A puzzling homology: a brittle star using a putative cnidarian-type luciferase for bioluminescence
Bioluminescence relies on the oxidation of a luciferin substrate catalysed by a luciferase enzyme. Luciferins and luciferases are generic terms used to describe a large variety of substrates and enzymes. Whereas luciferins can be shared by phylogenetically distant organisms which feed on organisms p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2017-01-01
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Series: | Open Biology |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsob.160300 |