Transcriptome Analyses Provide Insights into the Auditory Function in Trachemys scripta elegans.

ABSTRACT: An auditory ability is essential for communication in vertebrates, and considerable attention has been paid to auditory sensitivity in mammals, birds, and frogs. Turtles were thought to be deaf for a long time; however, recent studies have confirmed the presence of an auditory ability in Trachemys scripta elegans as well as sex-related differences in hearing sensitivity. Earlier studies mainly focused on the morphological and physiological functions of the hearing organ in turtles; thus, the gene expression patterns remain unclear. In this study, 36 transcriptomes from six tissues (inner ear, tympanic membrane, brain, eye, lung, and muscle) were sequenced to explore the gene expression patterns of the hearing system in T. scripta elegans. A weighted gene co-expression network

SUBMITTER: Lu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9495000 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature