Publications by authors named "Rin Yamakawa"
Article Synopsis
- Kuruma shrimp (Penaeus japonicus) adjust their levels of alanine, a free amino acid, to maintain osmotic pressure in response to changes in environmental salinity.
- The study involved cloning the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) gene, crucial for alanine production, revealing it as a 3,301 bp sequence that encodes a protein of 514 amino acids with conserved activity-related residues.
- Expression analysis showed that ALT1 mRNA levels in the shrimp significantly increased at higher salinities, particularly at 40‰, indicating its role in boosting alanine concentration in order to manage osmotic balance.