Identification, diversity and domain structure analysis of mucin and mucin-like genes in sea anemone Actinia tenebrosa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mucins are part of the glycoprotein family and the main proteinaceous component of mucus. The sea anemone species, Actinia tenebrosa (Phylum Cnidaria) produce large amounts of mucus, which have not been studied in detail. Furthermore, there has only been limited investigation of mucin genes in phylum Cnidaria. Therefore, the aim of current study was to identify and analyse the repertoire mucin genes present in A. tenebrosa and range of other sea anemone species to document their diversity in this group.

Methods

To achieve this aim, we undertook transcriptome sequencing, assembly, and annotation to identify mucin genes in A. tenebrosa.

Results

The results from this study demonstrated a diverse repertoire of mucin proteins, including muci

SUBMITTER: Haridi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9080433 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature