Genetic and genomic tools for the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii

The bristle worm Platynereis dumerilii displays many interesting biological characteristics. These include its reproductive timing, which is synchronized to the moon phase, its regenerative capacity that is hormonally controlled, and a slow rate of evolution, which permits analyses of ancestral gene...

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Published inGenetics (Austin) Vol. 197; no. 1; pp. 19 - 31
Main Authors Zantke, Juliane, Bannister, Stephanie, Rajan, Vinoth Babu Veedin, Raible, Florian, Tessmar-Raible, Kristin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Genetics Society of America 01.05.2014
Subjects
Animals
Annelida
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Gene expression
Genetic recombination
Genetic Techniques
Genetic Toolbox Reviews
Genomics - methods
Humans
Lophotrochozoa
Platynereis
Platynereis dumerilii
Polychaeta - cytology
Polychaeta - genetics
Polymerization
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Summary:The bristle worm Platynereis dumerilii displays many interesting biological characteristics. These include its reproductive timing, which is synchronized to the moon phase, its regenerative capacity that is hormonally controlled, and a slow rate of evolution, which permits analyses of ancestral genes and cell types. As a marine annelid, Platynereis is also representative of the marine ecosystem, as well as one of the three large animal subphyla, the Lophotrochozoa. Here, we provide an overview of the molecular resources, functional techniques, and behavioral assays that have recently been established for the bristle worm. This combination of tools now places Platynereis in an excellent position to advance research at the frontiers of neurobiology, chronobiology, evo-devo, and marine biology.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Available freely online through the author-supported open access option.
ISSN:1943-2631
0016-6731
1943-2631
DOI:10.1534/genetics.112.148254