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