Functional insights into the testis transcriptome of the edible sea urchin Loxechinus albus.

ABSTRACT: The edible sea urchin Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782) is a keystone species in the littoral benthic systems of the Pacific coast of South America. The international demand for high-quality gonads of this echinoderm has led to an extensive exploitation and decline of its natural populations. Consequently, a more thorough understanding of L. albus gonad development and gametogenesis could provide valuable resources for aquaculture applications, management, conservation and studies about the evolution of functional and structural pathways that underlie the reproductive toolkit of marine invertebrates. Using a high-throughput sequencing technology, we explored the male gonad transcriptome of this highly fecund sea urchin. Through a de novo assembly approach we obtained 42,530 transcripts of wh

SUBMITTER: Gaitan-Espitia JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5090362 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature