Invasive investigation: uptake and transport of l-leucine in the gill epithelium of crustaceans.

ABSTRACT: Many aquatic species are well known as extremely successful invaders. The green crab (Carcinus maenas) is an arthropod native to European waters; however, it is now known to be a globally invasive species. Recently, it was discovered that the C. maenas could transport nutrients in the form of amino acids across their gill from the surrounding environment, a feat previously thought to be impossible in arthropods. We compared the ability for branchial amino acid transport of crustacean's native to Canadian Pacific waters to that of the invasive C. maenas, determining if this was a novel pathway in an extremely successful invasive species, or a shared trait among crustaceans. Active transport of l-leucine was exhibited in C. maenas, Metacarcinus gracilis, Metaca

SUBMITTER: Griffin RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123864 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature