number of biological processes such as carcinogenesis and immune responses. Bcl-2
genes have been well studied in mammals, while they are not well investigated in teleost
fish including channel catfish, the major aquaculture species in the United States. In this
study, we identified 34 bcl-2 genes from the channel catfish genome, and verified their
identities by conducting phylogenetic and syntenic analyses. The expression profiles of the …