Genome Manipulation Advances in Selected Aquaculture Organisms

J Wang, Y Cheng, B Su, RA Dunham - Reviews in Aquaculture, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
With the rising global demand for seafood and the challenges posed by overfishing and
climate change, the aquaculture sector has become increasingly important in providing high …

Catfish biology and farming

RA Dunham, A Elaswad - Annual review of animal biosciences, 2018 - annualreviews.org
This article summarizes the biology and culture of ictalurid catfish, an important commercial,
aquaculture, and sport fish family in the United States. The history of the propagation as well …

Response of cecropin transgenesis to challenge with Edwardsiella ictaluri in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

NY Abass, RMC Simora, J Wang, S Li, D Xing… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2022 - Elsevier
Response of cecropin transgenesis to challenge with Edwardsiella ictaluri in channel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus - ScienceDirect Skip to main contentSkip to article Elsevier logo Journals & …

Effectiveness of cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide against ictalurid catfish bacterial pathogens

RMC Simora, W Wang, M Coogan… - Journal of Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One of the major goals in aquaculture is to protect fish against infectious diseases as
disease outbreaks could lead to economic losses if not controlled. Antimicrobial peptides …

Genetically engineered fish: potential impacts on aquaculture, biodiversity, and the environment

RA Dunham, B Su - GMOs: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation and …, 2020 - Springer
Studies on transgenic fish for the aquaculture industry have focused on improving growth
rates, enhancing disease resistance, altering body composition, acting as biological …

Gene Editing of the Catfish Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene and Hormone Therapy to Control the Reproduction in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus

G Qin, Z Qin, C Lu, Z Ye, A Elaswad, M Bangs, H Li… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) plays a pivotal role in fish
reproduction. In the present study, transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) …

Repressible Transgenic Sterilization in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, by Knockdown of Primordial Germ Cell Genes with Copper-Sensitive Constructs

H Li, B Su, G Qin, Z Ye, A Elaswad, A Alsaqufi… - Marine …, 2018 - Springer
Repressible knockdown approaches were investigated to manipulate for transgenic
sterilization in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Two primordial germ cell (PGC) marker …

Comparison of growth performance among channel-blue hybrid catfish, ccGH transgenic channel catfish, and channel catfish in a tank culture system

NY Abass, Z Ye, A Alsaqufi, RA Dunham - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Fish is an essential source of high-quality protein for people worldwide. The present study
was designed to compare the growth performance among the channel-blue hybrid catfish …

Effects of family and promoter on growth performance of ccGH cDNA transgenic channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, grown in a trough culture system

NY Abass, B Su, DA Perera, Z Qin, H Li, A Alsaqufi… - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
Constructs bearing growth hormone (GH) cDNA from channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus,
driven by the ocean pout, Zoarces americanus, antifreeze protein promoter (opAFP), or by …

Research towards the effective disruption of reproductive competence in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

Y Jin - 2018 - dspace.stir.ac.uk
Reproductive containment in farmed fish is highly desired for sustainable aquaculture to
prevent genetic introgression with wild conspecifics and enhance productivity by …