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SUBMITTER: Li B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7469124 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Busu B Li Li L Wang Wei W Meng Jie J Xu Fei F Wu Fucun F Zhang Guofan G
ACS omega 20200819 34
Free fatty acid receptor 4 (FFAR4) has various physiological functions, including energy regulation and immunological homeostasis. We examined the only FFAR4 homologue in the Pacific oyster <i>Crassostrea gigas</i> (<i>CgFFAR4</i>), which functions as a sensor of long-chain fatty acids. <i>CgFFAR4</i> is 1098 bp long and contains a seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor domain. <i>CgFFAR4</i> expression was high in the hepatopancreas, but it was downregulated after fasting, indicating th ...[more]