Project description:The protein parvalbumin (PRV)-beta (PRVB) is the primary cause behind food allergies to bony fish. Although PRVB is a well-characterized protein in many bony fishes, little is known about the hilsa, an anadromous fish with great economic importance and mostly found in Southeast Asia. In this study, we have characterized the hilsa PRV utilizing various proteomic approaches in response to two major riverine habitats and developmental stages. Unique peptide sets correspond to three different PRV isoforms were identified in hilsa muscle tissues. Label-free quantitative proteomic analysis coupled with ELISA revealed higher levels of PRVB in young fish comparative to the adult, irrespective of their riverine habitats. A comparative quantitative analysis of PRVB further demonstrated that hilsa had less PRVB than other commonly consumed freshwater fish species. Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM)-based targeted proteomic approach showed the potential of PRV as a marker protein for allergen quantitation and authenticating the presence of hilsa in a complex freshwater fish mixture. Our findings collectively offer fundamental knowledge on hilsa parvalbumins for further investigation on the food safety and quality evaluation of hilsa fish.
Project description:The forebrain proteome of mangrove rivulus was determined in fish with different social behavior patterns. All fish were from and all experiments done in Professor Ryan Earley's Laboratory at the University of Alabama. Label-free quantitative proteomics was performed using Top3 (PEAKSQ) and spectral counting (Scaffold) approaches.
Project description:Using RNAseq of small RNA libraries isolated from the gill tissue of the Antarctic fish Trematomus bernacchii we have characterized the termal sensitivity of miRNA homologues in these highly stenothermic fish.
Project description:Mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi (Basilewsky) (Percichthyidae), as a demersal piscivore, has very specialized feeding habits, for as soon as they start feeding the fry of this fish feed solely on fry of other fish species. In rearing conditions, mandarin fish has been found to accept live prey fish only, and refuse dead prey fish or artificial diets, very little is currently known about the molecular mechanisms of multiple genes which cover different pathways influencing the specialized food habit, such as live prey. We performed transcriptome comparisons between dead prey fish feeders and nonfeeders in mandarin fish. The determination mechanisms of specialized food habit (live prey fish) in mandarin fish could provide some instructions for research of food habit in animals, including mammals.
