Integration of RNAi and RNA-seq uncovers the regulation mechanism of DDX20 on vitellogenin expression in Scylla paramamosain.

Vitellogenesis in crustaceans is controlled by several steroid hormones. In humans, the expression of SF-1, a gene that regulates gonadal development and the synthesis of steroid hormones, is affected by DDX20. However, how the homologous gene FTZ-F1 is regulated by DDX20 and its association with vitellogenesis remains unknown in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain.

Differentially expressed lncRNAs involved in immune responses of Haliotis diversicolor and H. discus hannai challenged with Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Although many studies have shown that lncRNA, a non-coding RNA with a length of more than 200 bases, is involved in various biological functions, including the immune process, stress process, and cell development process. However, the function of lncRNA in abalone, especially in immunity, has been rarely studied. H.

Characterization of two myostatin genes in pufferfish : sequence, genomic structure, and expression.

Myostatin (MSTN) is a negative regulator of muscle growth, which restrains the proliferation and differentiation of myoblasts. To understand the role of two genes of , the full-length cDNAs of 1131 bp and 1,080 bp were obtained from the ' genomic database, which encodes 376 and 359 amino acids, respectively. The results of qRT-PCR showed that was expressed in the eye, kidney, spleen, skeletal muscle, gill, and brain, and the expression level in the skeletal muscle was extremely significantly higher than in other examined tissues.

Genome-wide identification and expression profile of the sox gene family in different tissues and during embryogenesis in the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei).

Sox transcription factors play essential roles in a variety of critical physiological processes. Still, members of the sox gene family have not yet been genome-wide identified in shrimps. In this study, a total of five members of the sox gene family were identified from the genome of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and classified into three subgroups based on the conserved HMG-box domain.

Effects of validamycin in controlling Fusarium head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum: Inhibition of DON biosynthesis and induction of host resistance.

Validamycin, known to interfere with fungal energy metabolism by inhibiting trehalase, has been extensively used to control plant diseases caused by Rhizoctonia spp. However, the effect of validamycin on controlling Fusarium graminearum has not been previously reported. In this study, when applied to F.