Exploring the larval transcriptome of the common sole (Solea solea L.).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The common sole (Solea solea) is a promising candidate for European aquaculture; however, the limited knowledge of the physiological mechanisms underlying larval development in this species has hampered the establishment of successful flatfish aquaculture. Although the fact that genomic tools and resources are available for some flatfish species, common sole genomics remains a mostly unexplored field. Here, we report, for the first time, the sequencing and characterisation of the transcriptome of S. solea and its application for the study of molecular mechanisms underlying physiological and morphological changes during larval-to-juvenile transition.

Results

The S. solea transcriptome was generated from whole larvae and adult tissues using the Roche 454 platform. T

SUBMITTER: Ferraresso S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3659078 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature