Spicule formation in calcareous sponges: Coordinated expression of biomineralization genes and spicule-type specific genes
André Kittelmann and Lukardis Wencker contributed to this work about biomineralization in calcareous sponges. Published in Scientific Reports.
23.04.2017
Voigt O, Adamska M, Adamsiki M, Kittelmann A, Wencker L, Wörheide G (2017): Spicule formation in calcareous sponges: Coordinated expression of biomineralization genes and spicule-type specific genes. Scientific Reports 7:45658.
In the study, five genes involved in biomineralization of calcareous sponges were identified, and the changes in their spatial and temporal expression patterns during spicule formation were observed. Two genes are specificly expressed in cells forming calcareous spicules of distinct shapes.
The full text is available here: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep45658.