A variety of shell colors are one of the most fundamental characteristics of molluscs,which have importantly ecological and economic signifi cance.The Pacifi c oyster Crassostrea gigas is distributed in many sea areas...A variety of shell colors are one of the most fundamental characteristics of molluscs,which have importantly ecological and economic signifi cance.The Pacifi c oyster Crassostrea gigas is distributed in many sea areas around the world and also an aquacultured mollusc with high nutritional value.In this study,the whole soft body and the mantle tissue of black-shelled Pacifi c oyster(BSO)and white-shelled Pacifi c oyster(WSO)with starkly diff erent melanin contents were compared,and the diff erences in physiology and metabolism between BSO and WSO were analyzed.The results of physiological indicators suggested BSO show more melanin,more dry matter,more crude lipid content,and stronger ability to scavenge free radicals than WSO.The altered metabolites of glycerophospholipids,fatty acyls,and steroids revealed diff erent regulatory mechanisms of lipids.The correlation analysis of metabolomics and previously published RNAseq data suggested that BSO and WSO mainly diff ered in the basal metabolic processes,such as lipid,amino acid and purine metabolisms.This study provides insights into the changes in the physiological indictors and the metabolites of oysters with varying melanin content.展开更多
基金Supported by the Agricultural Variety Improvement Project of Shandong Province(No.2019LZGC020),the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41906088,41876193,31802328)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFD0901400)+2 种基金the Special Funds for Taishan Scholars Project of Shandong Province,China(No.tsqn201812094)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China(No.ZR2019MC002),the Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System of Shandong Province,China(No.SDAIT-14-03)the Plan of Excellent Youth Innovation Team of Colleges and universities in Shandong Province,China(No.2019KJF004)。
文摘A variety of shell colors are one of the most fundamental characteristics of molluscs,which have importantly ecological and economic signifi cance.The Pacifi c oyster Crassostrea gigas is distributed in many sea areas around the world and also an aquacultured mollusc with high nutritional value.In this study,the whole soft body and the mantle tissue of black-shelled Pacifi c oyster(BSO)and white-shelled Pacifi c oyster(WSO)with starkly diff erent melanin contents were compared,and the diff erences in physiology and metabolism between BSO and WSO were analyzed.The results of physiological indicators suggested BSO show more melanin,more dry matter,more crude lipid content,and stronger ability to scavenge free radicals than WSO.The altered metabolites of glycerophospholipids,fatty acyls,and steroids revealed diff erent regulatory mechanisms of lipids.The correlation analysis of metabolomics and previously published RNAseq data suggested that BSO and WSO mainly diff ered in the basal metabolic processes,such as lipid,amino acid and purine metabolisms.This study provides insights into the changes in the physiological indictors and the metabolites of oysters with varying melanin content.
