Communications Biology (Jan 2021)

Whole-genome sequencing reveals sex determination and liver high-fat storage mechanisms of yellowstripe goby (Mugilogobius chulae)

  • Lei Cai,
  • Guocheng Liu,
  • Yuanzheng Wei,
  • Yabing Zhu,
  • Jianjun Li,
  • Zongyu Miao,
  • Meili Chen,
  • Zhen Yue,
  • Lujun Yu,
  • Zhensheng Dong,
  • Huixin Ye,
  • Wenjing Sun,
  • Ren Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01541-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Cai and colleagues sequence and annotate the genome of the yellowstripe goby at the chromosome level. Combining genome and transcriptome data, they infer key metabolic pathways for high lipid accumulation in the liver of this fish.