Transcriptional regulation analysis reveals the complexity of metamorphosis in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas).

ABSTRACT: Many marine invertebrate phyla are characterized by indirect development. These animals transit from planktonic larvae to benthic spats via settlement and metamorphosis, which contributes to their adaption to the marine environment. Studying the biological process of metamorphosis is, thus, key to understanding the origin and evolution of indirect development. Although numerous studies have been conducted on the relationship between metamorphosis and the marine environment, microorganisms, and neurohormones, little is known about gene regulation network (GRN) dynamics during metamorphosis. Metamorphosis-competent pediveligers of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas were assayed in this study. By assaying gene expression patterns and open chromatin region changes of different samples

SUBMITTER: Xu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689616 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature