Project description:The genome of many plant and animal species are heavily influenced by ancestral whole genome duplication (WGD) events. These events transform the regulation and function of gene networks, yet the evolutionary forces at work on duplicated genomes are not fully understood. Genes involved in cell surface signaling pathways are commonly retained following WGD. To understand the mechanisms driving functional evolution of duplicated cell signaling pathways, we performed the activin receptor signaling pathway in rainbow trout (RBT). Rainbow trout are a model salmonid species that exhibit a duplicated genome as a result of an ancestral WGD that occurred in all teleost fish, and a second more recent WGD found in salmonid fishes. This makes RBT a powerful system for studying ohnolog evolution in a single species. We observed that regulation of the duplicated activin receptor signaling pathway is commonly driven by tissue-specific expression of inhibitors and ligands along with the subfunctionalization of ligand ohnologs. Evidence suggests that for inhibitors and R-Smad signaling molecules, there is ongoing pressure to establish a single copy state which may be driven, in part, by regulatory suppression of select ohnologs. The core transmembrane receptors and Co-Smad signaling cascade members are high duplicated yet exhibit contrasting expression dynamics where receptors tend to share expression across tissues while dominance of a single ohnolog is common for the Smad4, Co-Smad gene family. Our findings provide support for a generalized model where gene function and gene dosage have a complementary role in ohnolog evolution following WGD.
Project description:Proteomics represents a powerful tool for the analysis of fish spermatozoa, since these cells are transcriptionally inactive. The aim of the present study was to generate an inventory of the most prominent rainbow trout sperm proteins with the use of one-dimensional electrophoresis prefractionation combined with performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. This study provides the first in-depth analysis of the rainbow trout sperm proteome, with a total of 204 identified proteins. We found that rainbow trout spermatozoa are equipped with functionally diverse proteins related to energetic metabolism, signal transduction, protein turnover, transport, cytoskeleton, oxidative injures and stress and reproduction. The availability of a catalogue of rainbow trout sperm proteins provides a crucial tool for the understanding of fundamental molecular processes in fish spermatozoa for ongoing research in the development of novel markers of sperm quality and for the optimization of short- and long-term sperm preservation procedures.
Project description:The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is one of the most important aquaculture species worlwide. In this study, transcriptional profiling of skin by oligonucleotide microarray was applied to rainbow trout individuals infected with A. salmonicida, to identified enriched genes involved in pathogen response.
Project description:In the present study the combination of protein fractionation by one-dimensional gel electrophoresis and high performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry was used to characterize the rainbow trout seminal plasma proteome. Our results led to the creation of a catalogue of rainbow trout seminal plasma proteins and significantly contributed to the current knowledge regarding the protein composition of fish seminal plasma. The major proteins of rainbow trout seminal plasma, such as transferrin, apolipoproteins, complement C3, serum albumin, hemopexin-like protein, alpha-1-antiproteinase-like and precerebellin-like protein were recognized as acute phase proteins (proteins which plasma concentration changes in response to inflammation). This study provides the basis for further functional studies of fish seminal plasma proteins, as well as for the identification of novel biomarkers for sperm quality.
Project description:We have constructed a rainbow trout high-density oligonucleotide microarray by using all the available tentative consensus (TC) sequences from the Rainbow Trout Gene Index database (The Computational Biology and Functional Genomics Lab., Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health). The Rainbow Trout Gene Index integrates research data from all available international rainbow trout genomic research projects. The newly designed microarray incorporates 37,394 unique transcript-specific oligonucleotide probes, 60-mer long each. The microarray was printed according to our design by Agilent Technologies using the 4 X 44-design format and contains 1417 Agilent control spots. The performance of the new microarray platform was evaluated by analyzing gene expression associated with the rainbow trout vitellogenesis-induced muscle atrophy. These chips can be ordered from Agilent using design number 016320. This microarray is anticipated to open new avenues of research that will aid in the development of novel strategies to enhance growth efficiency and quality in salmonid species. Keywords: Development of an oligo-array for rainbow trout
Project description:Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) can cause widespread death of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), understanding the molecular mechanisms that occur in the rainbow trout in response to IHNV infection will be useful to decrease IHN-related morbidity and mortality in trout aquaculture. However, the molecular mechanisms of rainbow trout in response to IHNV are very limited. This study performed analysis of mRNAs and miRNAs based on RNA-seq technology on the intestine of rainbow trout infected with IHNV and control. There were 80 differentially expressed miRNAs that regulated 3355 target mRNAs, which overlapped with differentially expressed mRNAs obtained from RNA-seq. The expression patterns of DEGs and miRNAs differentially expressed were validated by qRT-PCR. GO enrichment and KEGG pathway analyses of the potential target genes of the DE miRNAs, revealed DEGs were mainly enriched in immune-related pathways such as Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway and IL-17 signaling pathway. These findings improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of IHNV infection. The study analyzed the immune regulatory target gene pairs and signal pathways of rainbow trout intestine against IHNV infection at the transcriptional level, and provided basic data for the study of rainbow trout against IHNV immune regulatory.
Project description:Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) can cause widespread death of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), understanding the molecular mechanisms that occur in the rainbow trout in response to IHNV infection will be useful to decrease IHN-related morbidity and mortality in trout aquaculture. However, the molecular mechanisms of rainbow trout in response to IHNV are very limited. This study performed analysis of mRNAs and miRNAs based on RNA-seq technology on the intestine of rainbow trout infected with IHNV and control. There were 80 differentially expressed miRNAs that regulated 3355 target mRNAs, which overlapped with differentially expressed mRNAs obtained from RNA-seq. The expression patterns of DEGs and miRNAs differentially expressed were validated by qRT-PCR. GO enrichment and KEGG pathway analyses of the potential target genes of the DE miRNAs, revealed DEGs were mainly enriched in immune-related pathways such as Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway and IL-17 signaling pathway. These findings improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of IHNV infection. The study analyzed the immune regulatory target gene pairs and signal pathways of rainbow trout intestine against IHNV infection at the transcriptional level, and provided basic data for the study of rainbow trout against IHNV immune regulatory.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE16889: Domestication causes large-scale effects on gene expression in rainbow trout: Analysis of the brain transcriptome GSE16897: Domestication causes large-scale effects on gene expression in rainbow trout: Analysis of the liver transcriptome GSE16901: Domestication causes large-scale effects on gene expression in rainbow trout: Analysis of the muscle transcriptome Refer to individual Series
Project description:Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a typical cold-water fish, the development of rainbow trout aquaculture was severely hampered via the high temperature in summer. Understanding the regulatory mechanism of rainbow trout response to chronic heat stress can provide a theoretical basis for formulating measures to relieve heat stress. In the study, changes in the biochemical parameters revealed that a strong stress response occurred in rainbow trout at 24 °C, the organisms stress defense system was activated, and the immune system was also affected. Proteome of rainbow trout liver tissues under heat stress (24 °C) and control conditions (18 °C) were performed using DIA/SWATH. A total of 390 DEPs were identified by strict threshold (q-value <0.05 and fold changes >1.5), among them 175 were up-regulated and 225 were down-regulated. Some proteins related to HSP, metabolism and immunity were identified. GO analysis showed that some proteins that were highly induced to express at high temperature were involved in the regulation of cell homeostasis, metabolism, adaptive stress and stimulation. KEGG analysis shows that some pathways play an important role in the regulation of heat stress, such as metabolic pathway, protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum pathway, PPAR signaling pathway and complement and coagulation cascades pathway, etc. PPI network analysis shows HSP90b1 and C3 maybe cooperative to protect the integrity of cell membrane function under heat stress. Our finding provide a comprehensive review of protein expression of rainbow trout liver under heat stress, which helps to formulate strategies for rainbow trout to relieve heat stress during high temperature in summer.