Dietary uptake and blood transport of Vargula (crustacean) luciferin in the bioluminescent fish, Porichthys notatus

Semi-Intrinsic Luminescence in Marine Organisms

“…By adding small amounts of cypridinid luciferin to P. notatus, either by feeding them ostracods, or by intraperitoneal doses of as little as 6 μg of luciferin it was possible to induce luminescence [44]. This also was shown to be possible for completely non-luminescent individual midshipman fish and confirmed cross-reactivity of P. notatus' luciferase with cypridinid luciferin led to light emission [43].…”

“…Several species of midshipman fish have been shown to utilise cypridinid luciferin as a substrate in their own luminescent reactions, despite showing no identifiable capability to synthesise their own luciferin [43]. A notable example of this has been observed consistently in the species Porichthys notatus, which can be found along the Pacific coast of the North American continent [44]. This species is characterised by an array of over 700 dermal photophores distributed along its head and body [45,46].…”

Semi-Intrinsic Luminescence in Marine Organisms

“…By adding small amounts of cypridinid luciferin to P. notatus, either by feeding them ostracods, or by intraperitoneal doses of as little as 6 μg of luciferin it was possible to induce luminescence [44]. This also was shown to be possible for completely non-luminescent individual midshipman fish and confirmed cross-reactivity of P. notatus' luciferase with cypridinid luciferin led to light emission [43].…”

“…Several species of midshipman fish have been shown to utilise cypridinid luciferin as a substrate in their own luminescent reactions, despite showing no identifiable capability to synthesise their own luciferin [43]. A notable example of this has been observed consistently in the species Porichthys notatus, which can be found along the Pacific coast of the North American continent [44]. This species is characterised by an array of over 700 dermal photophores distributed along its head and body [45,46].…”

Glow on Sharks: State of the Art on Bioluminescence Research

“…These substrates and enzymes, although initially considered to be species-specific [28], can sometimes be shared by phylogenetically very distant species [5][6][7][8][9]. This has led scientists to hypothesize that certain species can acquire the necessary components for the luminous reaction through their diet [1,5,[155][156][157][158][159]. Recently, the golden sweeper fish, Parapriacanthus ransonnetti, has been shown to acquire not only its luciferin, but also its luciferase by feeding on luminous ostracods [160].…”

Two different domains of the luciferase gene in the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans occur as two separate genes in photosynthetic species

“…If it also is derived from chlorophyll, the parent molecule surely must be acquired by ingestion of a chlorophyllor luciferin-containing prey. A luciferin substrate is known to be acquired nutritionally in some animals, notably the midshipman fish, where the luciferin is obtained by the ingestion of bioluminescent crustaceans (21).…”

Semi-Intrinsic Luminescence in Marine Organisms

“…By adding small amounts of cypridinid luciferin to P. notatus, either by feeding them ostracods, or by intraperitoneal doses of as little as 6 μg of luciferin it was possible to induce luminescence [44]. This also was shown to be possible for completely non-luminescent individual midshipman fish and confirmed cross-reactivity of P. notatus' luciferase with cypridinid luciferin led to light emission [43].…”

“…Several species of midshipman fish have been shown to utilise cypridinid luciferin as a substrate in their own luminescent reactions, despite showing no identifiable capability to synthesise their own luciferin [43]. A notable example of this has been observed consistently in the species Porichthys notatus, which can be found along the Pacific coast of the North American continent [44]. This species is characterised by an array of over 700 dermal photophores distributed along its head and body [45,46].…”

Glow on Sharks: State of the Art on Bioluminescence Research

“…These substrates and enzymes, although initially considered to be species-specific [28], can sometimes be shared by phylogenetically very distant species [5][6][7][8][9]. This has led scientists to hypothesize that certain species can acquire the necessary components for the luminous reaction through their diet [1,5,[155][156][157][158][159]. Recently, the golden sweeper fish, Parapriacanthus ransonnetti, has been shown to acquire not only its luciferin, but also its luciferase by feeding on luminous ostracods [160].…”

Two different domains of the luciferase gene in the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans occur as two separate genes in photosynthetic species

“…If it also is derived from chlorophyll, the parent molecule surely must be acquired by ingestion of a chlorophyllor luciferin-containing prey. A luciferin substrate is known to be acquired nutritionally in some animals, notably the midshipman fish, where the luciferin is obtained by the ingestion of bioluminescent crustaceans (21).…”

Semi-Intrinsic Luminescence in Marine Organisms

“…By adding small amounts of cypridinid luciferin to P. notatus, either by feeding them ostracods, or by intraperitoneal doses of as little as 6 μg of luciferin it was possible to induce luminescence [44]. This also was shown to be possible for completely non-luminescent individual midshipman fish and confirmed cross-reactivity of P. notatus' luciferase with cypridinid luciferin led to light emission [43].…”

“…Several species of midshipman fish have been shown to utilise cypridinid luciferin as a substrate in their own luminescent reactions, despite showing no identifiable capability to synthesise their own luciferin [43]. A notable example of this has been observed consistently in the species Porichthys notatus, which can be found along the Pacific coast of the North American continent [44]. This species is characterised by an array of over 700 dermal photophores distributed along its head and body [45,46].…”

Glow on Sharks: State of the Art on Bioluminescence Research

“…These substrates and enzymes, although initially considered to be species-specific [28], can sometimes be shared by phylogenetically very distant species [5][6][7][8][9]. This has led scientists to hypothesize that certain species can acquire the necessary components for the luminous reaction through their diet [1,5,[155][156][157][158][159]. Recently, the golden sweeper fish, Parapriacanthus ransonnetti, has been shown to acquire not only its luciferin, but also its luciferase by feeding on luminous ostracods [160].…”

Two different domains of the luciferase gene in the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans occur as two separate genes in photosynthetic species

“…If it also is derived from chlorophyll, the parent molecule surely must be acquired by ingestion of a chlorophyllor luciferin-containing prey. A luciferin substrate is known to be acquired nutritionally in some animals, notably the midshipman fish, where the luciferin is obtained by the ingestion of bioluminescent crustaceans (21).…”