Echinoderms (starfish, sea-urchins and their close relations) possess a unique type of
collagenous tissue that is innervated by the motor nervous system and whose mechanical …

Echinoderms are a phylum of marine deterostomes with a range of interesting biological
features. One remarkable ability is their impressive capacity to regenerate most of their adult …

Collagenous tissue in all extant classes of the phylum Echinodermata (starfish, sea-urchins
and their close relations) has the capacity to drastically alter its mechanical properties within …

Simple Summary Pentamerous radial symmetrical echinoderm adults develop from
bilaterally symmetrical larvae and are a great model for understanding the origin and …

Achieving regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS) is a major challenge for
regenerative medicine. The inability of mammals to regrow a severed CNS contrasts with the …

The central nervous system (CNS) of chordates, including humans, develops as a hollow
tube with ciliated walls containing cerebrospinal fluid. However, most of the animals …

The echinoderms are a phylum of marine deuterostomes characterized by the pentaradial
(five fold) symmetry of their adult bodies. Due to this unusual body plan, adult echinoderms …

The highly conserved Notch signaling pathway affects embryonic development,
neurogenesis, homeostasis, tissue repair, immunity, and numerous other essential …

Background Echinoderms are established models in experimental and developmental
biology, however genomic resources are still lacking for many species. Here, we present the …

Radial glial cells are crucial in vertebrate neural development and regeneration. It has been
recently proposed that this neurogenic cell type might be older than the chordate lineage …