Scallop genome reveals molecular adaptations to semi-sessile life and neurotoxins

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1721 - 11
• Main Authors: Li, Yuli, Sun, Xiaoqing, Hu, Xiaoli, Xun, Xiaogang, Zhang, Jinbo, Guo, Ximing, Jiao, Wenqian, Zhang, Lingling, Liu, Weizhi, Wang, Jing, Li, Ji, Sun, Yan, Miao, Yan, Zhang, Xiaokang, Cheng, Taoran, Xu, Guoliang, Fu, Xiaoteng, Wang, Yangfan, Yu, Xinran, Huang, Xiaoting, Lu, Wei, Lv, Jia, Mu, Chuang, Wang, Dawei, Li, Xu, Xia, Yu, Li, Yajuan, Yang, Zhihui, Wang, Fengliang, Zhang, Lu, Xing, Qiang, Dou, Huaiqian, Ning, Xianhui, Dou, Jinzhuang, Li, Yangping, Kong, Dexu, Liu, Yaran, Jiang, Zhi, Li, Ruiqiang, Wang, Shi, Bao, Zhenmin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.11.2017; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/181/735; 631/208/514/2254; 631/208/726; Adaptation; Adaptation, Physiological - genetics; Adductor muscle; Animals; Cambrian; Evolution, Molecular; Feet; Genome; Genomes; Hepatopancreas; Hepatopancreas - physiology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Kidney - physiology; Kidneys; Metabolic Networks and Pathways - genetics; Models, Biological; Molecular modelling; Mollusks; multidisciplinary; Muscle, Smooth - physiology; Muscles; Mutation; Neurotoxins; Neurotoxins - metabolism; Neurotoxins - toxicity; Opsins; Opsins - genetics; Opsins - physiology; Pectinidae - anatomy & histology; Pectinidae - genetics; Pectinidae - physiology; Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate - physiology; Phylogeny; Predation; Proteins; Retina - physiology; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Secretion; Skeletal muscle; Smooth muscle; Sodium channels; Spectral sensitivity; Toxicity; Toxins

Bivalve molluscs are descendants of an early-Cambrian lineage superbly adapted to benthic filter feeding. Adaptations in form and behavior are well recognized, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we investigate the genome, various transcriptomes, and proteomes of the s...