Browsing Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology by Subject "Cnidaria"
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The Birth and Death of Toxins with Distinct Functions: A Case Study in the Sea Anemone Nematostella
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-27)The cnidarian Nematostella vectensis has become an established lab model, providing unique opportunities for venom evolution research. The Nematostella venom system is multimodal: involving both nematocytes and ectodermal ... -
Development of the aboral domain in Nematostella requires β-catenin and the opposing activities of Six3/6 and Frizzled5/8
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03)The development of the oral pole in cnidarians and the posterior pole in bilaterians is regulated by canonical Wnt signaling, whereas a set of transcription factors, including Six3/6 and FoxQ2, controls aboral development ... -
Evolution of eumetazoan nervous systems: Insights from cnidarians
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-19)Cnidarians, the sister group to bilaterians, have a simple diffuse nervous system. This morphological simplicity and their phylogenetic position make them a crucial group in the study of the evolution of the nervous system. ... -
A non-bilaterian perspective on the development and evolution of animal digestive systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-07)Digestive systems and extracellular digestion are key animal features, but their emergence during early animal evolution is currently poorly understood. As the last common ancestor of non-bilaterian animal groups (sponges, ... -
Regulation of Nematostella neural progenitors by SoxB, Notch and bHLH genes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-06)Notch signalling, SoxB and Group A bHLH ‘proneural’ genes are conserved regulators of the neurogenic program in many bilaterians. However, the ancestry of their functions and interactions is not well understood. We address ...