Molecular assessment of proteins encoded by the mitochondrial genome of Clarias batrachus and Clarias gariepinus.

ABSTRACT: The population of catfish, Clarias batrachus has substantially diminished in various countries and studies show that another related species Clarias gariepinus is replacing it. The better adaptability and survivability of C. gariepinus over C. batrachus could be attributed to the metabolic differences between these two species, which is primarily regulated by mitochondrial activities. To understand the reasons behind this phenomenon, we performed in silico analyses to decipher the differences between the proteins encoded by the mitochondrial genome of these two related species. Our analysis revealed that out of thirteen, twelve proteins encoded by the mitochondrial genome of these two species have substantial variations between them. We characterised thes

SUBMITTER: Chand GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8024883 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature