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ArticleEvoDevo2020

Elongation during segmentation shows axial variability, low mitotic rates, and synchronized cell cycle domains in the crustacean,

Savvas J Constantinou, Nicole Duan, Lisa M Nagy, Ariel D Chipman, Terri A Williams

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Article in EvoDevo, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The development and evolution of arthropod tagmata.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025
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  4. Extensive loss of Wnt genes in Tardigrada.BMC ecology and evolution · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Savvas J Constantinou1Biology Department, Trinity College, Hartford, CT USA.
Nicole Duan1Biology Department, Trinity College, Hartford, CT USA.
Lisa M Nagy2Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA.
Ariel D Chipman3The Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel.
Terri A Williams1Biology Department, Trinity College, Hartford, CT USA.
Trinity College · USHartford Financial Services (United States)Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSegmentation in arthropods typically occurs by sequential addition of segments from a posterior growth zone. However, the amount of tissue required for growth and the cell behaviors producing posterior elongation are sparsely documented.

resultsUsing precisely staged larvae of the crustacean,

conclusionsEmerging measures of cellular dynamics underlying posterior elongation already show a number of intriguing characteristics that may be widespread among sequentially segmenting arthropods and are likely a source of evolutionary variability. These characteristics include: the low rates of posterior mitosis, the apparently tight regulation of cell cycle at the growth zone/new segment border, and a correlation between changes in elongation and tagma boundaries.

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ArthropodEdUGrowth zoneMitosisSegmentationWnt

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PMID31988708
PMCPMC6969478
OpenAlexW3011764540

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