Funding for this research was provided by:
Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS (XDA22040502)
The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC0309804)
The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC0304905)
Major scientific and technological projects of Hainan Province (ZDKJ2016012)
Article History
Received: 16 October 2019
Accepted: 10 January 2020
First Online: 21 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The sea cucumbers (<i>A. japonicus</i>) used here were commercially cultured, and no wild individuals were involved in this study. All experiments were conducted in accordance with the legal requirements of the local government.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.