Aquaculture Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34, P. 101896 - 101896
Published: Dec. 22, 2023
Red
swamp
crayfish
Procambarus
clarkii
is
becoming
an
ecologically
and
economically
important
crustacean
species
in
China.
In
present
study,
whether
the
macro-nutrients
intake
intervention
during
early
life
resulting
long-term
influences
on
nutritional
use
metabolism
were
evaluated
view
of
concept
programming
effects.
Juvenile
underwent
a
14
days
high-carbohydrate
(43%)
low-protein
(17%)
stimulus,
following
70
routine
dietary
feeding
(carbohydrate
15%,
protein
36%),
until
adulthood.
Short-
(14
days)
(84
effects
respectively
terms
growth
performances,
digestive
enzymes
activities,
body
compositions,
intestinal
microbiota
(long-term
only).
Data
showed
that
short
term,
it
enhanced
activities
amylase
lipase
but
reduced
activity
trypsase
hepatopancreas.
long
decreased
performances
(SR
WGR)
modified
diversity
obviously
(p
<
0.05).
Throughout
period
increased
crude
level.
All
results
indicated
events
caused
impacts
nutrient
thus
affect
physiology
short,
work
provided
evidences
to
support
existence
juvenile
crayfish.
Aquaculture Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29, P. 101493 - 101493
Published: Feb. 9, 2023
N6-methyladenosine
(m6A)
is
the
most
abundant
type
of
RNA
modification
in
eukaryotes,
yet
information
on
m6A
methylation
enzymatic
machinery
decapod
crustaceans
quite
scarce.
Here,
three
essential
genes
for
modification,
including
two
methyltransferases
(LvMETTL3
and
LvWTAP)
a
m6A-binding
protein
(LvYTHDF2),
were
identified
from
Pacific
whiteleg
shrimp
Litopenaeus
vannamei.
Their
genomic
structures
dissected
an
evolutionary
context.
Common
transcription
factor
binding
sites
conserved
functional
motifs
identified,
but
also
possessed
some
unique
features,
illustrating
lineage-specific
diversification
regulatory
elements
functions
these
genes.
The
displayed
ubiquitous
tissue
expression
profiles,
showed
dynamic
changes
at
different
molting
stages.
Following
suppression
LvMETTL3,
LvWTAP
or
LvYTHDF2
by
interference,
rate
was
significantly
accelerated,
molt
inhibiting
hormone
MIH
plummeted,
while
major
ecdysone
signaling
pathway
EcR,
RXR
E75
all
significant
induction.
results
indicated
that
may
regulate
process
via
pathway.
current
study
provided
first
molecular
characterization
several
key
components
penaeid
shrimp,
established
foundation
further
exploration
roles
development
growth.
Aquaculture Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36, P. 102077 - 102077
Published: April 15, 2024
Folic
acid
(FA)
is
an
essential
vitamin
for
the
growth
and
health
of
aquatic
organisms
in
aquaculture
industry.
The
purpose
this
study
was
to
investigate
effects
potential
mechanisms
action
dietary
FA
on
immune
response
red
swamp
crayfish
(Procambius
clarkii).
Crayfish
(n
=
360;
3
tanks
20
each
treatment)
were
fed
diets
containing
different
levels
(0
[control],
0.5,
1,
2,
4,
8
mg/kg
dry
feed
weight)
60
d.
Broken-line
analysis
based
final
weight
specific
rate
revealed
that
optimal
level
promoting
2
mg/kg.
Villus
length,
lipase
activity,
antioxidant
superoxide
dismutase
activity
significantly
increased
under
treatment.
Transcriptome
identified
177
upregulated
298
downregulated
differentially
expressed
genes
(DEGs)
between
0
(control)
groups.
Gene
Ontology
Kyoto
Encyclopedia
Genes
Genomes
analyses
showed
most
enriched
pathways
related
glucose
metabolism.
Among
DEGs
involved
metabolism,
Tpi1
(triosephosphate
isomerase
1)
Pck1
(phosphoenolpyruvate
carboxykinase
treatment,
respectively.
Our
findings
suggest
requirement
may
enhance
nutrient
bioavailability
regulate
metabolism
improve
performance.
DNA Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
29(4)
Published: June 25, 2022
Pseudobagrus
ussuriensis
is
an
aquaculture
catfish
with
significant
sexual
dimorphism.
In
this
study,
a
chromosome-level
genome
size
of
741.97
Mb
was
assembled
for
female
P.
ussuriensis.
A
total
26
contigs
covering
97.34%
the
whole-genome
assembly
were
obtained
N50
28.53
and
L50
11.
24,075
protein-coding
genes
identified,
91.54%
(22,039)
being
functionally
annotated.
Based
on
assembly,
four
chromosome
evolution
clusters
catfishes
identified
formation
process
chromosomes
predicted.
55
sex-related
quantitative
trait
loci
(QTLs)
phenotypic
variance
explained
value
100%
located
8
(chr08).
The
QTLs
other
previously
sex-specific
markers
in
sex-determining
region
16.83
(from
6.90
to
23.73
Mb)
chr08,
which
predicted
as
X
chromosome.
comprised
554
genes,
135
differently
expressed
between
males
females/pseudofemales,
16
candidate
screened
out.
results
study
provided
useful
genetic,
genomic
evolutionary
studies
ussuriensis,
also
be
further
sex-determination
mechanism
analysis
sex-control
breeding
fish.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 21, 2024
Background:
Chelicerate
evolution
is
contentiously
debated,
with
recent
studies
challenging
traditional
phylogenetic
hypotheses
and
scenarios
of
major
evolutionary
events,
like
terrestrialization.
Sea
spiders
(Pycnogonida)
represent
the
uncontested
marine
sister
group
all
other
chelicerates,
featuring
a
-
likely
plesiomorphic
indirect
development
mode.
Accordingly,
pycnogonids
hold
potential
to
provide
crucial
insight
into
early
chelicerate
genome
ancestral
principles
body
patterning.
Leveraging
this
potential,
however,
has
hitherto
been
hampered
by
lack
high-quality
genomic
resources
for
pycnogonids.
Results:
We
employed
long-read
sequencing
proximity
ligation
data
assemble
first
near
chromosome-level
sea
spider
Pycnogonum
litorale,
complemented
developmental
transcriptomes
high-fidelity
Iso-Seq
dataset.
The
assembly
size
471Mb
in
57
pseudochromosomes,
repeat
content
61.05%,
15,497
predicted
protein-coding
genes,
highly
complete
(95.8%
BUSCO
Arthropoda
score,
95.7%
conserved
microRNA
families
present).
identified
single,
intact
Hox
gene
cluster
that
lacks
abdominal-A/Hox9,
suggesting
loss
gene.
Conclusions:
Our
transcriptomic
establish
P.
litorale
as
key
research
organism
modern
on
evolution,
development,
phylogeny.
presence
single
further
strengthens
inference
no
whole-genome
duplication
occurred
at
base
tree.
abdA
suggests
combination
posterior
tagmata
reduction
common
theme
arthropod
it
shared
other,
distantly
related
taxa
vestigial
opisthosoma/abdomen.
Aquaculture and Fisheries,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(6), P. 727 - 736
Published: Jan. 21, 2023
Genetic
breeding
is
an
important
approach
to
improve
the
economic
traits
of
aquaculture
animals.
Unfortunately,
genetic
basis
for
red
swamp
crayfish,
including
growth-related
traits,
has
not
yet
been
reported.
In
present
study,
two
full-sib
families
and
natural
populations
were
employed
identify
quantitative
trait
loci
(QTLs)
crayfish.
total,
28
QTLs
five
body
weight,
length,
carapace
width,
abdomen
repeatedly
identified
in
more
than
families/populations,
by
means
association
analysis;
nine
these
displayed
a
heterosis
effect.
The
phenotypic
variations
investigated
explained
ranged
from
4.2%
19.0%.
Eight
additive
three
further
successfully
validated
using
comparative
analysis
favoured
alleles
between
small
big
size
crayfish
groups
population.
conclusion,
this
study
which
great
significance
their
application
future
molecular
species.
Genes,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(8), P. 1627 - 1627
Published: Aug. 15, 2023
Repetitive
elements
are
a
major
component
of
DNA
sequences
due
to
their
ability
propagate
through
the
genome.
Characterization
Metazoan
repetitive
profiles
is
improving;
however,
current
pipelines
fail
identify
significant
proportion
divergent
repeats
in
non-model
organisms.
The
Decapoda
order,
for
which
repeat
content
analyses
largely
lacking,
characterized
by
extremely
variable
genome
sizes
that
suggest
an
important
presence
elements.
Here,
we
developed
new
standardized
pipeline
annotate
organisms,
applied
twenty
and
six
other
Crustacea
genomes.
Using
this
tool,
identified
10%
more
than
standard
pipelines.
were
abundant
species
Crustacea,
with
very
large
number
highly
repeated
satellite
families.
Moreover,
demonstrated
high
correlation
between
assembly
size
transposable
different
dynamics
Dendrobranchiata
Reptantia.
patterns
reflect
phylogenetic
relationships
distinct
evolutionary
trajectories
within
Crustacea.
In
summary,
our
results
highlight
impact
on
evolution
value
novel
annotation
pipeline,
will
provide
baseline
future
comparative
analyses.