Publications by authors named "Mayuko Horie"
Article Synopsis
- The egg hardening process during fish fertilization is driven by an enzyme called transglutaminase (hTGase), which undergoes processing after fertilization.
- Researchers isolated a specific version of this enzyme (Rt-hTGase) from rainbow trout eggs, finding that the unprocessed form is 80 kDa and the processed form is 55 kDa, both sharing similar amino acid sequences.
- The study indicates that the C-terminal processing of Rt-hTGase does not enhance its activity, but it may enable better interaction with egg envelope proteins, facilitating the hardening process.
