Identifying the germline in an equally cleaving mollusc: Vasa and Nanos expression during embryonic and larval development of the vetigastropod Haliotis asinina

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution
• Main Authors: Kranz, Alexandrea M, Tollenaere, Alina, Norris, Belinda J., Degnan, Bernard M., Degnan, Sandie M.
• Other Authors: Gunter P. Wagner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Liss 2010
• Subjects: Leech helobdella-robusta; Somatic stem-cells; Patella-vulgata; Conserved role; Mesentoblast determination; Platynereis-dumerilii; Cleavage patterns; Crassostrea-gigas; Messenger-rna; Genes; C1; 830103 Aquaculture Molluscs (excl. Oysters); 060403 Developmental Genetics (incl. Sex Determination); Leech; Vasa; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:206250

Members of the Vasa and Nanos gene families are important for the specification and development of the germline in diverse animals. Here, we determine spatial and temporal expression of Vasa and Nanos to investigate germline development in the vetigastropod Haliotis asinina. This is the first time t...