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Two Elongases, Elovl4 and Elovl6, Fulfill the Elongation Routes of the LC-PUFA Biosynthesis Pathway in the Orange Mud Crab (Scylla olivacea)

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Molecular cloning, phylogenetic analysis and functional characterisation of an Elovl7-like elongase from a marine crustacean, the orange mud crab (Scylla olivacea)

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(2019) Zhaoshou Ran et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

Methyl-end desaturases with ∆12 and ω3 regioselectivities enable the de novo PUFA biosynthesis in the cephalopod Octopus vulgaris

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ModelTest-NG: A New and Scalable Tool for the Selection of DNA and Protein Evolutionary Models

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Molecular cloning, tissue expression and regulation of nutrition and temperature on Δ6 fatty acyl desaturase-like gene in the red claw crayfish ( Cherax quadricarinatus )

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Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Dietary sources, metabolism, and significance — A review

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Genes for de novo biosynthesis of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are widespread in animals

(2018) Naoki Kabeya et al.   Science Advances

Desaturases and elongases involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic invertebrates: a comprehensive review

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The Expression of the Δ6 Fatty Acyl Desaturase-Like Gene from Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Under Different Salinities and Dietary Lipid Compositions

(2017) Ke Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH

Fatty acid recovery after starvation: insights into the fatty acid conversion capabilities of a benthic copepod (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)

(2017) Eva Werbrouck et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Biosynthesis of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Sea Urchins: Molecular and Functional Characterisation of Three Fatty Acyl Desaturases from Paracentrotus lividus (Lamark 1816)

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Disruption of a horizontally transferred phytoene desaturase abolishes carotenoid accumulation and diapause inTetranychus urticae

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Changes in zooplankton community, and seston and zooplankton fatty acid profiles at the freshwater/saltwater interface of the Chowan River, North Carolina

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Two alternative pathways for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) biosynthesis are widespread among teleost fish

(2017) Angela Oboh et al.   Scientific Reports

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(2016) Ji Yao Zhang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

Cloning, expression and functional characterization of the polyunsaturated fatty acid elongase ( ELOVL5 ) gene from sea cucumber ( Apostichopus japonicus )

(2016) Wenxia Li et al.   GENE

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in chordates: Insights into the evolution of Fads and Elovl gene repertoire

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Divergence of cuticular hydrocarbons in two sympatric grasshopper species and the evolution of fatty acid synthases and elongases across insects

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(2015) Yonghong Bai et al.   NATURE

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(2015) Wan Chin Ng et al.   Nature Communications

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(2015) Alastair Crisp et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Effect of algal species and concentration on development and fatty acid composition of two harpacticoid copepods,Tisbesp. andTachidius discipes, and a discussion about their suitability for marine fish larvae

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Functional characterization of a Δ5-like fatty acyl desaturase and its expression during early embryogenesis in the noble scallop Chlamys nobilis Reeve

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Cloning and functional characterization of a polyunsaturated fatty acid elongase in a marine bivalve noble scallop Chlamys nobilis Reeve

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Cloning and tissue distribution of a fatty acyl Δ6-desaturase-like gene and effects of dietary lipid levels on its expression in the hepatopancreas of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

(2013) Zhigang Yang et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Biosynthesis of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Marine Invertebrates: Recent Advances in Molecular Mechanisms

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Biosynthesis of essential fatty acids in Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797): Molecular cloning, functional characterisation and tissue distribution of a fatty acyl elongase

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Investigating the molecular basis of local adaptation to thermal stress: population differences in gene expression across the transcriptome of the copepod Tigriopus californicus

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Lipid class and fatty acid composition of copepods (Calanus finmarchicus, C. glacialis, Pseudocalanus sp., Tisbe furcata and Nitokra lacustris) fed various combinations of autotrophic and heterotrophic protists

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LC-PUFA from photosynthetic microalgae: occurrence, biosynthesis, and prospects in biotechnology

(2011) Inna Khozin-Goldberg et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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Delta-8 desaturation activity varies among fatty acyl desaturases of teleost fish: High activity in delta-6 desaturases of marine species

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Identification of a Δ5-like Fatty Acyl Desaturase from the Cephalopod Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier 1797) Involved in the Biosynthesis of Essential Fatty Acids

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POTENTIAL FITNESS TRADE-OFFS FOR THERMAL TOLERANCE IN THE INTERTIDAL COPEPOD TIGRIOPUS CALIFORNICUS

(2010) Christopher S. Willett   EVOLUTION

Retinal very long-chain PUFAs: new insights from studies on ELOVL4 protein

(2010) Martin-Paul Agbaga et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Expression of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis genes during zebrafish Danio rerio early embryogenesis

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An alternate pathway to long-chain polyunsaturates: theFADS2gene product Δ8-desaturates 20:2n-6 and 20:3n-3

(2009) Woo Jung Park et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Isolation and functional characterization of two independently-evolved fatty acid Δ12-desaturase genes from insects

(2008) X.-R. Zhou et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Crystal Structure of a Mammalian Fatty Acid Synthase

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