Development of single nucleotide polymorphisms in key genes of taurine and betaine metabolism in Crassostrea hongkongensis and their association with content-related traits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Taurine and betaine are important nutrients in the Hong Kong oyster (Crassostrea hongkongensis) and have many important biological properties. To investigate the characteristics of taurine and betaine and identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with traits in C. hongkongensis, we cloned the full-length cDNA of key genes involved in taurine and betaine metabolism (unpublished data), determined taurine and betaine content and gene expression in different tissues and months of the oyster specimen collection, and developed SNPs in the gene coding region.

Results

We cloned the full-length cDNA of the genes that express cysteine dioxygenase and cysteine sulfite decarboxylase (ChCSAD and ChCDO, respectively), which are key genes involved in taurine met

SUBMITTER: Kong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849188 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature