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Genomic control of patterning [PDF]

, 2009
The development of multicellular organisms involves the partitioning of the organism into territories of cells of specific structure and function. The information for spatial patterning processes is directly encoded in the genome.
Davidson, Eric H., Peter, Isabelle S.
core   +2 more sources

Stabilization of Lead-Contaminated Mine Soil Using Natural Waste Materials

Agriculture, 2022
Stabilization was applied as a remediation option for immobilizing lead (Pb) in contaminated mine soil. Four types of waste materials were used as stabilizing agents, namely waste oyster shells (WOS), calcined oyster shells (COS), natural starfish (NSF),
Deok Hyun Moon, Agamemnon Koutsospyros
doaj   +1 more source

Research Progress on Starfish Outbreaks and Their Prevention and Utilization: Lessons from Northern China

Biology
Starfish are keystone species as predators in benthic ecosystems, but when population outbreaks occur, this can have devastating consequences ecologically.
Liang Qu, Yongxin Sun, Chong Zhao, Maurice R. Elphick, Qingzhi Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carotenoids in Marine Invertebrates Living along the Kuroshio Current Coast

Marine Drugs, 2011
Carotenoids of the corals Acropora japonica, A. secale, and A. hyacinthus, the tridacnid clam Tridacna squamosa, the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci, and the small sea snail Drupella fragum were investigated. The corals and the tridacnid clam
Yoshikazu Sakagami, Miho Mori, Takuma Mezaki, Naomi Sameshima, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Fumihito Iwase, Sadao Komemushi, Miyuki Tsushima, Takashi Maoka, Naoshige Akimoto   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphogenesis of starfish polymersomes

Nature Communications, 2023
AbstractThe enhanced membrane stability and chemical versatility of polymeric vesicles have made them promising tools in micro/nanoreactors, drug delivery, cell mimicking, etc. However, shape control over polymersomes remains a challenge and has restricted their full potential.
Jiawei Sun, Sandra Kleuskens, Jiabin Luan, Danni Wang, Shaohua Zhang, Wei Li, Gizem Uysal, Daniela A. Wilson   +7 more
openaire   +5 more sources

The crown-of-thorns starfish genome as a guide for biocontrol of this coral reef pest

Nature, 2017
The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS, the Acanthaster planci species group) is a highly fecund predator of reef-building corals throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
M. Hall, K. Kocot, K. Baughman, Selene L. Fernandez-Valverde, Marie E. A. Gauthier, William L. Hatleberg, Arunkumar Krishnan, C. McDougall, C. Motti, E. Shoguchi, Tianfang Wang, Xueyan Xiang, Min Zhao, U. Bose, Chuya Shinzato, Kanako Hisata, M. Fujie, Miyuki Kanda, S. Cummins, N. Satoh, S. Degnan, B. Degnan   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A novel G protein-coupled receptor for starfish gonadotropic hormone, relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide

PLoS ONE, 2020
Gonadotropic hormones play important regulatory roles in reproduction. Relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide (RGP) is a gonadotropin-like hormone in starfish. However, a receptor for RGP remains to be identified.
M. Mita, Shin Matsubara, T. Osugi, A. Shiraishi, Azumi Wada, H. Satake   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thirty Years of Research on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (1986–2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities

, 2017
Research on the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) has waxed and waned over the last few decades, mostly in response to population outbreaks at specific locations.
M. Pratchett, C. Caballes, J. Wilmes, S. Matthews, C. Mellin, H. Sweatman, L. Nadler, J. Brodie, Cassandra A. Thompson, J. Hoey, A. Bos, M. Byrne, V. Messmer, S. Fortunato, Carla C. M. Chen, A. Buck, R. Babcock, S. Uthicke   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New Ceramides and Cerebrosides from the Deep-Sea Far Eastern Starfish Ceramaster patagonicus

Marine Drugs, 2022
Three new ceramides (1–3) and three new cerebrosides (4, 8, and 9), along with three previously known cerebrosides (ophidiocerebrosides C (5), D (6), and CE-3-2 (7)), were isolated from a deep-sea starfish species, the orange cookie starfish Ceramaster ...
Timofey V. Malyarenko, Viktor M. Zakharenko, Alla A. Kicha, Alexandra S. Kuzmich, Olesya S. Malyarenko, Anatoly I. Kalinovsky, Roman S. Popov, Vasily I. Svetashev, Natalia V. Ivanchina   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Charge‐Induced Morphing Gels for Bioinspired Actuation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a novel electroactive actuation mechanism that enables the gel material to generate substantial and reversible shape‐changing while preserving topological and isochoric (volumetric) equivalence. The resultant morphing behaviors can mimic the movements of muscle‐driven organelles in nature, including cilia‐like beating and ...
Ciqun Xu, Saba Firouznia, Charl F. J. Faul, Majid Taghavi, Jonathan Rossiter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source