Vitellogenesis: The evolutionary origins of nutrient uptake in animals

Robert E Steele

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.020

Vitellogenesis: The evolutionary origins of nutrient uptake in animals

Curr Biol. 2022 Nov 7;32(21):R1233-R1235. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.020.

Author

Robert E Steele¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-1700, USA. Electronic address: resteele,@,uci.edu.

PMID: 36347232
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.020

Abstract

The evolutionary origin of nutrient trafficking, a key development in metazoans, has been relatively unexplored. A new study in a model sea anemone exploits click chemistry and gene editing to provide insight into how nutrient trafficking may have arisen.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution
Biological Transport
Nutrients
Sea Anemones* / genetics
Vitellogenesis*