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D. Yano

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Y. Oba· 2 shared D.-i. Kato· 1 shared G. Mizuno· 1 shared H. Endo· 1 shared H. Shibata· 1 shared J. Paitio· 1 shared K. Konishi· 1 shared T. Shirai· 1 shared

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Etmopterus lantern sharks use coelenterazine as the substrate for their luciferin-luciferase bioluminescence system

G. Mizuno, D. Yano, J. Paitio, H. Endo, Y. Oba

This study identifies coelenterazine as the substrate for bioluminescence in lantern sharks, confirming its role in the luciferin-luciferase reaction in their ventral photophore tissues.

bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2021Biochemistry

Resurrecting the ancient glow

Y. Oba, K. Konishi, D. Yano, H. Shibata, D.-i. Kato, T. Shirai

This study reconstructs ancestral firefly luciferase genes and finds the last common ancestor emitted green light, likely for aposematic display.

bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology