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ArticleMarine life science & technology2026

Molecular insights into insulin-like signaling and its positive role in growth of the bivalve

Lingling Kong, Xiangfu Kong, Deting Meng, Xiangchao Zhang, Jie Meng, Zhenmin Bao, Xiaoli Hu

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Article in Marine life science & technology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lingling KongMOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Qingdao/Sanya, China.
Xiangfu KongMOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Qingdao/Sanya, China.
Deting MengMOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Qingdao/Sanya, China.
Xiangchao ZhangMOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Qingdao/Sanya, China.
Jie MengMOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Qingdao/Sanya, China.
Zhenmin BaoMOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Qingdao/Sanya, China.
Xiaoli HuMOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences/Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Qingdao/Sanya, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In terrestrial animals, the somatotropic axis, comprising growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), is pivotal in regulating growth and development. Marine mollusks play a vital role in the aquaculture industry, and understanding the molecular mechanisms of mollusk growth is of great value to breeding fast-growing and high-yielding varieties. Unlike terrestrial animals, marine mollusks lack a model species for laboratory breeding, leaving many growth-related genes unvalidated. The dwarf surf clam Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-026-00369-2.

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Growth-related genesInsulin signaling pathwayMolluscaMulinia lateralisTranscriptomic analysis

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PMID42186548
PMCPMC13198591

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