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    Bicarbonate transporters in corals point towards a key step in the evolution of cnidarian calcification

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    Zoccola, Didier cc
    Ganot, Philippe
    Bertucci, Anthony
    Caminiti-Segonds, Natacha
    Techer, Nathalie
    Voolstra, Christian R. cc
    Aranda, Manuel cc
    Tambutté, Eric
    Allemand, Denis
    Casey, Joseph R
    Tambutté, Sylvie
    KAUST Department
    Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
    Marine Science Program
    Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
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    2015-06-04
    Online Publication Date
    2015-06-04
    Print Publication Date
    2015-09
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    The bicarbonate ion (HCO3−) is involved in two major physiological processes in corals, biomineralization and photosynthesis, yet no molecular data on bicarbonate transporters are available. Here, we characterized plasma membrane-type HCO3− transporters in the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata. Eight solute carrier (SLC) genes were found in the genome: five homologs of mammalian-type SLC4 family members, and three of mammalian-type SLC26 family members. Using relative expression analysis and immunostaining, we analyzed the cellular distribution of these transporters and conducted phylogenetic analyses to determine the extent of conservation among cnidarian model organisms. Our data suggest that the SLC4γ isoform is specific to scleractinian corals and responsible for supplying HCO3− to the site of calcification. Taken together, SLC4γ appears to be one of the key genes for skeleton building in corals, which bears profound implications for our understanding of coral biomineralization and the evolution of scleractinian corals within cnidarians.
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    Bicarbonate transporters in corals point towards a key step in the evolution of cnidarian calcification 2015, 5:9983 Scientific Reports
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    Springer Nature
    Journal
    Scientific Reports
    DOI
    10.1038/srep09983
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    26040894
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    Articles; Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division; Red Sea Research Center (RSRC); Marine Science Program; Reef Genomics, part of the Global Ocean Genome Project

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