Bicarbonate transporters in corals point towards a key step in the evolution of cnidarian calcification

Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 9983 - 9983
Published: Jun 4, 2015
Abstract
The bicarbonate ion (HCO3(-)) is involved in two major physiological processes in corals, biomineralization and photosynthesis, yet no molecular data on bicarbonate transporters are available. Here, we characterized plasma membrane-type HCO3(-) transporters in the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata. Eight solute carrier (SLC) genes were found in the genome: five homologs of mammalian-type SLC4 family members, and three of mammalian-type...
Paper Details
Title
Bicarbonate transporters in corals point towards a key step in the evolution of cnidarian calcification
Published Date
Jun 4, 2015
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
9983 - 9983
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