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ECB-ART-32361
Cell Differ 1986 Jun 01;184:257-62. doi: 10.1016/0045-6039(86)90057-6.
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Carbonic anhydrase activity in developing sea urchin embryos with special reference to calcification of spicules.

Mitsunaga K , Akasaka K , Shimada H , Fujino Y , Yasumasu I , Numanoi H .


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Eggs and embryos of the sea urchins Anthocidaris crassispina and Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus did not exhibit significant changes in carbonic anhydrase activity during early development. Acetazolamide inhibited enzyme activity in homogenates of embryos and inhibited the formation of calcified spicules in a culture of micromeres at concentrations between 40 and 100 microM. Acetazolamide allowed intact embryos to develop to quasi-normal plutei but inhibited calcium deposition in the spicules. It is suggested that carbonic anhydrase contributes to CaCO3 deposition in the spicule.

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Genes referenced: LOC100887844 LOC577690