Marine arthropods as a source of antimicrobial peptides

JP Saucedo-Vázquez, F Gushque, NS Vispo… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Peptide therapeutics play a key role in the development of new medical treatments. The
traditional focus on endogenous peptides has shifted from first discovering other natural …

Form and function of the vertebrate and invertebrate blood-brain barriers

AD Dunton, T Göpel, DH Ho, W Burggren - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The need to protect neural tissue from toxins or other substances is as old as neural tissue
itself. Early recognition of this need has led to more than a century of investigation of the …

Organ systems of a Cambrian euarthropod larva

MR Smith, EJ Long, A Dhungana, KJ Dobson, J Yang… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The Cambrian radiation of euarthropods can be attributed to an adaptable body plan.
Sophisticated brains and specialized feeding appendages, which are elaborations of …

Interpreting fossilized nervous tissues

C Aria, J Vannier, TYS Park, RR Gaines - BioEssays, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Paleoneuranatomy is an emerging subfield of paleontological research with great potential
for the study of evolution. However, the interpretation of fossilized nervous tissues is a …

Early responses in Penaeus vannamei during experimental infection with Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) spores by injection and oral routes

P Subash, A Uma, B Ahilan - Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2022 - Elsevier
Hepatopancreatic microsporidiosis caused by Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) is
associated with severe production losses in Penaeus vannamei farming. Early responses in …

Transcriptome–proteome compendium of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): Metabolic potential and repertoire of hydrolytic enzymes

L Möller, Y Vainshtein, L Wöhlbrand, M Dörries… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana) is a keystone species in the Southern
Ocean that uses an arsenal of hydrolases for biomacromolecule decomposition to effectively …

A multiscale approach reveals elaborate circulatory system and intermittent heartbeat in velvet worms (Onychophora)

H Jahn, JU Hammel, T Göpel, CS Wirkner… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
An antagonistic hemolymph-muscular system is essential for soft-bodied invertebrates.
Many ecdysozoans (molting animals) possess neither a heart nor a vascular or circulatory …

Exploration of the regulatory mechanisms of regeneration, anti-oxidation, anti-aging and the immune response at the post-molt stage of Eriocheir sinensis

M Wang, J Ge, X Ma, S Su, C Tian, J Li, F Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Eriocheir sinensis is widely appreciated by the surrounding population due to its culinary
delicacy and rich nutrients. The E. sinensis breeding industry is very prosperous and molting …

Front Cover: Transcriptome–proteome compendium of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): Metabolic potential and repertoire of hydrolytic enzymes

L Möller, Y Vainshtein, L Wöhlbrand, M Dörries… - Proteomics, 2022 - epic.awi.de
The Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana) is a keystone species in the Southern Ocean
that uses an arsenal of hydrolases for biomacromolecule decomposition to effectively digest …

Interpreting fossilized nervous tissues

J Vannier, TYS Park, RR Gaines, C Aria - BioEssays, 2023 - hal.science
Paleoneuranatomy is an emerging subfield of paleontological research with great potential
for the study of evolution. However, the interpretation of fossilized nervous tissues is a …