Expression of engrailed-family genes in the jumping bristletail and discussion on the primitive pattern of insect segmentation
| Autor: | Masashi Sakuma, Ryuichiro Machida, Yasutaka Nakagaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Homeodomain Proteins
Synapomorphy Genetics Insecta Archaeognatha Body Patterning media_common.quotation_subject fungi Gene Expression Insect Biology medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification engrailed Jumping Evolutionary biology medicine Animals Insect Proteins Segmentation Developmental biology Developmental Biology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Development Genes and Evolution. 225:313-318 |
| ISSN: | 1432-041X 0949-944X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00427-015-0512-5 |
| Popis: | It has been shown that segmentation in the short-germ insects proceeds by a two-step mechanism. The anterior region is simultaneously segmented in a manner similar to that in Drosophila, which is apparently unique to insects, and the rest of the posterior region is segmented sequentially by a mechanism involving a segmentation clock, which is derived from the common ancestor of arthropods. In order to propose the evolutionary scenario of insect segmentation, we examined segmentation in the jumping bristletail, the basalmost extant insect. Using probes for engrailed-family genes for in situ hybridization, we found no sign of simultaneous segmentation in the anterior region of the jumping bristletail embryos. All segments except the anteriormost segment are formed sequentially. This condition shown in the jumping bristletail embryos may represent the primitive pattern of insect segmentation. The intercalating formation of the intercalary segment is assumed to be a synapomorphic trait shared among all insects after the branching of the jumping bristletail. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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