Single Nucleus Profiling Highlights the All-Brain Echinoderm Nervous System
Periklis Paganos, Jack Ullrich-Lüter, Alba Almazán, Danila Voronov, Jil Carl, Anne-C. Zakrzewski, Berit Zemann, Maria Lorenza Rusciano, Tiphaine Sancerni, Maria Schauer, Oğuz Akar, Filomena Caccavale, Maria Cocurullo, Giovanna Benvenuto, Jenifer C. Croce, , Maria Ina Arnone
The paper uses single-nucleus transcriptomics to analyze post-metamorphic sea urchin cell types, revealing an all-brain organization and homologues of vertebrate neuronal genes.
Science Advances · Nov 5, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology