Publications by authors named "Changkao Mu"

The swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus) is an important marine economic species, however its artificial breeding yield is relatively low. Currently, the main challenge faced by the swimming crab seed industry is the reliance on wild populations for seed cultivation, which results in unstable yield and quality, affecting the healthy development of the crab farming industry to some extent. The quality of germplasm resources depends on the quality of gametes, and the quality of sperm depends on the orderly genetic regulation process of spermatogenesis.

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Spermatogenesis involves complex dynamic mechanisms. Dynein-1 is a key carrier in cellular cargo transport, participating in nuclear deformation and acrosome formation during spermatogenesis. However, the regulatory mechanisms of Dynein-1 during cargo transport remain unknown.

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Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) regulate animal growth, cell proliferation and differentiation. The BMP signaling pathway plays an important regulatory role during ovarian follicle development in mammals. However, related studies in crustaceans are limited.

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The present study investigated the changes of expression and localization of PtVg mRNA, tissue Vg/ Vn concentrations, the contents of progesterone and 17ß-estradiol during the ovarian development of P. trituberculatus. The results showed that: 1) The most abundant mRNA levels of PtVg were found in stage IV, and hepatopancreatic PtVg mRNA was markedly greater than that in ovaries from stage II to stage V.

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Background: In recent years, the total production of mud crab Scylla paramamosain has been declining, and the breeding areas are faced with land shortage and shortage of breeding production, which needs to be solved urgently. S. paramamosain can survive and grow in a wide range of salinities is an excellent variety suitable for saline-alkali water aquaculture.

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holds significant economic value. The spermatogenesis is regulated by numerous signaling pathways. Among them, the TGF-β signaling pathway plays an important role in the development of testes and spermatogenesis.

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Cytoplasmic dynein participates in transport functions and is essential in spermatogenesis. KM23 belongs to the dynein light chain family. The TGFβ signaling pathway is indispensable in spermatogenesis, and Smad2 is an important member of this pathway.

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  • * A study investigates how low salinity saline-alkaline water affects the nutritional components and flavor substances in the fish's muscle tissue.
  • * Results show that fish grown in this environment have higher crude fat, ash, and protein levels, along with enhanced umami flavor characteristics, indicating potential benefits for aquaculture practices.
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  • Light significantly impacts the behavior, growth, and energy metabolism of the aquatic animal Scylla paramamosain, with different light colors affecting growth and molting rates.
  • The study utilized RNA-seq and qPCR to analyze differentially expressed genes in the eyestalks of S. paramamosain exposed to full-spectrum, violet, and cyan light, revealing thousands of DEGs and insights into their molecular functions.
  • Findings indicate that violet light reduces growth performance by impairing immunity, protein synthesis, and chitin metabolism, while full-spectrum and cyan lights promote these biological processes.
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The advantages of farming in saline-alkali water have gradually attracted attention, but few studies have focused on its flavor. In this study, cultured in saline-alkali water (SS) and ordinary seawater (CS) (both have a breeding time of 120 days) were selected for analysis ( = 5). High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to measure free amino acids and flavoring nucleotides in the muscles of , while the taste activity value (TAV) and equivalent umami concentration (EUC) were used to analyze the degree of umami.

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Microplastics (MPs) and bisphenol-A (BPA) have been shown to have toxic effects on aquatic organisms. However, data on the combined effects of MPs and BPA on the innate immune system response and intestinal microorganisms of crabs are limited. Here, Portunus trituberculatus were exposed to BPA (at a concentration of 100 μg/L), MPs (microbeads of polystyrene with a particle size of 1 µm and at a concentration of 1 × 10 particles/L) or BPA+MPs for 21 days were tested at the tissue, cellular, and molecular levels.

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The structure and function of the water microbial community can change dramatically between different rearing modes. Yet investigations into the relationships between microbial community and water quality remain obscure. We provide the first evidence that rearing modes alter bacterial community and water quality in the rearing water of the mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) larvae.

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Cytoplasmic Dynein is a multiple-subunit macromolecular motor protein involved in the transport process of cells. The Dynein intermediate chain (DIC) is one of the subunits of Dynein-1. In our previous studies, we showed that Pt-DIC may play an important role in the nuclear deformation of spermiogenesis in .

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The scavenger receptor class B family proteins (SRB) are multiligand membrane receptor proteins. Herein, a novel SRB homolog (Pt-SRB2) was identified in Portunus trituberculatus. The open reading frame of Pt-SRB2 was predicted to encode 520 amino acid residues comprising a typical CD36 domain.

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Anesthesia serves as an effective method to mitigate the stress response in aquatic animals during aquaculture and product transportation. In this study, we assessed the anesthetic efficacy of clove oil, tricaine methane-sulfonate (MS-222), ethanol, and magnesium chloride by anesthesia duration, recovery time, 24-hour survival rate, and the behavior of mud crabs (). Additionally, the optimal anesthetic concentration for varying body weights of mud crabs was also investigated.

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  • - The study investigated the optimal domestication period for mud crabs from various regions, specifically focusing on crabs from Mang Cai City, Taishan City, and Ningbo City that were domesticated in Sanmen for 28 days.
  • - Researchers measured the levels of free amino acids and flavor nucleotides in the muscles and hepatopancreas of these crabs, noting differences in flavor profiles before and after domestication compared to control groups.
  • - Findings indicated that at least 28 days of domestication is needed for flavor quality maintenance in mud crabs, providing insights for improving their taste in aquaculture practices.
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Introduction: The mud crab, , holds great commercial significance as a marine crustacean widely cultivated in the Indo-Pacific region. Understanding the core gut microbiota of aquatic animals is crucial for their overall health and growth, yet the core gut microbiota of mud crab remains poorly characterized.

Methods: In this study, we gathered gut samples from mud crabs across five locations within Sanmen Bay, China.

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Microbial community may systematically promote the development of fermentation process of foods. Traditional fermentation is a spontaneous natural process that determines a unique nutritional characteristic of crab paste of , However, rare information is available regarding the development pattern and metabolic role of bacterial community during the fermentation of crab paste. Here, using a 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing technology, we investigated dynamics of bacterial community and its relationship with metabolites during the fermentation of crab paste.

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is a very important marine economic species, and its aquaculture industry has been developing rapidly. However, the phenomenon of marine wild capture of and germplasm degradation has become increasingly serious. It is necessary to develop the artificial farming industry and carry out germplasm resource protection, for which sperm cryopreservation technology is an effective method.

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The pollution of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) in aquatic environments is becoming an extensive environmental problem and detrimental to aquatic animals. Here, we quantified the response pattern of the bacterial community and metabolites of swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus) juveniles exposed to 0.2, 2, and 10 mg/L DBP using 16 S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing coupled with metabolomic technique.

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Artificial night light (ALAN) could lead to circadian rhythm disorders and disrupt normal lipid metabolism, while time-restricted feeding (TRF) could maintain metabolic homeostasis. In mammals, TRF has been demonstrated to have extraordinary effects on the metabolic regulation caused by circadian rhythm disorders, but studies in lower vertebrates such as fish are still scarce. In this study, the impacts of ALAN on the body composition and lipid metabolism of juvenile rainbow trout were investigated by continuous light (LL) exposure as well as whether TRF could alleviate the negative effects of LL.

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The seafood microbiome is highly diverse and plays an essential role in the spoilage of seafood. Nevertheless, how such a diverse microbiome influences freshness of mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) remains unclear. Here we investigated the postmortem ATP catabolism and succession of the bacterial community in the hepatopancreas and muscle of S.

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Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) is one of the most commonly used and toxic phthalate esters and has a variety of harmful effects on aquatic animals. However, there is still a lack of knowledge on the accumulation, detoxification, and toxicity of DBP in aquatic animals. In this study, we chose the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus, an ecologically and economically important species, as the model and investigated the metabolism of DBP and its effects on the detoxification, antioxidation, survival and growth of the crab juveniles to better understand DBP-triggered molecular response over different time courses.

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Mean oceanic CO values have already risen and are expected to rise further on a global scale. Elevated pCO (eCO) changes the bacterial community in seawater. However, the ecological association of seawater microbiota and related geochemical functions are largely unknown.

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