Do variation in rates of early development in Haliotis asinina generate competent larvae of different ages?
Significant differences in the rates of development exist both within and between cohorts of synchronously fertilised H. asinina gametes. These differences can be detected shortly after fertilisation and generate larvae of increasingly divergent development states. We discuss the significance of our results within an ecological context, the adaptive significance of mechanisms that might maintain this variation, and potential sources of this variation.
CFA differentially modulates the transcription of inflammasome-related genes and the administration of E2 increases the expression of ERα and Nlrp1 together with NFKB1, a key molecule in the activation of the inflammasomes. Finally, an analysis using the web interface GeneMANIA revealed an interaction between several genes, indicating a functional correlation in this model.