A cryptochrome-based photosensory system in the siliceous sponge Suberites domuncula (Demospongiae)

The FEBS Journal
Werner E G MüllerMatthias Wiens

Abstract

Based on the light-reactive behavior of siliceous sponges, their intriguing quartz glass-based spicular system and the existence of a light-generating luciferase [Müller WEG et al. (2009) Cell Mol Life Sci 66, 537-552], a protein potentially involved in light reception has been identified, cloned and recombinantly expressed from the demosponge Suberites domuncula. Its sequence displays two domains characteristic of cryptochrome, the N-terminal photolyase-related region and the C-terminal FAD-binding domain. The expression level of S. domuncula cryptochrome depends on animal's exposure to light and is highest in tissue regions rich in siliceous spicules; in the dark, no cryptochrome transcripts/translational products are seen. From the experimental data, it is proposed that sponges might employ a luciferase-like protein, the spicular system and a cryptochrome as the light source, optical waveguide and photosensor, respectively.

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Aug 21, 2010·Calcified Tissue International·Matthias WiensWerner E G Müller
Mar 12, 2013·Integrative and Comparative Biology·Werner E G MüllerXiaohong Wang
Jan 5, 2014·Planta·Werner E G MüllerXiaohong Wang
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