Funding for this research was provided by:
Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS (XDA22040502)
The National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC0309804, 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.