Molecular Mechanisms of Chemosensory Receptors, Signal Transducers, and the Activation of Gene Expression Controlling Establishment of a Marine Symbiosis
Abstract
The first year's progress is reported in our research analyzing the chemical signal receptors, signal transducers, and mechanisms controlling specific gene expression, in the regulation of larval metamorphosis in the marine mollusc, Haliotis rufescens. We have partially purified and begun in vitro characterization of the larval chemosensory receptors and signal transducers controlling metamorphosis in response to exogenous chemical signals. We have cloned and begun sequence analysis of the insulin gene. Expression of this gene is activated early in metamorphosis; its peptide hormone product is an important regulator of early growth.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA197445
Entities
People
- Daniel E Morse
Organizations
- University of California, Santa Barbara