2005/10/19 by David R. McClay, V. Yakimenko · 4 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation #Echinoderm biology and ecology #Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma #Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
paper · doi:10.1242/dev.048967
openalex publication_date 2005/10/19 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/04/28
Embryos of the echinoderms, especially those of sea urchins and sea stars, have been studied as model organisms for over 100 years. The simplicity of their early development, and the ease of experimentally perturbing this development, provides an excellent platform for mechanistic studies of cell specification and morphogenesis. As a result, echinoderms have contributed significantly to our understanding of many developmental mechanisms, including those that govern the structure and design of gene regulatory networks, those that direct cell lineage specification, and those that regulate the dynamic morphogenetic events that shape the early embryo.