[HTML][HTML] Rescue of germ cells in dnd crispant embryos opens the possibility to produce inherited sterility in Atlantic salmon

H Güralp, KO Skaftnesmo, E Kjærner-Semb… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Genetic introgression of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) into wild populations
is a major environmental concern for the salmon aquaculture industry. Using sterile fish in …

[HTML][HTML] The vgll3 Locus Controls Age at Maturity in Wild and Domesticated Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Males

F Ayllon, E Kjærner-Semb, T Furmanek… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Wild and domesticated Atlantic salmon males display large variation for sea age at sexual
maturation, which varies between 1–5 years. Previous studies have uncovered a genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Vgll3 and the Hippo pathway are regulated in Sertoli cells upon entry and during puberty in Atlantic salmon testis

E Kjærner-Semb, F Ayllon, L Kleppe, E Sørhus… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Vgll3 is linked to age at maturity in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). However, the molecular
mechanisms involving Vgll3 in controlling timing of puberty as well as relevant tissue and cell …

Comparison of anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon genomes reveals signatures of parallel and relaxed selection across the Northern Hemisphere

E KjærnerSemb, RB Edvardsen… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Most Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) populations follow an anadromous life cycle, spending
early life in freshwater, migrating to the sea for feeding, and returning to rivers to spawn. At …

[HTML][HTML] Atlantic salmon populations reveal adaptive divergence of immune related genes-a duplicated genome under selection

E Kjærner-Semb, F Ayllon, T Furmanek, V Wennevik… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Populations of Atlantic salmon display highly significant genetic differences
with unresolved molecular basis. These differences may result from separate postglacial …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of vgll3 genotypes on sea age at maturity is altered in farmed mowi strain Atlantic salmon

…, KA Glover, F Mohammadi, E Kjærner-Semb… - BMC genetics, 2019 - Springer
Background In Atlantic salmon in the wild, age at maturity is strongly influenced by the vgll3
locus. Under farming conditions, light, temperature and feeding regimes are known …

[HTML][HTML] Heterochiasmy and the establishment of gsdf as a novel sex determining gene in Atlantic halibut

…, L Kleppe, P Jern, A Wallberg, E Kjærner-Semb… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Atlantic Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) has a X/Y genetic sex determination system,
but the sex determining factor is not known. We produced a high-quality genome assembly …

[HTML][HTML] Indel locations are determined by template polarity in highly efficient in vivo CRISPR/Cas9-mediated HDR in Atlantic salmon

AH Straume, E Kjærner-Semb, K Ove Skaftnesmo… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Precise gene editing such as CRISPR/Cas9-mediated homology directed repair (HDR) can
increase our understanding of gene function and improve traits of importance for aquaculture…

[HTML][HTML] Pituitary Gonadotropin Gene Expression During Induced Onset of Postsmolt Maturation in Male Atlantic Salmon: In Vivo and Tissue Culture Studies

D Crespo, KO Skaftnesmo, E Kjaerner-Semb… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Precocious male maturation causes reduced welfare and increased production costs in
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture. The pituitary produces and releases follicle-…

[HTML][HTML] Single nucleotide replacement in the Atlantic salmon genome using CRISPR/Cas9 and asymmetrical oligonucleotide donors

AH Straume, E Kjærner-Semb, KO Skaftnesmo… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background New breeding technologies (NBT) using CRISPR/Cas9-induced homology
directed repair (HDR) has the potential to expedite genetic improvement in aquaculture. The …