Characterization of the transcriptome of fast and slow muscle myotomal fibres in the pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is a member of the Characiform family native to the Prata Basin (South America) and a target for the aquaculture industry. A limitation for the development of a selective breeding program for this species is a lack of available genetic information. The primary objectives of the present study were 1) to increase the genetic resources available for the species, 2) to exploit the anatomical separation of myotomal fibres types to compare the transcriptomes of slow and fast muscle phenotypes and 3) to systematically investigate the expression of Ubiquitin Specific Protease (USP) family members in fast and slow muscle in response to fasting and refeeding.

Results

We generated 0.6 Tb of pair-end reads from slow and fast skeletal muscle

SUBMITTER: Mareco EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4372171 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature