The Molecular Genetics and Major Concepts Underlying Whole Body Regeneration in the Animal World
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 71949
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
The major regeneration capabilities of some animals have likely intrigued the mind of nature observers from prehistoric times. Extensive regeneration is found in many phylogenetic clades, and the reason that some animal groups are almost devoid of regeneration powers while other excel in it is to date unclear. Whole body regeneration, which is the ability to regenerate all missing body parts, is considered the most extreme form of this process. In this Special Issue, researchers working on a wide variety of animals from different phylogenetic groups will present their work in the form of reviews and latest experimental research. Thus, the very different forms of regeneration that have evolved in the animal world can be compared, which may give new insights into this remarkable developmental phenomenon.
In recent yearsm we have gained new tools of molecular genetics and genomics, and their employment has allowed us to expose the basis of common molecular pathways that are involved in regeneration, on one hand, and the unique molecular mechanisms of different animals on the other. In this issue, the knowledge at the base of the most explored animal models will be discussed, and some of the most current "wet" work will be demonstrated, leading to possible further understanding of the most basic mysteries of regeneration. These include the relation of regeneration to embryonic development, its connection to the natural vegetative reproduction of some animals, and foremostly to the evolutionary, developmental, cellular, and molecular mechanisms underlying the paradigm. Hopefully, this will also contribute to enhancing our ability to comprehend the principles and concepts defining major body regeneration from the molecular genetics aspect and far beyond.
Dr. Uri Gat
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Whole body regeneration
- Molecular genetics of regeneration
- Evolution of regeneration
- Developmental pathways in regeneration
- Morphallaxis
- Epimorphosis
- Body polarity
- Embryonic development vs. regeneration
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