Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsChironomidaeLarvaAnimalsGene Regulatory NetworksGene Expression Regulation
Stepwise changes in gene expression inducing anhydrobiotic state transition and the gene regulatory network in Polypedilum vanderplanki larvae.
Yusuke Hiki, Takahiro G Yamada, Richard Cornette, Oleg Gusev, Elena Shagimardanova, Takahiro Kikawada, Akira Funahashi
Published: 202610.1016/j.bbrc.2026.153267
Abstract
The larva of the sleeping chironomid, Polypedilum vanderplanki, is the only insect capable of extreme desiccation tolerance, known as anhydrobiosis. The larvae can survive near-complete desiccation and, upon rehydration, rapidly resume metabolism and…
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