Tetrapod limb and sarcopterygian fin regeneration share a core genetic programme

Salamanders are unique among extant tetrapods for their ability to completely regenerate their limbs. Here, Nogueira and colleagues show that lungfishes, the sister clade of tetrapods, regenerate their fins using analogous gene regulatory changes and morphological steps.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Acacio F. Nogueira, Carinne M. Costa, Jamily Lorena, Rodrigo N. Moreira, Gabriela N. Frota-Lima, Carolina Furtado, Mark Robinson, Chris T. Amemiya, Sylvain Darnet, Igor Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13364