Astaxanthin: past, present, and future

Y Nishida, PC Berg, B Shakersain, K Hecht… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Astaxanthin (AX), a lipid-soluble pigment belonging to the xanthophyll carotenoids family,
has recently garnered significant attention due to its unique physical properties, biochemical …

The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation

TA Kosch, M Torres-Sánchez, HC Liedtke, K Summers… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Amphibians represent a diverse group of tetrapods, marked by deep divergence times
between their three systematic orders and families. Studying amphibian biology through the …

De novo assembly transcriptome analysis reveals the genes associated with body color formation in the freshwater ornamental shrimps Neocaridina denticulate …

Y Huang, L Zhang, G Wang, S Huang - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
The body color of Neocaridina denticulate sinensis is a compelling phenotypic trait, in which
a cascade of carotenoid metabolic processes plays an important role. The study was …

Eco-metabolomics applied to the chemical ecology of poison frogs (Dendrobatoidea)

M Gonzalez, C Carazzone - Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Amphibians are one of the most remarkable sources of unique natural products. Biogenic
amines, peptides, bufodienolides, alkaloids, and volatile organic compounds have been …

Multiple routes to color convergence in a radiation of neotropical poison frogs

E Twomey, P Melo-Sampaio, LM Schulte… - Systematic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Convergent evolution is defined as the independent evolution of similar phenotypes in
different lineages. Its existence underscores the importance of external selection pressures …

A review and assessment of the shared-pathway hypothesis for the maintenance of signal honesty in red ketocarotenoid-based coloration

MJ Powers, GE Hill - Integrative and comparative biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
For decades, scientists have noted connections between individual condition and
carotenoid-based coloration in terrestrial and aquatic animals. Organisms that produce more …

Testosterone regulates CYP2J19-linked carotenoid signal expression in male red-backed fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus)

S Khalil, JF Welklin, KJ McGraw… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Carotenoid pigments produce most red, orange and yellow colours in vertebrates. This
coloration can serve as an honest signal of quality that mediates social and mating …

Expression levels of the tetratricopeptide repeat protein gene ttc39b covary with carotenoid-based skin colour in cichlid fish

EP Ahi, LA Lecaudey, A Ziegelbecker… - Biology …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Carotenoid pigments play a major role in animal body colouration, generating strong interest
in the genes involved in the metabolic processes that lead from their dietary uptake to their …

RETRACTED: The genomics of mimicry: Gene expression throughout development provides insights into convergent and divergent phenotypes in a Müllerian mimicry …

AMM Stuckert, M Chouteau, M McClure… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A common goal in evolutionary biology is to discern the mechanisms that produce the
astounding diversity of morphologies seen across the tree of life. Aposematic species, those …

Environmental gradients predict the ratio of environmentally acquired carotenoids to self‐synthesised pteridine pigments

D Stuart‐Fox, KJ Rankin, A Lutz, A Elliott… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids are important pigments producing integument colouration; however, their
dietary availability may be limited in some environments. Many species produce yellow to …