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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutation on an insulin-like peptide encoding gene affects the growth of the ridgetail white prawn Exopalaemon carinicauda.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2022
Gao Yi, Zhang Xiaojun, Yuan Jianbo, Zhang Chengsong, Li Shihao, Li Fuhua
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-like peptides (ILPs) play key roles in animal growth, metabolism and reproduction in vertebrates. In crustaceans, one type of ILPs, insulin-like androgenic gland hormone (IAG) had been reported to be related to the sex differentiations. However, the function of other types of ILPs is rarely reported. Here, we identified another type of ILPs in the ridgetail white prawn Exopalaemon carinicauda (EcILP),...
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