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ArticleBMC genomics2020

Comparative transcriptome analysis of scaled and scaleless skins in Gymnocypris eckloni provides insights into the molecular mechanism of scale degeneration.

Xiu Feng, Yintao Jia, Ren Zhu, Kemao Li, Zhongzhi Guan, Yifeng Chen

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Xiu FengInstitute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9548-3305
Yintao JiaInstitute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Ren ZhuInstitute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Kemao LiQingHai Provincial Fishery Environmental Monitoring Center, Xining, 810012, China.
Zhongzhi GuanQingHai Provincial Fishery Environmental Monitoring Center, Xining, 810012, China.
Yifeng ChenInstitute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China. chenyf@ihb.ac.cn.

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Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Y85E05National Natural Science Foundation of China 31601844Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program 2019QZKK0304Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences XDB31040101
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backgroundThe scale degeneration is thought to be related to the adaptation to the extreme environment with cold climate and high-altitude in schizothoracine fishes. Gymnocypris eckloni, a schizothoracine fish living in plateau waters with the elevation above 2500 m, is nearly esquamate and only covered with shoulder scales and anal scales, making it a good model species to study the molecular mechanism of scale degeneration.

resultsThe transcriptomes of shoulder scaled skins (SSS), anal scaled skins (ASS) and scaleless skins (NSS) were sequenced and analyzed in G. eckloni at the age of 1 year. Histological examination showed that shoulder scale had completed its differentiation and anal scale just initiated the differentiation. A total of 578,046 unigenes were obtained from the transcriptomes, with 407,799 unigenes annotated in public databases. A total of 428 and 142 differentially expressed unigenes (DEUs) were identified between SSS and NSS, and between ASS and NSS, respectively, with 45 DEUs that were overlapped. Annotation analysis indicated that these DEUs were mainly enriched in Gene Ontology (GO) terms and KEGG pathways associated with bone and muscle formation, such as myofibril, contractile fiber, cytoskeletal protein binding, muscle structure development, cardiac muscle contraction, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and calcium signaling pathway.

conclusionsOur results would provide insights into the molecular mechanisms of scale degeneration in G. eckloni and other congeneric fishes. In addition, the transcriptome data provides candidate genes and markers for future studies.

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CyprinidaeTranscriptomeAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyMolecular Sequence AnnotationPhylogenyGymnocypris eckloniScale degenerationSkinTranscriptome

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