Muscular Development in Urechis unicinctus (Echiura, Annelida)

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 21; no. 7; p. 2306
• Main Authors: Han, Yong-Hee, Ryu, Kyoung-Bin, Medina Jiménez, Brenda I, Kim, Jung, Lee, Hae-Youn, Cho, Sung-Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.03.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Actin; Actins - genetics; Actins - metabolism; Animals; Annelida; Annelida - growth & development; Annelids; Body wall; Calcium-binding protein; Calponin; Echiura; Embryogenesis; Embryos; Gene expression; Genes; Immunohistochemistry; Larvae; Major histocompatibility complex; Molecular modelling; Morphology; Muscle Development; Muscles; Muscles - metabolism; musculature; Nervous system; Nervous System - growth & development; Nervous System - metabolism; Sediments; Segmentation; Smooth muscle; Staining; striated muscle; Subgroups; Transcriptome; Troponin; Troponin I; Urechis unicinctus; Ventral nerve cord; smooth muscle; musculature; Echiura; Urechis unicinctus; striated muscle

Echiura is one of the most intriguing major subgroups of phylum Annelida because, unlike most other annelids, echiuran adults lack metameric body segmentation. lives in U-shape burrows of soft sediments. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of . Herein, we overvi...