An ancient pan-cnidarian microRNA regulates stinging capsule biogenesis in Nematostella vectensis
Summary: An ancient evolutionary innovation of a novel cell type, the stinging cell (cnidocyte), appeared >600 million years ago in the phylum Cnidaria (sea anemones, corals, hydroids, and jellyfish). A complex bursting nano-injector of venom, the cnidocyst, is embedded in cnidocytes and enables...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Cell Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723010835 |