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Evidence for de novo Biosynthesis of the Luminous Substrate Coelenterazine in Ctenophores.

ABSTRACT: Coelenterazine is a key substrate involved in marine bioluminescence which is used for light-production by at least nine phyla. Some luminous animals, such as the hydromedusa Aequorea, lack the ability to produce coelenterazine endogenously and instead depend on dietary sources. Little is known about the source organisms or the metabolic process of coelenterazine biosynthesis. Here, we present evidence that ctenophores are both producers and suppliers of coelenterazine in marine ecosystems. Using biochemical assays and mass spectrometry analyses, we detected coelenterazine from cultured ctenophores fed with a non-luminous coelenterazine-free diet. We propose that ctenophores are an emerging model organism to study coelenterazine biosynthesis and the origins of bioluminescence.

SUBMITTER: Bessho-Uehara M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7756133 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evidence for <i>de novo</i> Biosynthesis of the Luminous Substrate Coelenterazine in Ctenophores.

Bessho-Uehara Manabu M Huang Wentao W Patry Wyatt L WL Browne William E WE Weng Jing-Ke JK Haddock Steven H D SHD

iScience 20201210 12

Coelenterazine is a key substrate involved in marine bioluminescence which is used for light-production by at least nine phyla. Some luminous animals, such as the hydromedusa <i>Aequorea</i>, lack the ability to produce coelenterazine endogenously and instead depend on dietary sources. Little is known about the source organisms or the metabolic process of coelenterazine biosynthesis. Here, we present evidence that ctenophores are both producers and suppliers of coelenterazine in marine ecosystem ...[more]

PMID: 33376974

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Evidence for de novo Biosynthesis of the Luminous Substrate Coelenterazine in Ctenophores.

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Evidence for <i>de novo</i> Biosynthesis of the Luminous Substrate Coelenterazine in Ctenophores.

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