Characterization of perionyx excavatus development and its head regenerationopen access
- Authors
- Bae, Yun Seon; Kim, Jung.; Yi, Jeesoo.; Park, Soon Cheol; Lee, Hae-Youn; Cho, Sung-Jin
- Issue Date
- Sep-2020
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- Earthworm; Embryonic development; Head regeneration; Juvenile; Perionyx excavatus
- Citation
- Biology, v.9, no.9, pp 1 - 12
- Pages
- 12
- Journal Title
- Biology
- Volume
- 9
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 12
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/53660
- DOI
- 10.3390/biology9090273
- ISSN
- 2079-7737
2079-7737
- Abstract
- Regeneration is a biological process restoring lost or amputated body parts. The capability of regeneration varies among organisms and the regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS) is limited to specific animals, including the earthworm Perionyx excavatus. Thus, it is crucial to establish P. excavatus as a model system to investigate mechanisms of CNS regeneration. Here, we set up a culture system to sustain the life cycle of P. excavatus and characterize the development of P. excavatus, from embryo to juvenile, based on its morphology, myogenesis and neurogenesis. During development, embryos have EdU-positive proliferating cells throughout the whole body, whereas juveniles maintain proliferating cells exclusively in the head and tail regions, not in the trunk region. Interestingly, juveniles amputated at the trunk, which lacks proliferating cells, are able to regenerate the entire head. In this process, a group of cells, which are fully differentiated, reactivates cell proliferation. Our data suggest that P. excavatus is a model system to study CNS regeneration, which is dependent on the dedifferentiation of cells. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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