Journal article

Publication year: 2013

Pages: 319-328

Journal: Development Genes and Evolution

Volume number: 223

Issue number: 5

ISSN: 0949-944X

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00427-013-0448-6

Publisher: Springer

Abstract: 
The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor twist plays a key role during mesoderm development in Bilateria. In this study, we identified a twist ortholog in the polychaete annelid Platynereis dumerilii and analyze its expression during larval development, postlarval growth up to the adult stage, and caudal regeneration after amputation of posterior segments. At late larval stages, Pdu-twist is expressed in the mesodermal anlagen and in developing muscles. During adulthood and caudal regeneration, Pdu-twist is expressed in the posterior growth zone, in mesodermal cells within the newly forming segments and budding parapodia. Our results indicate that Pdu-twist is involved in mesoderm formation during larval development, posterior growth, and caudal regeneration.

Harvard Citation style: Pfeifer, K., Schaub, C., Wolfstetter, G. and Dorresteijn, A. (2013) Identification and characterization of a twist ortholog in the polychaete annelid Platynereis dumerilii reveals mesodermal expression of Pdu-twist, Development Genes and Evolution, 223(5), pp. 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00427-013-0448-6

APA Citation style: Pfeifer, K., Schaub, C., Wolfstetter, G., & Dorresteijn, A. (2013). Identification and characterization of a twist ortholog in the polychaete annelid Platynereis dumerilii reveals mesodermal expression of Pdu-twist. Development Genes and Evolution. 223(5), 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00427-013-0448-6