Zexia Gao

TL;DR: This study is the first comprehensive transcriptome analysis for a fish species belonging to the genus Megalobrama, and it is expected to be valuable for the development of molecular markers, construction of gene-based linkage map, and large-scale expression analysis of M. amblycephala.

TL;DR: The sequencing and de novo assembly of the genome of the tiger tail seahorse, Hippocampus comes is reported and it is found that the H. comes genome lacks enamel matrix protein-coding proline/glutamine-rich secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein genes, which might have led to the loss of mineralized teeth.

TL;DR: This study extends the understanding of the immune defense mechanisms of the blunt snout bream against A. hydrophila and provides useful data for further studies of the immunogenetics of this species.

TL;DR: The present study provides the first large-scale characterization of miRNAs in M. amblycephala and miRNA profile related to different growth performances and suggested that differentially expressed mi RNAs are involved in growth and metabolism, signal transduction, cell cycle, neural development and functions.

TL;DR: It is shown that intermuscular bone is formed in the more basal teleosts by intramembranous ossification and may be involved in muscle contractibility and coordinating cellular events in M. amblycephala.