Embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopods

Abstract The last common ancestor of cephalopods and vertebrates lived about 580 million years ago, yet coleoid cephalopods, comprising squid, cuttlefish and octopus, have evolved an extraordinary behavioural repertoire that includes learned behaviour and tool utilization. These animals also develop...

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Main Authors: Ali M. Elagoz, Marie Van Dijck, Mark Lassnig, Eve Seuntjens
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Published: BMC 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13064-024-00186-2
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Marie Van Dijck
Mark Lassnig
Eve Seuntjens
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description Abstract The last common ancestor of cephalopods and vertebrates lived about 580 million years ago, yet coleoid cephalopods, comprising squid, cuttlefish and octopus, have evolved an extraordinary behavioural repertoire that includes learned behaviour and tool utilization. These animals also developed innovative advanced defence mechanisms such as camouflage and ink release. They have evolved unique life cycles and possess the largest invertebrate nervous systems. Thus, studying coleoid cephalopods provides a unique opportunity to gain insights into the evolution and development of large centralised nervous systems. As non-model species, molecular and genetic tools are still limited. However, significant insights have already been gained to deconvolve embryonic brain development. Even though coleoid cephalopods possess a typical molluscan circumesophageal bauplan for their central nervous system, aspects of its development are reminiscent of processes observed in vertebrates as well, such as long-distance neuronal migration. This review provides an overview of embryonic coleoid cephalopod research focusing on the cellular and molecular aspects of neurogenesis, migration and patterning. Additionally, we summarize recent work on neural cell type diversity in embryonic and hatchling cephalopod brains. We conclude by highlighting gaps in our knowledge and routes for future research.
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spelling doaj-art-0c8fb81262484d9fb118baf3dc3d8ea72024-11-10T12:37:59ZengBMCNeural Development1749-81042024-06-0119111610.1186/s13064-024-00186-2Embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopodsAli M. Elagoz0Marie Van Dijck1Mark Lassnig2Eve Seuntjens3Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Biology, KU LeuvenLaboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Biology, KU LeuvenLaboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Biology, KU LeuvenLaboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Biology, KU LeuvenAbstract The last common ancestor of cephalopods and vertebrates lived about 580 million years ago, yet coleoid cephalopods, comprising squid, cuttlefish and octopus, have evolved an extraordinary behavioural repertoire that includes learned behaviour and tool utilization. These animals also developed innovative advanced defence mechanisms such as camouflage and ink release. They have evolved unique life cycles and possess the largest invertebrate nervous systems. Thus, studying coleoid cephalopods provides a unique opportunity to gain insights into the evolution and development of large centralised nervous systems. As non-model species, molecular and genetic tools are still limited. However, significant insights have already been gained to deconvolve embryonic brain development. Even though coleoid cephalopods possess a typical molluscan circumesophageal bauplan for their central nervous system, aspects of its development are reminiscent of processes observed in vertebrates as well, such as long-distance neuronal migration. This review provides an overview of embryonic coleoid cephalopod research focusing on the cellular and molecular aspects of neurogenesis, migration and patterning. Additionally, we summarize recent work on neural cell type diversity in embryonic and hatchling cephalopod brains. We conclude by highlighting gaps in our knowledge and routes for future research.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13064-024-00186-2Coleoid CephalopodsEmbryogenesisNeurogenesisNeuronal MigrationNeural Cell TypesInvertebrate Neurogenesis
spellingShingle Ali M. Elagoz
Marie Van Dijck
Mark Lassnig
Eve Seuntjens
Embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopods
Neural Development
Coleoid Cephalopods
Embryogenesis
Neurogenesis
Neuronal Migration
Neural Cell Types
Invertebrate Neurogenesis
title Embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopods
title_full Embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopods
title_fullStr Embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopods
title_full_unstemmed Embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopods
title_short Embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopods
title_sort embryonic development of a centralised brain in coleoid cephalopods
topic Coleoid Cephalopods
Embryogenesis
Neurogenesis
Neuronal Migration
Neural Cell Types
Invertebrate Neurogenesis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13064-024-00186-2
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