Yanliang Jiang

TL;DR: A draft genome of domesticated C. carpio (strain Songpu) is presented, whose current assembly contains 52,610 protein-coding genes and approximately 92.3% coverage of its paleotetraploidized genome (2n = 100).

TL;DR: A high-quality reference genome sequence of channel catfish is reported, providing evidence that lack of secretory calcium-binding phosphoproteins accounts for the evolutionary loss of scales in catfish and demonstrates the power of comparative subtraction of candidate genes for traits of structural significance.

TL;DR: The first transcriptomic profiling of host responses to columnaris following an experimental challenge is conducted, highlighting several putative immune pathways and individual candidate genes deserving of further investigation in the context of development of therapeutic regimens and laying the foundation for selection of resistant catfish lines against columnaris.

TL;DR: The SNPs identified in this report will provide a much needed resource for genetic studies in catfish and will contribute to the development of a high-density SNP array.

TL;DR: Gen expression bias across surveyed tissues such that subgenome B is more dominant in homoeologous expression is found, and CG methylation in promoter regions may play an important role in altering gene expression in allotetraploid C. carpio.