Publications

GrowCod Project

Scientific communications

Nagasawa K., Lazado C.C. & Fernandes J.M.O. (2011). Validation of endogenous reference genes for qPCR quantification of muscle transcripts in Atlantic cod subjected to different photoperiod regimesin Aquaculture Vol. 1, ISBN 979-953-307-107-6. Edited by Muchlisin Z.A. InTech (Croatia).

Fernandes J.M.O. & Sarropoulou, E. (2011). Comparative genomics in teleosts species: Knowledge transfer by linking genomes of model and non-model fish species. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. D. 6(1):92-102.

Nagasawa K., Giannetto A. & Fernandes J.M.O. Molecular characterization of the first teleost orthologues of myeloid/lymphoid leukaemia genes and effect of photoperiod on their expression in Atlantic cod. PLoS One (submitted)

Nagasawa K., Lazado C.C., Sarropoulou E., Giannetto A. & Fernandes J.M.O. Whole transcriptome analyses of Atlantic cod fast muscle throughout a maturation cycle. Marine Biotechnology (for submission by 15th November 2011 as part of the GIA2011 special issue). (in preparation)

Fernandes J.M.O., Nagasawa K., Lazado C.C. & Giannetto A. Sex-specific miRNAs in Atlantic cod and their differential expression with sexual maturation. PLoS One (in preparation)

Nagasawa K., Presslauer C., Kirtiklis L., Babiak I. & Fernandes J.M.O. Differential expression of oestrogen receptor paralogues in Atlantic cod during a maturation cycle. Molecular Endocrinology (in preparation)

Lazado C.C, Kumaratunga H., Nagasawa K. & Fernandes J.M.O. Myosatellite cells of Atlantic cod and the photoperiodic-mediated regulation of their circadian rhythm. Chronobiology International (in preparation)

Fernandes J. M. O.,” Influence of environmental factors on muscle growth in commercial teleost species”, delivered at the International Symposium on Muscle Biochemistry, Tokyo, Japan, 27-29 October 2011. (Invited speaker)

Nagasawa, K., Lazado, C.C., Fernandes, J.M.O. “miRNA expression in fast muscle of Atlantic cod during maturation cycle”, delivered at the Genomics in Aquaculture 2011, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 13-16 September 2011. (Oral)

Lazado, C.C., Nagasawa, K., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Next-generation sequencing of testicular miRNAs in Atlantic cod”, delivered at the Genomics in Aquaculture 2011, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 13-16 September 2011. (Oral)

Nagasawa, K., Lazado, C.C., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Relative expression of myogenic regulatory factors in fast muscle of Atlantic cod and the influence of photperiod manipulation in their expression plasticity”, presented at the Genomics in Aquaculture 2011, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 13-16 September 2011. (Poster)

Lazado, C.C., Nagasawa, K., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Transcriptional oscillation of peripheral circadian clocks in Atlantic cod during a maturation cycle”, presented at the Genomics in Aquaculture 2011, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 13-16 September 2011. (Poster)

Giannetto, A., Fasulo, S., Mauceri, A., Maisano, M., De Domenico, E., & Fernandes, J.M.O. “Influence of continuous light treatment on expression of health and stress biomarkers in Atlantic cod”,presented at the Genomics in Aquaculture 2011, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 13-16 September 2011. (Poster)

Fernandes J. M. O., “miRNAs and epigenetic regulation of muscle development in teleosts”, delivered at the Fthe Fish Muscle Growth and Repair: Models Linking Biomedicine and Aquaculture Workshop, West Sussex, UK, 26-29 June 2011. (Oral)

Nagasawa, K., Lazado, C.C., Fernandes, J.M.O. “How light influences muscle growth in Atlantic cod”, presented at the Fthe Fish Muscle Growth and Repair: Models Linking Biomedicine and Aquaculture Workshop, West Sussex, United Kingdom, 26-29 June 2011. (Poster)

Fernandes J.M.O., Giannetto A., Nagasawa, K. “Differential miRNA expression during gonadal maturation in Atlantic cod”, delivered at the World Aquaculture 2011, Natal, Brazil, 7-10 June 2011. (Oral)

Lazado, C.C., Nagasawa, K., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Proliferation and differentiation of myosatellite cells of Atlantic cod in vitro” delivered at the World Aquaculture 2011, Natal, Brazil, June 6-10, 2011. (Oral)

Nagasawa, K., Giannetto, A., Lazado, C.C., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Influence of photoperiod on gene expression of methyltransferases, histone methyltransferases and myogenic factors in fast muscle of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua” delivered at the World Aquaculture 2011, Natal, Brazil, June 6-10, 2011. (Oral)

Lazado, C.C., Nagasawa, K., Giannetto, A., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Circadian periodicity of the molecular clock in Atlantic cod and its implications in precocious sexual maturation” presented at the World Aquaculture 2011, Natal, Brazil, June 6-10, 2011. (Poster)

Nagasawa, K., Presslauer, C., Kirtiklis, L., Fernandes, J.M.O., Babiak I. “Gonadal maturation and gene expression changes in sex steroid receptors and aromatase in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L.”, presented at the World Aquaculture 2011, Natal, Brazil, June 6-10, 2011. (Poster)

Lazado, C.C., Nagasawa, K., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Genome-wide screen for molecular markers of muscle growth and sexual maturation in Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua” presented at the 5th International Conference on Marine Bioprospecting, BIOPROSP 2011, Tromsø, Norway, February 23-25, 2011. (Poster)

Lazado, C.C., Nagasawa, K., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Myogenic satellite cells of Atlantic cod: development of an in vitro model to study muscle growth” presented at the Research Council's High North Conference, Tromsø, Norway, November 10-11, 2010. (Poster)

Presslauer C., Nagasawa K., Kirtiklis L., Fernandes J.M.O. & Babiak I. “Changes in expression of steroid receptors and aromatase in Atlantic cod during a maturation cycle”, presented at the Research Council's High North Conference, Tromsø, Norway, November 10-11, 2010. (Poster)

Nagasawa, K., Giannetto, A., Kirtiklis, L., Lazado, C.C., Fernandes, J.M.O. “Photoperiodic treatment promotes weight gain and influences expression of histone methyltransferases in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)”, presented at the Aquaculture Europe 2010, Porto, Portugal, October 5-8, 2010. (Poster)

Nagasawa, K., Gianetto, A., Kirtiklis L., Fernandes, J.M.O. “The Mll genes in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and their expression during photoperiod manipulation”, presented at the 9th Congress of International Fish Biology, Barcelona, Spain, 5-7 July 2010. (Poster)

Fernandes J.MO., “Photoperiod regime, sexual maturation, muscle growth and transcriptomal responses in Atlantic cod”, delivered at the 9th Congress of International Fish Biology, Barcelona, Spain, 5-7 July 2010. (Oral)

Fernandes , J.M.O., Giannetto, A., Nagasawa, K. “DNA and histone methyltransferases in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and their photic-related expression changes”, presented at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Main Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 30 June-3 July 2010. (Oral)

Fernandes, J.M.O., Nagasawa, K., Gianetto , A. “The DNMT and MLL gene families from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and their regulation by photoperiod”, presented at the Norwegian Research Council Aquaculture Meeting (Havbruk 2010), Trondheim, Norway, 19-21 April 2010. (Poster)