Cephalopod-omics: Emerging Fields and Technologies in Cephalopod Biology

Synopsis Few animal groups can claim the level of wonder that cephalopods instill in the minds of researchers and the general public. Much of cephalopod biology, however, remains unexplored: the largest invertebrate brain, difficult husbandry conditions, and complex (meta-)genomes, among many other...

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Published in:	Integrative and comparative biology Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 1226 - 1239
Main Authors:	Baden, Tom, Briseño, John, Coffing, Gabrielle, Cohen-Bodénès, Sophie, Courtney, Amy, Dickerson, Dominick, Dölen, Gül, Fiorito, Graziano, Gestal, Camino, Gustafson, Taryn, Heath-Heckman, Elizabeth, Hua, Qiaz, Imperadore, Pamela, Kimbara, Ryosuke, Król, Mirela, Lajbner, Zdeněk, Lichilín, Nicolás, Macchi, Filippo, McCoy, Matthew J, Nishiguchi, Michele K, Nyholm, Spencer V, Otjacques, Eve, Pérez-Ferrer, Pedro Antonio, Ponte, Giovanna, Pungor, Judit R, Rogers, Thea F, Rosenthal, Joshua J C, Rouressol, Lisa, Rubas, Noelle, Sanchez, Gustavo, Santos, Catarina Pereira, Schultz, Darrin T, Seuntjens, Eve, Songco-Casey, Jeremea O, Stewart, Ian Erik, Styfhals, Ruth, Tuanapaya, Surangkana, Vijayan, Nidhi, Weissenbacher, Anton, Zifcakova, Lucia, Schulz, Grace, Weertman, Willem, Simakov, Oleg, Albertin, Caroline B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 29-12-2023
Subjects:	Animals Brain Cephalopoda Gene Expression Profiling Genome Genomics - methods
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Summary:	Synopsis Few animal groups can claim the level of wonder that cephalopods instill in the minds of researchers and the general public. Much of cephalopod biology, however, remains unexplored: the largest invertebrate brain, difficult husbandry conditions, and complex (meta-)genomes, among many other things, have hindered progress in addressing key questions. However, recent technological advancements in sequencing, imaging, and genetic manipulation have opened new avenues for exploring the biology of these extraordinary animals. The cephalopod molecular biology community is thus experiencing a large influx of researchers, emerging from different fields, accelerating the pace of research in this clade. In the first post-pandemic event at the Cephalopod International Advisory Council (CIAC) conference in April 2022, over 40 participants from all over the world met and discussed key challenges and perspectives for current cephalopod molecular biology and evolution. Our particular focus was on the fields of comparative and regulatory genomics, gene manipulation, single-cell transcriptomics, metagenomics, and microbial interactions. This article is a result of this joint effort, summarizing the latest insights from these emerging fields, their bottlenecks, and potential solutions. The article highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the cephalopod-omics community and provides an emphasis on continuous consolidation of efforts and collaboration in this rapidly evolving field.
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ISSN:	1540-7063 1557-7023 1557-7023
DOI:	10.1093/icb/icad087