These Colors Don't Run: Regulation of Pigment-Biosynthesis in Echinoderms
These Colors Don't Run: Regulation of Pigment-Biosynthesis in Echinoderms
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10.1007/978-3-319-92486-1_22
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2018-01-01
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Wessel, Gary M.
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Calestani, Cristina;Wessel, Gary M.
色素生产是贯穿生命之树的重要生物过程。一些色素的功能是收集光能，或用于视觉识别，而另一些则具有显着的抗菌功能或伪装能力。这些色素的功能和它们的生物合成是非常感兴趣的，如果只是因为它们的多样性。棘皮动物色素沉着的生物化学已经被深入研究了很多年，并且随着最近的技术，这些色素的起源和功能正在暴露。在这里，我们总结了生物学中的主要色素类型，并强调了该领域在棘皮动物中的地位，充分利用新的基因组和技术资源来研究这些重要的动物及其美丽的色素。
Pigment production is an important biological process throughout the tree of life. Some pigments function for collecting light energy, or for visual identification, while others have dramatic antimicrobial functions, or camouflage capabilities. The functions of these pigments and their biosynthesis are of great interest if only because of their diversity. The biochemistry of echinoderm pigmentation has been intensively studied for many years, and with more recent technologies, the origin and functions of these pigments are being exposed. Here we summarize the major pigment types in biology and emphasize the status of the field in echinoderms, taking full advantage of the new genomic and technologic resources for studying these important animals and their beautiful pigmentation.