Identification of putative olfactory G-protein coupled receptors in Crown-of-Thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci

Identification of putative olfactory G-protein coupled receptors in Crown-of-Thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci

Abstract Background In marine organisms, and in particular for benthic invertebrates including echinoderms, olfaction is a dominant sense with chemosensation being a critical signalling process. Until recently natural product chemistry was the primary investigative approach to elucidate the nature o...

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Main Authors: Rebecca E. Roberts, Cherie A. Motti, Kenneth W. Baughman, Noriyuki Satoh, Michael R. Hall, Scott F. Cummins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Olfaction
GPCR
In situ hybridisation
Starfish
COTS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3793-4

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