{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Shikina S"],"funding":["MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science","MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)"],"pagination":["899"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11269664"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Coral polyps are composed of four tissues; however, their characteristics are largely unexplored. Here we report biological characteristics of tentacles (Te), mesenterial filaments (Me), body wall (Bo), and mouth with pharynx (MP), using comparative genomic, morpho-histological, and transcriptomic analyses of the large-polyp coral, Fimbriaphyllia ancora. A draft F. ancora genome assembly of 434 Mbp was created. Morpho-histological and transcriptomic characterization of the four tissues showed that they have distinct differences in structure, primary cellular composition, and transcriptional profiles. Tissue-specific, highly expressed genes (HEGs) of Te are related to biological defense, predation, and coral-algal symbiosis. Me expresses multiple digestive enzymes, whereas Bo expresses inna"],"journal":["Communications biology"],"pubmed_title":["Genome and tissue-specific transcriptomes of the large-polyp coral, Fimbriaphyllia (Euphyllia) ancora: a recipe for a coral polyp."],"pmcid":["PMC11269664"],"funding_grant_id":["20H03235, 20K21860, and 24K01847","20J21301"],"pubmed_authors":["Chu YL","Kawamitsu M","Fujie M","Zayasu Y","Satoh N","Chen E","Takeuchi T","Shikina S","Chiu YL","Lin TC","Kanda M","Uchida T","Cheng YC","Shinzato C","Yoshioka Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Genome and tissue-specific transcriptomes of the large-polyp coral, Fimbriaphyllia (Euphyllia) ancora: a recipe for a coral polyp.","description":"Coral polyps are composed of four tissues; however, their characteristics are largely unexplored. Here we report biological characteristics of tentacles (Te), mesenterial filaments (Me), body wall (Bo), and mouth with pharynx (MP), using comparative genomic, morpho-histological, and transcriptomic analyses of the large-polyp coral, Fimbriaphyllia ancora. A draft F. ancora genome assembly of 434 Mbp was created. Morpho-histological and transcriptomic characterization of the four tissues showed that they have distinct differences in structure, primary cellular composition, and transcriptional profiles. Tissue-specific, highly expressed genes (HEGs) of Te are related to biological defense, predation, and coral-algal symbiosis. Me expresses multiple digestive enzymes, whereas Bo expresses inna","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jul","modification":"2026-06-01T10:01:29.022Z","creation":"2025-04-19T13:13:10.008Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11269664","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39048698"],"doi":["10.1038/s42003-024-06544-4"]}}