Proteomics reveals the preliminary physiological states of the spotted seal (Phoca largha) pups.

ABSTRACT: Spotted seal (Phoca largha) is a critically endangered pinniped in China and South Korea. The conventional method to protect and maintain the P. largha population is to keep them captive in artificially controlled environments. However, little is known about the physiological differences between wild and captive P. largha. To generate a preliminary protein expression profile for P. largha, whole blood from wild and captive pups were subjected to a label-free comparative proteomic analysis. According to the results, 972 proteins were identified and predicted to perform functions related to various metabolic, immune, and cellular processes. Among the identified proteins, the expression level of 51 were significantly different between wild and captive P. large pups. These differentially expre

SUBMITTER: Tian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7599241 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature