Characterization of the heart transcriptome of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a globally distributed, apex predator possessing physical, physiological, and behavioral traits that have garnered it significant public attention. In addition to interest in the genetic basis of its form and function, as a representative of the oldest extant jawed vertebrate lineage, white sharks are also of conservation concern due to their small population size and threat from overfishing. Despite this, surprisingly little is known about the biology of white sharks, and genomic resources are unavailable. To address this deficit, we combined Roche-454 and Illumina sequencing technologies to characterize the first transciptome of any tissue for this species.

Results

From white shark heart cDNA we generated 665,399 Roche

SUBMITTER: Richards VP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3832898 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature