Expression of calcification-related ion transporters during blue mussel larval development.

ABSTRACT: The physiological processes driving the rapid rates of calcification in larval bivalves are poorly understood. Here, we use a calcification substrate-limited approach (low dissolved inorganic carbon, C _T) and mRNA sequencing to identify proteins involved in bicarbonate acquisition during shell formation. As a secondary approach, we examined expression of ion transport and shell matrix proteins (SMPs) over the course of larval development and shell formation. We reared four families of Mytilus edulis under ambient (ca. 1865 µmol/kg) and low C _T (ca. 941 µmol/kg) conditions and compared expression patterns at six developmental time points. Larvae reared under low C _T exhibited a developmental delay, and a small subset of contigs wa

SUBMITTER: Ramesh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6662379 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature