CellBioNewsApr 12, 2023

#Chromosome-level #genome assembly of sea cucumber reveals details about its #Cuvierian organ.

#Holothuria #proteins #AlphaFold

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-chromosome-level-genome-sea-cucumber-reveals.html

Chromosome-level genome assembly of sea cucumber reveals details about its Cuvierian organ

A large team of marine, molecular and genetic biologists affiliated with a number of institutions in China has conducted what they describe as a high-quality, chromosome-level genome assembly of the black sea cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota). In doing so they have learned more about its Cuvierian organ.

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Lukas VFN πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊApr 11, 2023

This #SeaCucumber shoots sticky tubes out of its butt. Its genes hint at how https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cuvierian-organ-sea-cucumber-defense-mechanism

The #Holothuria leucospilota genome elucidates sacrificial organ expulsion and #bioadhesive trap enriched with amyloid-patterned proteins https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2213512120

The tangle of tubules looks like intestines, but it evolved from the invertebrates’ respiratory system, and, like lizard tails, it regenerates after use.

This sea cucumber shoots sticky tubes out of its butt. Its genes hint at how

A new genetics study is providing a wealth of information about silky, sticky tubes, called the Cuvierian organ, that sea cucumbers use to tangle foes.

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