A Bioassay for Determining Symbiotic Zooxanthellae Shape Control Using Lectin SLL-2 from the Octocoral Sinularia lochmodes
- 19 April 2020
- book chapter
- protocol
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Vol. 2132, 369-378
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0430-4_36
Abstract
Symbiosis with zooxanthellae is essential for survival of corals. Using a bioassay, we report the H-type lectin SLL-2 purified from the octocoral Sinularia lochmodes to restrict zooxanthellae form to spherical cells. However, the factor for initiating or maintaining a symbiotic relationship between a host and zooxanthellae has not been found in many corals. This bioassay is useful for evaluating the role of a lectin as a symbiosis-related factor.Keywords
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