Publications by authors named "SiGang Fan"

The yellowfin seabream () is an economically important commercial mariculture fish in China and Southeast Asia. Only a few simple sequence repeats (SSRs) of have been isolated and reported, which has hindered breeding progress. A total of 318,862 SSRs were isolated and characterized from the genome in this study.

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is widely distributed in the Indo West Pacific oceans. The mitochondrial genome of was sequenced and assembled firstly by next generation sequencing technology in our study. The complete mitochondrial genome of was 16,673 bp in size, consisted of 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein coding genes and two ribosomal RNA genes.

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  • Scylla paramamosain, an important crab species in aquaculture, is increasingly threatened by the highly pathogenic mud crab dicistrovirus-1 (MCDV-1), which disrupts its cultivation due to viral diseases.
  • A study analyzed the immune response of infected mud crabs, revealing 5,139 differentially expressed genes and highlighting pathways related to humoral immunity that the crabs activate to combat MCDV-1, while also showing disruptions in metabolic processes.
  • The research identified 9 key hub genes linked to viral endocytosis, indicating that MCDV-1 may utilize this process to enter crab cells and replicate, marking a significant step in understanding the viral
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  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a harmful bacteria that affects mud crabs, causing significant health and economic issues in the industry, particularly in South China.
  • This research used genome sequencing and various experiments to uncover how this bacteria infects mud crabs, identifying over 400 genes related to its virulence and adherence.
  • The findings highlight key genes involved in the infection process, which can help in developing strategies for preventing and controlling outbreaks of this pathogen.
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, belonging to the family Atyidae, is one of the popular species in aquarium industry. Here, we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of . The mitogenome of is 15,933 bp in length, consisting 22 transfer RNAs, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and two ribosomal RNAs.

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Laminin receptor (LR), which mediating cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix, plays a crucial role in cell signaling and regulatory functions. In the present study, a laminin receptor gene (SpLR) was cloned and characterized from the mud crab (Scylla paramamosain). The full length of SpLR contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 960 bp encoding 319 amino acids, a 5' untranslated region (UTR) of 66 bp and a 3' UTR of 49 bp.

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Hypoxia-inducible factors -1 (HIF-1) is a crucial transcription factor that regulates the expression of glycolytic genes. Our previous study proved that the Mud crab dicistrovirus-1 (MCDV-1) can induce aerobic glycolysis that favors viral replication in mud crab Scylla paramamosain. However, the role of HIF-1 on key glycolytic genes during the MCDV-1 infection has not been examined.

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Activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) is critical for regulation of unfolded protein response (UPR), which is involved in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis maintenance and cellular redox regulation. In the present study, a ATF6 gene from the mud crab (designated as Sp-ATF6) has been cloned and identified. The open reading frame of Sp-ATF6 was 1917 bp, encoding a protein of 638 amino acids.

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Heat shock proteins play an important role in host defense, and modulate immune responses against pathogen infection. In this study, a novel HSC70 from the mud crab (designated as SpHSC70) was cloned and characterized. The full length of SpHSC70 contained a 58 bp 5'untranslated region (UTR), an open reading frame (ORF) of 2,046 bp and a 3'UTR of 341 bp.

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  • Prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2) serves as the main oxygen sensor regulating HIF-1α stability, and researchers identified a novel PHD2 gene called SpPHD2 from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain, revealing its full transcript length of 1926 bp.
  • The SpPHD2 protein features key structural domains and is broadly expressed in various tissues, with its localization primarily in the cytoplasm.
  • Silencing SpPHD2 increased levels of SpHIF-1α and associated genes, while overexpression decreased SpHIF-1α activity; additionally, SpPHD2 expression rises under low oxygen conditions, suggesting a feedback loop in regulating hypoxia responses.
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The transcription factor Nrf2 plays vital roles in detoxification and antioxidant enzymes against oxidative stress. However, the function of Nrf2 in crustaceans is not well studied. In this study, a novel Nrf2 gene from the mud crab (Sp-Nrf2) was identified.

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The insulin-like growth factor 2 gene () is thought to be a key factor that could regulate animal growth. In fish, few researchers have reported on the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in and their association with growth traits. We screened the SNPs of from the spotted sea bass () by Sanger sequencing and made an association between these SNPs with growth traits.

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Cadmium is one of hazardous pollutants that has a great threat to aquatic organisms and ecosystems. The intestine plays important roles in barrier function and immunity to defend against environmental stress. However, whether cadmium exposure caused the intestine injury is not well studied.

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Cytochrome P450 (CYPs) enzymes are one of the critical detoxification enzymes, playing a key role in antioxidant defense. However, the information of CYPs cDNA sequences and their functions are lacked in crustaceans. In this study, a novel full-length of CYP2 from the mud crab (designated as Sp-CYP2) was cloned and characterized.

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Glutaredoxin (Grx) is a glutathione-dependent oxidoreductase that plays a key role in antioxidant defense. In this study, a novel Grx2 gene (SpGrx2) was identified from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain, which consists of a 196 bp 5' untranslated region, a 357 bp open reading frame, and a 964 bp 3' untranslated region. The putative SpGrx2 protein has a typical single Grx domain with the active center sequence C-P-Y-C.

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Hypoxia is a major environmental stressor that can damage the oxidation metabolism of crustaceans. Glutaredoxin (Grx) is a key member of the thioredoxin superfamily and plays an important role in the host's defense against oxidative stress. At present, the role of Grx in response to hypoxia in crustaceans remains unclear.

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  • * The study successfully cloned and characterized a new variant of Grx (Sp-Grx 5) in mud crabs, revealing it to have a unique sequence and high expression levels in specific tissues like the hepatopancreas.
  • * Sp-Grx 5 expression increases significantly when crabs face stressors like infection or toxins, indicating its involvement in immune response and detoxification, while also enhancing cell survival under oxidative stress.
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Cadmium, one of the most toxic heavy metals, can cause severe oxidative damage to aquatic animals. However, the mechanism whereby the mud crabs respond to cadmium exposure remains unclear. This study investigated the effects of cadmium exposure on oxidative stress and histopathology changes and evaluated the role of the Nrf2 signaling pathway in regulating responses to cadmium-induced hepatotoxicity were investigated in mud crabs.

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Many tripartite motif (TRIM) family proteins played an important role in regulating innate immune and autophagy pathway and were important for host defenses against viral pathogens. However, the role of TRIM proteins in autophagy and innate immunity during virus infection was seldom studied in crustaceans. In this study, a novel TRIM32 homolog was identified from Penaeus monodon (named PmTRIM32).

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Most tripartite motif (TRIM) family proteins are critical components of the autophagy machinery and play important roles in host defense against viral pathogens in mammals. However, the roles of TRIM proteins in autophagy and viral infection have not been studied in lower invertebrates, especially crustaceans. In this study, we first identified a gene from (designated ), which, after a white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) challenge, was significantly upregulated at the mRNA and protein levels in the intestine and hemocytes.

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Estuarine environmental have been reported to undergo significant fluctuations in oxygen concentrations with hypoxic conditions and subsequent re-oxygenation events being of significant concern for resident fish populations. In this study we assessed the toxicological effects of hypoxia and re-oxygenation on the liver of hypoxia-sensitive spotted sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) that were exposed to hypoxia (1.17 mg/L dissolved oxygen) for 12 h and then re-oxygenated for 12 h.

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Tripartite motif-containing 9 (TRIM9) has been demonstrated to exert important roles in regulation of innate immune signaling. In this study, a novel TRIM9 homolog was identified from Penaeus monodon (named PmTRIM9). The open reading frame (ORF) of PmTRIM9 was 2064 bp, which encoding a 687-amino-acid polypeptide.

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The complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of was obtained using next-generation sequencing. The circular genome was 39,658 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 26 transfer RNA genes, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes. Unfortunately, the control region was not found in mitochondrial genome.

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The complete mitochondrial genome of was obtained using next-generation sequencing. The circular genome was 42,736 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 26 transfer RNA genes, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes. The control region was not found in mitochondrial genome.

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