Genetic basis of stony coral biomineralization: History, trends and future prospects

• Published in: Journal of structural biology Vol. 213; no. 4; p. 107782
• Main Authors: Drake, Jeana L., Varsano, Neta, Mass, Tali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Animals; Anthozoa - classification; Anthozoa - genetics; Anthozoa - growth & development; Aragonite; Biomineralization - genetics; Calcification, Physiologic - genetics; Calcium Carbonate - metabolism; Epigenomics - methods; Epigenomics - trends; Forecasting; Gene Editing - methods; Gene Editing - trends; Genomic; Highly acidic proteins; Larva - genetics; Larva - growth & development; Larva - metabolism; Metamorphosis, Biological - genetics; Phylogeny; Proteomic; Skeletal organic matrix; Species Specificity; Aragonite; Highly acidic proteins; Skeletal organic matrix; Genomic; Proteomic

•The genes encoding proteins found in the stony coral skeletal organic matrix have been revealed in recent years; however, outstanding questions about the biomineralization mechanism remain.•Genetic tools are primed to be combined with physical and chemical analyses to reveal the full suite of genet...