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Jan, 2020;96 (1): 175-184.

Genome-wide analysis of the Chinese sturgeon sox gene family: identification, characterisation and expression profiles of different tissues.

Jing Yang, Yacheng Hu, Jilu Han, Kan Xiao, Xueqing Liu, Chun Tan, Qingkai Zeng, Hejun Du
Author Information
  1. Jing Yang: Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, China. ORCID
  2. Yacheng Hu: Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, China.
  3. Jilu Han: China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, China.
  4. Kan Xiao: Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, China.
  5. Xueqing Liu: Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, China.
  6. Chun Tan: Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, China.
  7. Qingkai Zeng: Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, China.
  8. Hejun Du: Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, China.
PMID: 31713865 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14199

Abstract

The sox family is assumed to be responsible for a number of developmental systems. Genome sequencing technology makes it possible to scan sox genes and conduct characteristic analyses of different species. In fish, full characterisation of sox genes at the genome-wide level has been reported for pufferfish Takifugu rubripes, medaka Oryzias latipes, tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus. However, no systematic investigation of the sox family in sturgeons (Acipenseridae) has been reported to date. This study conducted genome-wide identification of the sox genes in the Chinese sturgeon Acipenser sinensis and profiled their tissue distribution between male and female individuals. In total, 19 sox genes were identified, including soxb1, b2, c, d, e, f and h, in the Chinese sturgeon. Genomic structure analysis indicated relatively conserved exon-intron structures in each sox group and phylogenetic analysis supported the previous classification of the sox family. Most of the sox genes showed a tissue-specific expression pattern, indicating the possible involvement of Chinese sturgeon sox genes at different developmental processes such as cardiac and gonadal development. This study provides a comprehensive resource of Chinese sturgeon sox genes and enables a better understanding of the evolution and function of the sox family.

Keywords

Acipenser sinensis sox family Chinese sturgeon expression analysis phylogenetic analysis

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Grants

  1. /Our research was supported by the Three Gorges Environmental Funds of the Chinese Three Gorges Corporation (XN270).

MeSH Term

Animals
Female
Fishes
Genome
Gonads
Heart
Male
Phylogeny
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
SOX Transcription Factors
Transcriptome

Chemicals

SOX Transcription Factors
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