Transcriptome and proteome dynamics in larvae of the barnacle Balanus Amphitrite from the Red Sea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The barnacle Balanus amphitrite is widely distributed in marine shallow and tidal waters, and has significant economic and ecological importance. Nauplii, the first larval stage of most crustaceans, are extremely abundant in the marine zooplankton. However, a lack of genome information has hindered elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of development, settlement and survival strategies in extreme marine environments. We sequenced and constructed the genome dataset for nauplii to obtain comprehensive larval genetic information. We also investigated iTRAQ-based protein expression patterns to reveal the molecular basis of nauplii development, and to gain information on larval survival strategies in the Red Sea marine environment.

Results

A nauplii larval transcript

SUBMITTER: Chandramouli KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4678614 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature