Effect of salinity on immunological responses in striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalamus) in larvae and juvenile stages

A STAT gene from Scylla paramamosain, named SpSTAT, was cloned and characterized. The full length of SpSTAT mRNA contains a 5′untranslated region (UTR) of 238 bp, an open reading frame (ORF) of 2388 bp and a 3′ UTR of 326 bp. The SpSTAT protein contains four characteristic STAT domains and showed 84% identity (90% similarity) and 44% identity (64% similarity) to Litopenaeus vannamei STAT protein and Human STAT5a/b protein, respectively. The mRNA...