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Developmental system drift in dorsoventral patterning is linked to transitions to autonomous development in Annelida Open
The Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) pathway is the ancestral signalling system defining the dorsoventral axis in bilaterally symmetrical animals. However, Spiralia, a large bilaterian clade including molluscs and annelids, uses the Fibrob…
Developmental system drift in dorsoventral patterning is linked to transitions to autonomous development in Annelida Open
The Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) pathway is the ancestral signalling system defining the dorsoventral axis in bilaterally symmetrical animals. However, Spiralia, a large bilaterian clade including molluscs and annelids, uses the Fibrob…
Long-Read Sequencing Reveals Increased Isoform Diversity in Key Transcription Factor Effectors of Intercellular Signalling at the Invertebrate-Vertebrate Transition Open
Several intercellular signalling pathways (namely wingless - Wnt, Hedgehog - Hh, and Bone Morphogenetic Protein - BMP) are used repeatedly in animals throughout development and evolution, and are also frequent targets for disease-associate…
The genome of the deep-sea anemone <i>Actinernus</i> sp. contains a mega-array of ANTP-class homeobox genes Open
Members of the phylum Cnidaria include sea anemones, corals and jellyfish, and have successfully colonized both marine and freshwater habitats throughout the world. The understanding of how cnidarians adapt to extreme environments such as …
Annotation files of deep-sea anemone Actinernus sp. genome Open
Annotation files.
Supplementary information from The genome of the deep-sea anemone <i>Actinernus</i> sp. contains a mega-array of ANTP-class homeobox genes Open
Members of the phylum Cnidaria include sea anemones, corals and jellyfish, and have successfully colonized both marine and freshwater habitats throughout the world. The understanding of how cnidarians adapt to extreme environments such as …
Annotation files of deep-sea anemone Actinernus sp. genome Open
Annotation files.
Reconstruction of ancient homeobox gene linkages inferred from a new high-quality assembly of the Hong Kong oyster (Magallana hongkongensis) genome Open
Abstract Background Homeobox-containing genes encode crucial transcription factors in animal and plant development, and changes to these genes have been linked to the evolution of body plans and morphologies. In animals some homeobox genes…
Genome of the ramshorn snail Biomphalaria straminea-an obligate intermediate host of schistosomiasis. Open
This study provides the first genome assembly for the snail B. straminea and offers an unprecedented opportunity to address a variety of phenomena related to snail vectors of schistosomiasis, as well as evolutionary and genomics questions …
Amphioxus muscle transcriptomes reveal vertebrate-like myoblast fusion genes and a highly conserved role of insulin signalling in the metabolism of muscle Open
Background The formation and functioning of muscles are fundamental aspects of animal biology, and the evolution of ‘muscle genes’ is central to our understanding of this tissue. Feeding-fasting-refeeding experiments have been widely used …
Evolutionary diversification of the canonical Wnt signaling effector TCF/LEF in chordates Open
Wnt signaling is essential during animal development and regeneration, but also plays an important role in diseases such as cancer and diabetes. The canonical Wnt signaling pathway is one of the most conserved signaling cascades in the ani…
Myriapod genomes reveal ancestral horizontal gene transfer and hormonal gene loss in millipedes Open
Animals have fascinating diversity of life forms. Analyses of the available genome sequence reveals dynamic evolution of gene gain and loss at different lineages in the animal tree of life (e.g. Albalat and Canestro 2016; Sharma et al 2018…
Horizontal gene transfer and evolutionary consequence of gene loss in myriapods Open
Animals have fascinating diversity of life forms. Analyses of the available genome sequence reveals dynamic evolution of gene gain and loss at different lineages in the animal tree of life (e.g. Albalat and Canestro 2016; Sharma et al 2018…
Additional file 2 of Amphioxus muscle transcriptomes reveal vertebrate-like myoblast fusion genes and a highly conserved role of insulin signalling in the metabolism of muscle Open
Additional file 2.
Myriapod genomes reveal ancestral horizontal gene transfer and hormonal gene loss in millipedes Open
Animals have fascinating diversity of life forms. Analyses of the available genome sequence reveals dynamic evolution of gene gain and loss at different lineages in the animal tree of life (e.g. Albalat and Canestro 2016; Sharma et al 2018…
Additional file 3 of Amphioxus muscle transcriptomes reveal vertebrate-like myoblast fusion genes and a highly conserved role of insulin signalling in the metabolism of muscle Open
Additional file 3.
Additional file 4 of Amphioxus muscle transcriptomes reveal vertebrate-like myoblast fusion genes and a highly conserved role of insulin signalling in the metabolism of muscle Open
Additional file 4.
Gill Transcriptomic Responses to Toxin-producing Alga Prymnesium parvum in Rainbow Trout Open
The gill of teleost fish is a multifunctional organ involved in many physiological processes, including protection of the mucosal gill surface against pathogens and other environmental antigens by the gill-associated lymphoid tissue (GIALT…
Sampling the fish gill microbiome: a comparison of tissue biopsies and swabs Open
Background Understanding the influence of methodology on results is an essential consideration in experimental design. In the expanding field of fish microbiology, many best practices and targeted techniques remain to be refined. This stud…
Improved Understanding of the Role of Gene and Genome Duplications in Chordate Evolution With New Genome and Transcriptome Sequences Open
Comparative approaches to understanding chordate genomes have uncovered a significant role for gene duplications, including whole genome duplications (WGDs), giving rise to and expanding gene families. In developmental biology, gene famili…
The Nereid on the rise: Platynereis as a model system Open
The nereid Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) is a marine annelid that belongs to the Nereididae, a family of errant polychaete worms. As characteristic for the superphylum of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia, the nereid shows a …
Impacts of jellyfish on marine cage aquaculture: an overview of existing knowledge and the challenges to finfish health Open
Gelatinous plankton present a challenge to marine fish aquaculture that remains to be addressed. Shifting plankton distributions, suggested by some to be a result of factors such as climate change and overfishing, appear to be exacerbated …
Additional file 6 of Sampling the fish gill microbiome: a comparison of tissue biopsies and swabs Open
Additional file 6. Taxa unique to biopsy sampling datasets. Uniquely identified ASV’s from biopsy sampling, including taxonomic assignation from SILVA database.