School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Brief Funct Genomics. 2023 Nov 17;22(6):509-516. doi: 10.1093/bfgp/elad033.
Biomineralisation is the process by which living organisms produce hard structures such as shells and bone. There are multiple independent origins of biomineralised skeletons across the tree of life. This review gives a glimpse into the diversity of spiralian biominerals and what they can teach us about the evolution of novelty. It discusses different levels of biological organisation that may be informative to understand the evolution of biomineralisation and considers the relationship between skeletal and non-skeletal biominerals. More specifically, this review explores if cell type and gene regulatory network approaches could enhance our understanding of the evolutionary origins of biomineralisation.
生物矿化是生物体产生硬结构的过程，如贝壳和骨骼。在生命之树上有多个独立起源的生物矿化骨骼。这篇综述让我们一窥螺旋动物生物矿化的多样性，以及它们能告诉我们关于新颖性进化的什么信息。它讨论了可能有助于理解生物矿化进化的不同层次的生物组织，并考虑了骨骼和非骨骼生物矿化之间的关系。更具体地说，这篇综述探讨了细胞类型和基因调控网络方法是否可以增强我们对生物矿化进化起源的理解。
