Developmental system drift in dorsoventral patterning is linked to transitions to autonomous development in Annelida
Allan M. Carrillo‐Baltodano, Emmanuel Haillot, Steffanie M. Meha, Imran Luqman, Artenis Pashaj, Jimena Montagne, Yun-Ju Lee, Tsai-Ming Lu, David E. K. Ferrier, Stephan Q. Schneider, José María Martín-Durán
The paper shows that BMP signaling is downstream of ERK1/2 in Spiralia and is involved in dorsoventral development, but this hierarchy is lost in annelids with autonomous development.
Nature Communications · Apr 18, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology