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Characterization and functional analysis of two PKR genes in fugu (Takifugu rubripes)

Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2012
PKR (protein kinase R) is a serine-threonine kinase that inhibits protein synthesis by the phosphorylation of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha (eIF2α), and activates NFκB by inducing NFκB-inducing kinase and IκB (inhibitor of NFκB) kinase. This can lead to antiviral and anti-proliferative effects.
Carmelo S, del Castillo, Jun-ichi, Hikima, Maki, Ohtani, Tae-Sung, Jung, Takashi, Aoki   +4 more
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Production of Tiger Puffer Takifugu rubripes Offspring from Triploid Grass Puffer Takifugu niphobles Parents

Marine Biotechnology, 2017
The tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes is one of the most popular aquacultural fish; however, there are two major obstacles to selective breeding. First, they have a long generation time of 2 or 3 years until maturation. Second, the parental tiger puffer has a body size (2-5 kg) much larger than average market size (0.6-1.0 kg).
Masaomi, Hamasaki, Yutaka, Takeuchi, Ryosuke, Yazawa, Souta, Yoshikawa, Kazushi, Kadomura, Toshiyuki, Yamada, Kadoo, Miyaki, Kiyoshi, Kikuchi, Goro, Yoshizaki   +8 more
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Characterization of a hypoxia-response element in the Epo locus of the pufferfish, Takifugu rubripes

Marine Genomics, 2010
Animals respond to hypoxia by increasing synthesis of the glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin (Epo) which in turn stimulates the production of red blood cells. The gene encoding Epo has been recently cloned in teleost fishes such as the pufferfish Takifugu rubripes (fugu) and zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Rashmi P, Kulkarni, Sumanty, Tohari, Adrian, Ho, Sydney, Brenner, Byrappa, Venkatesh   +4 more
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Characterization of the torafugu (Takifugu rubripes) immunoglobulin heavy chain gene locus

Immunogenetics, 2015
In this study, we investigated the immunoglobulin heavy (IGH) gene locus of torafugu (Takifugu rubripes) from publicly available assembly sequences and presented an annotated locus map, including the IGHV genes, pseudogenes, and IGHC genes. Three new IGHV gene families (IGHV3-IGHV5) were discovered.
Xi, Fu, Hong, Zhang, Engkong, Tan, Shugo, Watabe, Shuichi, Asakawa   +4 more
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Evaluation of hepatic uptake clearance of tetrodotoxin in the puffer fish Takifugu rubripes

Toxicon, 2008
In this study, we investigated the hepatic uptake clearance (CL(uptake)) of tetrodotoxin (TTX) in the marine puffer fish Takifugu rubripes by integration plot analysis after a single bolus injection of 0.25mg TTX/kg body weight into the hepatic vein at 20 degrees C.
Takuya, Matsumoto, Yuji, Nagashima, Hiroyuki, Kusuhara, Shoichiro, Ishizaki, Kuniyoshi, Shimakura, Kazuo, Shiomi   +5 more
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Profile differences in tetrodotoxin transfer to skin and liver in the pufferfish Takifugu rubripes

Toxicon, 2017
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) was intramuscularly administered to nontoxic cultured specimens of the pufferfish Takifugu rubripes to investigate differences in the toxin transfer and accumulation profiles between the skin and liver. Test fish were administered TTX at doses of 30 (Low dose; LD), 100 (Medium dose; MD), and 300 (High dose; HD) μg/individual ...
Ryohei Tatsuno, Wei Gao, Kotaro Ibi, Tomoka Mine, Kogen Okita, Gregory Naoki Nishihara, Tomohiro Takatani, Osamu Arakawa   +7 more
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Identification and characterization of pufflectin from the grass pufferfish Takifugu niphobles and comparison of its expression with that of Takifugu rubripes

Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2016
Pufflectin found in Takifugu rubripes (Tr pufflectin) is the first animal lectin reported to show sequence similarity to monocotyledonous plant lectins. In the present study, we identified and characterized an orthologous lectin from Takifugu niphobles (Tn pufflectin), a species closely related to T. rubripes.
Satoshi, Tasumi, Akira, Yamaguchi, Ryohei, Matsunaga, Kazuma, Fukushi, Yuzuru, Suzuki, Osamu, Nakamura, Kiyhoshi, Kikuchi, Shigeyuki, Tsutsui   +7 more
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Prolactin and prolactin receptor expressions in a marine teleost, pufferfish Takifugu rubripes

General and Comparative Endocrinology, 2006
To investigate the physiological significance of prolactin (PRL) in a marine teleost, pufferfish (or fugu), Takifugu rubripes, we cloned and characterized cDNAs encoding its PRL and PRL receptor (PRLR) from the pituitary and gills, respectively. The fugu PRL cDNA consisted of 995 bp and encoded a protein of 213 amino acids.
Kyung Mi, Lee, Toyoji, Kaneko, Katsumi, Aida   +2 more
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Identification of an interferon gamma homologue in Fugu, Takifugu rubripes

Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2004
Jun, Zou, Yasutoshi, Yoshiura, Johannes Martinus, Dijkstra, Masahiro, Sakai, Mitsuru, Ototake, Chris, Secombes   +5 more
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Effects of temperature to the liver transcriptome in the hybrid puffer fish (Takifugu rubripes ♀ × Takifugu obscurus ♂)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics
Water temperature exerts a crucial impact on the growth and development of fish. Hybrids may integrate the superior traits of their parents, thereby leading to higher economic benefits. Takifugu rubripes and T. obscurus are two important economic species in Asia. Here, to investigated the effect of temperature on the hybrid puffer larvae (T. rubripes ♀
Meiyuan, Li, Chenqi, Wang, Huiting, Zhou, Jinfeng, Chen, Liu, Wang, Yuyu, Xiong, Yushun, Tian, Hongwei, Yan, Xinyan, Liang, Qi, Liu, Xiuli, Wang, Yaohui, Wang, Chuang, Fu   +12 more
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