Transcriptomic analysis of gills provides insights into the molecular basis of molting in Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis).

ABSTRACT: Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is an economically important freshwater aquaculture species and is a model species for research on the mechanism of molting. This study aimed to identify important candidate genes associated with the molting process and to determine the role of gills in the regulation of molting with the help of transcriptomic analysis. The transcriptomes of crabs at different molting stages-postmolt (PoM), intermolt (InM), premolt (PrM) and ecdysis (E)-were de novo assembled to generate 246,232 unigenes with a mean length of 851 bp. A total of 86,634 unigenes (35.18% of the total unigenes) were annotated against reference databases. Significantly upregulated genes were identified in postmolt compared to intermolt (1,475), intermolt compared to premolt (65),

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6601604 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature