Chitin Synthesis and Degradation in Crustaceans: A Genomic View and Application

• Published in: Marine drugs Vol. 19; no. 3; p. 153
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaojun, Yuan, Jianbo, Li, Fuhua, Xiang, Jianhai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.03.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Aquatic crustaceans; Biosynthesis; Chitin; chitin metabolism; chitin synthase; chitin synthesis; Chitinase; Crustacea; crustacean; Crustaceans; Defense industry; Degradation; degradation pathway; Enzymes; Exoskeleton; Exoskeletons; Gene expression; Gene regulation; Gene sequencing; Genes; genetic databases; Genomes; Genomic analysis; Genomics; Glucose; immune response; Immune system; Insects; Intestine; intestines; Metabolism; Molting; Moulting; peritrophic membrane; Physiology; Polymers; Review; chitin metabolism; chitinase; degradation pathway; crustacean; chitin synthase; chitin synthesis

Chitin is among the most important components of the crustacean cuticular exoskeleton and intestinal peritrophic matrix. With the progress of genomics and sequencing technology, a large number of gene sequences related to chitin metabolism have been deposited in the GenBank database in recent years....