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2024

Wambreuse, N., Coubris, C., Mallefet, J., Delroisse, J., Caulier, G., Duchatelet, L. (In prep) First description of coelomocytes in an ophiuroid: the case of the bioluminescent brittle star Amphiura filiformis.

 

Bayaert, W.S., Duchatelet, L., Sillanpää, K., Dupont, S., Marek, M., Flammang, P., Delroisse, J. (In prep) Ultrastructural description of surface receptors in the bioluminescent brittle star Amphiura filiformis (Müller, 1776).

 

Coubris, C., Duchatelet, L., Delroisse, J., Bayaert, W.S., Parise, L., Eloy, M.C., Pels, C., Mallefet, J. (Submitted). Long-term monitoring of bioluminescent capabilities in the brittle star Amphiura filiformis: insights into luciferase expression and coelenterazine trophic acquisition.

 

Lourtie, A., Caulier, C., Brasseur, L., Mallefet, J., Eeckhaut, I., & Delroisse, J. (SSRN, preprint). Exploring symbiont gene expression in two echinoid-associated shrimp species under host separation. Available at SSRN 4774311.

 

2023

Parey, E., Ortega-Martinez, O., Delroisse, J., Piovani, L., Czarkwiani, A., Dylus, D., Arya, S., Dupont, S., Thorndyke, M., Larsson, T., Johannesson, K., Buckley, K. M., Martinez, P., Oliveri, P., & Marlétaz, F. (2023). The brittle star genome illuminates the genetic basis of animal appendage regeneration. BioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2023.10.30.564762

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/46813

Preprint

Wambreuse, N., Caulier, G., Eeckhaut, I., Borrello, L., Bureau, F., Fievez, L., & Delroisse, J. (2023). Morphofunctional Characterisation of Coelomocytes in the Aquacultivated Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra: From Cell Diversity to Transcriptomic Immune Response. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.4658658

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/47572

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Caulier, G., Jobson, S., Wambreuse, N., Borrello, L., Delroisse, J., Eeckhaut, I., Mercier, A., & Hamel, J.-F. (2023). Vibratile cells and hemocytes in sea cucumbers—Clarifications and new paradigms. In A. Mercier, J.-F. Hamel, A. Suhrbier D., ... C. Pearce M., The World Of Sea Cucumbers (pp. 403-411). London, United Kingdom: Elsevier-Academic Press. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-95377-1.00024-2

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/46707 

Peer reviewed

Delroisse, J., Kang, V., Gouveneaux, A., Santos, R., & Flammang, P. (2023). Convergent evolution of attachment mechanisms in aquatic organisms. In Convergent evolution (pp. 523-557). V. Bels and A.P. Russell (eds), Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-11441-0_16

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/11086

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Lourtie, A., Eeckhaut, I., Mallefet, J., Savarino, P., Isorez, M., Mussoi, L., Bischoff, H., Delroisse, J., Hédouin, L., Gerbaux, P., & Caulier, G. (2023). Species-specific metabolites mediate host selection and larval recruitment of the symbiotic seastar shrimp. Scientific Reports, 13 (1), 12674. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-39527-2

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/46281

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Duchatelet, L., Nuyt, C., Puozzo, N., Mallefet, J., & Delroisse, J. (2023). Evolutionary Conservation of Photophore Ultrastructure in Sharks: The Case of a Dalatiid Squalomorph. Fishes, 8 (2), 87. doi:10.3390/fishes8020087

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/47571

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2022

Delroisse, J., Kang, V., Gouveneaux, A., Santos, R., & Flammang, P. (2022). Convergent Evolution of Attachment Mechanisms in Aquatic Animals. Preprints. doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0324.v1

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/43000

Preprint

Lourtie, A., Duchatelet, L., Straube, N., Puozzo, N., Grace, M., Naylor, G., & Delroisse, J. (2022). Placoid scales in bioluminescent sharks: Scaling their evolution using morphology and elemental composition. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 . doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.908237

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/43645

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Gossuin, Y., Martin, E., Vuong, Q. L., Delroisse, J., Laurent, S., Stanicki, D., & Rousseau, C. (2022). Characterization of commercial iron oxide clusters with high transverse relaxivity. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Open, 10-11, 100054. doi:10.1016/j.jmro.2022.100054

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/43193

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Bonneel, M., Hennebert, E., Aranko, A. S., Hwang, D. S., Lefevre, M., Pommier, V., Wattiez, R., Delroisse, J., & Flammang, P. (2022). Molecular mechanisms mediating stiffening in the mechanically adaptable connective tissues of sea cucumbers. Matrix Biology, 108, 39-54. doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2022.02.006

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/43025

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Aleotti, A., Wilkie, I. C., Yañez-Guerra, L. A., Gattoni, G., Rahman, T. A., Wademan, R. F., Ahmad, Z., Ivanova, D. A., Semmens, D. C., Delroisse, J., Cai, W., Odekunle, E., Egertová, M., Ferrario, C., Sugni, M., Bonasoro, F., & Elphick, M. R. (2022). Discovery and functional characterization of neuropeptides in crinoid echinoderms. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16, 1006594. doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.1006594

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/47451

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2021

Delroisse, J., Bonneel, M., Demeuldre, M., Eeckhaut, I., & Flammang, P. (2021). Integument transcriptome profile of the European sea cucumber Holothuria forskali (Holothuroidea, Echinodermata). BioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2021.02.12.430961

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/47568

Duchatelet, L., Claes, J. M., Delroisse, J., Flammang, P., & Mallefet, J. (2021). Glow on Sharks: State-of-the-Art Bioluminescence Research. Oceans.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/24289

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Tinoco, A. B., Barreiro-Iglesias, A., Alfonso Yanez Guerra, L., Delroisse, J., Zhang, Y., Gunner, E. F., Zampronio, C. G., Jones, A. M., Egertova, M., & Elphick, M. R. (2021). Ancient role of sulfakinin/cholecystokinin-type signalling in inhibitory regulation of feeding processes revealed in an echinoderm. eLife.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/25790 

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Delroisse, J., Léonet, A., Alexandre, H., & Eeckhaut, I. (2021). Intracellular Pathways of Holothuroid Oocyte Maturation Induced by the Thioredoxin Trx-REES. Antioxidants.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/6697

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Delroisse, J., Duchatelet, L., Flammang, P., & Mallefet, J. (30 June 2021). Leaving the dark side? Insights into the evolution of luciferases. Frontiers in Marine Sciences, 8 , 690-707.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/37189

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Delroisse, J., Duchatelet, L., Flammang, P., & Mallefet, J. (15 April 2021). Photophore distribution and enzymatic diversity within the photogenic integument of the cookie-cutter shark Isistius brasiliensis (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae). Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 .

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/2313

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2020

Delroisse, J., Van Wayneberghe, K., Flammang, P., Gillan, D., Gerbaux, P., Opina, N., Todinanahary, G., & Eeckhaut, I. (17 December 2020). Epidemiology of a SKin Ulceration Disease (SKUD) in the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra with a review on the SKUDs in Holothuroidea (Echinodermata). Scientific Reports, 10 (22150).

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/25636

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Claes, J. M., Delroisse, J., Grace, M. A., Doosey, M. H., Duchatelet, L., & Mallefet, J. (30 October 2020). Histological evidence for secretory bioluminescence from pectoral pockets of the American Pocket Shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis). Scientific Reports, 10 (18762).

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/28899

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Duchatelet, L., Delroisse, J., & Mallefet, J. (01 August 2020). Bioluminescence in lanternsharks: Insight from hormone receptor localization. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 294 (113488).

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/4695

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Duchatelet, L., Sugihara, T., Delroisse, J., Koyanagi, M., Rezsohazy, R., Terakita, A., & Mallefet, J. (23 June 2020). From extraocular photoreception to pigment movement regulation: a new control mechanism of the lanternshark luminescence. Scientific Reports, 10 (10195).

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/36709

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Song, G., Delroisse, J., Schoenaers, D., Kim, H., Nguyen, T. C., Horbelt, N., Leclère, P., Hwang, D. S., Harrington, M., & Flammang, P. (11 May 2020). Structure and composition of the tunic in the sea pineapple Halocynthia roretzi: A complex cellulosic composite biomaterial. Acta Biomaterialia, 111, 290-301. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2020.04.038

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/21767

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Eeckhaut, I., Février, J., Todinanahary, G., & Delroisse, J. (2020). Impact of Thalamita crenata (Decapoda; Portunidae) predation on Holothuria scabra juvenile survival in farming sea pens. Beche-de-Mer Information Bulletin.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/47570

Editorially reviewed

2019

Duchatelet, L., Delroisse, J., Pinte, N., Sato, K., Ho, H.-C., & Mallefet, J. (10 October 2019). Adrenocorticotropic hormone and cyclic adenosine monophosphate are involved in the control of shark bioluminescence. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 96 (1), 37-45. doi:10.1111/php.13154

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/984

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Duchatelet, L., Delroisse, J., & Mallefet, J. (10 October 2019). Melanin-concentrating hormone is not involved in luminescence emission in the velvet belly lanternshark, Etmopterus spinax. Marine Biology, 166 (140).

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/13862

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Odekunle, E. A., Semmens, D. C., Martynyuk, N., Tinoco, A. B., Garewal, A. K., Patel, R. R., Blowes, L. M., Zandawala, M., Delroisse, J., Slade, S. E., Scrivens, J. H., Egertová, M., & Elphick, M. R. (2019). Ancient role of vasopressin/oxytocin-type neuropeptides as regulators of feeding revealed in an echinoderm. BMC biology 17 (1), 60.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/12456

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Lengerer, B., Algrain, M., Lefevre, M., Delroisse, J., Hennebert, E., & Flammang, P. (21 June 2019). Interspecies comparison of sea star footprint proteins. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 374 (20190195). doi:10.1098/rstb.2019.0195

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/22058

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Duchatelet, L., Delroisse, J., Flammang, P., Mahillon, J., & Mallefet, J. (01 June 2019). Etmopterus spinax, the velvet belly lanternshark, does not use bacterial luminescence. Acta Histochemica, 121, 516-521.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/16977

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Eeckhaut, I., Van Wayenberghe, K., Fohy, N., & Delroisse, J. (01 March 2019). Skin ulcerations in Holothuria scabra can be induced by various types of food. Beche-de-Mer Information Bulletin, 39, 31-35.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/36477

Editorially reviewed

 

Léonet, A., Delroisse, J., Schuddinck, C., Wattiez, R., Jangoux, M., & Eeckhaut, I. (21 January 2019). Thioredoxins induce oocyte maturation in holothuroids (Echinodermata). Aquaculture, 510, 293-301.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/18994

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2018

Delroisse, J., Duchatelet, L., Flammang, P., & Mallefet, J. (31 December 2018). De novo transcriptome analyses provide insights into opsin-based photoreception in the lanternshark Etmopterus spinax. PLoS ONE, 13 (12), 1-24.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/16084

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Yañez-Guerra, L. A., Delroisse, J., Barreiro-Iglesias, A., Slade, S. E., Scrivens, J. H., & Elphick R., M. (2018). Discovery and functional characterisation of a luqin-type neuropeptide signalling system in a deuterostome. Scientific Reports.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/21176

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2017

Zandawala, M., Moghul, I., Alfonso Yanez Guerra, L., Delroisse, J., Abylkassimova, N., Hugall, A. F., O'Hara, T. D., & Elphick, M. R. (01 September 2017). Discovery of novel representatives of bilaterian neuropeptide families and reconstruction of neuropeptide precursor evolution in ophiuroid echinoderms. Open Biology, 7, 170129. doi:10.1098/rsob.170129

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/9333

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Delroisse, J., Ullrich-Lüter, E., Blaue, S., Eeckhaut, I., Flammang, P., & Mallefet, J. (24 May 2017). Fine structure of the luminous spines and luciferase detection in the brittle star Amphiura filiformis. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 269, 1-12. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2017.05.001

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/7179

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Zandawala, M., Moghul, I., Alfonso Yanez Guerra, L., Delroisse, J., Abylkassimova, N., Hugall, A. F., O'Hara, T. D., & Elphick, M. R. (2017). Ophiuroid Phylotranscriptomics Enables Discovery Of Novel Echinoderm Representatives Of Bilaterian Neuropeptide Families And Reconstruction Of Neuropeptide Precursor Evolution Over ~270 Million Years. Open Biology.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/26513

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Delroisse, J., Ullrich-Lüter, E., Stefanie, B., Ortega-Martinez, O., Eeckhaut, I., Flammang, P., & Mallefet, J. (05 April 2017). A puzzling homology: A brittle star using a putative cnidarian-type luciferase for bioluminescence. Open Biology, 7 (160300). doi:10.1098/rsob.160300

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/9032

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Zandawala, M., Moghul, I., Yañez Guerra, L. A., Delroisse, J., Abylkassimova, N., Hugall, A. F., O’Hara, T. D., & Elphick, M. R. (2017). Discovery of novel representatives of bilaterian neuropeptide families and reconstruction of neuropeptide precursor evolution in ophiuroid echinoderms. BioRxiv. doi:10.1101/129783

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/47452

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2016

Delroisse, J., Mallefet, J., & Flammang, P. (27 April 2016). De novo adult transcriptomes of two European brittle stars: spotlight on opsin-based photoreception. PLoS ONE, 11 (4), 0152988. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152988

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/32450

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2015

D'Aniello, S., Delroisse, J., Valero-Garcia, A., Lowe, E. K., Byrne, M., Cannon, J. T., Halanych, K. M., Elphick, M. R., Mallefet, J., Kaul-Strehlow, S., Lowe, C. J., Flammang, P., Smith, J., Ullrich-Lüter, E., Wanninger, A., & Arnone, I. (24 December 2015). Opsin evolution in the Ambulacraria. Marine Genomics, 24 (2), 177-183. doi:10.1016/ j.margen.2015.10.001

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/2327

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Delroisse, J., Ortega-Martinez, O., Dupont, S., Mallefet, J., & Flammang, P. (01 October 2015). De novo transcriptome of the European brittle star Amphiura filiformis pluteus larvae. Marine Genomics, 23, 109-121. doi:10.1016/j.margen.2015.05.014

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/18018

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Delroisse, J., Ortega-Martinez, O., Dupont, S., Mallefet, J., & Flammang, P. (01 June 2015). De novo transcriptome of the European brittle star Amphiura filiformis pluteus larvae. Marine Genomics, 23, 109-121. doi:10.1016/j.margen.2015.05.014

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/29256

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Renwart, M., Delroisse, J., Flammang, P., Claes, J., & Mallefet, J. (01 March 2015). Cytological changes during luminescence production in lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus, 1758) photophores. Zoomorphology, 134, 107-116. doi:10.1007/s00435-014-0235-6

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/18842

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2014

Delroisse, J., Mallefet, J., Flammang, P., & Ullrich-Lüter, E. (28 November 2014). High opsin diversity in a nonvisual

infaunal brittle star. BMC Genomics, 15 (1035). doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-1035

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/34529

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Renwart, M., Delroisse, J., Flammang, P., Claes, J., & Mallefet, J. (02 August 2014). Cytological changes during luminescence production in lanternshark. Zoomorphology, 134 (1), 107-116. doi:10.1007/s00435-014-0235-6

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/31650

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Renwart, M., Delroisse, J., Claes, J., & Mallefet, J. (01 April 2014). Ultrastructural organization of lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus, 1758) photophores. Zoomorphology, 133 (4), 405-416.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/38814

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Delroisse, J., Ullrich-Lüter, E ., Ortega-Martinez, O., Mallefet, J ., & F lammang, P . (10 June 2014). Ops in-based photoreception in a luminous brittle star. Luminescence: the Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence, 29, 65-66.

https ://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/27261

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Delroisse, J., Flammang, P ., & Mallefet, J . (10 June 2014). Marine luciferases : are they really species-specific? A putative luciferase evolved by co-option in an echinoderm lineage. Luminescence: the Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence, 29 (Suppl. 1), 15-16.

https ://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/37740

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2013

Delroisse, J., Fourgon, D., & Eeckhaut, I. (24 October 2013). Reproductive cycles and recruitment of the two

co-existing tropical brittle-stars from the barrier reef of Toliara (Madagascar), Ophiocoma scolopendrina and

Ophiomastix venosa. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 54 (4), 593-603.

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/32852

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Delroisse, J., Lanterbecq, D., Eeckhaut, I., Mallefet, J., & Flammang, P. (24 October 2013). Opsin detection in

the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus and the sea star Asterias rubens. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 54 (4), 721-

727.

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/17402

 

2012

Delroisse, J., F lammang, P ., & Mallefet, J . (27 March 2012). Between emiss ion and perception: do luminous

brittlestars perceive their own light? Luminescence: the Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence, 27,

111-113.

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https ://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12907/15284
 

ACADEMIC MANUSCRIPTS

  1. DELROISSE, J., MALLEFET, J., FLAMMANG, P. (2019) New research findings on the photoreception mechanisms in echinoderms. Concours 2019 de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. Réponse à la question de Biologie animale: “On demande de nouvelles recherches sur les mécanismes de photoréception chez les  échinodermes ». Manuscrit soumis à l’Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.

  2. DELROISSE, J., (2015) Echinoderm photobiology: Extraocular Photoreception and Bioluminescence in the Brittle star Amphiura filiformis. Thesis, University of Mons, Belgium.

  3. DELROISSE, J. (2009) Contribution to the study of ciliary and rhabdomeric opsins in echinoderms. Master Thesis, University of Mons, Belgium

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