Condò S G, Pellegrini M G, Corda M, Sanna M T, Cau A, Giardina B
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.
Biochem J. 1991 Jul 15;277 ( Pt 2)(Pt 2):419-21. doi: 10.1042/bj2770419.
Haemocyanin from the lobster Palinurus elephas has been shown to change in its subunit composition according to the time of year. In contrast, in Palinurus mauritanicus, a lobster living at greater depth, no seasonal changes in subunit composition have been observed. The results obtained from a set of experiments performed on some Palinurus mauritanicus acclimatized in an aquarium have clearly indicated that modifications of haemocyanin subunit composition may be involved in the adaptation of arthropods to environmental change.
已证明龙虾欧洲刺龙虾的血蓝蛋白亚基组成会随一年中的时间变化而改变。相比之下,对于生活在更深海域的龙虾毛里塔尼亚刺龙虾,未观察到其亚基组成有季节性变化。对一些在水族箱中驯化的毛里塔尼亚刺龙虾进行的一组实验所获得的结果清楚地表明,血蓝蛋白亚基组成的改变可能与节肢动物对环境变化的适应有关。