion and function in fish, highlighting its importance in response to stress.
Project description:The early life period is considered an essential period for gut microbial colonization. Manipulating gut microbiota interventions during early life periods has been proven to be a promising method to boost healthy growth. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary fucoidan (Fuc) on the growth, digestive tract maturation, and gut microbiota of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) larvae. Four diets were formulated with different levels of Fuc (0.00%, 0.50%, 1.00%, and 2.00%). Results showed that dietary Fuc significantly improved the growth performance of larvae. Meanwhile, dietary Fuc promoted digestive tract maturation. Dietary 1.00% Fuc significantly improved intestinal morphology. Dietary Fuc upregulated the expression of intestinal cell proliferation and differentiation related-genes and intestinal barrier related-genes. Dietary 2.00% Fuc significantly increased the activities of brush border membranes enzymes and lipase while inhibiting α-amylase. Furthermore, dietary Fuc maintained healthy intestinal micro-ecology. In detail, dietary 1.00% and 2.00% Fuc altered the overall structure of the gut microbiota and increased the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes while decreasing the relative abundance of opportunistic pathogens and facultative anaerobe. In conclusion, appropriate dietary Fuc (1.00-2.00%) could improve the growth of large yellow croaker larvae by promoting digestive tract maturation and maintaining an ideal intestinal micro-ecology.
Project description:Traditional differentiation of myoblasts is usually induced by serum starvation method, in which 2%HS is used to induce myoblasts to differentiate into myotubes. But, traditional serum starvation method is difficult to differentiate large yellow croaker muscle satellite cells efficiently. Although myotubes were induced within 2-3 days with medium containing 2% horse serum (HS), they detached shortly and died soon after. To improve differentiation efficiency and survival rate, different combinations of basal medium, serum ratios and myogenic factors were evaluated. Finally, the F12 medium containing 8% HS, 10 ng/ml IGF-1, 50 nM necrosulfonamide and 200 μM ascorbic acid was identified as an effective recipe for myogenic differentiation. On day 3 of culture in this differentiation medium, elongated myotubes began to appear, and on day 6, striations similar to skeletal muscle were observed in some of myotubes. But it is still inefficient, the fusion index (the proportion of nuclei in multinucleated myotubes) was 6.39% on day 3 and 1.30% on day 6 (1.30%) .Therefore, we need to find a more efficient method to induce myogenic differentiation. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of Large yellow croaker muscle satellite cells during differentiation at three time points(day0,day3,day6).
Project description:We obtained the credible target sequences by filtrating high-throughput profiling of muscle tissue in large yellow croaker.The goal of this study is to measured almost all small RNA in muscle not only at the common feeding but also during the fasting period. We set the data of microRNA as a mainspring of study. By bioinformatics analysis, all possible target binding site were compared and predicted in both known and unknown.