Identification of putative olfactory G-protein coupled receptors in Crown-of-Thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In marine organisms, and in particular for benthic invertebrates including echinoderms, olfaction is a dominant sense with chemosensation being a critical signalling process. Until recently natural product chemistry was the primary investigative approach to elucidate the nature of chemical signals but advances in genomics and transcriptomics over the last decade have facilitated breakthroughs in understanding not only the chemistry but also the molecular mechanisms underpinning chemosensation in aquatic environments. Integration of these approaches has the potential to reveal the fundamental elements influencing community structure of benthic ecosystems as chemical signalling modulates intra- and inter-species interactions. Such knowledge also offers avenues for potentia

SUBMITTER: Roberts RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5442662 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature