Zhang Shiyong

TL;DR: The high-density genetic linkage map is constructed and the sex-linked marker in channel catfish is developed, which are important genetic resources for future marker-assisted selection (MAS) of this economically important teleost.

TL;DR: A high-quality genome assembly for a channel catfish from a breeding stock inbred in China for more than three generations, which was originally imported to China from North America is reported, which is comparable to a recent report of the “Coco”Channel catfish.

TL;DR: In this article, 25 genes belonging to the ancestral vertebrate Sox gene family were identified in the channel catfish genome and classified into seven families based on their conserved domains as follows: eight genes in SoxB group (six in SBS1 subgroup and two in SSBS2 subgroup); five genes in SBC group; three genes in C group; four genes in E group; and one gene in K group.

TL;DR: A high-quality genome assembly of Chinese yellow catfish is assembled and high-throughput identification of toxin genes from a genomic view is performed, ensuring the limited number of toxin sequences in public databases will be remarkably improved once the authors integrate multi-omics data from more and more sequenced species.

TL;DR: A possible mechanism for the mutation of the catfish Hps4 gene, which affects regulation of expression of genes in the tyrosine metabolism pathway, is identified and provided a theoretical basis for further understanding of the pathogenesis of albinism in catfish.