The Mass Spectrometry society of Japan - The 71st Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Japan

Abstract

Poster Presentations

Day 1, May 15(Mon.)  Room P (Foyer, Room 1004-1007)

Discovery of proteins constituting foam nests of Japanese forest green tree frog

(1AIST, 2Wakayama Med Univ)
oTomoya Kinumi1, Yoshikazu Haramoto1, Hidetoshi Inagaki1, Yasushi Shigeri2

Some frogs in mountainous areas are known to have a unique mating behavior, producing foam nests and laying their eggs inside them. The foam nests of frogs are thought to function to protect the eggs from desiccation and predators. We carried out a comprehensive analysis of the proteins constituting the foam nests of the endemic Japanese forest green tree frog (Zhangixalus arboreus) employing transcriptomic and proteomic analyses. We report on the identified proteins and their functions.