Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Ancient secretory pathways contributed to the evolutionary origin of an ecologically impactful bioluminescence system
Lisa Y. Mesrop, Geetanjali Minsky, Michael S. Drummond…·Todd H. Oakley
The paper shows that bioluminescence in ostracods uses conserved secretory genes alongside novel pathways, supporting a 'legacy-plus-innovation' evolutionary model.