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Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution
2025
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| author | Price, Veronica L Nanayakkara, Anudi Pasini, Andrea Bazellières, Elsa Vernale, Amelie Rocher, Caroline Borchiellini, Carole Le Bivic, Andre Renard, Emmanuelle Leys, Sally P |
| author_facet | Price, Veronica L Nanayakkara, Anudi Pasini, Andrea Bazellières, Elsa Vernale, Amelie Rocher, Caroline Borchiellini, Carole Le Bivic, Andre Renard, Emmanuelle Leys, Sally P Price, Veronica L Nanayakkara, Anudi Pasini, Andrea Bazellières, Elsa Vernale, Amelie Rocher, Caroline Borchiellini, Carole Le Bivic, Andre Renard, Emmanuelle Leys, Sally P |
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| contents | Why Homoscleromorph Sponges Have Ciliated Epithelia: Evidence for an Ancestral Role in Mucociliary Driven Particle Flux. Price, Veronica L Nanayakkara, Anudi Pasini, Andrea Bazellières, Elsa Vernale, Amelie Rocher, Caroline Borchiellini, Carole Le Bivic, Andre Renard, Emmanuelle Leys, Sally P Animals Porifera Cilia Epithelium Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Mucociliary Clearance Biological Evolution Mucus Cilia are found on the epithelia of almost all metazoans, so their absence from the epithelia of all but one class of Porifera is puzzling. Homoscleromorph sponges possess ciliated epithelia, but their function and evolutionary history within Porifera are unclear. We compared the ciliary beat frequencies (CBFs) of cilia on outer epithelia of the homoscleromorph sponge Oscarella sp. with those of other animals to suggest possible functions for the cilia. Settled Stage 4 buds, or juveniles, were found to have a higher CBF than free-moving Stage 1 buds, and CBF was within the range of cilia that function in mucus transport in other aquatic invertebrates. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images of buds fixed with ruthenium red to detect the presence of mucus showed that mucus was associated with the cilia of the exopinacoderm and both SEM and immunofluorescence images revealed fields of homogeneously oriented cilia. Confocal imaging of fluorescent beads also showed that cilia beat in the same direction. Movement of beads was reduced by nocodazole treatment indicating that the movement of particles over the surface was caused by ciliary beat. These results suggest that cilia on the epithelia of Homoscleromorph sponges are involved in mucociliary-driven particle flux, and may be used to clean the surface using mucus. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Why Homoscleromorph Sponges Have Ciliated Epithelia: Evidence for an Ancestral Role in Mucociliary Driven Particle Flux. Price, Veronica L Nanayakkara, Anudi Pasini, Andrea Bazellières, Elsa Vernale, Amelie Rocher, Caroline Borchiellini, Carole Le Bivic, Andre Renard, Emmanuelle Leys, Sally P Animals Porifera Cilia Epithelium Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Mucociliary Clearance Biological Evolution Mucus Why Homoscleromorph Sponges Have Ciliated Epithelia: Evidence for an Ancestral Role in Mucociliary Driven Particle Flux. Price, Veronica L Nanayakkara, Anudi Pasini, Andrea Bazellières, Elsa Vernale, Amelie Rocher, Caroline Borchiellini, Carole Le Bivic, Andre Renard, Emmanuelle Leys, Sally P Animals Porifera Cilia Epithelium Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Mucociliary Clearance Biological Evolution Mucus Cilia are found on the epithelia of almost all metazoans, so their absence from the epithelia of all but one class of Porifera is puzzling. Homoscleromorph sponges possess ciliated epithelia, but their function and evolutionary history within Porifera are unclear. We compared the ciliary beat frequencies (CBFs) of cilia on outer epithelia of the homoscleromorph sponge Oscarella sp. with those of other animals to suggest possible functions for the cilia. Settled Stage 4 buds, or juveniles, were found to have a higher CBF than free-moving Stage 1 buds, and CBF was within the range of cilia that function in mucus transport in other aquatic invertebrates. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images of buds fixed with ruthenium red to detect the presence of mucus showed that mucus was associated with the cilia of the exopinacoderm and both SEM and immunofluorescence images revealed fields of homogeneously oriented cilia. Confocal imaging of fluorescent beads also showed that cilia beat in the same direction. Movement of beads was reduced by nocodazole treatment indicating that the movement of particles over the surface was caused by ciliary beat. These results suggest that cilia on the epithelia of Homoscleromorph sponges are involved in mucociliary-driven particle flux, and may be used to clean the surface using mucus. |
| title | Why Homoscleromorph Sponges Have Ciliated Epithelia: Evidence for an Ancestral Role in Mucociliary Driven Particle Flux. |
| topic | Animals Porifera Cilia Epithelium Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Mucociliary Clearance Biological Evolution Mucus |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40843977/ |