An amphioxus neurula stage cell atlas supports a complex scenario for the emergence of vertebrate head mesoderm
X. Grau-Bove, L. Subirana, L. Meister, A. Soubigou, A. Neto, A. Elek, O. Fornas, J. L. Gomez-Skarmeta, J. J. Tena, M. Irimia, S. Bertrand, A. Sebe-Pedros, H. Escriva
The paper constructs a single-cell RNA-seq atlas of amphioxus neurula stage to investigate the evolutionary origins of vertebrate head mesoderm.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2023Evolutionary Biology