To better understand the immune system of a commercially important fish (yellowtail, Seriola
quinqueradiata), we constructed a cDNA microarray containing 1001 selected genes from …

Fish are considered an excellent model for studies in comparative immunology as they are a
representative population of lower vertebrates linked to invertebrate evolution. To gain a …

A Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus cDNA microarray containing 871 unique cDNAs
including 91 putative immune-related genes from our EST studies was constructed and used …

Clonal channel catfish lymphoid cell lines and mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLCs) have
proven extremely useful in examining immune responses at the cellular and molecular …

A continuous cell line, LYCK, derived from the head kidney of large yellow croaker
Pseudosciaena crocea was established and characterized. The LYCK cell line multiplied …

To monitor the expression of cytokine genes in Japanese pufferfish, a novel platform for
quantitative multiplexed analysis was developed. This custom-designed multiplex RT-PCR …

A continued programme of research is essential to overcome production bottlenecks in any
aquacultured fish species. Since the introduction of genetic and molecular techniques, the …

Background Functional analysis of the catfish genome will be useful for the identification of
genes controlling traits of economic importance, especially innate disease resistance …

Two cDNA libraries were prepared from Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus kidney
cells that had been treated with LPS or a combination of ConA and PMA. From these two …

Teleosts have a unique immune system because their head kidney (HK) and trunk kidney
(TK) are sites for hematopoiesis. However, the immune functions of the HK and TKs require …