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Saito T, Espe M, Vikeså V, Bock C, Thomsen TH, Adam AC, Fernandes JMO, Skjaerven KH. One-carbon metabolism nutrients impact the interplay between DNA methylation and gene expression in liver, enhancing protein synthesis in Atlantic salmon. Epigenetics 2024; 19:2318517. [PMID: 38404006 PMCID: PMC10900267 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2024.2318517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Supplementation of one-carbon (1C) metabolism micronutrients, which include B-vitamins and methionine, is essential for the healthy growth and development of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). However, the recent shift towards non-fish meal diets in salmon aquaculture has led to the need for reassessments of recommended micronutrient levels. Despite the importance of 1C metabolism in growth performance and various cellular regulations, the molecular mechanisms affected by these dietary alterations are less understood. To investigate the molecular effect of 1C nutrients, we analysed gene expression and DNA methylation using two types of omics data: RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and reduced-representation bisulphite sequencing (RRBS). We collected liver samples at the end of a feeding trial that lasted 220 days through the smoltification stage, where fish were fed three different levels of four key 1C nutrients: methionine, vitamin B6, B9, and B12. Our results indicate that the dosage of 1C nutrients significantly impacts genetic and epigenetic regulations in the liver of Atlantic salmon, particularly in biological pathways related to protein synthesis. The interplay between DNA methylation and gene expression in these pathways may play an important role in the mechanisms underlying growth performance affected by 1C metabolism.
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- Takaya Saito
- Feed and Nutrition group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Feed and Nutrition group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Skretting AI, Aquaculture Innovation, Stavanger, Norway
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- CeMM, Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Feed and Nutrition group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Feed and Nutrition group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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van Muilekom DR, Mueller J, Lindemeyer J, Schultheiß T, Maser E, Seibel H, Rebl A, Schulz C, Goldammer T. Salinity change evokes stress and immune responses in Atlantic salmon with microalgae showing limited potential for dietary mitigation. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1338858. [PMID: 38410809 PMCID: PMC10894964 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1338858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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Smoltification was found to impact both immune and stress responses of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), but little is known about how salinity change affects salmon months after completed smoltification. Here, we examined (1) the effect of salinity change from brackish water to seawater on the stress and immune responses in Atlantic salmon and (2) evaluated if functional diets enriched with microalgae can mitigate stress- and immune-related changes. Groups of Atlantic salmon were fed for 8 weeks with different microalgae-enriched diets in brackish water and were then transferred into seawater. Samples of the head kidney, gill, liver and plasma were taken before seawater transfer (SWT), 20 h after SWT, and 2 weeks after SWT for gene-expression analysis, plasma biochemistry and protein quantification. The salmon showed full osmoregulatory ability upon transfer to seawater reflected by high nkaα1b levels in the gill and tight plasma ion regulation. In the gill, one-third of 44 investigated genes were reduced at either 20 h or 2 weeks in seawater, including genes involved in cytokine signaling (il1b) and antiviral defense (isg15, rsad2, ifit5). In contrast, an acute response after 20 h in SW was apparent in the head kidney reflected by increased plasma stress indicators and induced expression of genes involved in acute-phase response (drtp1), antimicrobial defense (camp) and stress response (hspa5). However, after 2 weeks in seawater, the expression of antiviral genes (isg15, rsad2, znfx1) was reduced in the head kidney. Few genes (camp, clra, c1ql2) in the gill were downregulated by a diet with 8% inclusion of Athrospira platensis. The results of the present study indicate that salinity change months after smoltification evokes molecular stress- and immune responses in Atlantic salmon. However, microalgae-enriched functional diets seem to have only limited potential to mitigate the related changes.
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- Doret R. van Muilekom
- Fish Genetics Unit, Institute of Genome Biology, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Department for Marine Aquaculture, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering IMTE, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources, Büsum, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering IMTE, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources, Büsum, Germany
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- Fish Genetics Unit, Institute of Genome Biology, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Department for Marine Aquaculture, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering IMTE, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources, Büsum, Germany
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- Fish Genetics Unit, Institute of Genome Biology, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
- Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Breves JP, Runiewicz ER, Richardson SG, Bradley SE, Hall DJ, McCormick SD. Transcriptional regulation of esophageal, intestinal, and branchial solute transporters by salinity, growth hormone, and cortisol in Atlantic salmon. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol 2024; 341:107-117. [PMID: 38010889 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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In marine habitats, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) imbibe seawater (SW) to replace body water that is passively lost to the ambient environment. By desalinating consumed SW, the esophagus enables solute-linked water absorption across the intestinal epithelium. The processes underlying esophageal desalination in salmon and their hormonal regulation during smoltification and following SW exposure are unresolved. To address this, we considered whether two Na+ /H+ exchangers (Nhe2 and -3) expressed in the esophagus contribute to the uptake of Na+ from lumenal SW. There were no seasonal changes in esophageal nhe2 or -3 expression during smoltification; however, nhe3 increased following 48 h of SW exposure in May. Esophageal nhe2, -3, and growth hormone receptor b1 were elevated in smolts acclimated to SW for 2.5 weeks. Treatment with cortisol stimulated branchial Na+ /K+ -ATPase (Nka) activity, and Na+ /K+ /2Cl- cotransporter 1 (nkcc1), cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator 1 (cftr1), and nka-α1b expression. Esophageal nhe2, but not nhe3 expression, was stimulated by cortisol. In anterior intestine, cortisol stimulated nkcc2, cftr2, and nka-α1b. Our findings indicate that salinity stimulates esophageal nhe2 and -3, and that cortisol coordinates the expression of esophageal, intestinal, and branchial solute transporters to support the SW adaptability of Atlantic salmon.
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- Jason P Breves
- Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Shwe A, Krasnov A, Visnovska T, Ramberg S, Østbye TKK, Andreassen R. Differential Expression of miRNAs and Their Predicted Target Genes Indicates That Gene Expression in Atlantic Salmon Gill Is Post-Transcriptionally Regulated by miRNAs in the Parr-Smolt Transformation and Adaptation to Sea Water. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158831. [PMID: 35955964 PMCID: PMC9369087 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Smoltification (parr-smolt transformation) is a complex developmental process consisting of developmental changes that lead to remodeling of the Atlantic salmon gill. Here, the expression changes of miRNAs and mRNAs were studied by small-RNA sequencing and microarray analysis, respectively, to identify miRNAs and their predicted targets associated with smoltification and subsequent sea water adaptation (SWA). In total, 18 guide miRNAs were identified as differentially expressed (gDE miRNAs). Hierarchical clustering analysis of expression changes divided these into one cluster of 13 gDE miRNAs with decreasing expression during smoltification and SWA that included the miRNA-146, miRNA-30 and miRNA-7132 families. Another smaller cluster that showed increasing expression consisted of miR-101a-3p, miR-193b-5p, miR-499a-5p, miR-727a-3p and miR-8159-5p. The gDE miRNAs were predicted to target 747 of the genes (DE mRNAs), showing expression changes in the microarray analysis. The predicted targets included genes encoding NKA-subunits, aquaporin-subunits, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator and the solute carrier family. Furthermore, the predicted target genes were enriched in biological processes associated with smoltification and SWA (e.g., immune system, reactive oxygen species, stress response and extracellular matrix organization). Collectively, the results indicate that remodeling of the gill involves the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by the characterized gDE miRNAs.
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- Alice Shwe
- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway
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- Nofima (Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), 1430 Ås, Norway
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility, Oslo University Hospital, 0372 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway
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- Nofima (Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), 1430 Ås, Norway
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- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway
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Shwe A, Krasnov A, Visnovska T, Ramberg S, Østbye TKK, Andreassen R. Expression Analysis in Atlantic Salmon Liver Reveals miRNAs Associated with Smoltification and Seawater Adaptation. Biology (Basel) 2022; 11:biology11050688. [PMID: 35625416 PMCID: PMC9138835 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Simple Summary Smoltification is a developmental process that preadapts Atlantic salmon for a life in seawater. Suboptimal smoltification and poor timing of transfer to seawater is associated with increased mortality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding genes. They regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally as part of the miRNA induce silencing complex (miRISC) where they guide miRISC to particular mRNAs (target genes). The aim of this study was to identify Atlantic salmon miRNAs expressed in liver that are associated with smoltification and adaptation to seawater as well as to predict their target genes. In total, 62 guide miRNAs were identified, and by their expression patterns they were clustered into three groups. Target gene predictions followed by gene enrichment analysis of the predicted targets indicated that the guide miRNAs were involved in post-transcriptional regulation of important smoltification associated biological processes. Some of these were energy metabolism, protein metabolism and transport, circadian rhythm, stress and immune response. Together, the results indicate that certain miRNAs are involved in the regulation of many of the important changes occurring in the liver during this developmental transition. Abstract Optimal smoltification is crucial for normal development, growth, and health of farmed Atlantic salmon in seawater. Here, we characterize miRNA expression in liver to reveal whether miRNAs regulate gene expression during this developmental transition. Expression changes of miRNAs and mRNAs was studied by small-RNA sequencing and microarray analysis, respectively. This revealed 62 differentially expressed guide miRNAs (gDE-miRNAs) that could be divided into three groups with characteristic dynamic expression patterns. Three of miRNA families are known as highly expressed in liver. A rare arm shift was observed during smoltification in the Atlantic salmon-specific novel-ssa-miR-16. The gDE-miRNAs were predicted to target 2804 of the genes revealing expression changes in the microarray analysis. Enrichment analysis revealed that targets were significantly enriched in smoltification-associated biological process groups. These included lipid and cholesterol synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, protein metabolism and protein transport, immune system genes, circadian rhythm and stress response. The results indicate that gDE-miRNAs may regulate many of the changes associated with this developmental transition in liver. The results pave the way for validation of the predicted target genes and further study of gDE-miRNA and their targets by functional assays.
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- Alice Shwe
- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway; (A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Nofima (Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), 1430 Ås, Norway; (A.K.); (T.-K.K.Ø.)
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility, Oslo University Hospital, 0372 Oslo, Norway;
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- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway; (A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Nofima (Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), 1430 Ås, Norway; (A.K.); (T.-K.K.Ø.)
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- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway; (A.S.); (S.R.)
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Valenzuela-Muñoz V, Gallardo-Escárate C, Benavente BP, Valenzuela-Miranda D, Núñez-Acuña G, Escobar-Sepulveda H, Váldes JA. Whole-Genome Transcript Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Insights into Transposon Genes and Non-Coding RNAs during Atlantic Salmon Seawater Adaptation. Biology (Basel) 2021; 11:1. [PMID: 35052999 PMCID: PMC8772943 DOI: 10.3390/biology11010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The growing amount of genome information and transcriptomes data available allows for a better understanding of biological processes. However, analysis of complex transcriptomic experimental designs involving different conditions, tissues, or times is relevant. This study proposes a novel approach to analyze complex data sets combining transcriptomes and miRNAs at the chromosome-level genome. Atlantic salmon smolts were transferred to seawater under two strategies: (i) fish group exposed to gradual salinity changes (GSC) and (ii) fish group exposed to a salinity shock (SS). Gills, intestine, and head kidney samples were used for total RNA extraction, followed by mRNA and small RNA illumina sequencing. Different expression patterns among the tissues and treatments were observed through a whole-genome transcriptomic approach. Chromosome regions highly expressed between experimental conditions included a great abundance of transposable elements. In addition, differential expression analysis showed a greater number of transcripts modulated in response to SS in gills and head kidney. miRNA expression analysis suggested a small number of miRNAs involved in the smoltification process. However, target analysis of these miRNAs showed a regulatory role in growth, stress response, and immunity. This study is the first to evidence the interplaying among mRNAs and miRNAs and the structural relationship at the genome level during Atlantic salmon smoltification.
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- Valentina Valenzuela-Muñoz
- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile; (C.G.-E.); (B.P.B.); (D.V.-M.); (G.N.-A.); (H.E.-S.); (J.A.V.)
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370035, Chile
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Aquatic Genomics, Department of Oceanography, University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile; (C.G.-E.); (B.P.B.); (D.V.-M.); (G.N.-A.); (H.E.-S.); (J.A.V.)
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Aquatic Genomics, Department of Oceanography, University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile; (C.G.-E.); (B.P.B.); (D.V.-M.); (G.N.-A.); (H.E.-S.); (J.A.V.)
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Aquatic Genomics, Department of Oceanography, University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile; (C.G.-E.); (B.P.B.); (D.V.-M.); (G.N.-A.); (H.E.-S.); (J.A.V.)
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Aquatic Genomics, Department of Oceanography, University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile; (C.G.-E.); (B.P.B.); (D.V.-M.); (G.N.-A.); (H.E.-S.); (J.A.V.)
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Aquatic Genomics, Department of Oceanography, University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile; (C.G.-E.); (B.P.B.); (D.V.-M.); (G.N.-A.); (H.E.-S.); (J.A.V.)
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Aquatic Genomics, Department of Oceanography, University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), University of Concepción, Concepcion 4030000, Chile; (C.G.-E.); (B.P.B.); (D.V.-M.); (G.N.-A.); (H.E.-S.); (J.A.V.)
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370035, Chile
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Khaw HL, Gjerde B, Boison SA, Hjelle E, Difford GF. Quantitative Genetics of Smoltification Status at the Time of Seawater Transfer in Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo Salar). Front Genet 2021; 12:696893. [PMID: 34790218 PMCID: PMC8591024 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.696893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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High mortality during grow out in the sea is a challenge for farmed Atlantic salmon production in Norway and globally, which is partly attributed to suboptimal smolt quality. In this study, two groups of pre-smolts were put on a standard light smoltification regime with alternating 12L:12D per day for 6 weeks (Phase I), followed by 24L:0D per day for 6 weeks (Phase II); one group was 0 + smolt (EXP1) and the other 1 + smolt (EXP2). To monitor the smoltification status of the fish, 100 (EXP1) and 60 (EXP2) fish were randomly sampled per week during Phase II. The following phenotypes for smoltification status were studied: RT-qPCR relative mRNA expression of values of two alpha catalytic subunits of the variants of the Na+K+ATPase (NKA) expressed in the sampled gill tissues of each fish. The first variant, alpha1a with increased expression in freshwater (FW) and the second variant alpha1b with increased expression in seawater variant (SW), as well as their ratio SW/FW. At the optimal time for seawater transfer based on the SW/FW trait, 1,000 (at sixth sampling of EXP1) and 1,500 (at fifth sampling of EXP2) fish were sampled for genetic parameter estimation. The individual variation in FW, SW, and SW/FW was very large at each of the seven samplings indicating a large variation among individuals in the optimum time of transfer to seawater. SW/FW showed significant genetic variation in both 0+ and 1+ smolts, which indicates the possibility for selection for improved synchronization of smoltification status of Atlantic salmon at the time where the largest proportion of the fish is considered to be smolt. However, the genetic correlation between SW/FW of 0+ and 1+ was not significantly different from zero indicating very little shared genetic variation in SW/FW in 0+ and 1+ fish. Smoltification phenotypes showed temporal progression over the smoltification period, and this progression varied between 0+ and 1+ smolt highlighting the importance of correctly timing the major sampling point, and when cohorts are transferred to seawater. This also highlighted the need for further research into noninvasive methods of objectively measuring individual smoltification through time and subsequent smolt survival and growth rate at sea.
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- Hooi Ling Khaw
- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Norway
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- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Norway
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- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Norway.,Mowi ASA, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Norway
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Kaivarainen EI, Rendakov NL, Efremov DA, Nemova NN. Na +/K +-ATPase Activity in Smolts of Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) from the White Sea Exposed to Fresh, Estuarine, and Sea Water. Dokl Biol Sci 2021; 501:201-205. [PMID: 34962607 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496621060041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) activity in smolts of pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (a salmon species introduced in 1959 into the rivers of the Kola Peninsula) was studied in a ten-day cage experiment with fresh, estuarine, and sea water; the fish were caught during seaward migration in the Indera River of the White Sea basin. The development of tolerance to increased salinity in pink salmon smolts was accompanied by NKA activation. In estuarine water characterized by salinity fluctuations (from fresh to sea water) and in the marine environment (28‰), the NKA activity in pink salmon smolts was significantly higher than in the individuals kept in the cages installed in fresh water. The hypoosmoregulatory ability of pink salmon fry was registered, these data indicated that smoltification in this fish species took place in early ontogenesis. The changes in NKA activity evidenced the readiness of migrating pink salmon fry for the marine phase of their life cycle.
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- E I Kaivarainen
- Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 185000, Petrozavodsk, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 185000, Petrozavodsk, Russia.
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- Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 185000, Petrozavodsk, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 185000, Petrozavodsk, Russia
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Giroux M, Schlenk D. The effects of temperature and salinity on the endocrinology in two life stages of juvenile rainbow/steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). J Fish Biol 2021; 99:513-523. [PMID: 33786821 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The San Francisco Bay Delta is experiencing seasonally warmer waters and saltwater intrusion into historically freshwater ecosystems due to climate change. Steelhead/rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are resident in the Bay-Delta from juvenile development through the smoltification process. Due to increases in sea level, premature seawater (SW) acclimation may co-occur with increased temperatures on pre-smolt juveniles. To evaluate the interactive effects of salinity and temperature on juvenile life stages of salmonids, rainbow trout alevin (3 days post-hatching) were exposed to 13, 16.4 and 19°C for 10 days and then challenged for 24 h to 18 parts per thousand SW. Similarly, fry (4 weeks post-hatching) were exposed to 13, 16.4 and 19°C for 2 weeks (14 days) and then challenged to SW. Estradiol-17β (E2 ), cortisol, triiodothyronine (T3 ) and thyroxine (T4 ) were measured in whole animal homogenates and muscle tissue using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Transcripts of gill Na+ /K+ ATPase β (NKAα1b), brain growth hormone I (gh1) and brain gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 (gnrh2) were also measured. Alevin exhibited a significant temperature-dependent decrease in survival, and fry showed a temperature-dependent decrease in condition factor. The gene expression of NKAα1b, gh1 and gnrh2 significantly decreased in all SW-challenged alevin, and a significant decrease in gnrh2 expression was observed in fry with temperature. Alevin T3 and T4 concentrations significantly increased with increasing temperature. There was a temperature-dependent increase in E2 of fry but not of alevin. The results of this study demonstrate that increasing temperature and SW exposure may adversely affect the survival and SW acclimation of alevin and fry stages of salmonids and that the tolerances of younger juvenile stages should be considered when assessing the response of salmonid populations to climate change stressors.
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- Marissa Giroux
- Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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Wynne R, Archer LC, Hutton SA, Harman L, Gargan P, Moran PA, Dillane E, Coughlan J, Cross TF, McGinnity P, Colgan TJ, Reed TE. Alternative migratory tactics in brown trout ( Salmo trutta) are underpinned by divergent regulation of metabolic but not neurological genes. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:8347-8362. [PMID: 34188891 PMCID: PMC8216917 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The occurrence of alternative morphs within populations is common, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Many animals, for example, exhibit facultative migration, where two or more alternative migratory tactics (AMTs) coexist within populations. In certain salmonid species, some individuals remain in natal rivers all their lives, while others (in particular, females) migrate to sea for a period of marine growth. Here, we performed transcriptional profiling ("RNA-seq") of the brain and liver of male and female brown trout to understand the genes and processes that differentiate between migratory and residency morphs (AMT-associated genes) and how they may differ in expression between the sexes. We found tissue-specific differences with a greater number of genes expressed differentially in the liver (n = 867 genes) compared with the brain (n = 10) between the morphs. Genes with increased expression in resident livers were enriched for Gene Ontology terms associated with metabolic processes, highlighting key molecular-genetic pathways underlying the energetic requirements associated with divergent migratory tactics. In contrast, smolt-biased genes were enriched for biological processes such as response to cytokines, suggestive of possible immune function differences between smolts and residents. Finally, we identified evidence of sex-biased gene expression for AMT-associated genes in the liver (n = 12) but not the brain. Collectively, our results provide insights into tissue-specific gene expression underlying the production of alternative life histories within and between the sexes, and point toward a key role for metabolic processes in the liver in mediating divergent physiological trajectories of migrants versus residents.
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- Robert Wynne
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Present address:
Department of Ecological Science – Animal EcologyVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteNewportIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Present address:
Institute of Organismic and Molecular EvolutionJohannes Gutenberg University MainzMainzGermany
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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West AC, Mizoro Y, Wood SH, Ince LM, Iversen M, Jørgensen EH, Nome T, Sandve SR, Martin SAM, Loudon ASI, Hazlerigg DG. Immunologic Profiling of the Atlantic Salmon Gill by Single Nuclei Transcriptomics. Front Immunol 2021; 12:669889. [PMID: 34017342 PMCID: PMC8129531 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.669889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Anadromous salmonids begin life adapted to the freshwater environments of their natal streams before a developmental transition, known as smoltification, transforms them into marine-adapted fish. In the wild, smoltification is a photoperiod-regulated process, involving radical remodeling of gill function to cope with the profound osmotic and immunological challenges of seawater (SW) migration. While prior work has highlighted the role of specialized "mitochondrion-rich" cells (MRCs) and accessory cells (ACs) in delivering this phenotype, recent RNA profiling experiments suggest that remodeling is far more extensive than previously appreciated. Here, we use single-nuclei RNAseq to characterize the extent of cytological changes in the gill of Atlantic salmon during smoltification and SW transfer. We identify 20 distinct cell clusters, including known, but also novel gill cell types. These data allow us to isolate cluster-specific, smoltification-associated changes in gene expression and to describe how the cellular make-up of the gill changes through smoltification. As expected, we noted an increase in the proportion of seawater mitochondrion-rich cells, however, we also identify previously unknown reduction of several immune-related cell types. Overall, our results provide fresh detail of the cellular complexity in the gill and suggest that smoltification triggers unexpected immune reprogramming.
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- Alexander C. West
- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Unit of Animal Genomics, GIGA Institute, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Gastroenterology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Arctic seasonal timekeeping initiative (ASTI), Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Iversen M, Mulugeta T, West AC, Jørgensen EH, Martin SAM, Sandve SR, Hazlerigg D. Photoperiod-dependent developmental reprogramming of the transcriptional response to seawater entry in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). G3 (Bethesda) 2021; 11:6169000. [PMID: 33710311 PMCID: PMC8049429 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The developmental transition of juvenile salmon from a freshwater resident morph (parr) to a seawater (SW) migratory morph (smolt), known as smoltification, entails a reorganization of gill function to cope with the altered water environment. Recently, we used RNAseq to characterize the breadth of transcriptional change which takes place in the gill in the FW phase of smoltification. This highlighted the importance of extended exposure to short, winter-like photoperiods (SP) followed by a subsequent increase in photoperiod for completion of transcriptional reprogramming in FW and efficient growth following transfer to SW. Here, we extend this analysis to examine the consequences of this photoperiodic history-dependent reprogramming for subsequent gill responses upon exposure to SW. We use RNAseq to analyze gill samples taken from fish raised on the photoperiod regimes we used previously and then challenged by SW exposure for 24 hours. While fish held on constant light (LL) throughout were able to hypo-osmoregulate during a 24 hours SW challenge, the associated gill transcriptional response was highly distinctive from that in fish which had experienced a 7-week period of exposure to SP followed by a return to LL (SPLL) and had consequently acquired the characteristics of fully developed smolts. Fish transferred from LL to SP, and then held on SP for the remainder of the study was unable to hypo-osmoregulate, and the associated gill transcriptional response to SW exposure featured many transcripts apparently regulated by the glucocorticoid stress axis and by the osmo-sensing transcription factor NFAT5. The importance of these pathways for the gill transcriptional response to SW exposure appears to diminish as a consequence of photoperiod mediated induction of the smolt phenotype, presumably reflecting preparatory developmental changes taking place during this process.
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- Marianne Iversen
- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT -The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø NO-9037, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquaculture Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås NO-1432, Norway
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT -The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø NO-9037, Norway
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT -The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø NO-9037, Norway
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics, Department of Animal and Aquaculture Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås NO-1432, Norway
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT -The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø NO-9037, Norway
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Kjærner‐Semb E, Edvardsen RB, Ayllon F, Vogelsang P, Furmanek T, Rubin CJ, Veselov AE, Nilsen TO, McCormick SD, Primmer CR, Wargelius A. Comparison of anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon genomes reveals signatures of parallel and relaxed selection across the Northern Hemisphere. Evol Appl 2021; 14:446-461. [PMID: 33664787 PMCID: PMC7896726 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Most Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) populations follow an anadromous life cycle, spending early life in freshwater, migrating to the sea for feeding, and returning to rivers to spawn. At the end of the last ice age ~10,000 years ago, several populations of Atlantic salmon became landlocked. Comparing their genomes to their anadromous counterparts can help identify genetic variation related to either freshwater residency or anadromy. The objective of this study was to identify consistently divergent loci between anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon strains throughout their geographical distribution, with the long-term aim of identifying traits relevant for salmon aquaculture, including fresh and seawater growth, omega-3 metabolism, smoltification, and disease resistance. We used a Pool-seq approach (n = 10-40 individuals per population) to sequence the genomes of twelve anadromous and six landlocked Atlantic salmon populations covering a large part of the Northern Hemisphere and conducted a genomewide association study to identify genomic regions having been under different selection pressure in landlocked and anadromous strains. A total of 28 genomic regions were identified and included cadm1 on Chr 13 and ppargc1a on Chr 18. Seven of the regions additionally displayed consistently reduced heterozygosity in fish obtained from landlocked populations, including the genes gpr132, cdca4, and sertad2 on Chr 15. We also found 16 regions, including igf1 on Chr 17, which consistently display reduced heterozygosity in the anadromous populations compared to the freshwater populations, indicating relaxed selection on traits associated with anadromy in landlocked salmon. In conclusion, we have identified 37 regions which may harbor genetic variation relevant for improving fish welfare and quality in the salmon farming industry and for understanding life-history traits in fish.
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- Institute of Biology of the Karelian Research CentrePetrozavodskRussia
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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- Conte Anadromous Fish Research LaboratoryU.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science CenterTurners FallsMAUSA
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- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research ProgramFaculty of Biological and Environmental SciencesUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
- Institute of BiotechnologyUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
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Shwe A, Østbye TKK, Krasnov A, Ramberg S, Andreassen R. Characterization of Differentially Expressed miRNAs and Their Predicted Target Transcripts during Smoltification and Adaptation to Seawater in Head Kidney of Atlantic Salmon. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11091059. [PMID: 32911670 PMCID: PMC7565298 DOI: 10.3390/genes11091059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Smoltification and early seawater phase are critical developmental periods with physiological and biochemical changes in Atlantic salmon that facilitates survival in saltwater. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to have important roles in development, but whether any miRNAs are involved in regulation of gene expression during smoltification and the adaption to seawater is largely unknown. Here, small RNA sequencing of materials from head kidney before, during smoltification and post seawater transfer were used to study expression dynamics of miRNAs, while microarray analysis was applied to study mRNA expression dynamics. Comparing all timepoints, 71 miRNAs and 2709 mRNAs were identified as differentially expressed (DE). Hierarchical clustering analysis of the DE miRNAs showed three major clusters with characteristic expression changes. Eighty-one DE mRNAs revealed negatively correlated expression patterns to DE miRNAs in Cluster I and III. Furthermore, 42 of these mRNAs were predicted as DE miRNA targets. Gene enrichment analysis of negatively correlated target genes showed they were enriched in gene ontology groups hormone biosynthesis, stress management, immune response, and ion transport. The results strongly indicate that post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by miRNAs is important in smoltification and sea water adaption, and this study identifies several putative miRNA-target pairs for further functional studies.
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- Alice Shwe
- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet‒Oslo Metropolitan University, N-0130 Oslo, Norway; (A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Nofima (Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), Postboks 210, NO-1431 Ås, Norway; (T.-K.K.Ø.); (A.K.)
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- Nofima (Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), Postboks 210, NO-1431 Ås, Norway; (T.-K.K.Ø.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet‒Oslo Metropolitan University, N-0130 Oslo, Norway; (A.S.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Life Science and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet‒Oslo Metropolitan University, N-0130 Oslo, Norway; (A.S.); (S.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +47-6723-627-4
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Gjessing MC, Krasnov A, Timmerhaus G, Brun S, Afanasyev S, Dale OB, Dahle MK. The Atlantic Salmon Gill Transcriptome Response in a Natural Outbreak of Salmon Gill Pox Virus Infection Reveals New Biomarkers of Gill Pathology and Suppression of Mucosal Defense. Front Immunol 2020; 11:2154. [PMID: 33013908 PMCID: PMC7509425 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.02154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The salmon gill poxvirus (SGPV) is a large DNA virus that infects gill epithelial cells in Atlantic salmon and is associated with acute high mortality disease outbreaks in aquaculture. The pathological effects of SGPV infection include gill epithelial apoptosis in the acute phase of the disease and hyperplasia of gill epithelial cells in surviving fish, causing damage to the gill respiratory surface. In this study, we sampled gills from Atlantic salmon presmolts during a natural outbreak of SGPV disease (SGPVD). Samples covered the early phase of infection, the acute mortality phase, the resolving phase of the disease and control fish from the same group and facility. Mortality, the presence and level of SGPV and gill epithelial apoptosis were clearly associated. The gene expression pattern in the acute phase of SGPVD was in tune with the pathological findings and revealed novel transcript-based disease biomarkers, including pro-apoptotic and proliferative genes, along with changes in expression of ion channels and mucins. The innate antiviral response was strongly upregulated in infected gills and chemokine expression was altered. The regenerating phase did not reveal adaptive immune activity within the study period, but several immune effector genes involved in mucosal protection were downregulated into the late phase, indicating that SGPV infection could compromise mucosal defense. These data provide novel insight into the infection mechanisms and host interaction of SGPV.
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- Mona C Gjessing
- Department of Fish Health, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Tromsø, Norway
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Fish Health, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Fish Health, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway.,The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Jensen I, Overrein MC, Fredriksen BN, Strandskog G, Seternes T. Differences in smolt status affect the resistance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) against infectious pancreatic necrosis, while vaccine-mediated protection is unaffected. J Fish Dis 2019; 42:1271-1282. [PMID: 31211446 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In today's aquaculture of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), a majority of viral disease outbreaks occur after seawater transfer. A relevant question is how the parr-smolt transformation influences the efficacy of viral vaccines and the innate resistance against viral diseases. In this study, vaccinated and unvaccinated A. salmon parr were exposed to different photoperiodic regimens (1-, 3- or 6-week continuous light-WCL). Fish groups at different stages in the smoltification process were induced, as demonstrated by differences in morphological and physiological smolt parameters. At the time of seawater transfer, the 6-WCL group had reached a more pronounced stage in the smoltification process than the 1-WCL group. In unvaccinated fish, the subsequent cohabitation challenge with infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) gave a significantly higher accumulated mortality in the 6-WCL group (87%) compared to the 1-WCL group (39%). In the vaccinated groups, this effect was not apparent and there were no differences in accumulated mortality between the 1 WCL, 3 WCL and 6-WCL groups. These data suggest that the resistance to IPN in A. salmon was negatively influenced by smoltification, while vaccine-mediated protection to IPN was maintained equally well irrespective of smolt status.
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- Ingvill Jensen
- Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Brown MS, Jones PL, Tromp JJ, van Rijn CA, Collins RA, Afonso LOB. The physiology of saltwater acclimation in large juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. J Fish Biol 2018; 93:540-549. [PMID: 29931747 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The present study investigated the effects of transferring freshwater (FW) acclimated S. salar (678 g) that had been maintained under a constant photoperiod and thermal regime, into FW (salinity 0) and salt water (SW; salinity 35) on growth and physiological responses over a 28 day period. There were no mortalities observed throughout the study and no significant differences in mass or fork length between FW and SW groups after 28 days. Compared with fish transferred to FW, plasma osmolality and plasma chloride levels increased significantly in fish in SW by day 1. In the SW group, plasma chloride and osmolality had decreased significantly at day 14 when compared with day 1. Na+ -K+ -ATPase activity was significantly higher in SW compared with the FW group from day 7 and thereafter, but continued to increase until day 22. No differences in plasma cortisol and thyroxine were observed between FW and SW groups throughout the study. Plasma glucose significantly increased from day 1 to day 2 in SW but not in the FW group and levels were significantly reduced in SW compared with the FW group at day 28. Plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels were significantly higher in FW at day 22 and day 14 to day 22, respectively, when compared with the SW group. In the SW group, plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels did not change significantly throughout the study. The findings of this study suggest that large S. salar retained in FW maintain a high level of SW tolerance in the absence of photoperiod and thermal regimes necessary for smoltification, as demonstrated by 100% survival, unaffected growth performance, increased Na+ -K+ -ATPase activity and a capacity to regulate plasma chloride and osmolality for 28 days in the SW group.
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- Morgan S Brown
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Fjelldal PG, Schulz R, Nilsen TO, Andersson E, Norberg B, Hansen TJ. Sexual maturation and smoltification in domesticated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) - is there a developmental conflict? Physiol Rep 2018; 6:e13809. [PMID: 30175449 PMCID: PMC6119700 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We present data from two experiments that examined how the developmental processes of smoltification and sexual maturation proceed in parallel in domesticated Atlantic salmon. Onset of maturation and smoltification was stimulated using temperature and photoperiod. Our observations on gonadosomatic index (GSI), spermatogenic activity, gill Na+, K+-ATPase enzyme (NKA) activity, and plasma 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), Na, Cl, and Ca show that smoltification and maturation were both triggered and developed in parallel in male Atlantic salmon, but that the progressing maturation impaired hypoosmoregulation. Female maturation started after completion of smoltification. Furthermore, we present data showing that domesticated salmon can physiologically smoltify-desmoltify-resmoltify within a short period of time, and that development of a secondary sexual characteristic, such as a kype, depends on size in male postsmolts.
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- Per Gunnar Fjelldal
- Institute of Marine research (IMR)Matre Aquaculture Research StationMatredalNorway
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- Institute of Marine research (IMR)NordnesBergenNorway
- Reproductive Biology GroupDivision Developmental BiologyDepartment of BiologyFaculty of SciencesUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Marine research (IMR)NordnesBergenNorway
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- Institute of Marine research (IMR)Austevoll Research StationStorebøNorway
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- Institute of Marine research (IMR)Matre Aquaculture Research StationMatredalNorway
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Inatani Y, Ineno T, Sone S, Matsumoto N, Uchida K, Shimizu M. Assessment of the timing and degree of smolt development in southern populations of masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou. J Fish Biol 2018; 93:490-500. [PMID: 29931678 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The present study assessed whether non-anadromous masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou in Miyazaki, southern Japan, smoltify, and if so, at what time of the year. Yearling O. masou of Miyazaki and an anadromous population from Hokkaido, northern Japan, were reared in hatcheries in their respective regions and sampled monthly from February to June to examine the spring smoltification period. The Hokkaido population showed a peak of gill Na+ -K+ -ATPase (NKA) activity in May, which was accompanied with an increase in mRNA levels of the seawater (SW)-type NKA alpha subunit, nkaα1b. Increases in gill NKA activity and nkaa1b levels were not seen in Miyazaki populations. Transferring yearling Miyazaki population to 70% SW (salinity of 23) in mid-April resulted in an increased serum osmolality over 4 days. These results suggest that they do not smoltify in their second spring. Next, profiles of gill NKA activity and its subunit mRNA levels in under-yearling Miyazaki population in the autumn were examined. Two phenotypes differing in body color during this period were categorized as parr and smolt-like fish. Smolt-like fish had higher gill NKA activity than parr in December while there was no significant difference in gill nkaα1b levels. Smolt-like fish acclimated to 70% SW better than parr as judged by lower serum osmolality. However, serum osmolality in smolt-like fish did not return to the basal level 7 days after transfer to 70% SW, suggesting that their hypo-osmoregulatory ability was not fully developed to a level comparable to anadromous populations of this species. The present study suggests that, if O. masou in Miyazaki go though a smoltification process, it occurs in its first autumn instead of the second spring and is less pronounced compared with anadromous populations.
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- Yu Inatani
- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Kobayashi Branch, Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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Gjessing MC, Thoen E, Tengs T, Skotheim SA, Dale OB. Salmon gill poxvirus, a recently characterized infectious agent of multifactorial gill disease in freshwater- and seawater-reared Atlantic salmon. J Fish Dis 2017; 40:1253-1265. [PMID: 28105681 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Gill diseases cause considerable losses in Norwegian salmon farming. In 2015, we characterized salmon gill poxvirus (SGPV) and associated gill disease. Using newly developed diagnostic tools, we show here that SGPV infection is more widely distributed than previously assumed. We present seven cases of complex gill disease in Atlantic salmon farmed in seawater and freshwater from different parts of Norway. Apoptosis, the hallmark of acute SGPV infection, was not easily observed in these cases, and qPCR analysis was critical for identification of the presence of SGPV. Several other agents including Costia-like parasites, gill amoebas, Saprolegnia spp. and bacteria were observed. The studied populations experienced significant mortalities, which increased to extreme levels when severe SGPV infections coincided with smoltification. SGPV infection appears to affect the smoltification process directly by affecting the gills and chloride cells in particular. SGPV may be considered a primary pathogen as it was often found prior to identification of complex gill disease. It is hypothesized that SGPV-induced gill damage may impair innate immunity and allow invasion of secondary invaders. The distinct possibility that SGPV has been widely overlooked as a primary pathogen calls for extended use of SGPV qPCR in Atlantic salmon gill health management.
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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Sambraus F, Fjelldal PG, Remø SC, Hevrøy EM, Nilsen TO, Thorsen A, Hansen TJ, Waagbø R. Water temperature and dietary histidine affect cataract formation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) diploid and triploid yearling smolt. J Fish Dis 2017; 40:1195-1212. [PMID: 28188652 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate cataract development in diploid (2N) and triploid (3N) Atlantic salmon smolts and post-smolts at two water temperatures (10 and 16 °C) given diets with different histidine supplementation (LH, 10.4 and HH, 13.1 g kg-1 ) before and after seawater transfer. In freshwater, a severe cataract outbreak was recorded in both ploidies reared at 16 °C. The cataract score was significantly higher in triploids compared to diploids, and the severity was lower in both ploidies fed the HH diet. The cataract development at 10 °C was minor. Low gill Na+ , K+ -ATPase activity in fish reared at 16 °C before seawater transfer was followed by osmoregulatory stress with elevated plasma electrolyte concentrations and high mortality in sea water. Both diploids and triploids reared at 10 °C developed cataracts during the seawater period, with higher severities in triploids than diploids and a reduced severity in the fish fed the HH diet. The findings of this study demonstrate the importance of environmental conditions in the husbandry of Atlantic salmon, and particularly triploids, with regard to smoltification and adjusted diets to mitigate cataract development in fresh and sea water.
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- F Sambraus
- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Matredal, Norway
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Matredal, Norway
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- NIFES, National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Cargill Innovation Center, Dirdal, Norway
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- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Matredal, Norway
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- NIFES, National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Bergen, Norway
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Baerwald MR, Meek MH, Stephens MR, Nagarajan RP, Goodbla AM, Tomalty KMH, Thorgaard GH, May B, Nichols KM. Migration-related phenotypic divergence is associated with epigenetic modifications in rainbow trout. Mol Ecol 2015; 25:1785-1800. [PMID: 25958780 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Migration is essential for the reproduction and survival of many animals, yet little is understood about its underlying molecular mechanisms. We used the salmonid Oncorhynchus mykiss to gain mechanistic insight into smoltification, which is a morphological, physiological and behavioural transition undertaken by juveniles in preparation for seaward migration. O. mykiss is experimentally tractable and displays intra- and interpopulation variation in migration propensity. Migratory individuals can produce nonmigratory progeny and vice versa, indicating a high degree of phenotypic plasticity. One potential way that phenotypic plasticity might be linked to variation in migration-related life history tactics is through epigenetic regulation of gene expression. To explore this, we quantitatively measured genome-scale DNA methylation in fin tissue using reduced representation bisulphite sequencing of F2 siblings produced from a cross between steelhead (migratory) and rainbow trout (nonmigratory) lines. We identified 57 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) between smolt and resident O. mykiss juveniles. DMRs were high in magnitude, with up to 62% differential methylation between life history types, and over half of the gene-associated DMRs were in transcriptional regulatory regions. Many of the DMRs encode proteins with activity relevant to migration-related transitions (e.g. circadian rhythm pathway, nervous system development, protein kinase activity). This study provides the first evidence of a relationship between epigenetic variation and life history divergence associated with migration-related traits in any species.
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- Melinda R Baerwald
- Department of Animal Science, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, 95616
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, 95616
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- School of Natural Sciences, University of California - Merced, Merced, CA, 95343
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Cancer Epigenetics Discovery Performance Unit, Collegeville, PA 19426
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, 95616
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- School of Biological Sciences and Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, 95616
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- Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd E, Seattle, WA 98112
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Urke HA, Arnekleiv JV, Nilsen TO, Nilssen KJ, Rønning L, Ulvund JB, Kristensen T. Long-term hypo-osmoregulatory capacity in downstream migrating Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. smolts. J Fish Biol 2014; 85:1131-1144. [PMID: 25199923 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The duration of hypo-osmoregulatory capacity in downstream migrating Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L smolts previously stocked as startfed young-of-the year (YOY) parr was tested in the River Dalåa from mid-May to late-June 1999. Hypo-osmoregulatory capacity, measured as plasma osmolality and chloride, was assessed after seawater (SW) challenge tests (168 h, salinity = 35). All S. salar exhibited sufficient hypo-osmoregulatory capacity at the initiation of downstream migration in mid-May. Migrating S. salar smolts caught in mid-May and retained in fresh water displayed no signs of de-smoltification as they maintained hypo-osmoregulatory capacity through June. This indicates a physiological smolt window that lasts a minimum of 6 weeks (330 degree days; D°) for hatchery-produced S. salar smolts stocked as YOY parr. Based on the observed river migration speeds, it can be assumed that the S. salar smolts entered SW 2-4 weeks after initiation of migration in the upper parts of the River Dalåa. Hence, based on smolt migration and SW tolerance, it is suggested that stocking of YOY parr is a viable enhancement strategy in the River Dalåa.
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- H A Urke
- Norwegian Institute of Water Research, N-7462 Trondheim, Norway
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Billman EJ, Whitman LD, Schroeder RK, Sharpe CS, Noakes DLG, Schreck CB. Body morphology differs in wild juvenile Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha that express different migratory phenotypes in the Willamette River, Oregon, U.S.A. J Fish Biol 2014; 85:1097-1110. [PMID: 25082498 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Body morphology of juvenile Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in the upper Willamette River, Oregon, U.S.A., was analysed to determine if variation in body shape is correlated with migratory life-history tactics followed by juveniles. Body shape was compared between migrating juveniles that expressed different life-history tactics, i.e. autumn migrants and yearling smolts, and among parr sampled at three sites along a longitudinal river gradient. In the upper Willamette River, the expression of life-history tactics is associated with where juveniles rear in the basin with fish rearing in downstream locations generally completing ocean ward migrations earlier in life than fish rearing in upstream locations. The morphological differences that were apparent between autumn migrants and yearling smolts were similar to differences between parr rearing in downstream and upstream reaches, indicating that body morphology is correlated with life-history tactics. Autumn migrants and parr from downstream sampling sites had deeper bodies, shorter heads and deeper caudal peduncles compared with yearling smolts and parr from the upstream sampling site. This study did not distinguish between genetic and environmental effects on morphology; however, the results suggest that downstream movement of juveniles soon after emergence is associated with differentiation in morphology and with the expression of life-history variation.
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- E J Billman
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331, U.S.A
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Sutherland BJG, Hanson KC, Jantzen JR, Koop BF, Smith CT. Divergent immunity and energetic programs in the gills of migratory and resident Oncorhynchus mykiss. Mol Ecol 2014; 23:1952-64. [PMID: 24612010 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Divergent life history strategies occur in steelhead or rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss, and many populations produce both migrant (anadromous fish that move to the ocean after rearing) and resident (do not migrate and remain in fresh water) individuals. Mechanisms leading to each type are only partially understood; while the general tendency of a population is heritable, individual tendency may be plastic, influenced by local environment. Steelhead hatchery programmes aim to mitigate losses in wild stocks by producing trout that will migrate to the ocean and not compete with wild trout for limited freshwater resources. To increase our understanding of gill function in these migratory or resident phenotypes, here we compare gill transcriptome profiles of hatchery-released fish either at the release site (residents) or five river kilometres downstream while still in full fresh water (migrants). To test whether any of these genes can be used as predictive markers for smoltification, we compared these genes between migrant-like and undifferentiated trout while still in the hatchery in a common environment (prerelease). Results confirmed the gradual process of smoltification, and the importance of energetics, gill remodelling and ion transport capacity for migrants. Additionally, residents overexpressed transcripts involved in antiviral defences, potentially for immune surveillance via dendritic cells in the gills. The best smoltification marker candidate was protein s100a4, expression of which was highly correlated with Na(+) , K(+) ATPase (NKA) activity and smolt-like morphology in pre- and postrelease trout gills.
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- Ben J G Sutherland
- Department of Biology, Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3N5, Canada
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Hu G, Wang C, Da Y. Genomic heritability estimation for the early life-history transition related to propensity to migrate in wild rainbow and steelhead trout populations. Ecol Evol 2014; 4:1381-8. [PMID: 24834334 PMCID: PMC4020697 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2014] [Revised: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A previous genomewide association study (GWAS) identified SNP markers associated with propensity to migrate of rainbow and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in a connected population with free access to the ocean in Upper Yakima River (UYR) and a population in Upper Mann Creek (UMC) that has been sequestered from its access to the ocean for more than 50 years. Applying genomic heritability estimation using the same dataset, we found that smoltification in the UYR population were almost completely determined by additive effects, with 95.5% additive heritability and 4.5% dominance heritability, whereas smoltification in the UMC population had substantial dominance effects, with 0% additive heritability and 39.3% dominance heritability. Dominance test detected one SNP marker (R30393) with significant dominance effect on smoltification (P = 1.98 × 10−7). Genomic-predicted additive effects completely separated migratory and nonmigratory fish in the UYR population, whereas genomic-predicted dominance effects achieved such complete separation in the UMC population. The UMC population had higher genomic additive and dominance correlations than the UYR population, and fish between these two populations had the least genomic correlations. These results suggested that blocking the free access to the ocean may have reduced genetic diversity and increased genomic similarity associated with the early life-history transition related to propensity to migrate.
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- Guo Hu
- Heilongjiang River Fishery Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences Harbin, 150070, China ; Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108
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Handeland SO, Imsland AK, Björnsson BT, Stefansson SO. Long-term effects of photoperiod, temperature and their interaction on growth, gill Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase activity, seawater tolerance and plasma growth-hormone levels in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. J Fish Biol 2013; 83:1197-1209. [PMID: 24580662 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study was undertaken to examine the long-term effects of photoperiod, temperature and their interaction on growth, gill Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase (NKA) activity, seawater tolerance and plasma growth-hormone levels in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar pre-smolts and smolts. The fish (mean ± s.e. initial body mass = 15·9 ± 0·4 g) were reared on two photoperiods (continuous light, LL, and simulated natural photoperiod, LDN, 60° 25' N) and two temperatures (8·3 and 12·7° C) from June to May of the following year. Mean body mass was affected by photoperiod, temperature and their interactions. Both temperature groups on LL developed peak levels in gill NKA activity from October to November, 4-5 months prior to the natural season for the parr-smolt transformation. Fish at 12° C showed peak levels in NKA activity 4-6 weeks before the fish at 8° C. Fish in all four experimental groups showed maximum NKA activity within a similar size range (113-162 g). The present findings further indicate that smoltification in S. salar is to some extent driven by size, and that S. salar will develop smolt characteristics, e.g. a marked increase in NKA activity, within a similar size range. Faster-growing S. salar will, thus, reach this size threshold at a relatively younger age.
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- S O Handeland
- Uni Environment, Uni Research AS, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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Hale MC, Thrower FP, Berntson EA, Miller MR, Nichols KM. Evaluating adaptive divergence between migratory and nonmigratory ecotypes of a salmonid fish, Oncorhynchus mykiss. G3 (Bethesda) 2013; 3:1273-85. [PMID: 23797103 DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.006817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Next-generation sequencing and the application of population genomic and association approaches have made it possible to detect selection and unravel the genetic basis to variable phenotypic traits. The use of these two approaches in parallel is especially attractive in nonmodel organisms that lack a sequenced and annotated genome, but only works well when population structure is not confounded with the phenotype of interest. Herein, we use population genomics in a nonmodel fish species, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), to better understand adaptive divergence between migratory and nonmigratory ecotypes and to further our understanding about the genetic basis of migration. Restriction site-associated DNA (RAD) tag sequencing was used to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in migrant and resident O. mykiss from two systems, one in Alaska and the other in Oregon. A total of 7920 and 6755 SNPs met filtering criteria in the Alaska and Oregon data sets, respectively. Population genetic tests determined that 1423 SNPs were candidates for selection when loci were compared between resident and migrant samples. Previous linkage mapping studies that used RAD DNA tag SNPs were available to determine the position of 1990 markers. Several significant SNPs are located in genome regions that contain quantitative trait loci for migratory-related traits, reinforcing the importance of these regions in the genetic basis of migration/residency. Annotation of genome regions linked to significant SNPs revealed genes involved in processes known to be important in migration (such as osmoregulatory function). This study adds to our growing knowledge on adaptive divergence between migratory and nonmigratory ecotypes of this species; across studies, this complex trait appears to be controlled by many loci of small effect, with some in common, but many loci not shared between populations studied.
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Hecht BC, Thrower FP, Hale MC, Miller MR, Nichols KM. Genetic architecture of migration-related traits in rainbow and steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. G3 (Bethesda) 2012; 2:1113-27. [PMID: 22973549 PMCID: PMC3429926 DOI: 10.1534/g3.112.003137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Although migration plays a critical role in the evolution and diversification of species, relatively little is known of the genetic architecture underlying this life history in any species. Rainbow and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) naturally segregate for both resident and migratory life-history types, respectively, as do other members of the salmonid family of fishes. Using an experimental cross derived from wild resident rainbow and wild migratory steelhead trout from Southeast Alaska and high throughput restriction-site associated DNA (RAD) tag sequencing, we perform a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis to identify the number, position, and relative contribution of genetic effects on a suite of 27 physiological and morphological traits associated with the migratory life history in this species. In total, 37 QTL are localized to 19 unique QTL positions, explaining 4-13.63% of the variation for 19 of the 27 migration-related traits measured. Two chromosomal positions, one on chromosome Omy12 and the other on Omy14 each harbor 7 QTL for migration-related traits, suggesting that these regions could harbor master genetic controls for the migratory life-history tactic in this species. Another QTL region on Omy5 has been implicated in several studies of adaptive life histories within this species and could represent another important locus underlying the migratory life history. We also evaluate whether loci identified in this out-crossed QTL study colocalize to genomic positions previously identified for associations with migration-related traits in a doubled haploid mapping family.
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- Benjamin C. Hecht
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Juneau, Alaska 99801
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Taggart JB, Bron JE, Martin SAM, Seear PJ, Høyheim B, Talbot R, Carmichael SN, Villeneuve LAN, Sweeney GE, Houlihan DF, Secombes CJ, Tocher DR, Teale AJ. A description of the origins, design and performance of the TRAITS-SGP Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. cDNA microarray. J Fish Biol 2008; 72:2071-2094. [PMID: 19125201 PMCID: PMC2610384 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01876.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The origins, design, fabrication and performance of an Atlantic salmon microarray are described. The microarray comprises 16 950 Atlantic salmon-derived cDNA features, printed in duplicate and mostly sourced from pre-existing expressed sequence tag (EST) collections [SALGENE and salmon genome project (SGP)] but also supplemented with cDNAs from suppression subtractive hybridization libraries and candidate genes involved in immune response, protein catabolism, lipid metabolism and the parr-smolt transformation. A preliminary analysis of a dietary lipid experiment identified a number of genes known to be involved in lipid metabolism. Significant fold change differences (as low as 1.2x) were apparent from the microarray analysis and were confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. The study also highlighted the potential for obtaining artefactual expression patterns as a result of cross-hybridization of similar transcripts. Examination of the robustness and sensitivity of the experimental design employed demonstrated the greater importance of biological replication over technical (dye flip) replication for identification of a limited number of key genes in the studied system. The TRAITS (TRanscriptome Analysis of Important Traits of Salmon)-salmon genome project microarray has been proven, in a number of studies, to be a powerful tool for the study of key traits of Atlantic salmon biology. It is now available for use by researchers in the wider scientific community.
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- J B Taggart
- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirling, FK9 4LA, U.K.
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirling, FK9 4LA, U.K.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of AberdeenTillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, U.K.
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff UniversityMuseum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, U.K.
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- Norwegian School of Veterinary ScienceBasAM-Genetics, P. O. Box 8146 Dep, NO-0033 Oslo, Norway
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- ARK-Genomics, Roslin InstituteRoslin, Midlothian EH 25 9PS, U. K.
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- ARK-Genomics, Roslin InstituteRoslin, Midlothian EH 25 9PS, U. K.
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirling, FK9 4LA, U.K.
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff UniversityMuseum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, U.K.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of AberdeenTillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, U.K.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of AberdeenTillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, U.K.
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirling, FK9 4LA, U.K.
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of StirlingStirling, FK9 4LA, U.K.
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