APPLICATIONS OF BIOINFORMATIC TOOLS FOR GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS INVOLVED IN SEXUAL MATURATION OF RAINBOW TROUT Onchorhynchus mykiss
Sajad Nazari*1; Mahdi Golshan2; Saltanat Najjar Lashgari3: Seyed Amin Mortazavi1; Mohammad Meysam Salahi Ardakani1; Seyed Hossein Moradiyan1
1Shahid Motahary Cold-water Fishes Genetic and Breeding Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Yasouj, Iran
2Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
3Cold-water Fishes Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tonekabon, Iran
*corresponding e-mail:sajadnazari13@gmail.com
Abstract
In the present study, we used bioinformatics approach and compare gene regulatory networks using microarray data to identify gene expression differences in sexual maturity traits of rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss). The gene expression profiles of sexual maturity were investigated and compared based on microarray gene analysis. We identified putative related microarray analysis could provide important data regarding molecular mechanisms of reproductive process for future experimental investigations.
Keywords: Sexual maturation, Bioinformatics; Gene profiles; Microarray analysis; Rainbow trout