Investigating calcification-related candidates in a non-symbiotic scleractinian coral, Tubastraea spp.

ABSTRACT: In hermatypic scleractinian corals, photosynthetic fixation of CO₂ and the production of CaCO₃ are intimately linked due to their symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellates of the Symbiodiniaceae family. This makes it difficult to study ion transport mechanisms involved in the different pathways. In contrast, most ahermatypic scleractinian corals do not share this symbiotic relationship and thus offer an advantage when studying the ion transport mechanisms involved in the calcification process. Despite this advantage, non-symbiotic scleractinian corals have been systematically neglected in calcification studies, resulting in a lack of data especially at the molecular level. Here, we combined a tissue micro-dissection technique and RNA-sequencing to identify calcifica

SUBMITTER: Capasso L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9357087 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature