Cloning of the black seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegeli) antiquitin gene and functional characterization of its promoter region

Abstract  Antiquitin (ALDH7) is a member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily. In plants, ALDH7 is inducible upon dehydration and is thus believed to possess an osmoregulatory role. On the other hand, however, its exact physiologica