
Stanislav V Kremnyov- PhD
- PostDoc Position at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Stanislav V Kremnyov
- PhD
- PostDoc Position at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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Endomesoderm specification by a maternal β-catenin signal and body axis patterning by interpreting a gradient of zygotic Wnt/β-catenin signalling was suggested to predate the split between Bilateria and their sister clade Cnidaria. However, in Cnidaria, the roles of β-catenin signalling in these processes have not been demonstrated directly. Here,...
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Vertebrate left–right symmetry breaking is preceded by formation of left–right organizer. In Amphibian, this structure is formed by gastrocoel roof plate, which emerges from superficial suprablastoporal cells. GRP is subdivided into medial area, which generates leftward flow by rotating monocilia and lateral Nodal1 expressing areas, whic...
Planktonic lifestyle of polyps in representatives of Margelopsidae are very different from all other species in the hydrozoan clade Aplanulata. Their evolutionary origin and phylogenetic position have been the subject of significant speculation. A recent molecular study based only on COI data placed Margelopsidae as a sister group to all Aplanulata...
The foxn4 is one of the key transcription factor genes controlling retinal formation in vertebrates. However, it is not clear whether its association with light-sensitive organ formation is evolutionary conserved. To answer this question, we tested whether the expression of this gene is localized within light-sensitive organs in a representative of...
Brachyury, a member of T-box gene family, is widely known for its major role in mesoderm specification in bilaterians. It is also present in non-bilaterian metazoans, such as cnidarians, where it acts as a component of an axial patterning system. In this study, we present a phylogenetic analysis of Brachyury genes within phylum Cnidaria, investigat...
Hydrozoans are widely known for their complex life cycles. The life cycle usually includes an asexual benthic polyp, which produces a sexual zooid (gonophore). Here, we performed an extensive analysis of 183 specimens of the hydrozoan genus Sarsia from the White Sea and identified four types of gonophores. We also compared the type of gonophore wit...
Hydrozoans are widely known for their complex life cycles. The life cycle usually includes an asexual benthic polyp, which produces a sexual zooid (gonophore). Here, we performed an extensive analysis of 183 specimens of hydrozoan genus Sarsia from the White Sea and identified four types of gonophores. We also compared the type of gonophore with ha...
Hydrozoan cnidarians are widely known for a diversity of life cycles. While some hydrozoan polyps produce medusae, in most species the gonophore remains attached to the polyp. Little is known about the mechanisms behind the loss of the medusal stage in hydrozoans. Hydrozoan Sarsia lovenii is a promising model for studying this issue. It is a polymo...
Brachyury, a member of T-box gene family, is widely known for its major role in mesoderm specification in bilaterians. It is also present in non-bilaterian metazoans, such as cnidarians, where it acts as a component of an axial patterning system. In this study, we present a phylogenetic analysis of Brachyury genes within phylum Cnidaria, investigat...
Left-right symmetry breaking in most studied vertebrates makes use of so-called leftward flow, a mechanism which was studied in detail especially in mouse and Xenopus laevis embryos and is based on rotation of monocilia on specialized epithelial surface designated as left-right organizer or laterality coordinator. However, it has been argued that p...
Development of visceral left–right asymmetry in bilateria is based on initial symmetry breaking followed by subsequent asymmetric molecular patterning. An important step is the left-sided expression of transcription factor pitx2 which is mediated by asymmetric expression of the nodal morphogen in the left lateral plate mesoderm of vertebrates. Proc...
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In almost all metazoans examined to this respect, the axial patterning system based on canonical Wnt (cWnt) signaling operates throughout the course of development. In most metazoans, gastrulation is polar, and embryos develop morphological landmarks of axial polarity, such as blastopore under control/regulation from cWnt signaling. Howe...
Only seven frenulate species are currently known along the Eurasian coast of the Arctic Ocean. We describe a new genus and a new species of frenulates Crispabrachia yenisey, gen. nov. et sp. nov. The morphological analysis involved standard anatomical techniques, semithin sections and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The molecular study included...
The life-cycle and polyp morphology of Margelopsidae representatives are very different from all other Aplanulata cnidarians. Until recently, their evolutionary origin and phylogenetic position has been a subject of significant speculation. A recent molecular study based only on COI data unexpectedly placed Margelopsidae as a sister group to all Ap...
Background: In almost all metazoans examined to this respect, the axial patterning system based on canonical Wnt (cWnt) signaling operates throughout the course of development. In most metazoans, gastrulation is polar, and embryos develop morphological landmarks of axial polarity, such as blastopore under control/regulation from Wnt signaling. Howe...
At the polyp stage, most hydrozoan cnidarians form highly elaborate colonies with a variety of branching patterns, which makes them excellent models for studying the evolutionary mechanisms of body plan diversification. At the same time, molecular mechanisms underlying the robust patterning of the architecturally complex hydrozoan colonies remain u...
As the sister group to bilaterian animals, cnidarians are very valuable models for comparative transcriptomics, shedding light on the evolution and genetic regulation of developmental trajectories, morphogenesis, body patterning and regeneration. To gain deeper insights into the evolution of developmental processes, wider sampling of biological div...
This Atlas contains a summary of the main invertebrate animals available for studying their embryology and development processes at the Pertzov White Sea Biological Station (WSBS) MSU, Russia. The illustrations used in the Atlas are collected thanks to the efforts of a large team of people working at the WSBS MSU. The release of the Atlas is timed...
Several important morphogenetic processes belong to the category of collective cell movements (CCM), by which we mean coordinated rearrangements of many neighboring cells. The causes of the dynamic order established during CCM are still unclear. We performed statistical studies of rates and angular orientations of cell rearrangements in two kinds o...
Epithelial folding (EF) is a fundamental morphogenetic process that can be observed in the development of many organisms ranging from metazoans to green algae. Being early branching metazoans, cnidarians represent the best models to study evolutionarily conserved morphogenetic processes, including EF. Hydrozoa is the most evolutionary advanced grou...
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The notochord has organizer properties and is required for floor plate induction and dorsoventral patterning of the neural tube. This activity has been attributed to sonic hedgehog (shh) signaling, which originates in the notochord, forms a gradient, and autoinduces shh expression in the floor plate. However, reported data are inconsiste...
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Left-right (LR) organ asymmetries are a common feature of metazoan animals. In many cases, laterality is established by a conserved asymmetric Nodal signaling cascade during embryogenesis. In most vertebrates, asymmetric nodal induction results from a cilia-driven leftward fluid flow at the left-right organizer (LRO), a ciliated epitheli...
It is known that endogenous mechanical stress in the tissues of developing organisms is involved in regulating both morphogenesis and cell differentiation. These processes can be regulated by bioelectrical signals. Mechanosensitive ion channels are the structures that transform the mechanical stimulus into the bioelectrical signal. In this work we...
Despite abundant research studies on the physiological and biochemical nature of embryonic neurotransmitter function, little is known about the molecular genetic mechanisms involved. The expression of the main components of the serotonergic system during early Xenopus embryogenesis was investigated using RT-PCR, real time PCR and in situ hybridizat...
Although the folding of epithelial layers is one of the most common morphogenetic events, the underlying mechanisms of this process are still poorly understood. We aimed to determine whether an artificial bending of an embryonic cell sheet, which normally remains flat, is reinforced and stabilized by intrinsic cell transformations. We observed both...
The paper presents the results of statistical evaluation of the changes of cellular apex connections, apical angles, and apical
indices of ventral cells of the epiectodermal gastrula of Xenopus during the first four hours after the relaxation of mechanical tension. In the unrelaxed epithelium, an overwhelming majority
of cells have three apical con...
The mutual arrangement of neural and mesodermal rudiments in artificially bent double explants of Xenopus laevis suprablastoporal areas was compared with that of intact explants. While some of the bent explants straightened or became spherical, most retained and actively reinforced the imposed curvature, creating folds on their concave sides and ex...