Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Colgren, Jeffrey John"
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MRTF specifies a muscle-like contractile module in Porifera
Colgren, Jeffrey John; Nichols, S.A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Muscle-based movement is a hallmark of animal biology, but the evolutionary origins of myocytes are unknown. Although believed to lack muscles, sponges (Porifera) are capable of coordinated whole-body contractions that ... -
The premetazoan ancestry of the synaptic toolkit and appearance of first neurons
Colgren, Jeffrey John; Burkhardt, Pawel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Neurons, especially when coupled with muscles, allow animals to interact with and navigate through their environment in ways unique to life on earth. Found in all major animal lineages except sponges and placozoans, nervous ...