Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.

Autotomy refers to the voluntary shedding of a body part; a renowned example is tail loss among lizards as a response to attempted predation. Although many aspects of lizard tail autotomy have been studied, the detailed morphology and mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we showed that t...

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Autores principales:	Kristian W Sanggaard, Carl Chr Danielsen, Lise Wogensen, Mads S Vinding, Louise M Rydtoft, Martin B Mortensen, Henrik Karring, Niels Chr Nielsen, Tobias Wang, Ida B Thøgersen, Jan J Enghild
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4377f8d2405d4071a1639bb154fa7ca82021-11-18T08:04:32ZUnique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0051803https://doaj.org/article/4377f8d2405d4071a1639bb154fa7ca82012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23284771/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Autotomy refers to the voluntary shedding of a body part; a renowned example is tail loss among lizards as a response to attempted predation. Although many aspects of lizard tail autotomy have been studied, the detailed morphology and mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we showed that tail shedding by the Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) and the associated extracellular matrix (ECM) rupture were independent of proteolysis. Instead, lizard caudal autotomy relied on biological adhesion facilitated by surface microstructures. Results based on bio-imaging techniques demonstrated that the tail of Gekko gecko was pre-severed at distinct sites and that its structural integrity depended on the adhesion between these segments.Kristian W SanggaardCarl Chr DanielsenLise WogensenMads S VindingLouise M RydtoftMartin B MortensenHenrik KarringNiels Chr NielsenTobias WangIda B ThøgersenJan J EnghildPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e51803 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Kristian W Sanggaard Carl Chr Danielsen Lise Wogensen Mads S Vinding Louise M Rydtoft Martin B Mortensen Henrik Karring Niels Chr Nielsen Tobias Wang Ida B Thøgersen Jan J Enghild Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.
description	Autotomy refers to the voluntary shedding of a body part; a renowned example is tail loss among lizards as a response to attempted predation. Although many aspects of lizard tail autotomy have been studied, the detailed morphology and mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we showed that tail shedding by the Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) and the associated extracellular matrix (ECM) rupture were independent of proteolysis. Instead, lizard caudal autotomy relied on biological adhesion facilitated by surface microstructures. Results based on bio-imaging techniques demonstrated that the tail of Gekko gecko was pre-severed at distinct sites and that its structural integrity depended on the adhesion between these segments.
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author	Kristian W Sanggaard Carl Chr Danielsen Lise Wogensen Mads S Vinding Louise M Rydtoft Martin B Mortensen Henrik Karring Niels Chr Nielsen Tobias Wang Ida B Thøgersen Jan J Enghild
author_facet	Kristian W Sanggaard Carl Chr Danielsen Lise Wogensen Mads S Vinding Louise M Rydtoft Martin B Mortensen Henrik Karring Niels Chr Nielsen Tobias Wang Ida B Thøgersen Jan J Enghild
author_sort	Kristian W Sanggaard
title	Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.
title_short	Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.
title_full	Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.
title_fullStr	Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.
title_full_unstemmed	Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.
title_sort	unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/4377f8d2405d4071a1639bb154fa7ca8
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Unique structural features facilitate lizard tail autotomy.

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