This study presents the complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid Epinephelus moara♀× Epinephelus lanceolatus♂. The genome is 16886 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 r RNA genes, 22 t RNA ...This study presents the complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid Epinephelus moara♀× Epinephelus lanceolatus♂. The genome is 16886 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 r RNA genes, 22 t RNA genes, a light-strand replication origin and a control region. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis based on the nucleotide sequences of 13 conserved protein-coding genes using the maximum likelihood method indicated that the mitochondrial genome is maternally inherited. This study presents genomic data for studying phylogenetic relationships and breeding of hybrid Epinephelinae.展开更多
The mitochondrial genome(mitogenome)of hybrid grouper Epinephelus moara(♀)×Epinephelus tukula(♂),a new hybrid progeny,can provide valuable information for analyzing phylogeny and molecular evolution.In this stu...The mitochondrial genome(mitogenome)of hybrid grouper Epinephelus moara(♀)×Epinephelus tukula(♂),a new hybrid progeny,can provide valuable information for analyzing phylogeny and molecular evolution.In this study,the mitogenome was analyzed using PCR amplification and sequenced,then the phylogenetic relationship of E.moara(♀)×E.tukula(♂)and 35 other species were constructed using Maximum Likelihood and NeighborJoining methods with the nucleotide sequences of 13 conserved protein-coding genes(PCGs).The complete mitogenome of E.moara(♀)×E.tukula(♂)was 16695 bp in length,which contained 13 PCGs,2 rRNA genes,22 tRNA genes,a replication origin and a control region.The composition and order of these genes were consistent with most other vertebrates.Of the 13 PCGs,12 PCGs were encoded on the heavy strand,and ND6 was encoded on the light strand.The mitogenome of the E.moara(♀)×E.tukula(♂)had a higher AT nucleotide content,a positive AT-skew and a negative GC-skew.All protein initiation codons were ATG,except for COX and ND4(GTG),ATP6(CTG),and ND3(ATA).ND2,COXII,ND3,ND4 and Cytb had T as the terminating codon,COXIII’s termination codon was TA,and the remaining PCGs of that were TAA.All tRNA genes,except for the lacking DHU-arm of tRNASer(AGN),were predicted to form a typical cloverleaf secondary structure.In addition,sequence similarity analysis(99%identity)and phylogenetic analysis(100%bootstrap value)indicated that the mitochondrial genome was maternally inherited.This study provides mitogenome data for studying genetic,phylogenetic relationships and breeding of grouper.展开更多
Antimicrobial proteins and peptides had been found from a wide variety of organisms in the last few years These molecules have attracted much research interest because of their biochemical diversity, broad specificity...Antimicrobial proteins and peptides had been found from a wide variety of organisms in the last few years These molecules have attracted much research interest because of their biochemical diversity, broad specificity on anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungi, anti-protozoan parasites, anti-tumoural, and wound-healing effects. Antimicrobial proteins and peptides play key roles in innate immunity. They interact directly with bacteria and kill them. The brown-spotted grouper, Epinephelusfario, is an important marine fish cultured in southem China. Recently, bacteria and virus have caused high mortality in E. fario cultures, but its endogenous antimicrobial peptides and proteins have not been explored. An antimicrobial component was found from the skin homogenate of E. fario. After the skin homogenate was digested with trypsin, its antimicrobial activity was lost, which showed that the antimicrobial component is a protein. The antimicrobial protein （Efap） was purified from the skin homogenate of E. fario by successive ion-exchange and gel filtration chromatography. Efap was demonstrated to be single protein band by SDS-PAGE, with the apparent molecular weight of 41 kD. Efap exhibited antimicrobial activity both for the Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus subtilis, and for the Gram-negative bacteria, Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio fluvialis, Pasteurella multocida, Aeromonas hydrophila, Eschrrichiu coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Except A. hydrophila, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli （MIC〉20 mol/L）, most of the tested Gram-negative bacteria were sensitive to Efap （MIC〈20 mol/L）. Interestingly, Efap showed potent antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria S. aureus （MIC 5-10 mol/L） but comparatively weak antimicrobial activity against M. luteus and B. subtilis. The broad antimicrobial activities of Efap suggest that it contributes to the innate host defence of E. fario.展开更多
[Objective] The study aimed to evaluate the genetic variability and interspecific relationships among four species of groupers from South China Sea, including E. fario, E. merra, E. malabaricus and E. coioides. [Metho...[Objective] The study aimed to evaluate the genetic variability and interspecific relationships among four species of groupers from South China Sea, including E. fario, E. merra, E. malabaricus and E. coioides. [Method] Twenty one mircosatellite loci of groupers were selected from GenBank and eight high polymorphic loci were used to further genetic analysis. [Result] The mean number of alleles per locus （A）, effective number of alleles （Ne）, mean polymorphism information content （PIC）, observed heterozygosity （Ho） and expected heterozygosity （He） were 4.38±1.60, 3.69±0.86, 0.69±0.08, 0.67±0.08, 0.72±0.06 in E. malabaricus; 3.88±1.13, 3.55±1.04, 0.66±0.10, 0.68±0.21, 0.70±0.08 in E.coioides; 6.00±1.07, 4.68±0.65, 0.78±0.03, 0.73±0.25, 0.79±0.03 in E. fario; 5.50±1.07, 4.58±0.80, 0.76±0.05, 0.75±0.18, 0.78±0.04 in E. merra, respectively. [Conclusion] We compared the values above, the order of the genetic variability among these grouper species was E. fario E. merra E. malabaricus E. coioides. We found that the level of genetic variability of these groupers species was relatively higher than that of other marine fish, so their genetic status was good. In addition, the analyisis of genetic relationship showed that E. malabaricus and E. coioides was the closest and it was the farthest between E. merra and E. coioides.展开更多
基金supported by grants from Dahuanong Aquatic Company, Guangdong, and Taishan Scholar Project, Shandong, China
文摘This study presents the complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid Epinephelus moara♀× Epinephelus lanceolatus♂. The genome is 16886 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 r RNA genes, 22 t RNA genes, a light-strand replication origin and a control region. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis based on the nucleotide sequences of 13 conserved protein-coding genes using the maximum likelihood method indicated that the mitochondrial genome is maternally inherited. This study presents genomic data for studying phylogenetic relationships and breeding of hybrid Epinephelinae.
基金The Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province under contact No.2019GHY112063the Breeding Project of Shandong Province under contract No.2019LZGC020+1 种基金the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences under contract Nos 2020XT0601,2020TD19 and 2020TD25the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute Research Fees under contract Nos 20603022019002 and 20603022020015
文摘The mitochondrial genome(mitogenome)of hybrid grouper Epinephelus moara(♀)×Epinephelus tukula(♂),a new hybrid progeny,can provide valuable information for analyzing phylogeny and molecular evolution.In this study,the mitogenome was analyzed using PCR amplification and sequenced,then the phylogenetic relationship of E.moara(♀)×E.tukula(♂)and 35 other species were constructed using Maximum Likelihood and NeighborJoining methods with the nucleotide sequences of 13 conserved protein-coding genes(PCGs).The complete mitogenome of E.moara(♀)×E.tukula(♂)was 16695 bp in length,which contained 13 PCGs,2 rRNA genes,22 tRNA genes,a replication origin and a control region.The composition and order of these genes were consistent with most other vertebrates.Of the 13 PCGs,12 PCGs were encoded on the heavy strand,and ND6 was encoded on the light strand.The mitogenome of the E.moara(♀)×E.tukula(♂)had a higher AT nucleotide content,a positive AT-skew and a negative GC-skew.All protein initiation codons were ATG,except for COX and ND4(GTG),ATP6(CTG),and ND3(ATA).ND2,COXII,ND3,ND4 and Cytb had T as the terminating codon,COXIII’s termination codon was TA,and the remaining PCGs of that were TAA.All tRNA genes,except for the lacking DHU-arm of tRNASer(AGN),were predicted to form a typical cloverleaf secondary structure.In addition,sequence similarity analysis(99%identity)and phylogenetic analysis(100%bootstrap value)indicated that the mitochondrial genome was maternally inherited.This study provides mitogenome data for studying genetic,phylogenetic relationships and breeding of grouper.
基金Key Research Program for International Cooperation(2005DFA30610)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(NCET-05-0755)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation(30700128)Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(80623)Research Foundation of Education Department of Hainan Province(Hj200731)
文摘Antimicrobial proteins and peptides had been found from a wide variety of organisms in the last few years These molecules have attracted much research interest because of their biochemical diversity, broad specificity on anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungi, anti-protozoan parasites, anti-tumoural, and wound-healing effects. Antimicrobial proteins and peptides play key roles in innate immunity. They interact directly with bacteria and kill them. The brown-spotted grouper, Epinephelusfario, is an important marine fish cultured in southem China. Recently, bacteria and virus have caused high mortality in E. fario cultures, but its endogenous antimicrobial peptides and proteins have not been explored. An antimicrobial component was found from the skin homogenate of E. fario. After the skin homogenate was digested with trypsin, its antimicrobial activity was lost, which showed that the antimicrobial component is a protein. The antimicrobial protein （Efap） was purified from the skin homogenate of E. fario by successive ion-exchange and gel filtration chromatography. Efap was demonstrated to be single protein band by SDS-PAGE, with the apparent molecular weight of 41 kD. Efap exhibited antimicrobial activity both for the Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus subtilis, and for the Gram-negative bacteria, Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio fluvialis, Pasteurella multocida, Aeromonas hydrophila, Eschrrichiu coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Except A. hydrophila, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli （MIC〉20 mol/L）, most of the tested Gram-negative bacteria were sensitive to Efap （MIC〈20 mol/L）. Interestingly, Efap showed potent antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria S. aureus （MIC 5-10 mol/L） but comparatively weak antimicrobial activity against M. luteus and B. subtilis. The broad antimicrobial activities of Efap suggest that it contributes to the innate host defence of E. fario.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863Program,No.2007AA091404)the National Key Technology Research and Development Program(2007BAD29B03)A Project Funded by the Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)~~
文摘[Objective] The study aimed to evaluate the genetic variability and interspecific relationships among four species of groupers from South China Sea, including E. fario, E. merra, E. malabaricus and E. coioides. [Method] Twenty one mircosatellite loci of groupers were selected from GenBank and eight high polymorphic loci were used to further genetic analysis. [Result] The mean number of alleles per locus （A）, effective number of alleles （Ne）, mean polymorphism information content （PIC）, observed heterozygosity （Ho） and expected heterozygosity （He） were 4.38±1.60, 3.69±0.86, 0.69±0.08, 0.67±0.08, 0.72±0.06 in E. malabaricus; 3.88±1.13, 3.55±1.04, 0.66±0.10, 0.68±0.21, 0.70±0.08 in E.coioides; 6.00±1.07, 4.68±0.65, 0.78±0.03, 0.73±0.25, 0.79±0.03 in E. fario; 5.50±1.07, 4.58±0.80, 0.76±0.05, 0.75±0.18, 0.78±0.04 in E. merra, respectively. [Conclusion] We compared the values above, the order of the genetic variability among these grouper species was E. fario E. merra E. malabaricus E. coioides. We found that the level of genetic variability of these groupers species was relatively higher than that of other marine fish, so their genetic status was good. In addition, the analyisis of genetic relationship showed that E. malabaricus and E. coioides was the closest and it was the farthest between E. merra and E. coioides.
