Nature Communications (Mar 2019)
Dynamic pigmentary and structural coloration within cephalopod chromatophore organs
- Thomas L. Williams,
- Stephen L. Senft,
- Jingjie Yeo,
- Francisco J. Martín-Martínez,
- Alan M. Kuzirian,
- Camille A. Martin,
- Christopher W. DiBona,
- Chun-Teh Chen,
- Sean R. Dinneen,
- Hieu T. Nguyen,
- Conor M. Gomes,
- Joshua J. C. Rosenthal,
- Matthew D. MacManes,
- Feixia Chu,
- Markus J. Buehler,
- Roger T. Hanlon,
- Leila F. Deravi
Affiliations
- Thomas L. Williams
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University
- Stephen L. Senft
- The Eugene Bell Center, The Marine Biological Laboratory
- Jingjie Yeo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University
- Francisco J. Martín-Martínez
- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Alan M. Kuzirian
- The Eugene Bell Center, The Marine Biological Laboratory
- Camille A. Martin
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University
- Christopher W. DiBona
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University
- Chun-Teh Chen
- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Sean R. Dinneen
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University
- Hieu T. Nguyen
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire
- Conor M. Gomes
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University
- Joshua J. C. Rosenthal
- The Eugene Bell Center, The Marine Biological Laboratory
- Matthew D. MacManes
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire
- Feixia Chu
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire
- Markus J. Buehler
- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Roger T. Hanlon
- The Eugene Bell Center, The Marine Biological Laboratory
- Leila F. Deravi
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08891-x
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
Chromatophores in cephalopod skin are known for fast changes in coloration due to light-scattering pigment granules. Here, authors demonstrate structural coloration facilitated by reflectin in sheath cells and offer insights into the interplay between structural and pigmentary coloration elements.
