COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGYAssan, Daniel Kuebutornye, Felix Kofi Agbeko Hlordzi, Vivian Chen, Huapu Mraz, Jan Mustapha, Umar Farouk Abarike, Emmanuel Delwin 出版年:2022
Digestive enzymes are found in the digestive tract of animals which assist in the breakdown of larger food molecules into more easily absorbed particles that can then be used by the body. The ability of fish to break dow...
SCIENTIFIC REPORTSZheng, Binbin Li, Shuisheng Liu, Yun Li, Yu Chen, Huapu Tang, Haipei Liu, Xiaochun Lin, Haoran Zhang, Yong Cheng, Christopher H. K. 出版年:2017
Spexin1 (SPX1) is a newly discovered neuropeptide in vertebrates. Its biological function remains to be elucidated. In this study, we have generated the zebrafish spx1(-/-) mutant lines using transcription activator-like...
D The Scatophagus argus is a cultured marine teleost fish in which females grow faster and larger than males, therefore cloning the master sex-determination (SD) gene will be helpful for its sex control in aquaculture. A...
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGYAssan, Daniel Huang, Yanlin Mustapha, Umar Farouk Addah, Mercy Nabila Li, Guangli Chen, Huapu 出版年:2021
Feed is one of the most important external signals in fish that stimulates its feeding behavior and growth. The intake of feed is the main factor determining efficiency and cost, maximizing production efficiency in a fis...
Spexin is a newly discovered neuropeptide in vertebrates. Comprehensive comparative studies are required to unveil its biological functions. In order to ascertain the neuroendocrine function of spexin in orange-spotted g...
FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRYHe, Fei-Xiang Jiang, Dong-Neng Huang, Yuan-Qing Mustapha, Umar Farouk Yang, Wei Cui, Xue-Fan Tian, Chang-Xu Chen, Hua-Pu Shi, Hong-Juan Deng, Si-Ping Li, Guang-Li Zhu, Chun-Hua 出版年:2019
Scatophagus argus is a new emerging aquaculture fish in East and Southeast Asia. To date, research on reproductive development and regulation in S. argus is lacking. Additionally, genetic and genomic information about re...
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGYDeng, Si-ping Chen, Hua-pu Zhai, Yi Jia, Li-ying Liu, Jian-ye Wang, Mei Jiang, Dong-neng Wu, Tian-li Zhu, Chun-hua Li, Guang-li 出版年:2018
Spexin (Spx), a novel neuropeptide, composed of 14 amino acid residues, is evolutionally conserved from fish to mammals It has been suggested that Spx has pleiotropic functions in mammals. However, reports about Spx are ...
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGYLi, Jian-Tao Yang, Zhao Chen, Hua-Pu Zhu, Chun-Hua Deng, Si-Ping Li, Guang-Li Tao, Ya-Xiong 出版年:2016
Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) plays an important role in the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure in mammals. The functions of the MC4R in fish have not been investigated extensively. We herein reported on t...
LIFE-BASELAssan, Daniel Mustapha, Umar Farouk Chen, Huapu Li, Zhiyuan Peng, Yuhao Li, Guangli 出版年:2021
Neuropeptide Y family (NPY) is a potent orexigenic peptide and pancreatic polypeptide family comprising neuropeptide Y (Npy), peptide YYa (Pyya), and peptide YYb (Pyyb), which was previously known as peptide Y (PY), and ...
AQUACULTURE REPORTSNdandala, Charles Brighton Dai, Mingshu Mustapha, Umar Farouk Li, Xiaomeng Liu, Jinlei Huang, Hai Li, Guangli Chen, Huapu 出版年:2022
The Growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) axis plays a central role as the endocrine regulator of physiological functions in teleost fish and other vertebrates. The basic mechanism of the GH-IGF system i...
MICROORGANISMSLiu, Liangxu Hu, Zhangli Li, Shuangfei Yang, Hao Li, Siting Lv, Chuhan Zaynab, Madiha Cheng, Christopher H. K. Chen, Huapu Yang, Xuewei 出版年:2020
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, is critical for physiological activities of the human body. Marine eukaryote Aurantiochytrium sp. is considered a promising source for DHA producti...
MARINE DRUGSZhu, Xingyu Li, Shuangfei Liu, Liangxu Li, Siting Luo, Yanqing Lv, Chuhan Wang, Boyu Cheng, Christopher H. K. Chen, Huapu Yang, Xuewei 出版年:2020
Thraustochytriidae sp. have broadly gained attention as a prospective resource for the production of omega-3 fatty acids production in significant quantities. In this study, the whole genome of Thraustochytriidae sp. SZU...
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGYCui, Xue-Fan Zhao, Yuan Chen, Hua-Pu Deng, Si-Ping Jiang, Dong-Neng Wu, Tian-Li Zhu, Chun-Hua Li, Guang-Li 出版年:2017
Estrogen receptors (Er) play a critical role in vitellogenesis. Three ers (er alpha, er beta 1 and er beta 2) and vitellogenins (vtg-A, vtg-B and vtg-C) subtypes were isolated in various fish species, while the contribut...
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGYLi, G. -L. Zhang, M. -Z. Deng, S. -P. Chen, H. -P. Zhu, C. -H. 出版年:2015
In this study, the complete foxl2 complementary (c)DNA sequence was isolated by simple modular-architecture research tool (SMART)er rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Two year-old female spotted scat, Scatophagus a...
Phoenixin (Pnx) is an endogenous peptide known to be involved in reproduction and food intake in rats, with two active isoforms, phoenixin-14 (Pnx-14) and phoenixin-20 (Pnx-20). However, little is known about the functio...
Hypoxia can lead to adverse effects on growth, reproduction, behavioral activities and survival in fish, and is one of the most critical factors in the aquatic environment. The liver is an important target organ for redu...
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGYWang, Mei Chen, Hua-Pu Zhai, Yi Jiang, Dong-neng Liu, Jian-Ye Tian, Chang-Xu Wu, Tian-li Zhu, Chun-Hua Deng, Si-Ping Li, Guang-Li 出版年:2019
Phoenixin (Pnx), a recently discovered neuropeptide, has been implicated in reproduction. Pnx mainly exists in two active isoforms, phoenixin-14 (Pnx-14) and phoenixin-20 (Pnx-20). However, little is known about the func...
Insulin-like growth factor (Igf) is the key regulator for development, growth, and reproduction. In most vertebrate species, the Igf family has two forms: Igf1 and Igf2. A novel form of Igf, termed Igf3, was recently dis...
ANIMALSHuang, Yuanqing Jiang, Dongneng Li, Ming Mustapha, Umar Farouk Tian, Changxu Chen, Huapu Huang, Yang Deng, Siping Wu, Tianli Zhu, Chunhua Li, Guangli 出版年:2019
Simple Summary The spotted scat, Scatophagus argus, is a marine aquaculture fish species that is economically important in Asia. As the spotted scat exhibits notable sexual dimorphism with respect to growth, aquaculture ...
Melanocortin-4 receptor (Mc4r) function related to reproduction in fish has not been extensively investigated. Here, we report on gene expression changes by real-time PCR following treatment with Mc4r agonists and antago...
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONHuang, Yuanqing Mustapha, Umar Farouk Huang, Yang Tian, Changxu Yang, Wei Chen, Huapu Deng, Siping Zhu, Chunhua Jiang, Dongneng Li, Guangli 出版年:2021
The spotted scat, Scatophagus argus is a member of the family Scatophagidae found in Indo-Pacific coastal waters. It is an emerging commercial aquaculture species, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. In this study, ...
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGYChen, Huapu Xiao, Ling Liu, Yali Li, Shuisheng Li, Guangli Zhang, Yong Lin, Haoran 出版年:2018
Neurokinin B (NKB) plays important roles in the mammalian reproductive axis by modulating the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and gonadotropins. In the present study, the tac3 cDNA was cloned from a herm...
Wnt4 (Wingless-type MMTV integration site family member 4) has been demonstrated to play critical roles in ovarian development in mammals, but its function in fish reproduction is still unclear. In the present study, two...
JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGYYang Wei Chen Huapu Cui Xuefan Zhang Kewei Jiang Dongneng Deng Siping Zhu Chunhua Li Guangli 出版年:2018
Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) is an economically important farmed fish, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. Because there has been little research on reproductive development and regulation in this species, the l...
Background Scatophagus argus is a popular farmed fish in several countries of Southeast Asia, including China. Although S. argus has a highly promising economic value, a significant lag of breeding research severely obst...
Simple Summary Silver sillago (Sillago sihama Forsskal) is distributed alongshore from the Indian Ocean to the West Pacific. Owing to its delicate quality, rich seafood taste, and high nutritional value, S. sihama is an ...
Neuromedin S (NMS) has been demonstrated to have important roles in many vertebrate physiological processes. However, the function of NMS in teleost fishes remains unclear. We explored the physiological roles of the NMS ...
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a key neuropeptide of the reproductive system. However, little is known about the role of GnRH in the spotted scat (Scatophagus argus). Here, three GnRH subtypes (cGnRH-II, sGnRH,...