Transcriptomic dataset for Sardina pilchardus: Assembly, annotation, and expression of nine tissues.

ABSTRACT: European sardine or pilchard is a planktonic small pelagic fish present from the North Sea in Europe to the coast of Senegal in the North of Africa, and across the Mediterranean sea to the Black Sea. Ecologically, sardines are an intermediary link in the trophic network, preying on plankton and being predated by larger fishes, marine mammals, and seabirds. This species is of great nutritional and economic value as a cheap but rich source of protein and fat. It is either consumed directly by humans or fed as fishmeal for aquaculture and farm animals. Despite its importance in the food basket, little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved in protein and lipid synthesis in this species. We collected nine tissues of Sardina pilchardus and reconstructed the transcriptome. In al

SUBMITTER: Langa J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8609138 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature