Comparative Blood Transcriptome Analysis of Semi-Natural and Controlled Environment Populations of Yangtze Finless Porpoise.

ABSTRACT: The Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) living in different environments display significant differences in behavior and physiology. To compare and analyze gene expression differences between an ex situ population and a controlled environment population of the Yangtze finless porpoise, we sequenced the transcriptome of blood tissues living in a semi-natural reserve and an artificial facility, respectively. We identified 6860 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), of which 6603 were up-regulated and 257 were down-regulated in the controlled environment vs ex situ comparison. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that the up-regulated genes in the controlled environment population were significantly associated with glucose metabolism, amino acid me

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10812818 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature