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- Title
Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses of Bioluminescence Genes in the Enope Squid Watasenia scintillans.
- Authors
Yoshida, Masa-aki; Imoto, Junichi; Kawai, Yuri; Funahashi, Satomi; Minei, Ryuhei; Akizuki, Yuki; Ogura, Atsushi; Nakabayashi, Kazuhiko; Yura, Kei; Ikeo, Kazuho
- Abstract
Watasenia scintillans, a sparkling enope squid, has bioluminescence organs to illuminate its body with its own luciferase activity. To clarify the molecular mechanism underlying its scintillation, we analysed high-throughput sequencing data acquired previously and obtained draft genome sequences accomplished with comparative genomic data among the cephalopods. The genome mapped by transcriptome data showed that (1) RNA editing contributed to transcriptome variation of lineage specific genes, such as W. scintillans luciferase, and (2) two types of luciferase enzymes were characterized with reasonable 3D models docked to a luciferin molecule. We report two different types of luciferase in one organism and possibly related to variety of colour types in the W. scintillans fluorescent organs.
- Publication
Marine Biotechnology, 2020, Vol 22, Issue 6, p760
- ISSN
1436-2228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10126-020-10001-8