The Biga Laboratory

Publications

  1. Freij, K.W., B.M. Cleveland, and P.R. Biga. 2024. Remodeling of the epigenetic landscape in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, offspring in response to maternal choline intake. In review: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part D. Genomics and Proteomics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2024.101348
  2. Reid, R.M., S. Turkmen, B.M. Cleveland, and P.R. Biga. 2024. Direct actions of growth hormone in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, skeletal muscle cells in vitro. Comp. Biochem. and Phys., Part A. Mol. and Int. Phys. 297:111725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.111725
  3. Freij, K.W., B. Cleveland, and P.R. Biga. 2024. Maternal dietary choline levels cause transcriptome shifts due to genotype-by-diet interactions in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comp. Biochem. Phys. D. Genomics and Proteomics. doi:10.1016/j.cbd.2024.101193   
  4. Riddle, N.C., P.R. Biga, A.M. Bronikowski, J.R. Walters, G.S. Wilkinson, and IISAGE Consortium. 2023. Comparative analysis of animal lifespan. GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-023-00984-2.
  5. Hogg, D.W., A.L. Reid, T.L. Dodsworth, Y. Chen, R.M. Reid, M. Xu, M. Husic, P.R. Biga, A. Slee, L.T. Buck, D. Barsyte-Lovejoy, M. Locke, and D.A. Lovejoy. 2022. Skeletal muscle metabolism and contraction Skeletal muscle metabolism and contraction performance regulation by teneurin C-terminal-associated peptide-1. Front. Physiol. 13:1031264. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1031264
  6. Bronikowski, A. M., Meisel, R. P., Biga, P. R., Walters, J. R., Mank, J. E., Larschan, E., Wilkinson, G. S., Valenzuela, N., Conard, A. M., de Magalhães, J. P., Duan, J., Elias, A. E., Gamble, T., Graze, R. M., Gribble, K. E., Kreiling, J. A., and Riddle, N. C. (2021). Sex-specific aging in animals: Perspective and future directions. Aging Cell, 00, e13542. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.13542
  7. Reid, R.M., A.L. Reid, D.A. Lovejoy, and P.R. Biga. 2021. Teneurin C-Terminal Associated Peptide (TCAP)-3 Increases Metabolic Activity in Zebrafish. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. Doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.591160
  8. Cleveland, B.M., T.D. Leeds, M.J. Picklo, C. Brentesen, J. Frost, and P.R. Biga. 2020. Supplementing rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) broodstock diets with choline and methionine improves growth in offspring. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 1-16. Doi: 10.1111/jwas.12634
  9. Latimer, M.N., R.M. Reid, P.R. Biga, and B.M. Cleveland. 2019. Glucose regulates protein turnover and growth-related mechanisms in rainbow trout myogenic precursor cells. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 232:91-97. Doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.03.010. PMID: 30904682
  10. Reid, R.M., K.W. Freij, J.C. Maples, and P.R. Biga. 2019. Teneurins and teneurins C-terminal associated peptide (TCAP) metabolism: What’s known in fish? Front. Neurosci. 13:177. Doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.00177. PMID: 30890915
  11. Latimer, M.N., K.W. Freij, B. Cleveland, and P.R. Biga. 2018. Physiological and molecular mechanisms of methionine restriction. Frontiers in Endocrinology Experimental Endocrinology doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00217. PMID: 29780356
  12. Reid, R., A. D’Aquila, and P.R. Biga. 2018. The validation of a sensitive, non-toxic in vivo metabolic assay applicable across zebrafish life stages. 2018. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 208:29-37. Doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.11.004. PMID: 29162498
  13. Latimer, M., B.M. Cleveland, and P.R. Biga. 2018. Dietary Methionine Restriction: Effects on Glucose Tolerance, Lipid Content and micro-RNA composition in the muscle of Rainbow Trout. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C. (E-pub) doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.10.012 PMID: 29100953
  14. Galt, N.J., J.M. Froehlich, S.D. McCormick, and P.R. Biga. 2018. A comparative evaluation of crowding stress on muscle HSP90 and myostatin expression in salmonids. Aquaculture. 483:141-148. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.10.019 PMID: 27444129
  15. Biga, P.R., M.N. Latimer, J.M. Froehlich, J.C. Gabillard, and I. Seiliez. 2017. Distribution of H3K27me3, H3K9me3, and H3K4me3 along autophagy-related genes highly expressed in starved zebrafish myotubes. Biol. Open 6(11):1720-1725.PMID: 29025701
  16. Latimer, M.N., N. Sabin, A. Le Cam, I. Seiliez, P. Biga, and J.C. Gabillard. 2017. miR-210 expression is associated with methionine-induced differentiation of trout satellite cells. J Exp. Biol. 220(Pt 16):2932-2938. doi:10.1242/jeb.154484 PMID: 28576820
  17. Galt, N.J., S.D. McCormick, J.M. Froehlich, and P.R. Biga. 2016. A comparative examination of cortisol effects on muscle myostatin and HSP90 gene expression in salmonids. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 237:19-26.doi:10.1016/j.gcen.2016.07.019 PMID: 27444129
  18. Seiliez, I., J.M. Froehlich, L. Marandel, J.C. Gabillard, and P.R. Biga. 2015. Evolutionary history and epigenetic regulation of the three paralogous pax7 genes in rainbow trout. Cell Tissue Research. 359(3):715-27. Dec. 10. PMID: 25487404
  19. Allison DB, Antoine LH, Ballinger SW, Bamman MM, Biga P, Darley-Usmar VM, Fisher G, Gohlke JM, Halade GV, Hartman JL, Hunter GR, Messina JL, Nagy TR, Plaisance RP, Roth KA, Sandel MW, Schwartz TS, Smith DL, Sweatt JD, Tollefsbol TO, Watts SA, Yang Y, Zhang J, Austad, S, and Powell ML. 2014. Aging and energetics’ ‘Top 40’ future research opportunities 2010-2013. v1; http://f1000r.es/4ae; F1000Research, 3:219 (doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.5212.1)
  20. Galt, N.J., J.M. Froehlich, E.A. Remily, S.R. Romero, and P.R. Biga. 2014. The effects of exogenous cortisol on myostatin transcription in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Comp. Biochem. Phsyiol. A. Mol Intergr. Physiol. 175:57-63. PMID: 24875565
  21. Picha, M.E., P.R. Biga, N. Galt, A.S. McGinty, K. Gross, V.S. Hedgepeth, T.D. Siopes, and R.J. Borski. 2014. Overcompensation of circulating and local insulin-like growth factor-I during catch-up growth in hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops X Morone saxatilis) following temperature and feeding manipulation. Aquaculture. 428-429:174-183
  22. Froehlich, J.M., I. Seiliez, J.C. Gabillard, and P.R. Biga. 2014. Preparation of Primary Myogenic Precursor Cell/Myoblast Cultures from Basal Vertebrate Lineages. Journal of Visualized Experiments. Apr 30;(86). doi:10.3791/51354. PMID: 24835774
  23. Goetz, F.W., A. Jasonowicz, R. Johnson, P. Biga, G. Fischer, and S. Sitar. 2014. Physiological differences between siscowet and lean trout morphotypes: Are these metabolotypes? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 71(3):427-435
  24. Galt, N.J., J.M. Froehlich, B.M. Meyer, F.T. Barrows, and P.R. Biga. 2014. High-fat diet reduces local myostatin-1 paralog expression and alters skeletal muscle lipid content in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 40(3):875-86. PMID: 24264425
  25. Gabillard, J.C., P.R. Biga, P.Y. Rescan, and I. Seiliez. 2013. Revisiting the paradigm of myostatin in vertebrates: insights from fishes. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 194C:45-54. PMID: 24018114
  26. Froehlich, J.M., Z.G. Fowler, N.J. Galt, D.L. Smith Jr., and P.R. Biga. 2013. Sarcopenia and piscines: the case for indeterminate-growing fish as unique genetic model organisms in aging and longevity research. Frontiers of Genetics in Aging. 4:159. PMID: 23967015
  27. Froehlich, J.M., N.J. Galt, M.J. Charging, B.M. Meyer, and P.R. Biga. 2013. In vitro indeterminate teleost myogenesis appears to be dependent on Pax3. In vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology- Animal. 49(5):371-385. PMID: 23613306
  28. Biga, P.R., J.M. Froehlich, K.J. Greenlee, N.J. Galt, B.M. Meyer, and D.J. Christensen. 2013. Gelatinases impart susceptibility to high-fat diet-induced obesity in mice. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 24(8):1462-8. PMID: 23465590
  29. Meyer, B.M., J.M. Froehlich, N.J. Galt and P.R. Biga. 2013. Inbred strains of zebrafish exhibit variation in growth performance and myostatin expression following fasting. Comparative Biochem. Physiol. A. 164(1):1-9. PMID: 23047051
  30. Rosauer, D.R., P.R. Biga, S. Lindell, F.P. Binkowski, B. Shepherd, C. Simchick, F.W. Goetz. 2011. Development of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) broodstocks: physical characteristics after grow-out of different strains of yellow perch. Aquaculture. 317:58-66.
  31. Lyons, J.A., Haring, J.S., and Biga, P.R. 2010. Myostatin expression, lymphocyte population, and potential cytokine production correlate with predisposition to high-fat diet-induced obesity in mice. PLoS One. 5(9): e12928. PMID: 20877574.
  32. Biga, P.R. and J.L. Meyer. 2009.Growth hormone differentially regulates growth and growth-related gene expression in closely related fish species. Comp Biochem Phys. A. 154:465-473. PMID: 19654052.
  33. Biga, P.R. and F.W. Goetz. 2006. Zebrafish and giant danio as models for muscle growth: Determinate versus indeterminate growth as determined by morphometric analysis. Am J Physiol: Reg Integ Comp Physiol. 291:R1327-R1337. PMID: 16741137.
  34. Biga, P.R., Roberts S.R., Iliev D.B., McCauley L.A.R., and Goetz F.W. 2005. The isolation, characterization, and expression of a novel GDF11 gene and a second myostatin form in zebrafish, Danio rerio. Comp Biochem Phys. B. 141:218-230. PMID: 15886039.
  35. Biga, P.R., Peterson B.C., Schelling G.T., Hardy R.W., Cain K.D., Overturf K., and Ott T.L. 2005. Bovine growth hormone treatment increased IGF-I in circulation and induced the production of a specific immune response in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss. Aquaculture. 246:437-445.
  36. Ettensohn K.M., Biga P., Romano C., Devlin R.H., Roberts S.B. 2004. Genes differentially expressed in growth hormone transgenic salmon. Biol Bull. Oct; 207(2):168.
  37. Biga, P.R., K.D. Cain, R.W. Hardy, G.T. Schelling, K. Overturf, S.B. Roberts, F.W. Goetz, and T.L. Ott. 2004. Growth hormone differentially regulates myostatin-I and –II and increases circulating cortisol in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Gen Comp Endocrinol. 138(1):32-41. PMID: 15242749.
  38. Congleton, J.L., P.R. Biga, and B.C. Peterson.  2004. Plasma insulin-like growth factor-I in yearling Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) migrating from the Snake River Basin, USA. Fish Physiol Biochem. 29:57-66
  39. Biga, P.R., K.D. Cain, R.W. Hardy, K. Overturf, G.T. Schelling, and T.L. Ott. 2004. The effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) on tissue IGF-I, IGF-I receptor, and GH mRNA levels in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Gen Comp Endocrinol. 135(3):324-333. PMID: 14723884.
  40. Peterson, B.C., P.R. Simpson, K.D. Cain, R.W. Hardy, G.T. Schelling, and T.L. Ott. 2003. Effects of administration of somatostatin-14 and immunoneutralization of somatostatin on endocrine and growth responses in rainbow trout. J. Fish Biology. 63:506-522.