Formation and Spontaneous Long-Term Repatterning of Headless Planarian Flatworms
Johanna Bischof, Jennifer V. LaPalme, Kelsie A. Miller, Junji Morokuma, Katherine B. Williams, Chris Fields, Michael G. Levin
This study shows that ERK inhibition delays regeneration in headless planarians, but headless animals can later remodel to regain a single-headed morphology through Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2021 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology