Genes with spiralian-specific protein motifs are expressed in spiralian ciliary bands
oleh: Longjun Wu, Laurel S. Hiebert, Marleen Klann, Yale Passamaneck, Benjamin R. Bastin, Stephan Q. Schneider, Mark Q. Martindale, Elaine C. Seaver, Svetlana A. Maslakova, J. David Lambert
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-08-01 |
Deskripsi
Spiralians have ciliary bands, used for locomotion and feeding, but defining molecular features of these structures are unknown. Here, the authors report a gene, Lophotrochin, that contains a protein domain only found in spiralians, and specifically expressed in diverse ciliary bands across the group, which provides a molecular signature for these structures.