Effects of Starvation on the Physiology and Liver Transcriptome of Yellowcheek (Elopichthys bambusa)

Anthropogenic and extreme climate disasters cause ecological changes in natural rivers lakes, increasing the risk of starvation yellowcheek (Elopichthys bambusa). Therefore, impact on metabolism wild population should be explored. In this study, we used transcriptome sequencing technology to analyze effects short (8 d) long-term (28 liver transcriptome, growth, serum indicators yellowcheek. Our results showed that short-term significantly reduced visceral weight viscera index Long-term body Fulton’s condition factor, it maintained significant reductions index. These indicate glycogen is preferred energy source, rather than muscle protein, under starvation. Short-term limited N-glycan fatty acid biosynthesis, elongation endoplasmic reticulum liver, upregulated degradation. However, alleviated reduction biosynthesis caused by early starvation, mitochondria, as well provide important experiment information for assessing levels nutritional status