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Nikishchenko V, Kolotukhina N, Dyachuk V. Comparative Neuroanatomy of Pediveliger Larvae of Various Bivalves from the Sea of Japan. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1341. [PMID: 37887051 PMCID: PMC10604817 DOI: 10.3390/biology12101341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Here, we describe the nervous system structures from pediveligers of eight bivalve species (Callista brevisiphonata, Mactromeris polynyma, Crenomytilus grayanus, Kellia japonica, Mizuhopecten yessoensis, and Azumapecten farreri) with different modes of life in their adult stages, corresponding to the ecological niches that they occupy (burrowing, cemented, byssally attached, and mobile forms). We have identified neuromorphological features of the central and peripheral nervous systems in larval bivalves. We show that the unpaired sensory apical organ is still present in pediveligers along with the developing paired cerebral ganglia characteristic of an adult mollusk. Pediveligers have the pleural ganglia connected to the pedal ganglia via the pedal nerve cords and to the visceral ganglia via the lateral nerve cords. We have found a number of structures of the peripheral nervous system whose presence varies between pediveligers of different species. Mactromeris, Callista, and Pododesmus have 5-HT-immunopositive stomatogastric neurons, whereas the Yesso and Farrer's scallops have an FMRFamide-immunopositive enteric nervous system. The innervation of the anterior part of the velum is connected to a system of the apical organ and cerebral ganglia, and the innervation of the posterior part is connected to the visceral ganglia. Most differences in the structure of the peripheral elements of the nervous system are species-specific and weakly depend on the ecological niche that pediveligers occupy.
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia; (V.N.); (N.K.)
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Kniazkina M, Dyachuk V. Neurogenesis of the scallop Azumapecten farreri: from the first larval sensory neurons to the definitive nervous system of juveniles. Front Zool 2022; 19:22. [PMID: 35922810 PMCID: PMC9347173 DOI: 10.1186/s12983-022-00468-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Scallops are among the best-studied bivalve mollusks. However, adult nervous system and neurogenesis studies of scallops are limited. Here, we studied the localization of neurotransmitters (serotonin/5-HT, FMRFamide, catecholamines) in adult ganglia and larvae of Azumapecten farreri using histochemical and immunohistochemical methods. Results We found peptide FMRFamide in all adult scallop ganglia, whereas 5-HT-like immunoreactive (lir) somata were exclusively detected in the cerebropleural, pedal, and accessory ganglia. Scallop larval neurogenesis starts with the emergence of the 5-HT-lir neurons, which are part of the apical organ (AO) at the early veliger stage. Near the AO, paired anlagen of cerebral ganglion (CG) developed. 5-HT-lir neurites of the CG innervate the velum, ventral, and dorsal parts of the larva at the late veliger stage. Scallop pediveligers possess 5-HT-lir CG, pleural ganglia, and immunopositive signals in the developing enteric nervous system. FMRFamide-lir is first detected in dorsal, ventral, and AO cells of early veligers. Later, FMRFamide-lir extends to the visceral nervous cord, all ganglia, as well as in the enteric nervous system in pediveligers. Catecholaminergic neurons are detected near the larval mouth, in the vellum, and in the stomach in veligers. Conclusions We described the distribution of neurotransmitters of the ganglia in adult scallops and the larval neurodevelopment in A. farreri. Immunostaining of neurotransmitters showed that the gross anatomy of adult scallop ganglia, in general, is similar to that in other bivalves, but complicated by the complexity of the structure of the ganglia and the appearance of additional ganglia not described in other molluscs. A comparison of larval neuromorphology suggests that 5-HT-lir structures are more conservative than FMRF-lir structures in Bivalvia. Notably, the latter are much more distributed in scallop A. farreri larvae than in other studied bivalves. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12983-022-00468-7.
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- Marina Kniazkina
- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia.
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Yurchenko OV, Dyachuk VA. Characterization of Neurodevelopment in Larvae of the Protobranch Acila insignis (Gould, 1861) in Order to Reconstruct the Last Common Ancestor of Bivalves. MALACOLOGIA 2022. [DOI: 10.4002/040.064.0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Olga V. Yurchenko
- A. V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, russia
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- A. V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, russia
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Development stage of cryopreserved mussel (Perna canaliculus) larvae influences post-thaw impact on shell formation, organogenesis, neurogenesis, feeding ability and survival. Cryobiology 2020; 93:121-132. [PMID: 32044325 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2020.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cryopreservation of genetic material from farmed aquatic species is a valuable technique to advance selective breeding programs for stock improvement. In this study, effects of cryopreservation on development of trochophore and D-stage larvae of Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) were evaluated through histology, light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and confocal microscopy. Larvae of both life stages were motile immediately post-thawing, but survival declined rapidly from 4 days post-fertilisation (dpf). At 18 dpf, ~23% of non-cryopreserved control larvae had progressed to the pediveliger stage, while <1% of cryopreserved larvae had survived. Control larvae grew faster and larger, and consumed more food than larvae cryopreserved at either life stage (trochophore or D-stage). Settlement competency was achieved in the control larvae at 21 days post-fertilization, with most remaining individuals developing eye spots. Organogenesis was delayed in all cryopreserved larvae, and eyespots did not appear at all. Neurogenesis was stunted in cryopreserved trochophore larvae but seemed to progress almost normally in their cryopreserved D-stage counterparts. Developing abnormalities in shell morphology rapidly became apparent in all mussels post-thaw, with trochophore larvae being most highly afflicted. These delays in organogenesis and overall development are indicative of cryo-injuries sustained at a cellular level. Our results show that D-stage larvae are somewhat more resilient to cryopreservation than trochophore larvae. D-larvae are good life-stage candidates for cryobanking genetic resources in this species because there is generally an excess of larvae from selective breeding family crosses and these can be banked and stored for later use. Further on-going research aims to improve the long-term viability of cryopreserved D-larvae for successful rearing.
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Yurchenko OV, Savelieva AV, Kolotuchina NK, Voronezhskaya EE, Dyachuk VA. Peripheral sensory neurons govern development of the nervous system in bivalve larvae. EvoDevo 2019; 10:22. [PMID: 31528326 PMCID: PMC6743156 DOI: 10.1186/s13227-019-0133-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Recent findings regarding early lophotrochozoan development have altered the conventional model of neurogenesis and revealed that peripheral sensory elements play a key role in the initial organization of the larval nervous system. Here, we describe the main neurogenetic events in bivalve mollusks in comparison with other Lophotrochozoa, emphasizing a novel role for early neurons in establishing larval nervous systems and speculating about the morphogenetic function of the apical organ. We demonstrate that during bivalve development, peripheral sensory neurons utilizing various transmitters differentiate before the apical organ emerges. The first neurons and their neurites serve as a scaffold for the development of the nervous system. During veliger stage, cerebral, pleural, and visceral ganglia form along the lateral (visceral) nerve cords in anterior-to-posterior axis. The pedal ganglia and corresponding ventral (pedal) nerve cords develop much later, after larval settlement and metamorphosis. Pharmacological abolishment of the serotonin gradient within the larval body disrupts the navigation of "pioneer" axons resulting in malformation of the whole nervous system architecture. Comparative morphological data on neurogenetic events in bivalve mollusks shed new light on the origin of the nervous system, mechanisms of early axon navigation, and sequence of the tetraneurous nervous system formation. Furthermore, this information improves our understanding of the basic nervous system architecture in larval Bivalvia and Mollusca.
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- Olga V. Yurchenko
- National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia
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- National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia
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- National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia
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- N.K. Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Battonyai I, Voronezhskaya EE, Obukhova A, Horváth R, Nezlin LP, Elekes K. Neuronal Development in the Larvae of the Invasive Biofouler Dreissena polymorpha (Mollusca: Bivalvia), with Special Attention to Sensory Elements and Swimming Behavior. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2018; 234:192-206. [PMID: 29949436 DOI: 10.1086/698511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although understanding of the neuronal development of Trochozoa has progressed recently, little attention has been paid to freshwater bivalves, including species with a strong ecological impact, such as the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha). Therefore, an important question might concern how the developing nervous system is involved in the formation of the rapid and successful invasive behavior of this species. Our aim was to reveal the neuronal development of trochophore and veliger larvae of Dreissena, with special attention to the organization of sensory structures and their possible involvement in detecting environmental cues. After applying serotonin and FMRFamide immunocytochemistry, the first serotonin immunoreactive sensory elements appeared 16-18 hours after fertilization, whereas the first FMRFamide immunoreactive sensory cell was seen only at 32 hours of development (trochophore stage). Later, sensory elements were found in three parts of the larval body, including the apical organ, the posterior region, and the stomach. Although differences in the timing of appearance and the morphology of cells were observed, the two signaling systems showed basic similarity in their organization pattern until the end of the veliger stage. Pharmacological, physiological, and quantitative immunocytochemical investigations were also performed, suggesting the involvement of both the serotoninergic system and the FMRFamidergic system in sensomotor processes. Manipulation of the serotonin synthesis by para-chloroplenylalanine and 5-hydroxytryptophane, as well as application of increased salinity, influenced larval swimming activity, both accompanied by changes in immunofluorescence intensity. We concluded that these two early sensory systems may play an important role in the development of settlement competency of this biofouling invasive bivalve, Dreissena.
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Key Words
- 5-HT, serotonin
- 5-HTP, 5-hydroxytryptophan
- AO, apical organ
- DAPI, 4ʹ,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
- EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- FMRFa, FMRFamide
- FW, filtered water
- IHC, immunohistochemical
- IR, immunoreactive
- PBS, phosphate-buffered saline
- PBS-TX-NGS, PBS containing 1% Triton X-100 and 10% normal goat serum
- PFA, paraformaldehyde;
- PN, posterior neuron.
- hpf, hours post-fertilization
- pCPA, para-chlorophenilalanine
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Yurchenko OV, Skiteva OI, Voronezhskaya EE, Dyachuk VA. Nervous system development in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Front Zool 2018; 15:10. [PMID: 29681988 PMCID: PMC5896133 DOI: 10.1186/s12983-018-0259-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Bivalves comprise a large, highly diverse taxon of invertebrate species. Developmental studies of neurogenesis among species of Bivalvia are limited. Due to a lack of neurogenesis information, it is difficult to infer a ground pattern for Bivalvia. To provide more comprehensive morphogenetic data on bivalve molluscs and relationships among molluscan clades, we investigated neurogenesis in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, from the appearance of the first sensory cells to the formation of the larval ganglionic nervous system by co-immunocytochemistry of the neuronal markers FMRFamide or 5-HT and vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT). Results Neurogenesis begins with the emergence of the apical serotonin-immunoreactive (5-HT-ir) sensory cells and paired sensory posttrochal dorsal and ventral FMRFamide-immunoreactive (FMRFamide-ir) cells at the early trochophore stage. Later, at the early veliger stage, the apical organ (AO) includes 5-HT-ir, FMRFamide-ir, and VAChT-ir cells. At the same stage, VAChT-ir cells appear in the posterior region of larvae and send axons towards the AO. Thus, FMRFamide-ir neurites and VAChT-ir processes form scaffolds for longitudinal neurite bundles develop into the paired ventral nerve cords (VNC). Later-appearing axons from the AO/CG neurons join the neurite bundles comprising the VNC. All larval ganglia appear along the VNC as paired or fused (epiathroid) clusters in late veliger and pediveliger larvae. We observed the transformation of the AO into the cerebral ganglia, which abundantly innervated the velum, and the transformation of ventral neurons into the pedal ganglia, innervating the foot, gills, and anterior adductor muscle. The visceral ganglia appear last in the pediveliger oyster and innervate the visceral mass and posterior adductor of premetamorphic larvae. In addition, a local FMRFamide-ir network was detected in the digestive system of pediveliger larvae. We identified VAChT-ir nervous elements in oyster larvae, which have not been observed previously in molluscs. Finally, we performed a morphology-based comparative analysis of neuronal structures among bivalve, conchiferan, and aculiferan species. Conclusions We described the development of the nervous system during the larval development in Crassostrea gigas. These data greatly advance the currently limited understanding of neurodevelopment in bivalves and mollusks, which has hampered the generation of a ground pattern reconstruction of the last common ancestor of Mollusca. Our morphological data support phylogenomic data indicating a closer Bivalvia-Gastropoda sister group relationship than the Bivalvia-Scaphopoda (Diasoma) group relationship. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12983-018-0259-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Olga V Yurchenko
- 1National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia
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- 2Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- 3N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia.,Department of Pathology, Cell biology and Biochemistry, Central Tuberculosis Research Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- 1National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 Russia.,5Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, 690950 Russia.,6Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pavlicek A, Schwaha T, Wanninger A. Towards a ground pattern reconstruction of bivalve nervous systems: neurogenesis in the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha. ORG DIVERS EVOL 2018; 18:101-114. [PMID: 31258414 PMCID: PMC6566206 DOI: 10.1007/s13127-017-0356-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Bivalvia is a taxon of aquatic mollusks that includes clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops. Within heterodont bivalves, Dreissena polymorpha is a small, mytiliform, freshwater mussel that develops indirectly via a planktotrophic veliger larva. Currently, only a few studies on bivalve neurogenesis are available, impeding the reconstruction of a ground pattern in Bivalvia. In order to inject novel data into this discussion, we describe herein the development of the serotonin-like and α-tubulin-like immunoreactive (lir) neuronal components of D. polymorpha from the early trochophore to the late veliger stage. Neurogenesis starts in the early trochophore stage at the apical pole with the appearance of one flask-shaped serotonin-lir cell. When larvae reach the veliger stage, four flask-shaped serotonin-lir cells are present in the apical organ. At the same time, the anlagen of the cerebral ganglia start to form at the base of the apical organ. From the apical organ, one pair of cerebro-visceral connectives projects posteriorly and connects to a posterior larval sensory organ that contains serotonin- and α-tubulin-like flask-shaped cells. Additional, paired serotonin-lir neurites originate from the apical organ and project into the velum. One unpaired stomatogastric serotonin-lir cell develops ventrally to the stomach at the veliger stage. The low number of serotonin-lir cells in the apical organ of bivalve veligers is shared with larvae of basally branching gastropods and scaphopods and is thus considered a feature of the last common ancestor of Conchifera, while the overall simplicity of the larval neural architecture appears to be a specific trait of Bivalvia.
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- Anna Pavlicek
- Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Estévez-Calvar N, Canesi L, Montagna M, Faimali M, Piazza V, Garaventa F. Adverse effects of the SSRI antidepressant sertraline on early life stages of marine invertebrates. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2017; 128:88-97. [PMID: 27255123 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Widespread contamination of coastal environments by emerging compounds includes low concentrations of pharmaceuticals. These pollutants are not currently incorporated in monitoring programs despite their effects on non-target organisms are very little documented. Among the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, sertraline (SRT) is one of the most prescribed globally. In this work, earlier life stages of Amphibalanus amphitrite, Brachionus plicatilis and Mytilus galloprovincialis were exposed to environmental concentrations of SRT in order to study both sub-lethal and lethal responses in 24/48 h-tests. Low concentrations of SRT altered significantly swimming behavior in A. amphitrite and B. plicatilis giving 48 h-EC50 (μg/L) of 113.88 and 282.23, respectively whereas higher values were observed for mortality and immobilization. EC50 embryotoxicity with M. galloprovincialis was 206.80 μg/L. This work add new data about SRT ecotoxicity on marine invertebrates and confirms the applicability of behavioral endpoints to evaluate the environmental impact of antidepressants in marine organisms.
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- Noelia Estévez-Calvar
- Istituto di Scienze Marine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISMAR-CNR), Via De Marini 6, 16149, Genova, Italy.
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze Marine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISMAR-CNR), Via De Marini 6, 16149, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze Marine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISMAR-CNR), Via De Marini 6, 16149, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze Marine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISMAR-CNR), Arsenale Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122, Venezia, Italy
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Balbi T, Franzellitti S, Fabbri R, Montagna M, Fabbri E, Canesi L. Impact of bisphenol A (BPA) on early embryo development in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: Effects on gene transcription. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 218:996-1004. [PMID: 27569056 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA), a monomer used in plastic manufacturing, is weakly estrogenic and a potential endocrine disruptor in mammals. Although it degrades quickly, it is pseudo-persistent in the environment because of continual inputs, with reported concentrations in aquatic environments between 0.0005 and 12 μg/L. BPA represents a potential concern for aquatic ecosystems, as shown by its reproductive and developmental effects in aquatic vertebrates. In invertebrates, endocrine-related effects of BPA were observed in different species and experimental conditions, with often conflicting results, indicating that the sensitivity to this compound can vary considerably among related taxa. In the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis BPA was recently shown to affect early development at environmental concentrations. In this work, the possible effects of BPA on mussel embryos were investigated at the molecular level by evaluating transcription of 13 genes, selected on the basis of their biological functions in adult mussels. Gene expression was first evaluated in trocophorae and D-veligers (24 and 48 h post fertilization) grown in physiological conditions, in comparison with unfertilized eggs. Basal expressions showed a general up-regulation during development, with distinct transcript levels in trocophorae and D-veligers. Exposure of fertilized eggs to BPA (10 μg/L) induced a general upregulation at 24 h pf, followed by down regulation at 48 h pf. Mytilus Estrogen Receptors, serotonin receptor and genes involved in biomineralization (Carbonic Anydrase and Extrapallial Protein) were the most affected by BPA exposure. At 48 h pf, changes in gene expression were associated with irregularities in shell formation, as shown by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), indicating that the formation of the first shelled embryo, a key step in mussel development, represents a sensitive target for BPA. Similar results were obtained with the natural estrogen 17β-estradiol. The results demonstrate that BPA and E2 can affect Mytilus early development through dysregulation of gene transcription.
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- Teresa Balbi
- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Campus of Ravenna, via S. Alberto 163, 48123 Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Campus of Ravenna, via S. Alberto 163, 48123 Ravenna, Italy.
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132, Genova, Italy
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Kristof A, de Oliveira AL, Kolbin KG, Wanninger A. Neuromuscular development in Patellogastropoda (Mollusca: Gastropoda) and its importance for reconstructing ancestral gastropod bodyplan features. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2015; 54:22-39. [PMID: 26869747 PMCID: PMC4747121 DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Within Gastropoda, limpets (Patellogastropoda) are considered the most basal branching taxon and its representatives are thus crucial for research into evolutionary questions. Here, we describe the development of the neuromuscular system in Lottia cf. kogamogai. In trochophore larvae, first serotonin‐like immunoreactivity (lir) appears in the apical organ and in the prototroch nerve ring. The arrangement and number of serotonin‐lir cells in the apical organ (three flask‐shaped, two round cells) are strikingly similar to those in putatively derived gastropods. First, FMRFamide‐lir appears in veliger larvae in the Anlagen of the future adult nervous system including the cerebral and pedal ganglia. As in other gastropods, the larvae of this limpet show one main and one accessory retractor as well as a pedal retractor and a prototroch muscle ring. Of these, only the pedal retractor persists until after metamorphosis and is part of the adult shell musculature. We found a hitherto undescribed, paired muscle that inserts at the base of the foot and runs towards the base of the tentacles. An apical organ with flask‐shaped cells, one main and one accessory retractor muscle is commonly found among gastropod larvae and thus might have been part of the last common ancestor.
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- Alen Kristof
- Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Vienna Austria
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- Laboratory of Cell Differentiation, A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute for Marine Biology, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok Russian Federation
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- Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Vienna Austria
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Redl E, Scherholz M, Todt C, Wollesen T, Wanninger A. Development of the nervous system in Solenogastres (Mollusca) reveals putative ancestral spiralian features. EvoDevo 2014; 5:48. [PMID: 25904999 PMCID: PMC4406162 DOI: 10.1186/2041-9139-5-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background The Solenogastres (or Neomeniomorpha) are a taxon of aplacophoran molluscs with contentious phylogenetic placement. Since available developmental data on non-conchiferan (that is, aculiferan) molluscs mainly stem from polyplacophorans, data on aplacophorans are needed to clarify evolutionary questions concerning the morphological features of the last common ancestor (LCA) of the Aculifera and the entire Mollusca. We therefore investigated the development of the nervous system in two solenogasters, Wirenia argentea and Gymnomenia pellucida, using immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy. Results Nervous system formation starts simultaneously from the apical and abapical pole of the larva with the development of a few cells of the apical organ and a posterior neurogenic domain. A pair of neurite bundles grows out from both the neuropil of the apical organ and the posterior neurogenic domain. After their fusion in the region of the prototroch, which is innervated by an underlying serotonin-like immunoreactive (−LIR) plexus, the larva exhibits two longitudinal neurite bundles - the future lateral nerve cords. The apical organ in its fully developed state exhibits approximately 8 to 10 flask-shaped cells but no peripheral cells. The entire ventral nervous system, which includes a pair of longitudinal neurite bundles (the future ventral nerve cords) and a serotonin-LIR ventromedian nerve plexus, appears simultaneously and is established after the lateral nervous system. During metamorphosis the apical organ and the prototrochal nerve plexus are lost. Conclusions The development of the nervous system in early solenogaster larvae shows striking similarities to other spiralians, especially polychaetes, in exhibiting an apical organ with flask-shaped cells, a single pair of longitudinal neurite bundles, a serotonin-LIR innervation of the prototroch, and formation of these structures from an anterior and a posterior neurogenic domain. This provides evidence for an ancestral spiralian pattern of early nervous system development and a LCA of the Spiralia with a single pair of nerve cords. In later nervous system development, however, the annelids deviate from all other spiralians including solenogasters in forming a posterior growth zone, which initiates teloblastic growth. Since this mode of organogenesis is confined to annelids, we conclude that the LCA of both molluscs and spiralians was unsegmented.
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- Emanuel Redl
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- The Natural History Collections, University of Bergen, University Museum, Allégaten 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Zhou Z, Wang L, Shi X, Yue F, Wang M, Zhang H, Song L. The expression of dopa decarboxylase and dopamine beta hydroxylase and their responding to bacterial challenge during the ontogenesis of scallop Chlamys farreri. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 33:67-74. [PMID: 22521420 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Dopa decarboxylase (DDC) and dopamine beta hydroxylase (DBH) is responsible for the synthesis of dopamine and norepinephrine, respectively. In the present study, dopa decarboxylase (CfDDC) and dopamine beta hydroxylase (CfDBH) were selected as indicator to investigate the development of catecholaminergic nervous system in the larvae of scallop Chlamys farreri. The CfDDC and CfDBH transcripts were all detectable during the whole ontogenesis expect for the CfDDC transcripts in 2-cell embryos stage. The expression level of CfDDC and CfDBH mRNA increased significantly in the veliger stage, and reached the peak in late (35.64-fold, P < 0.05) and mid-veliger (400.21-fold, P < 0.05) larvae, respectively. By immunofluorescence, two CfDDC immunoreactive areas were observed in the trochophore and D-hinged larvae, and then three CfDDC immunoreactive areas and two immunopositive fibres formed in early and late veliger larvae, respectively. Two CfDBH immunopositive fibers appeared initially in the early D-hinged stage, and another two similar fibers developed in the late D-hinged stage. The bacteria Vibrio anguillarum challenge could induce the mRNA expression of CfDDC and CfDBH in different developmental stage. The significantly increase of CfDDC mRNA was observed in the trochophore larvae at 12 h (8.61-fold, P < 0.05) and in late D-hinged larvae at 24 h (1.56-fold, P < 0.05) post challenge. The expression level of CfDBH mRNA decreased significantly in late D-hinged larvae at 6 h (0.45-fold, P < 0.05), whereas it increased significantly in late veliger larvae at 12 h after bacterial challenge (14.52-fold, P < 0.05). These results concluded that the scallop catecholaminergic nervous system appeared firstly as the form of dopaminergic neurons in the trochophore larvae, and the developing catecholaminergic nervous system in the trochophore, D-hinged and veliger larvae of scallop could respond to the immune stimulation in different patterns.
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- Zhi Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Rd., Qingdao 266071, China
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Wollesen T, Degnan BM, Wanninger A. Expression of serotonin (5-HT) during CNS development of the cephalopod mollusk, Idiosepius notoides. Cell Tissue Res 2010; 342:161-78. [PMID: 20976473 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-010-1051-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cephalopods are unique among mollusks in exhibiting an elaborate central nervous system (CNS) and remarkable cognitive abilities. Despite a profound knowledge of the neuroanatomy and neurotransmitter distribution in their adult CNS, little is known about the expression of neurotransmitters during cephalopod development. Here, we identify the first serotonin-immunoreactive (5-HT-ir) neurons during ontogeny and describe the establishment of the 5-HT system in the pygmy squid, Idiosepius notoides. Neurons that are located dorsally to each optic lobe are the first to express 5-HT, albeit only when the lobular neuropils are already quite elaborated. Later, 5-HT is expressed in almost all lobes, with most 5-HT-ir cell somata appearing in the subesophageal mass. Further lobes with numerous 5-HT-ir cell somata are the subvertical and posterior basal lobes and the optic and superior buccal lobes. Hatching squids possess more 5-HT-ir neurons, although the proportions between the individual brain lobes remain the same. The majority of 5-HT-ir cell somata appears to be retained in the adult CNS. The overall distribution of 5-HT-ir elements within the CNS of adult I. notoides resembles that of adult Octopus vulgaris and Sepia officinalis. The superior frontal lobe of all three species possesses few or no 5-HT-ir cell somata, whereas the superior buccal lobe comprises many cell somata. The absence of 5-HT-ir cell somata in the inferior buccal lobes of cephalopods and the buccal ganglia of gastropods may constitute immunochemical evidence of their homology. This integrative work forms the basis for future studies comparing molluscan, lophotrochozoan, ecdysozoan, and vertebrate brains.
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- Tim Wollesen
- Research Group for Comparative Zoology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Blais V, Bounif N, Dubé F. Characterization of a novel octopamine receptor expressed in the surf clam Spisula solidissima. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 167:215-27. [PMID: 20302871 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Revised: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 03/11/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We have cloned and sequenced a cDNA from the surf clam (Spisula solidissima, a pelecypod mollusc) that encodes an octopamine receptor which we have named Spi-OAR. The sequence of Spi-OAR shares many similarities with two Aplysia and three Drosophila octopamine receptors belonging to a sub-group of beta-adrenergic-like octopamine receptors. Using an expression vector and transient transfections of Spi-OAR into HEK 293 cells, we observed an increase of cAMP upon addition of octopamine and, to a lesser extent, of tyramine, but not after addition of dopamine, serotonin, or histamine. Using a battery of known agonists and antagonists for octopamine receptors, we observed a rather unique pharmacological profile for Spi-OAR through measurements of cAMP. Spi-OAR exhibited some constitutive activity in HEK 293 cells and no Ca(2+) responses could be detected following addition of octopamine to Spi-OAR-transfected cells. RT-PCR analysis revealed ubiquitous expression of Spi-OAR mRNA in all adult tissues, oocytes and early embryos examined. While addition of serotonin to isolated clam oocytes resulted in meiotic activation, similar additions of octopamine had no effect, suggesting that its potential role in clam reproductive physiology differs significantly from that of serotonin. This work identifies Spi-OAR as a novel mollusc octopamine receptor closely related to other invertebrate beta-adrenergic-like octopamine receptors, with possible reproductive and other physiological functions. This initial characterization of Spi-OAR makes possible further investigations and comparisons with more studied and familiar insect or gastropod mollusc octopamine receptors.
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- Véronique Blais
- CR-CHUM (Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal), Département d'obstétrique-gynécologie, Hôpital Saint-Luc, 264 René-Lévesque E., Montréal, Québec, Canada H2X 1P1
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Baratte S, Bonnaud L. Evidence of early nervous differentiation and early catecholaminergic sensory system during Sepia officinalis embryogenesis. J Comp Neurol 2009; 517:539-49. [PMID: 19795495 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Within Mollusca, cephalopods exhibit a particularly complex nervous system. The adult brain is formed from the fusion of several "typical" molluscan ganglia but it remains poorly understood how these ganglia emerge, migrate, and differentiate during embryogenesis. We studied the development of both central and peripheral nervous system by antibodies raised against alpha-tubulin and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in Sepia officinalis embryos to visualize neurites and catecholamine-containing neurons, respectively. In early embryos, when organs start delineating, some ganglia already exhibited a significant fiber network. TH-like immunoreactivity was detected in these fibers and in some primary sensory neurons in the embryo periphery. These data attest to the occurrence of an early embryonic sensory nervous system, likely effective, transient in part, and in relation to the perception of external cues. Concerning the peripheral nervous network, the stellate ganglia emerged as a plexus of numerous converging axons from TH-like immunoreactive sensory cells, first at the mantle edge, and then in the whole mantle surface. Later, TH-immunopositive motor fibers, originating from the stellate ganglia, penetrated the circular muscles of the mantle. These patterns reveal the setup of a mantle midline with likely attractive and repulsive properties. Our findings seem to challenge the widespread, still accepted, view of a late differentiation of cephalopod ganglia, and provides significant data for further investigations about axonal guidance during cephalopod development.
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- S Baratte
- Laboratory Biologie des Organismes Aquatiques et Ecosystemes, UMR CNRS 7208, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, DMPA, 75005 Paris, France.
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Altnöder A, Haszprunar G. Larval morphology of the brooding clam Lasaea adansonii (Gmelin, 1791) (Bivalvia, Heterodonta, Galeommatoidea). J Morphol 2008; 269:762-74. [PMID: 18431810 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The strongly modified mode of development of the small and brooding galeommatoid bivalve Lasaea adansonii (Gmelin, 1791) [syn. Lasaea rubra (Montagu, 1803)] has been studied by means of transmission and scanning electron microscopy and by fluorescent staining of the muscular system and of two neurotracers, FMRFamide and serotonin. In addition, two developmental stages were visualized using computer-aided 3D-reconstruction. All larval stages of L. adansonii lack ciliary rings. The apical organ appears invaginated: the base of the duct contacts the cerebral ganglia and opens on the preoral region. Larval protonephridia are lacking. The adult kidneys develop independently of the pericardial cavity and contain a protonephridial part that enables excretory function until the pericardium is formed. The larval muscular system is composed of smooth muscle fibers; striated fibers are lacking. Posteriorly and immediately below the ligament, a paired cell of unknown function is present that contains serotonin and FMRFamide. In summary, L. adansonii exhibits the direct mode of development. Only few truly larval structures (e.g., the modified apical organ) are elaborated.
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- Andreas Altnöder
- Department Biologie I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Grosshadernerstrasse 2, Planegg-Martinsried D-82152, Germany
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Voronezhskaya EE, Nezlin LP, Odintsova NA, Plummer JT, Croll RP. Neuronal development in larval mussel Mytilus trossulus (Mollusca: Bivalvia). ZOOMORPHOLOGY 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s00435-007-0055-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wollesen T, Wanninger A, Klussmann-Kolb A. Neurogenesis of cephalic sensory organs of Aplysia californica. Cell Tissue Res 2007; 330:361-79. [PMID: 17710438 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-007-0460-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2007] [Accepted: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The opisthobranch gastropod Aplysia californica serves as a model organism in experimental neurobiology because of its simple and well-known nervous system. However, its nervous periphery has been less intensely studied. We have reconstructed the ontogeny of the cephalic sensory organs (labial tentacles, rhinophores, and lip) of planktonic, metamorphic, and juvenile developmental stages. FMRFamide and serotonergic expression patterns have been examined by immunocytochemistry in conjunction with epifluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy. We have also applied scanning electron microscopy to analyze the ciliary distribution of these sensory epithelia. Labial tentacles and the lip develop during metamorphosis, whereas rhinophores appear significantly later, in stage 10 juveniles. Our study has revealed immunoreactivity against FMRFamides and serotonin in all major nerves. The common labial nerve develops first, followed by the labial tentacle base nerve, oral nerve, and rhinophoral nerve. We have also identified previously undescribed neuronal pathways and other FMRFamide-like-immunoreactive neuronal elements, such as peripheral ganglia and glomerulus-like structures, and two groups of conspicuous transient FMRFamide-like cell somata. We have further found two distinct populations of FMRFamide-positive cell somata located both subepidermally and in the inner regions of the cephalic sensory organs in juveniles. The latter population partly consists of sensory cells, suggesting an involvement of FMRFamide-like peptides in the modulation of peripheral sensory processes. This study is the first concerning the neurogenesis of cephalic sensory organs in A. californica and may serve as a basis for future studies of neuronal elements in gastropod molluscs.
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- Tim Wollesen
- Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, J. W. Goethe University, Siesmayerstrasse 70, 60323, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Buznikov GA, Peterson RE, Nikitina LA, Bezuglov VV, Lauder JM. The Pre-nervous Serotonergic System of Developing Sea Urchin Embryos and Larvae: Pharmacologic and Immunocytochemical Evidence. Neurochem Res 2005; 30:825-37. [PMID: 16187217 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-005-6876-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Forty serotonin-related neurochemicals were tested on embryos and larvae of Lytechinus variegatus and other sea urchin species. Some of these substances (agonists of 5-HT1 receptors, antagonists of 5-HT2, 5-HT3 or 5-HT4 receptors, and inhibitors of the serotonin transporter, SERT) perturbed post-blastulation development, eliciting changes in embryonic/larval phenotypes typical for each class of receptor ligand. These developmental malformations were prevented completely or partially by serotonin (5-HT) or 5-HT analogs (5-HTQ, AA-5-HT), providing evidence for the putative localization of cellular targets. Immunoreactive 5-HT, 5-HT receptors and SERT were found in pre-nervous embryos and larvae of both L. variegatus and Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. During gastrulation, these components of the serotonergic system were localized to the archenteron (primary gut), mesenchyme-like cells, and often the apical ectoderm. These results provide evidence that pre-nervous 5-HT may regulate early events of sea urchin embryogenesis, mediated by 5-HT receptors or the 5-HT transporter.
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- Gennady A Buznikov
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7090, USA.
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Kreiling JA, Stephens RE, Reinisch CL. A mixture of environmental contaminants increases cAMP-dependent protein kinase in Spisula embryos. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2005; 19:9-18. [PMID: 21783457 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2004.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2003] [Accepted: 02/24/2004] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Using the surf clam embryo, we investigated the effects of the combination of bromoform, chloroform, and tetrachloroethylene, three pollutants found in high concentrations in the municipal water supply in Brick, New Jersey. Exposure produced an increase in an isoform of the regulatory subunit (RII) of cAMP-dependent protein kinase, demonstrated by confocal microscopy and western blotting. Embryos showed an increase in RII where the primordial gill and ciliated velar epithelium are innervated. This increase correlated with increased ciliary activity, indicating a corresponding rise in the catalytic subunit. Treatment resulted in decreased threonine phosphorylation of actin. There was no effect on neurotransmitters or receptors of the serotonergic-dopaminergic nervous system. These effects occurred only with the ternary mixture. No significant effect was seen with individual or paired components. This is the first report showing that bromoform, chloroform, and tetrachloroethylene act synergistically to alter a key regulator of neuronal development.
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- Jill A Kreiling
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University School of Medicine, Women and Infants Hospital, Box G-B187, 171 Meeting St., Providence, RI 02912, USA
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