Transcriptomic response to soybean meal-based diets as the first formulated feed in juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens).

ABSTRACT: With increasing levels of fish meal (FM) protein in aquafeeds being replaced with soybean meal (SBM) protein, understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in response to alternative diets has become a critical concern. Thus, the goal of this study was to examine transcriptional differences in the intestine of juvenile yellow perch through RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq), after their initial introduction to a formulated diet with 75% SBM protein inclusion for 61 days, compared to those fed a traditional FM-based diet. Transcriptomic analysis revealed a concise set of differentially expressed genes in juveniles fed the SBM-based diet, the majority of which were intrinsic to the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. Analysis of total body lipid and cholesterol levels were also investigated, with no b

SUBMITTER: Kemski MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055240 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature