Amputation Triggers Long-Range Epidermal Permeability Changes in Evolutionarily Distant Regenerative Organisms
Kelly E. Dooling, Ryan T. Kim, Elane M. Kim, Erica Chen, Adnan Abouelela, Benjamin J. Tajer, N. J. Lopez, Julia C. Paoli, Connor J. Powell, Anna G. Luong, S. Y. Celeste Wu, Kara N. Thornton, Hani D. Singer, Aaron M. Savage, Joel Bateman, , Jessica L. Whited
This study examines long-range epidermal permeability changes after amputation in axolotls and planarians, finding increased permeability and MAPK signaling downregulation in axolotls and functional evidence of MAPK inhibition increasing permeability in planarians.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2024 · PreprintPhysiology