title: Omics of the marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) and its relevance to marine environmental research.
abstract: In recent years, the marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma), also known as the Indian medaka or brackish medaka, has been recognized as a model fish species for ecotoxicology and environmental research in the Asian region. O. melastigma has several promising features for research, which include a short generation period (3-4 months), daily spawning, small size (3-4 cm), transparent embryos, sexual dimorphism, and ease of mass culture in the laboratory. There have been extensive transcriptome and genome studies on the marine medaka in the past decade. Such omics data can be useful in understanding the signal transduction pathways of small teleosts in response to environmental stressors. An omics-integrated approach in the study of the marine medaka is important for strengthening its role as a small fish model for marine environmental studies. In this review, we present current omics information about the marine medaka and discuss its potential applications in the study of various molecular pathways that can be targets of marine environmental stressors, such as chemical pollutants. We believe that this review will encourage the use of this small fish as a model species in marine environmental research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
authors.forename: Bo-Mi
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Bioscience & Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jaebum
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ik-Young
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, Hamdard University, 110062, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sheikh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raisuddin
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory on Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Doris W T
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Au
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Kenneth M Y
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Rudolf S S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012, South Korea. Electronic address: jsrhee@inu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jae-Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea. Electronic address: jslee2@skku.edu.
authors.forename: Jae-Seong
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D023281:Genomics; D009990:Oryzias / Q000235:genetics*; D059467:Transcriptome; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Environmental research; Genome; Marine medaka; Marine pollutant; Molecular pathways; Omics; Oryzias melastigma