TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative studies on the skeletogenic mesenchyme of echinoids
AU - Minokawa, Takuya
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Atsuko Yamazaki is acknowledged for her collaboration during our previous comparative studies, and Dr. Taku Hibino for discussing his current work on mesenchyme behavior and comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. Studies in our laboratory have been supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid (18770191 and 22570198), the Narishige Zoological Science Award (2005), and a research grant from the Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University. The author wishes to dedicate this paper to the memory of the late Professor Eric Harris Davidson.
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© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/7/15
Y1 - 2017/7/15
N2 - Skeletogenic mesenchyme cells in echinoids are suitable for studying developmental mechanisms, and have been used extensively. Most of these studies have been performed on species in the order Camarodonta, which are modern echinoids (subclass Euechinoidea) and are considered “model” echinoid species. In contrast, species belonging to other orders are studied less frequently, especially investigations of their molecular developmental biology such as gene regulatory networks. Recent studies on mesenchyme development in non-camarodont species suggest that these species are potential sources of comparative information to elucidate the mechanisms underlying skeletogenic mesenchyme development. In this review, the importance of using comparative data to understand development and evolution is discussed.
AB - Skeletogenic mesenchyme cells in echinoids are suitable for studying developmental mechanisms, and have been used extensively. Most of these studies have been performed on species in the order Camarodonta, which are modern echinoids (subclass Euechinoidea) and are considered “model” echinoid species. In contrast, species belonging to other orders are studied less frequently, especially investigations of their molecular developmental biology such as gene regulatory networks. Recent studies on mesenchyme development in non-camarodont species suggest that these species are potential sources of comparative information to elucidate the mechanisms underlying skeletogenic mesenchyme development. In this review, the importance of using comparative data to understand development and evolution is discussed.
KW - Echinoid
KW - Micromere
KW - Primary mesenchyme cell
KW - Secondary mesenchyme cell
KW - Skeletogenic mesenchyme cell
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.11.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.11.011
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27856261
AN - SCOPUS:85007170645
VL - 427
SP - 212
EP - 218
JO - Developmental Biology
JF - Developmental Biology
SN - 0012-1606
IS - 2
ER -