Extreme anoxia tolerance in crucian carp and goldfish through neofunctionalization of duplicated genes creating a new ethanol-producing pyruvate decarboxylase pathway
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07385-4
Abstract: Without oxygen, most vertebrates die within minutes as they cannot meet cellular energy demands with anaerobic metabolism. However, fish of the genus Carassius (crucian carp and goldfish) have evolved a specialized metabolic system that allows… read more here.
Keywords: pyruvate decarboxylase; decarboxylase; carp goldfish; crucian carp ... See more keywords