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Studying Annelida Regeneration in a Novel Model Organism: The Freshwater Aeolosoma viride
Aeolosoma viride, a globally distributed freshwater annelid, has a semitransparent appearance with 10 to 12 segments, about 2 to 3 mm in length. It is easy to raise and handle in laboratory conditions. Due to its...
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Monitoring Telomere Maintenance During Regeneration of Annelids
Telomere shortening is a hallmark of aging and eventually constrains the proliferative capacity of cells. The protocols discussed here are used for monitoring telomeres comprehensively in Aeolosoma viride, a mode...
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Open AccessCaspase dependent apoptosis is required for anterior regeneration in Aeolosoma viride and its related gene expressions are regulated by the Wnt signaling pathway
Although apoptosis has been widely observed during the regenerative process, the mechanisms by which it is regulated and its roles in regeneration remained unclear. In this study, we introduced Aeolosoma viride, ...
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Open AccessTelomere maintenance during anterior regeneration and aging in the freshwater annelid Aeolosoma viride
Aging is a complex process involving declines in various cellular and physical functionalities, including regenerative ability. Telomere maintenance is thought to be necessary for regeneration, and telomere at...
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Open AccessDe novo assembly of highly polymorphic metagenomic data using in situ generated reference sequences and a novel BLAST-based assembly pipeline
The accuracy of metagenomic assembly is usually compromised by high levels of polymorphism due to divergent reads from the same genomic region recognized as different loci when sequenced and assembled together...
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The chemosensory ability of the predatory leech Whitmania laevis (Arhynchobdellida: Haemopidae) for prey searching
Although prey-detecting and searching abilities of predatory leeches of rhynchobdellid or the Erpobdelliformes of arhynchobdellid species have been studied in the past, hirudiniformes leeches are rarely mentio...
