Profiling cellular diversity in sponges informs animal cell type and nervous system evolution
Jacob M. Musser, Klaske J. Schippers, Michael Nickel, Giulia Mizzon, Andrea B. Kohn, Constantin Pape, Paolo Ronchi, Νικόλαος Παπαδόπουλος, Alexander J. Tarashansky, Jörg U. Hammel, Florian Wolf, Cong Liang, Ana Hernández-Plaza, Carlos P. Cantalapiedra, Kaia Achim, , Detlev Arendt
The paper identifies 18 cell types in sponges, including neuroid cells with synaptic gene expression, suggesting early neuro-immune system evolution.
Science · Nov 4, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology