Ectopic head regeneration after nervous system ablation in a sea anemone
Fatemeh Mazloumi Gavgani, Johanna E. M. Kraus, Layla Al‐Shaer, Joshua November, Anna Seybold, Inés Fournon-Berodia, Benjamin Lerstad, Harald Hausen, Michael J. Layden, Fabian Rentzsch
This study shows that in Nematostella vectensis, nervous system ablation leads to ectopic head regeneration in head fragments, suggesting the nervous system provides positional information to suppress head regeneration in foot fragments.
Current Biology · Nov 17, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology