Genome sequence of walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) provides insights into terrestrial adaptation.

Ning LiLisui BaoTao ZhouZihao YuanShikai LiuRex DunhamYuanning LiKun WangXiaoyan XuYulin JinQifan ZengSen GaoQiang FuYang LiuYujia YangQi LiAxel MeyerDongya GaoZhanjiang Liu

Published in: BMC genomics (2018)

This study provides an important genomic resource for understanding the adaptive mechanisms of walking catfish to terrestrial environments. It is possible that the coupling of enhanced abilities for oxygen storage and oxygen transport through genomic expansion of myoglobin genes and transcriptomic up-regulation of hemoglobin and angiogenesis-related genes are important components of the molecular basis for adaptation of this aquatic species to terrestrial life.

Keyphrases

copy number
endothelial cells
risk assessment
genome wide
vascular endothelial growth factor
room temperature
gene expression
bioinformatics analysis
ionic liquid