Analysis and characterization of the head kidney transcriptome from the Antarctic fish Trematomus bernacchii (Teleostea, Notothenioidea): A source for immune relevant genes

• Published in: Marine Genomics
• Main Authors: GERDOL, MARCO, PALLAVICINI, Alberto, Buonocore, Francesco, Scapigliati, Giuseppe
• Other Authors: Gerdol, Marco, Pallavicini, Alberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Head kidney; Immunity; Notothenioid; RNA-seq; Transcriptome; Aquatic Science; Genetics; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2833451; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2014.12.005; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18747787/20/supp/C

In this study we describe the de novo assembled head kidney transcriptome of the Antarctic notothenioid fish Trematomus bernacchii, an important model species for biochemical, environmental and immunological studies. RNA-seq data was generated using Illumina paired-end sequencing, obtaining ~. 7. Gbp of sequence data, which were assembled into 96,641 contigs and annotated with the Trinotate pipeline. Since this sequence collection is expected to contain a relevant number of immunity-related transcripts, it will be used as a reference for future immunological studies in this species.