Gene expression reveals the pancreas of Aselli as a critical organ for plasma cell differentiation in the Eurasian common shrew
Our results support the specialized role of the pancreas of Aselli in adaptive immunity, and we propose this uniquely enlarged organ evolved at the intersection between extreme metabolic demands and high parasite burdens in tiny yet very active shrews.
Authors
- Liliana M. Dávalos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4327-7697)
- Yuanyuan Zeng
- Tanya M. Lama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7372-8081)
- Dina K. N. Dechmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-8267)
- Dominik von Elverfeldt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-3528)
- William R. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3858-2440)
- John D. Nieland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7423-0122)
- Cecilia Baldoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1341-9456)
- Angélique Corthals (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5610-2992)
Institutions
- University of Konstanz (DE)
- Smith College (US)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (DE)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Aalborg University (DK)
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02420-7
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Stony Brook University
- University of Massachusetts Amherst