Reduced adult stem cell fate specification led to eye reduction in cave planarians

Abstract Eye loss occurs convergently in numerous animal phyla as an adaptation to dark environments. We investigate the cave planarian Girardia multidiverticulata (Gm), a representative species of the Spiralian clade, to study mechanisms of eye loss. We found that Gm, which was previously described...

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Main Authors: Luiza O. Saad, Thomas F. Cooke, Kutay D. Atabay, Peter W. Reddien, Federico D. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54478-6
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