Gene expression profiling of cuticular proteins across the moult cycle of the crab Portunus pelagicus |
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| Authors: | Anna V Kuballa David J Merritt Abigail Elizur |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F), Animal Science, Bribie Island, Queensland, 4507, Australia;(2) School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia;(3) Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, 4558, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Background Crustaceans represent an attractive model to study biomineralization and cuticle matrix formation, as these events are precisely
timed to occur at certain stages of the moult cycle. Moulting, the process by which crustaceans shed their exoskeleton, involves
the partial breakdown of the old exoskeleton and the synthesis of a new cuticle. This cuticle is subdivided into layers, some
of which become calcified while others remain uncalcified. The cuticle matrix consists of many different proteins that confer
the physical properties, such as pliability, of the exoskeleton. |
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