Transcriptome-based analysis of lectins and carotenoid metabolism enzymes in amphipods of the Lake Baikal region

Polina Drozdova¹, Alexandra Dolgikh², Anna Nazarova³, Yulia Lubyaga⁴, Maxim Timofeyev^5
1Institute of Biology, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia, drozdovapb@gmail.com
²Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, sqshadol@gmail.com
³Institute of Biology, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia, annazarova1995@gmail.com
⁴Institute of Biology, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia, yuliya.a.lubyaga@gmail.com
⁵Institute of Biology, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia, m.a.timofeyev@gmail.com

In this work, we explored two groups of proteins, the carbohydrate-binding lectins and enzymes of carotenoid metabolism, in amphipods of the Lake Baikal region based on the available transcriptome data. We found that different species possess quite similar repertoires of these proteins. The obtained sequence data are instrumental for further molecular-level exploration of amphipod physiology.