Project description:Transcriptional profiling of rainbow trout muscle cells comparing muscle cells from small fish with muscle cells from large fish at two time periods.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of rainbow trout muscle cells comparing muscle cells from small fish with muscle cells from large fish at two time periods. Two-condition experiment, small vs. large-fish muscle cells. Sept. and Dec. spawning fish. Biological replicates: 4 small replicates, 4 large replicates for each time period.
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.