supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 42206092,42076123);the Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System(grant number CARS-49);the Marine S&T Fund of Shandong Province for Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao)(No.LSKJ202203002).
The D-quadrant organizer sets up the dorsal–ventral(DV)axis and regulates mesodermal development of spiralians.Studies have revealed an important role of mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)signaling in organizer f...
supported by Laoshan Laboratory(LSKJ202203204);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970506 and 32170541 to LZ;31970475 and 32170832 to YS);the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities,China(202012004 to LZ).
The evolution of a two-chambered heart,with an atrium and a ventricle,has improved heart function in both deuterostomes(vertebrates)and some protostomes(invertebrates).Although studies have examined the unique structu...
This research work was fnancially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(N0.2022YFC2804100);the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81991521).We thank Prof.H.-Y.Zhang from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica,CAS,for the neuroprotective efect tests and Prof.J.Li from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica,CAS,for the PTP1B inhibitory activity and antiviral activity assays.We thank Dr.Christiane Waldrich for the taxonomic identifcation of the mollusk material.
Marine invertebrates serve as rich sources of secondary metabolites with intriguing chemical diversities and a wide spectrum of biological activities.Particularly,marine shell-less sacoglossan mollusks have attracted ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.32002409,31972814,32002374);the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2019BD003);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2021M703248);Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST,2021QNRC001;earmarked fund for the Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System(CARS-49);the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Shandong Provincial Key Research and Development Program(2019JZZY020708);the Industry Leading Talents Project of Taishan Scholars(Recipient:Tao Zhang);the“Double Hundred”Blue Industry Leader Team of Yantai(Recipient:Tao Zhang);the Creative Team Project of the Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science,Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(no.LMEESCTSP-2018-1).
Metamorphosis is the short developmental stage characterized by dramatic ontogenetic changes that occurs in most animals.However,this important process remains largely unclear in marine invertebrates.In this study,we ...
supported by the Qingdao National La-boratory for Marine Science and Technology(No.QNLM 2016ORP0307);the National Key Research and Develop-ment Program of China(No.YFD0900504);the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2012CB114405);the Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province.
Phenoloxidases(POs)are a group of copper proteins including tyrosinase,catecholase and laccase,which play crucial roles in the innate immune response of mollusks.In this research,POs were studied in cultured mollusk s...
the Foundation of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology in 2020[Tian Dan];The Natural Science Foundation of Shaan Xi Province in 2019[2019JQ-755];the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education in 2019[19JK0462].
In the search for sustainable alternatives to harmful synthetic fibers,an increasing amount of research focuses on biomimicry and natural fibers.Sea silk is an exceptional textile material.It is a kind of natural silk...
funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development(NAFOSTED)under grant number 106-NN.02-2015.14
Objective:To determine the new M-superfamily conotoxins from molluscivorous snail Conus bandanus in Vietnam.Methods:Conus bandanus venom was fractionated and purified on HPLC system with an analytical reversed-phase C...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31372515);the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(Nos.2016GXNSFBA380028,2017GXNSFAA198196);the China Agriculture Research System(No.CARS-49)
Thyroid hormones (THs) are indispensable for each phyla in Chordata, while their functions in the non-chordate invertebrates are indistinct. Studies on the TH system in non-chordate invertebrates are important for und...
To the National Council of Science and Technology for the support with a postgraduate scholarship for the first author of this writing;partially financed by the UAGro in 2013 convocation with the project analysis of the situation of the coastal fishing of molluscs in the Costa Chica of Guerrero.
An important part of the fishing activity in Mexico is carried out in the coastal strip and has a strong social, economic and ecological importance. In the state of Guerrero, mollusks fishing is coastal and craftwork ...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31530079);the Western Pacifi c Ocean System:Structure,Dynamics and Consequences(No.XDA11000000);the Technological Innovation Project(No.2015ASKJ02-03,fi nancially supported by Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology);the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-Industry Technology Research System(No.CARS-48)
Tyrosinase (Ty) is a common enzyme found in many different animal groups. In our previous study, genome sequencing revealed that the Ty family is expanded in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas). Here, we examin...