Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alistair P. McGregor, Alexandra D. Buffry, Renske M. A. Vroomans
Summary: Evolutionary developmental biology is a broad field that aims to understand how developmental processes evolve and contribute to phenotypic change and organismal diversification. This special issue reviews key topics in the field, including advances in theory and methodology, as well as our latest knowledge about molecular, cellular, and organismal functionality and diversification.
ESSAYS IN BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrei P. Kozlov
Summary: A theory called the carcino-evo-devo theory is being developed to explain the evolutionary role of hereditary tumors. The theory proposes that hereditary tumors played a role in the evolution of multicellular organisms by providing additional cell masses for the expression of novel genes. It has made several nontrivial predictions that have been confirmed in laboratory experiments and offers explanations for previously unexplained biological phenomena. By considering individual development, evolutionary development, and neoplastic development within one framework, the carcino-evo-devo theory has the potential to become a unifying biological theory.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
A. P. Kozlov
Summary: This paper introduces the theory of carcino-evo-devo, which explains the sources of additional cell masses in the evolution of multicellular organisms. Several non-trivial predictions are formulated and confirmed through experiments.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Salem al-Mosleh, Gary P. T. Choi, Arhat Abzhanov, L. Mahadevan
Summary: The study analyzed the beak morphology of Darwin's finches, finding that the curvature increases linearly from the base to the tip of the beak and is related to dietary habits. By proposing an experimentally motivated growth law and utilizing a morphospace, the study shows how a combination of geometry and dynamics allows for the development and evolution of functional form in the finches.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Biology
Daisuke Koyabu
Summary: Over the past decade, studies combining palaeontology, embryology, and experimental developmental biology have significantly changed our understanding of the homology of the mammalian skull. New evidence suggests the need to revisit and restructure the conventional anatomical terminology used for the components of the mammalian skull, which has been a longstanding unresolved issue since the nineteenth century. This review highlights the overlooked problems related to homology, development, and conservatism of the mammalian skull, with a call for future studies in these areas.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Facundo Romani, Javier E. Moreno
Summary: Transcription factors play a crucial role in plant evolution, with changes in body plan and physiological responses driving their functional evolution. Some gene regulatory networks are highly conserved, while others emerge in specific lineages. Recent studies offer new insights into the functional evolution of transcription factors.
Article
Plant Sciences
Beatrice Albert, Alexis Matamoro-Vidal, Charlotte Prieu, Sophie Nadot, Irene Till-Bottraud, Adrienne Ressayre, Pierre-Henri Gouyon
Summary: The diversity of pollen grain forms in flowering plants is determined by the developmental mechanisms involved in establishing pollen morphological features. Aperture pattern, characterized by aperture number, structure, and position, is determined during microsporogenesis, and plays a key role in plant reproduction. Advances in understanding aperture pattern development shed light on the evolution of aperture pattern in angiosperms.
Article
Plant Sciences
Madison A. K. Lalica, Alexandru M. F. Tomescu
Summary: We examine the earliest known appearances of wound-response periderm to understand how it developed in early tracheophytes. The origin of periderm production by a cambium (phellogen) is not well-studied, and understanding the development of periderm in early tracheophytes can provide valuable insights. By analyzing the anatomy of wound-response tissues in a new Early Devonian euphyllophyte, we propose a model for the development of wound-response periderm in early tracheophytes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alessandro Cavallo, Melody S. Clark, Lloyd S. Peck, Elizabeth M. Harper, Victoria A. Sleight
Summary: By studying shell development in the Antarctic clam, researchers found that the formation of the larval shell involves development-specific downstream effector genes, while the adult shell secretion processes use different genes. This suggests that the formation of the larval shell is a conserved and ancestral feature in molluscs.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Siyu Li, Hokuto Nakayama, Neelima R. Sinha
Summary: Comparative transcriptomics is a powerful method for understanding the genetic basis of organ morphogenesis and its diversification during evolution. However, studying plant morphological diversity using comparative transcriptomics faces challenges such as identifying homologous gene pairs, selecting appropriate developmental stages for comparison, and extracting biologically meaningful networks. Methods like phylostratigraphy, clustering, and gene co-expression networks are used to address these challenges and provide a comprehensive understanding of morphological evolution.
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Kai Ito, Vuong Tan Tu, Thomas P. Eiting, Taro Nojiri, Daisuke Koyabu
Summary: The homologies of bat nasal turbinals have been disputed, but tracing prenatal development may provide a solution. Bat turbinate structures are similar to laurasiatherians, indicating bats retain the ancestral condition, while the absence of certain structures in specific bat groups may have occurred through convergent evolution.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Kate Harline, Jesus Martinez-Gomez, Chelsea D. Specht, Adrienne H. K. Roeder
Summary: Modeling has become a popular tool in biological disciplines, but the literacy among biologists has not kept pace. The lack of understanding inhibits communication and progress in data analysis. A blueprint has been proposed to empower biologists to apply models in their field.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Laura Nuno de la Rosa, Mihaela Pavlicev, Arantza Etxeberria
Summary: Critiques of the container model and the emergence of new perspectives have led to a reevaluation of the concept of pregnancy as an evolved relational novelty. The idea of historical individuality, as opposed to other views of biological individuality, offers a fresh insight into pregnancy and may help dispel misconceptions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastian S. James, Mackenzie Englund, Riley Bottom, Roberto Perez, Kathleen E. Connor, Kelly J. Huffman, Stuart P. Wilson, Leah A. Krubitzer
Summary: Advances in sequencing techniques have allowed for comparative studies of gene expression, but spatial expression has remained limited due to a lack of robust methodology. In this study, methods and software tools were developed to quantify and compare tissue-wide spatial patterns of gene expression within and between species. The expression patterns of RZR beta and Id2 mRNA in the cortex were compared across early postnatal development in mice and voles. The results showed that RZR beta expression patterns were highly conserved between species, while Id2 expression patterns emerged in a consistent manner across layers in both species. These differences in neocortical patterning development were suggested to reflect the independent evolution of brains, bodies, and sensory systems since their common ancestor 35 million years ago.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Roland Zimm, Fidji Berio, Melanie Debiais-Thibaud, Nicolas Goudemand
Summary: Developmental complexity resulting from the interplay between genetic and biomechanic factors shapes the ways in which genotypes and phenotypes change in evolution. In this study, we investigate the developmental factors underlying typical tooth shape transitions by studying tooth diversity in sharks. Using a realistic mathematical model of odontogenesis, we successfully reproduce key features of tooth development and real tooth shape variation in small-spotted catsharks through in vivo experiments. Interestingly, we find that developmental transitions between tooth shapes tend to be highly degenerate and asymmetrically dependent on the direction of transition. These findings contribute to our understanding of how developmental changes drive adaptive phenotypic change and trait convergence in complex, highly diverse structures.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Dharma Pally, Durjay Pramanik, Ramray Bhat
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shyamili Goutham, Indu Kumari, Dharma Pally, Alvina Singh, Sujasha Ghosh, Yusuf Akhter, Ramray Bhat
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Debayan Dasgupta, Dharma Pally, Deepak K. Saini, Ramray Bhat, Ambarish Ghosh
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dharma Pally, Durjay Pramanik, Shahid Hussain, Shreya Verma, Anagha Srinivas, Rekha Kumar, Arun Everest-Dass, Ramray Bhat
Summary: This study identified differential levels of alpha 2,6-linked sialic acids in breast cancer cells, and demonstrated their impact on cell invasiveness and migration ability. The research suggests that aberrant glycan expression may play a role in promoting the progression of malignant breast tumors by facilitating the migration of highly invasive cells.
ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dharma Pally, Ramray Bhat
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dharma Pally, Mallar Banerjee, Shahid Hussain, Rekha Kumar, Alexandra Petersson, Ebba Rosendal, Ludvig Gunnarsson, Kristoffer Peterson, Hakon Leffler, Ulf J. Nilsson, Ramray Bhat
Summary: Aberrations in glycan and lectin expression and function contribute to the development of cancer. This study focused on Galectin-9, a member of the beta-galactoside-binding lectin family, and investigated its role in breast cancer cell invasiveness. The results showed a correlation between Galectin-9 expression and the ability of invasive cancer cells to adhere and invade extracellular matrix microenvironments. Further experiments revealed that Galectin-9 induced Focal Adhesion Kinase activity and S100A4 expression, which are associated with cancer cell invasion. The findings provide crucial insights into the mechanisms by which elevated Galectin-9 expression enhances breast cancer cell invasiveness during the early stages of invasion.
ACS CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dharma Pally, Shyamili Goutham, Ramray Bhat
Summary: The architecture of an organ's cells and connective tissue is disrupted and replaced by new intercommunications between malignantly transformed parenchyma, altered stromal cells, and remodeled extracellular matrix (ECM) during tumorigenesis. The intratumoral heterogeneity of cancer cell phenotypes is an emergent property of these reciprocal intercommunications, both biochemical and mechanical-physical, which engender and amplify the diversity of cell behavioral traits.