ERC Starting Grant · 2023
Deciphering the origins of cell differentiation and developmental gene regulation in animals
During animal development the process of cell differentiation gives rise to terminally differentiated cell types with cell-type-specific gene expression programs. In the most closely related group to animals, the choanoflagellates, cell differentiation occurs but cells do not commit irreversibly to specific fates. Instead, they transition through cell identities as they progress through their life cycle, known as temporal cell differentiation. Animal cell differentiation is thought to have evolved from temporal differentiation, but the mechanisms are largely unknown due to a lack of information on the molecular processes underpinning temporal differentiation. This proposal will test the…
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