A computational pipeline to track chromatophores and analyze their dynamics [PDF]
eLifeCephalopod chromatophores are small dermal neuromuscular organs, each consisting of a pigment-containing cell and 10–20 surrounding radial muscles. Their expansions and contractions, controlled and coordinated by the brain, are used to modify the animal ...
Johann Ukrow +3 more
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THE DERMAL CHROMATOPHORE UNIT [PDF]
Journal of Cell Biology, 1968 Rapid color changes of amphibians are mediated by three types of dermal chromatophores, xanthophores, iridophores, and melanophores, which comprise a morphologically and physiologically distinct structure, the dermal chromatophore unit. Xanthophores, the outermost element, are located immediately below the basal lamella.
J T, Bagnara, J D, Taylor, M E, Hadley
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Colour Confusion: Reviewing Ambiguities in the Identification and Classification of Chromatophore Deficiencies Among Amphibians [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe colour of amphibian skin and eyes (retina and iris) is the result of light interacting with cells called chromatophores, primarily xanthophores, iridophores and melanophores, that can be found in various combinations.
John Gould
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Ultrastructural analysis of throat dermal tissue and chromatophore components in the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is an important model for studying the evolution of nuptial coloration, but histological analyses of color are largely lacking.
Christopher M. Anderson +2 more
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Functional Analysis of the NinaB-like Gene in Body Color Regulation of Neocaridina denticulata sinensis [PDF]
BioTechCarotenoid-based pigmentation is crucial for the ornamental and commercial value of the cherry shrimp (Neocaridina denticulata sinensis). While several genes are known to influence carotenoid metabolism, the genetic basis for specific color strains ...
Haifan Li +3 more
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Overall energy conversion efficiency of a photosynthetic vesicle [PDF]
eLife, 2016 The chromatophore of purple bacteria is an intracellular spherical vesicle that exists in numerous copies in the cell and that efficiently converts sunlight into ATP synthesis, operating typically under low light conditions.
Melih Sener +4 more
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Dynamic light filtering over dermal opsin as a sensory feedback system in fish color change [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Dynamic color change has evolved multiple times, with a physiological basis that has been repeatedly linked to dermal photoreception via the study of excised skin preparations.
Lorian E. Schweikert +7 more
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Pigment granule architecture varies across yellow, red, and brown chromatophores in squid Doryteuthis pealeii [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCephalopods produce dynamic colors and skin patterns for communication and camouflage via stratified networks of neuronally actuated yellow, red, and brown chromatophore organs, each filled with thousands of pigment granules. While compositional analysis
Duncan Q. Bower +3 more
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Characterization of spliced leader trans-splicing in a photosynthetic rhizarian amoeba, Paulinella micropora, and its possible role in functional gene transfer. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Paulinella micropora is a rhizarian thecate amoeba, belonging to a photosynthetic Paulinella species group that has a unique organelle termed chromatophore, whose cyanobacterial origin is distinct from that of plant and algal chloroplasts.
Mitsuhiro Matsuo +7 more
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Dynamic pigmentary and structural coloration within cephalopod chromatophore organs
Nature Communications, 2019 Chromatophores in cephalopod skin are known for fast changes in coloration due to light-scattering pigment granules. Here, authors demonstrate structural coloration facilitated by reflectin in sheath cells and offer insights into the interplay between ...
Jingjie Yeo +2 more
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