Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol 1986 Jan 01;841:71-6. doi: 10.1016/0300-9629(86)90044-7.

The role of the jelly coat in amino acid transport in embryos of Bombina orientalis.

Abstract
The obligatory role of the jelly coat for maximal transport of all amino acids, including those found to be jelly coat-independent in Xenopus laevis embryos, has been shown in Bombina orientalis embryos. Amino acid transport in dejellied embryos (without fertilization membrane and jelly coats) of Bombina, reconstituted with either intact or homogenized jelly coats, was similar to the values in normal embryos. Amino acid transport in totally dejellied embryos, and those surrounded with fertilization membrane only, was similar. Reconstitution of dejellied embryos with physically denatured jelly coats did not restore full amino acid transport. Amino acid transport values using heterologous combinations of dejellied embryos and jelly coats of Bombina orientalis and Xenopus laevis were equivalent to those in homologous combinations.

PubMed ID: 2871977
Article link: Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol
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