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Biology
Rongrong Ding, Rodrigo Savegnago, Jinding Liu, Nanye Long, Cheng Tan, Gengyuan Cai, Zhanwei Zhuang, Jie Wu, Ming Yang, Yibin Qiu, Donglin Ruan, Jianping Quan, Enqin Zheng, Huaqiang Yang, Zicong Li, Suxu Tan, Mohammed Bedhane, Robert Schnabel, Juan Steibel, Cedric Gondro, Jie Yang, Wen Huang, Zhenfang Wu
Summary: The SWine IMputation (SWIM) haplotype reference panel and web server provide a valuable resource for improving imputation and genetic discoveries in pigs. By developing a reference haplotype panel based on 2259 whole genome-sequenced animals representing 44 pig breeds, this study overcomes the limitation of low density genotyped variant sites, resulting in improved genetic mapping resolution. The use of this resource for genotype imputation demonstrates significant improvements in genetic mapping resolution.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Zhengyi Fu, Shengjie Zhou, Gang Yu, Rui Yang, Mingyang Han, Zhenhua Ma
Summary: High lipid diet can enhance hepatic lipid metabolism and growth performance of barramundi, but may lead to increase in useless adipose tissue; High carbohydrate diet may result in hepatic glycogen accumulation, without significant improvement in growth performance or metabolic abnormalities.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Junxiao Chen, Kai Liu, Wenjun Zha, Lei Zhou, Ming Li, Huashan Xu, Peide Li, Zhijun Chen, Guocai Yang, Pingli Chen, Sanhe Li, Aiqing You
Summary: Grain shape plays a significant role in the economic value and yield of rice, with research identifying multiple QTLs in the rice genome, particularly the major QTL cluster qGS7 showing strong genetic effects. Investigating the impact of different QTLs on grain shape and size has provided insights and approaches for producing hybrid high-yield rice varieties.
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Plant Sciences
Qianhui Huang, Xuan Hua, Qi Zhang, Wenjia Pan, Yuqing Wang, Guoyuan Liu, Hui Wei, Yanhong Chen, Jian Zhang
Summary: In this study, salt tolerance hub genes of Salix matsudana were identified by combining QTL analysis and transcriptome analysis. This research provides new insight into the molecular mechanisms of salt tolerance in trees and a theoretical basis for molecular breeding of salt-tolerant trees.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kang Hee Kho, Zahid Parvez Sukhan, Shaharior Hossen, Yusin Cho, Won-Kyo Lee, Ill-Sup Nou
Summary: This study analyzed the expression of QTLs for growth-related traits in Pacific abalone at different ages. It was found that different QTLs influence growth-related traits at different ages, but there are also age-specific multiple-trait QTLs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ruixian Liu, Minghui Zhu, Yongqiang Shi, Junwen Li, Juwu Gong, Xianghui Xiao, Quanjia Chen, Youlu Yuan, Wankui Gong
Summary: This study investigates the genetic and molecular basis of fiber quality traits in cotton, including fiber strength, length, micronaire, and lint percentage. Through QTL identification, genetic linkage mapping, and candidate gene validation, the study confirms the key QTL regions associated with these traits. Additionally, differentially expressed genes potentially involved in fiber development are identified through RNA-seq analysis. This study provides an experimental foundation for further exploring the genetic mechanisms of cotton fiber development.
Article
Plant Sciences
Yukun Jin, Zhongren Zhang, Yongjing Xi, Zhou Yang, Zhifeng Xiao, Shuyan Guan, Jing Qu, Piwu Wang, Rengui Zhao
Summary: This study identified key genes associated with cold tolerance in maize and verified their impact on cold stress in maize. These findings provide important clues for improving maize resilience and increasing yield.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yipeng Lu, Jiaming Zhang, Xiaoyang Guo, Jingjing Chen, Ruzhen Chang, Rongxia Guan, Lijuan Qiu
Summary: This study identified quantitative trait loci (QTLs) related to vining growth (VG) and high plant height (PH) in two populations of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) with different genetic backgrounds. The results showed that a common QTL on chromosome 19 was consistently selected and could be used in breeding to avoid undesirable traits.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yi-chen Cheng, Guan Li, Man Yin, Tosin Victor Adegoke, Yi-feng Wang, Xiao-hong Tong, Jian Zhang, Jie-zheng Ying
Summary: This study validated the role of qTGW1-2 in regulating grain size and weight across different genetic backgrounds, and further dissected it into two QTLs. The results demonstrated that using NIL-F-2 populations with sequential residual heterozygous regions can decrease genetic background noise and increase the detection power of minor QTLs.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yaolin Wang, Zesen Wang, Sheng Zhu, Huixin Pan, Changjun Ding, Meng Xu
Summary: In this study, longitudinal genetic analysis on height and diameter at breast height (DBH) in eleven-year poplar clones was conducted using ultra-deep sequencing datasets. Four S-shaped growth models were compared, and the best-fitting growth model (Richard) was constructed. This study provides some scientific clues for temporal variation of longitudinal growth traits in Populus species.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Xiaofei Yu, Samuel Bekele Mengistu, Han A. Mulder, Arjan P. Palstra, John A. H. Benzie, Trong Quoc Trinh, Martien A. M. Groenen, Hans Komen, Hendrik-Jan Megens
Summary: Critical swimming speed is an important indicator of swimming performance and cardio-respiratory health. This study identified candidate genetic markers associated with critical swimming speed and found a pleiotropic effect of some markers on both swimming performance and growth.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
David Barker, Matteo Scandi, Sebastian Lehmann, Claes Thelander, Kimberly A. Dick, Marti Perarnau-Llobet, Ville F. Maisi
Summary: This study experimentally investigates work fluctuations in a Szilard engine that extracts work from information. The results show that as the average work extracted per bit of information increases, the work fluctuations decrease. Compared to a protocol without measurement and feedback, where no information is used, the work output and fluctuations vanish simultaneously, while in the information-to-energy conversion case, increasing amount of work is produced with decreasing fluctuations.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Che Ismail Che-Zulkifli, Mohd Abdul Muin Md Akil, Adnan Amin-Safwan, Hairul Hafiz Mahsol, Muath Q. Al-Ghadi, Ayman A. Swelum, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Marco Ragni, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa
Summary: Sex reversal is a characteristic of barramundi and this study determined the weight point at the onset of the sex reversal phenomenon. The distribution of female specimens was highest in the 6.01-6.50 kg class, while male specimens were highest in the 4.51-5.00 kg class. There was a weak correlation between body weight and GSI for both sexes.
ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mohammed Abdelaziz Sayed, Rasha Tarawneh, Helmy Mohamed Youssef, Klaus Pillen, Andreas Boerner
Summary: The study used wild barley introgression lines to identify QTL alleles improving germination and seedling growth under salinity stress, with a significant number of QTL alleles contributing to salt tolerance. In addition, several exotic QTL alleles were successfully validated in the wild barley introgression lines, demonstrating their effectiveness in improving salinity tolerance in barley.
Article
Fisheries
Alexander O. Kasumyan, Olga M. Isaeva, Le T. K. Oanh
Summary: Fish meal is a limiting factor for fish feed development. The use of forage fish as a protein source in fish feed is unsustainable and hinders the aquaculture industry. Researchers have explored alternative protein sources, such as food industry by-products and local raw materials. This study found that most echinoderm species are unpalatable for barramundi fish and should not be recommended as an ingredient in barramundi feed.
Review
Fisheries
Zituo Yang, Yepin Yu, Yi Xuan Tay, Gen Hua Yue
Summary: Selective breeding has significantly increased aquaculture production, and the use of CRISPR/Cas9 technology for gene/genome editing is faster and more precise, rapidly emerging as a tool for genetic improvement in over 20 aquaculture species.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhuojun Song, Le Wang, Chongcheong Lai, May Lee, Zituo Yang, Genhua Yue
Summary: In this study, the physiological responses and underlying mechanisms of oil palm to salt stress were investigated using RNA-Seq analysis. The results showed that salt stress activated the expression of EgSPCH gene and increased stomatal density in oil palm. Additionally, several differentially expressed genes were found to be involved in salt response-related bioprocesses. Overexpression of EgSPCH in Arabidopsis resulted in increased stomatal production and decreased salt tolerance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Feng Liu, Fei Sun, Gang Qiao Kuang, Le Wang, Gen Hua Yue
Summary: Understanding the relationship between genotypes and phenotypes is a key problem in biology. This study demonstrates that the Pmel17 gene is responsible for determining blackish and golden colors in fish, and identifies an insertion in the 3'UTR of Pmel17 as the causative mutation for golden coloration.
MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Fisheries
Gen Hua Yue, Le Wang, Fei Sun, Zituo Yang, Yubang Shen, Zining Meng, Yuzer Alfiko
Summary: This paper provides a review of the research on the aquaculture, biology, genetics, and genomic tools of the fighting fish Betta splendens. It highlights the potential of this fish as an important model organism for studying phenotypic variation and aggressive behaviour.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Gen Hua Yue, Yan Fei Wen, Fei Sun, Le Wang, Zituo Yang, Hong Yan Pang
Summary: The study found that dorsal fin and opercular deformities are common in Asian seabass hatcheries. These anomalies not only affect appearance but also reduce growth performance. Molecular parentage analysis indicates that the heritabilities of these deformities might be low.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zituo Yang, Yepin Yu, Le Wang, Sek-Man Wong, Gen Hua Yue
Summary: The gene gab3 plays an important role in NNV replication and silencing gab3 can inhibit virus replication.
MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Yi Xuan Tay, Yepin Yu, Zituo Yang, Le Wang, Fei Sun, Gen Hua Yue
Summary: Understanding the molecular mechanisms of disease resistance is crucial for improving aquaculture. The pIgR gene was found to play an important role in the mucosal immunity of Asian seabass, inhibiting iridovirus infection. Two SNPs in the pIgR gene may be associated with resistance to iridovirus.
Review
Fisheries
Gen Hua Yue, Le Wang, Zituo Yang, Fei Sun, Yi Xuan Tay, Joey Wong, Shadame Yeo
Summary: Genomic resources play a critical role in aquaculture, and their applications in Asian seabass include analyzing genetic diversity, establishing mating schemes, genetic traceability, mapping QTL, and genetic improvement. This review provides an overview of available genomic resources and discusses the challenges and future directions in their development and application in Asian seabass aquaculture.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhuojun Song, Le Wang, May Lee, Gen Hua Yue
Summary: Drought stress is a significant environmental hazard, and plants respond to it differently. C3 and C4 plants exhibit different cellular responses to drought, which may be associated with the divergent expression of their SPEECHLESS genes. Our research investigated the drought tolerance of C3 and C4 plants through gene expression analysis and stomatal assay under drought stress.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Le Wang, Shadame Yeo, May Lee, S. Endah, N. A. Alhuda, G. H. Yue
Summary: This study aimed to identify DNA markers associated with sugar content, stalk diameter, and sugarcane top borer resistance. The sugarcane samples were genotyped using RADseq technology. Through F-ST analysis and GWAS, a total of 9, 23, and 9 DNA variants were identified for sugar content, stalk diameter, and sugarcane top borer resistance, respectively. These markers have the potential to accelerate genetic improvement in sugarcane breeding.
MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS
(2023)
Review
Fisheries
G. H. Yue, K. Y. Ma, J. H. Xia
Summary: Aquaculture is crucial for global food security. Developing species and varieties of omnivorous fish that can tolerate high salinity will enhance fish production. Certain tilapia species, such as Oreochromis mossambicus and Oreochromis aureus, are highly tolerant to salinity and have been used in aquaculture production in brackish and seawater. Different breeding methods, both conventional and molecular, have been implemented to improve the growth rate and salinity tolerance of tilapia. Advances in genomic resources and disruptive technologies provide optimism for novel breeding approaches to further enhance the production of salinity-tolerant tilapia.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Shadame Yeo, May Lee, L. Wang, S. Endah, N. A. Alhuda, G. H. Yue
Summary: This study analyzed the genetic relationships among 1027 sugarcane accessions collected in Indonesia and found significant genetic variations. The matrix of genetic similarities and the phylogenetic tree can guide the setup of breeding programs for genetic improvement.
Review
Fisheries
G. H. Yue, L. Wang, F. Sun, Z. T. Yang, J. Wong, Y. F. Wen, H. Y. Pang, M. Lee, S. T. Yeo, B. Liang, K. Chen, H. S. Lim, J. H. Jiang
Summary: Aquaculture is an important sector in agriculture that provides high quality proteins for humans. Singapore's breeding program for Asian seabass has successfully established three elite lines through the use of various genetic improvement techniques, improving traits such as growth, omega-3 content, and disease resistance.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Feng Zhu, Jing Shang, Sek-Man Wong
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Le Wang, May Lee, Fei Sun, Zhuojun Song, Zituo Yang, Gen Hua Yue
Summary: Chia, a functional food crop with high omega-3 fatty acids, has low seed yield and limited genomic resources. This study reports the first high-quality chromosome-level genome sequence of chia, providing insights into its genome features and genetic improvement potential.
PLANT COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
