Biochemical basis of endogenous bioluminescent springtail Lobella sauteri (Collembola).

ABSTRACT: Bioluminescence plays important roles among animals in both intra- and inter-species communication. A variety of bioluminescent organisms inhabit soil environments, even in areas where light penetration is minimal. However, due to the lack of a model system to study underground bioluminescence, the biology and molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain largely unknown. Springtails (Collembola) are representative soil animals, and we recently identified Lobella sauteri (Neanuridae) as a bioluminescent species. L. sauteri can be maintained over multiple generations under laboratory conditions on a single food source, the plasmodium Fuligo septica, with a generation time of approximately 3 months. Bioluminescence was observed in all developmental stages of L. sauteri in laboratory

SUBMITTER: Bessho-Uehara M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12091230 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature