Byssus Structure and Protein Composition in the Highly Invasive Fouling Mussel Limnoperna fortunei.

ABSTRACT: Biofouling mediated by byssus adhesion in invasive bivalves has become a global environmental problem in aquatic ecosystems, resulting in negative ecological and economic consequences. Previous studies suggested that mechanisms responsible for byssus adhesion largely vary among bivalves, but it is poorly understood in freshwater species. Understanding of byssus structure and protein composition is the prerequisite for revealing these mechanisms. Here, we used multiple methods, including scanning electron microscope, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, transcriptome sequencing, real-time quantitative PCR, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, to investigate structure, and protein composition of byssus in the highly invasive freshwater mussel Limnoperna fortunei. T

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5911496 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature