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ArticleBMC ecology2011

Ecological transcriptomics of lake-type and riverine sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).

Scott A Pavey, Ben J G Sutherland, Jong Leong, Adrienne Robb, Kris von Schalburg, Troy R Hamon, Ben F Koop, Jennifer L Nielsen

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Article in BMC ecology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Scott A PaveyNational Park Service, Katmai National Park; PO Box 7, King Salmon, AK 99613, USA. scott.pavey.1@ulaval.ca
Ben J G Sutherland
Jong Leong
Adrienne Robb
Kris von Schalburg
Troy R Hamon
Ben F Koop
Jennifer L Nielsen
University of Victoria · CANational Park Service · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are a growing number of genomes sequenced with tentative functions assigned to a large proportion of the individual genes. Model organisms in laboratory settings form the basis for the assignment of gene function, and the ecological context of gene function is lacking. This work addresses this shortcoming by investigating expressed genes of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) muscle tissue. We compared morphology and gene expression in natural juvenile sockeye populations related to river and lake habitats. Based on previously documented divergent morphology, feeding strategy, and predation in association with these distinct environments, we expect that burst swimming is favored in riverine population and continuous swimming is favored in lake-type population. In turn we predict that morphology and expressed genes promote burst swimming in riverine sockeye and continuous swimming in lake-type sockeye.

resultsWe found the riverine sockeye population had deep, robust bodies and lake-type had shallow, streamlined bodies. Gene expression patterns were measured using a 16 k microarray, discovering 141 genes with significant differential expression. Overall, the identity and function of these genes was consistent with our hypothesis. In addition, Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analyses with a larger set of differentially expressed genes found the "biosynthesis" category enriched for the riverine population and the "metabolism" category enriched for the lake-type population.

conclusionsThis study provides a framework for understanding sockeye life history from a transcriptomic perspective and a starting point for more extensive, targeted studies determining the ecological context of genes.

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LakesAnimalsEnergy MetabolismEnvironmentFish ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingMusclesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRiversSalmonSwimmingFish Proteins

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PMID22136247
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