Identification and functional expression of two subtypes of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase differently regulating triacylglyceride synthesis during ovary development in Chinese mitten crab,Eriocheir sinensis

Triacylglycerides (TAG) are a pivotal nutrient for crustacean reproduction, rapidly accumulating in gonads and hepatopancreas during the ovary development. Glycerol‐3‐phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) is the enzyme catalyzing the first step in TAG synthesis. In the present study, two EsGPATs subtypes ( EsGPAT1 and EsGPAT2 ) were identified and characterized. The transcript of EsGPAT1 was highly expressed in thoracic ganglia, hepatopancreas and...