Background Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a powerful and high-throughput method
for the detection of viral mutations. This article provides a brief overview about optimization …

Recently, evidence has been provided for multiple regulatory functions of progestins during
the late mitotic and meiotic phases of spermatogenesis in teleost fish. For example, our …

Abstract Background The Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) is the world's most
prevalent cultured crustacean species. However, the supply of high-quality broodstocks is …

The origin and evolution of molecular mechanisms underlying cellular pluripotency is a
fundamental question in stem cell biology. The transcription factor Oct4 or Pou5f1 identified …

Gonad development is a highly regulated, coordinated biological process and increasing
evidences have indicated that microRNA (miRNA) may be involved in this dynamic program …

Riboflavin (vitamin B2 found in food) is a precursor of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and
flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), which study as coenzymes for a variety of cellular …

Understanding gonadal development in lampreys is complicated by their complex life cycle,
the long period during which their gonads remain histologically undifferentiated, and their …

The DAZ family genes boule, daz and dazl have conserved functions in primordial germ cell
(PGC) migration, germ stem cell proliferation, differentiation and meiosis progression. It has …

Piwi controls the number of primordial germ cells (PGCs) via protecting maternal mRNA from
decay and adult germ stem cell division in Drosophila. In mouse and zebrafish, piwi controls …

Olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) is an economically important cultured marine fish in
China, Korea, and Japan. Controlling and managing the breeding of olive flounder in …