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- Biressi, A., et al.
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Wound healing and arm regeneration in Ophioderma longicaudum and Amphiura filiformis (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata): comparative morphogenesis and histogenesis
- 2010
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Ingår i: Zoomorphology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0720-213X .- 1432-234X. ; 129:1, s. 1-19
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- All species of the Ophiuroidea have exceptional regenerative capabilities; in particular, they can replace arms lost following traumatic or self-induced amputation. In order to reconstruct this complex phenomenon, we studied arm regeneration in two different ophiuroids, Ophioderma longicaudum (Retzius, 1805) and Amphiura filiformis O. F. Muller, 1776, which are quite distantly related. These species present contrasting regeneration and differentiation rates and differ in several ecological traits. The aim of this paper is to interpret the primary sequence of morphogenetic and histogenetic events leading to the complete reconstruction of a new arm, comparing the arm regenerative processes of these two ophiuroid species with those described in crinoids. Arm regeneration in ophiuroids is considered an epimorphic process in which new structures develop from a typical blastema formed from an accumulation of presumptive undifferentiated cells. Our results showed that although very different in some respects such as, for instance, the regeneration rate (0.17 mm/week for O. longicaudum and 0.99 mm/week for A. filiformis), morphogenetic and histogenetic aspects are surprisingly similar in both species. The regenerative process presents similar characteristics and follows a developmental scheme which can be subdivided into four phases: a repair phase, an early regenerative phase, an intermediate regenerative phase and an advanced regenerative phase. In terms of histogenesis, the regenerative events involve the development of new structures from migratory pluripotent cells, which proliferate actively, in addition in both cases there is a significant contribution from dedifferentiated cells, in particular dedifferentiating myocytes, although to varying extents. This evidence confirms the plasticity of the regenerative phenomenon in echinoderms, which can apparently follow different pathways in terms of growth and morphogenesis, but nevertheless involve both epimorphic and morphallactic contributions at the cellular level.
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- Burns,, et al.
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Intrinsic gene expression during regeneration in arm explants of Amphiura filiformis
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Ingår i: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0022-0981. ; 413, s. 106-112
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The extensive regeneration ability of ophiuroids, particularly in relation to arm re-growth following amputation, is becoming increasingly recognized as a useful model system for understanding cellular differentiation and regeneration in a whole animal context. Amputated ophiuroid arms are referred to as explants. These are able to survive for several months in seawater and, when amputated at both ends (“double amputated”), can undergo partial regeneration at one end and wound healing at the other. As such, they present a simplified and controlled regenerating model system which can potentially provide clues as to the mechanism involved in the programming and polarity of cellular differentiation. In this first investigation of gene expression in an ophiuroid explant we used cDNA microarrays in the transcriptional profiling of the proximal, medial and distal sections of double amputated explants of the temperate brittle star Amphiura filiformis. The results demonstrated an active transcriptome with extensive differential gene expression focused at the original distal part of the arm explant where the regenerating blastema was located. The transcription profiles also revealed that expression patterns showed subtle differences in the levels of gene expression rather than the presence or absence of certain genes. The sections of arm under study were no longer attached to the whole animal and therefore reduced levels of activity of some transcripts e.g. ciboulot, a gene potentially involved in cell differentiation events such as neuronal development, suggest that transcript dosage and/or relative expression of certain gene combinations may play an important role in the progression of cellular differentiation events.
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- Chan, Karen, et al.
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Ocean acidification induces budding in larval sea urchins
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Ingår i: Marine Biology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0025-3162 .- 1432-1793. ; 160:8, s. 1-7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Ocean acidification (OA), the reduction of ocean pH due to hydration of atmospheric CO2, is known to affect growth and survival of marine invertebrate larvae. Survival and transport of vulnerable planktonic larval stages play important roles in determining population dynamics and community structures in coastal ecosystems. Here, we show that larvae of the purple urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, underwent high-frequency budding (release of blastula-like particles) when exposed to elevated pCO2 level (>700 μatm). Budding was observed in >50 % of the population and was synchronized over short periods of time (~24 h), suggesting this phenomenon may be previously overlooked. Although budding can be a mechanism through which larval echinoids asexually reproduce, here, the released buds did not develop into viable clones. OA-induced budding and the associated reduction in larval size suggest new hypotheses regarding physiological and ecological tradeoffs between short-term benefits (e.g. metabolic savings and predation escape) and long-term costs (e.g. tissue loss and delayed development) in the face of climate change.
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- Clark, M. S., et al.
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Delayed arm regeneration in the Antarctic brittle star Ophionotus victoriae
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Ingår i: Aquatic Biology. - : Inter-Research Science Center. - 1864-7790 .- 1864-7782. ; 1:1, s. 45-53
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We describe the levels of natural arm damage in the Antarctic brittle star Ophionotus victoriae and the rate of arm regeneration over the period of 1 yr, as measured in our aquarium facilities at Rothera Point, West Antarctic Peninsula. The natural incidence of arm damage in O. victoriae is high (97 % of individuals examined). The rate of regeneration was 0.44 mm wk(-1), which is slow, but within the range of data from temperate brittle stars and also in line with data from the literature showing a general trend of decreasing arm regeneration rate with temperature. The Q(10) for arm regeneration rate of 2.6 across brittle stars is within the expected biological range. However, O. victoriae arm regeneration experiences a lag phase of up to 5 mo before reproducible amounts of new tissue are produced. Such a long lag phase has not been documented for any other brittle star species and produces a range of Q(10) values from 3.6 (when compared to the slowest documented lag phase for a temperate brittle star) to exceptionally high Q(10) values of 14.9 and 15.4 (when either fastest or average regeneration times are considered for temperate brittle stars and this Antarctic species). This indicates that the initial process of arm regeneration in O. victoriae is either different to that of other brittle stars or it is dependent on factors other than the effects of temperature on enzyme-mediated biochemical reactions, such as gonadal cycles and seasonality.
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- Dahlberg, C., et al.
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Refining the model system of central nervous system regeneration in Ciona intestinalis
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Ingår i: PLoS One. ; 4:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background New, practical models of central nervous system regeneration are required and should provide molecular tools and resources. We focus here on the tunicate Ciona intestinalis, which has the capacity to regenerate nerves and a complete adult central nervous system, a capacity unusual in the chordate phylum. We investigated the timing and sequence of events during nervous system regeneration in this organism. Methodology/Principal Findings We developed techniques for reproducible ablations and for imaging live cellular events in tissue explants. Based on live observations of more than 100 regenerating animals, we subdivided the regeneration process into four stages. Regeneration was functional, as shown by the sequential recovery of reflexes that established new criteria for defining regeneration rates. We used transgenic animals and labeled nucleotide analogs to describe in detail the early cellular events at the tip of the regenerating nerves and the first appearance of the new adult ganglion anlage. Conclusions/Significance The rate of regeneration was found to be negatively correlated with adult size. New neural structures were derived from the anterior and posterior nerve endings. A blastemal structure was implicated in the formation of new neural cells. This work demonstrates that Ciona intestinalis is as a useful system for studies on regeneration of the brain, brain-associated organs and nerves.
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- Dorey, Narimane, 1986, et al.
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Assessing physiological tipping point of sea urchin larvae exposed to a broad range of pH
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Ingår i: Global Change Biology. - : Wiley. - 1354-1013. ; 19:11, s. 3355-3367
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Our ability to project the impact of global change on marine ecosystem is limited by our poor understanding on how to predict species sensitivity. For example, the impact of ocean acidification is highly species-specific, even in closely related taxa. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the tolerance range of a given species to decreased pH corresponds to their natural range of exposure. Larvae of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis were cultured from fertilization to metamorphic competence (29days) under a wide range of pH (from pH(T)=8.0/pCO(2)approximate to 480atm to pH(T)=6.5/pCO(2)approximate to 20000atm) covering present (from pH(T) 8.7 to 7.6), projected near-future variability (from pH(T) 8.3 to 7.2) and beyond. Decreasing pH impacted all tested parameters (mortality, symmetry, growth, morphometry and respiration). Development of normal, although showing morphological plasticity, swimming larvae was possible as low as pH(T)7.0. Within that range, decreasing pH increased mortality and asymmetry and decreased body length (BL) growth rate. Larvae raised at lowered pH and with similar BL had shorter arms and a wider body. Relative to a given BL, respiration rates and stomach volume both increased with decreasing pH suggesting changes in energy budget. At the lowest pHs (pH(T)6.5), all the tested parameters were strongly negatively affected and no larva survived past 13days post fertilization. In conclusion, sea urchin larvae appeared to be highly plastic when exposed to decreased pH until a physiological tipping point at pH(T)=7.0. However, this plasticity was associated with direct (increased mortality) and indirect (decreased growth) consequences for fitness.
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