Planarians: a versatile and powerful model system for molecular studies of regeneration, adult stem cell regulation, aging, and behavior.
Planarians: a versatile and powerful model system for molecular studies of regeneration, adult stem cell regulation, aging, and behavior.
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涡虫:一个多功能且强大的模型系统,用于再生、成体干细胞调节、衰老和行为的分子研究。
DOI:
10.1101/pdb.emo101
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发表时间:
2008
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通讯作者:
Levin,Michael
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作者:
Oviedo,NéstorJ;Nicolas,CindyL;Adams,DanyS;Levin,Michael
In recent years, planarians have been increasingly recognized as an emerging model organism amenable to molecular genetic techniques aimed at understanding complex biological tasks commonly observed among metazoans. Growing evidence suggests that this model organism is uniquely poised to inform us about the mechanisms of tissue regeneration, stem cell regulation, tissue turnover, pharmacological action of diverse drugs, cancer, and aging. This article provides an overview of the planarian model system with special attention to the species Schmidtea mediterranea. Additionally, information is provided about the most popular use of this organism, together with modern genomic resources and technical approaches.