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1.School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
2.Yantai Marine Economic Research Institute, Yantai 264003, China
3.Yantai Muping District Fishery Technology Promotion Station, Yantai 264100, China
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LU Xia,ZHANG Zebin,JIANG Nan,et al.Potential roles of ,MyoD in promoting myogenesis and muscle growth in ,Fenneropenaeus ,chinensis[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,
LU Xia,ZHANG Zebin,JIANG Nan,et al.Potential roles of ,MyoD in promoting myogenesis and muscle growth in ,Fenneropenaeus ,chinensis[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, DOI:.
The Chinese shrimp (
Fenneropenaeus
chinensis
) is one of the most valuable cultured penaeid species. However
overfishing and inbreeding depression have caused marked declines in both wild stocks and aquaculture production. As the main edible portion
muscle tissue plays a decisive role in growth performance
one of the most critical economic traits in shrimp breeding. Myogenic differentiation factor D (MyoD) is a key positive regulator of myogenesis and skeletal muscle growth in vertebrates; however
knowledge of its role in crustacean muscle development remains limited. In this study
we identified and characterized the
MyoD
homolog from Chinese shrimp (
FcMyoD
) and investigated its potential function in muscle growth. The full-length
FcMyoD
cDNA is 1 484 bp in length and encodes a 210-amino-acid protein. Compared with
MyoD
from
Litopenaeus
vannamei
(
LvMyoD
)
FcMyoD
harbors a frameshift mutation that truncates of the C-terminal region. In adult shrimp
FcMyoD
expression was highest in muscle tissue
and muscle
FcMyoD
expression in large individuals was significantly higher than in small individuals. Following 36 d of continuous double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) targeting
FcMyoD
the muscle growth rate in the dsRNA group was markedl
y lower than in the phosphate buffer saline (PBS) group. Histological analysis further revealed reduces muscle fiber diameter and narrower inter-fiber spaces in the dsRNA group. These results suggest that
FcMyoD
may act as a positive regulator of muscle formation and growth in Chinese shrimp. This study provides important information for the role of
MyoD
in crustacean myogenesis and muscle growth and a basic insight for future molecular breeding strategies to improve the growth traits in farmed shrimp.
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