(1) Institute of Developmental Biology, Life Science College, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China;(2) Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Abstract:
A full-length amphioxus -aminobutyric acid type-A receptor-associated protein-like 2 (GABARAPL2) cDNA was isolated. Its sequence and developmental expression are first described in this paper. The phylogenetic analysis shows that the amphioxus GABARAPL2 and GABARAPL2 in vertebrates are highly homologous. The results of in situ hybridization show that the amphioxus GABARAPL2 gene is expressed in the neural tube, neurenteric canal, notochord, muscle and developing alimentary canal.Edited by P. SimpsonKailong Liang and Yushuang Lin contributed equally to the study