The Caenorhabditis elegans cuticle and precuticle: a model for studying dynamic apical extracellular matrices in vivo
MV Sundaram, N Pujol - Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Apical extracellular matrices (aECMs) coat the exposed surfaces of animal bodies to shape
tissues, influence social interactions, and protect against pathogens and other …
tissues, influence social interactions, and protect against pathogens and other …
Progress and opportunities in soft photonics and biologically inspired optics
Optical components made fully or partially from reconfigurable, stimuli‐responsive, soft
solids or fluids—collectively referred to as soft photonics—are poised to form the platform for …
solids or fluids—collectively referred to as soft photonics—are poised to form the platform for …
Physical and behavioral adaptations to prevent overheating of the living wings of butterflies
The wings of Lepidoptera contain a matrix of living cells whose function requires appropriate
temperatures. However, given their small thermal capacity, wings can overheat rapidly in the …
temperatures. However, given their small thermal capacity, wings can overheat rapidly in the …
Macroevolutionary shifts of WntA function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity
Butterfly wing patterns provide a rich comparative framework to study how morphological
complexity develops and evolves. Here we used CRISPR/Cas9 somatic mutagenesis to test …
complexity develops and evolves. Here we used CRISPR/Cas9 somatic mutagenesis to test …
Single master regulatory gene coordinates the evolution and development of butterfly color and iridescence
L Zhang, A Mazo-Vargas… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The optix gene has been implicated in butterfly wing pattern adaptation by genetic
association, mapping, and expression studies. The actual developmental function of this …
association, mapping, and expression studies. The actual developmental function of this …
Biopolymer photonics: From nature to nanotechnology
Biopolymers offer vast potential for renewable and sustainable devices. While nature
mastered the use of biopolymers to create highly complex 3D structures and optimized their …
mastered the use of biopolymers to create highly complex 3D structures and optimized their …
Melanin pathway genes regulate color and morphology of butterfly wing scales
Y Matsuoka, A Monteiro - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
The cuticular skeleton of a butterfly wing scale cell is an exquisitely finely sculpted material
that can contain pigments, produce structural colors, or both. While cuticle rigidity and …
that can contain pigments, produce structural colors, or both. While cuticle rigidity and …
Butterfly gyroid nanostructures as a time-frozen glimpse of intracellular membrane development
The formation of the biophotonic gyroid material in butterfly wing scales is an exceptional
feat of evolutionary engineering of functional nanostructures. It is hypothesized that this …
feat of evolutionary engineering of functional nanostructures. It is hypothesized that this …
Self-assembling structural colour in nature
SL Burg, AJ Parnell - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The diversity and vividness of structural colour in the natural world have been recognised as
far back as William Hooke in the 17th century. Whilst it is only recently that advances in the …
far back as William Hooke in the 17th century. Whilst it is only recently that advances in the …
The evolution of structural colour in butterflies
Butterflies display some of the most striking examples of structural colour in nature. These
colours originate from cuticular scales that cover the wing surface, which have evolved a …
colours originate from cuticular scales that cover the wing surface, which have evolved a …