Fish Osmoregulation: Past, Present and Future

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Animals".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 298

Special Issue Editor

Attached Promotive Center for International Education and Research of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Interests: fish physiology; developmental toxicology; disease model and mechanism; omics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The capability of animal cells to maintain a constant cell volume is a prerequisite for cellular life. Fish have developed effective osmoregulatory mechanisms to compensate for the water and ion gains or losses in various salinity environments. Studies have revealed that various osmoregulatory organs and tissues such as the gills, intestines, and kidneys have specific mechanisms for maintaining cellular status upon osmotic stress. Ion and water osmoregulation are critical for the maintenance of tissue and cellular functions. This regulation is important for defining cell shape, intracellular osmolality, and various cellular functions. The understanding of these osmoregulatory mechanisms began from observations of tissue structure via microscopic analysis and our understanding of ion flow owes its origin to electrophysiological and inhibitor studies. In recent decades, the general characterization (localization, RNA, and protein expression) of selected ion transporters and hormonal receptors were studied. The current integrated omics approach (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, metagenomics, and epigenomics) allows researchers to gain an overview of the osmotic responses in various fish models. In addition, studies that apply a transgenic model are gaining incresed interest and could provide more solid fucntional evidence of osmroeguatory mechansims. This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers to discuss their work related to different aspects of this topic. Both reviews and research articles are welcome.

Dr. William Tse
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • cell physiology
  • endocrinology
  • omics
  • bioinformatics
  • aquatic organism
  • osmoregulatory organs
  • host-bacteria interaction
  • ion transporters and channels

Published Papers

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