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The dawn of developmental signaling in the metazoa by Richards, G S, Degnan, B M

“…Intercellular signaling underpins metazoan development by mediating the induction, organization, and cooperation of cells, tissues, and organs. Herein, the…”
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Lipidomics of the sea sponge Amphimedon queenslandica and implication for biomarker geochemistry by Gold, D. A., O'Reilly, S. S., Watson, J., Degnan, B. M., Degnan, S. M., Krömer, J. O., Summons, R. E.

“…Demosponges are a rich natural source of unusual lipids, some of which are of interest as geochemical biomarkers. Although demosponges are animals, they often…”
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Mitochondrial Diversity of Early-Branching Metazoa Is Revealed by the Complete mt Genome of a Haplosclerid Demosponge by Erpenbeck, D, Voigt, O, Adamski, M, Adamska, M, Hooper, JNA, Wörheide, G, Degnan, BM

“…The first mitochondrial (mt) genomes of demosponges have recently been sequenced and appear to be markedly different from published eumetazoan mt genomes. Here…”
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Molecular identification of candidate chemoreceptor genes and signal transduction components in the sensory epithelium of Aplysia by Cummins, S F, Leblanc, L, Degnan, B M, Nagle, G T

“…An ability to sense and respond to environmental cues is essential to the survival of most marine animals. How water-borne chemical cues are detected at the…”
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Will increased storm disturbance affect the biodiversity of intertidal, nonscleractinian sessile fauna on coral reefs? by WALKER, S.J, DEGNAN, B.M, HOOPER, J.N.A, SKILLETER, G.A

“…Relatively little is known about how the future effects of climatic change, including increases in sea level, temperature and storm severity and frequency,…”
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NUMTs in the sponge genome reveal conserved transposition mechanisms in metazoans by Erpenbeck, D, Voigt, O, Adamski, M, Woodcroft, B J, Hooper, J N A, Wörheide, G, Degnan, B M

“…The transposition of parts of the mitochondrial (mt) genetic material into the nuclear genome (NUMTs) occurs in a wide range of eukaryotes. Here, we show that…”
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Unexpected repertoire of metazoan transcription factors in the unicellular holozoan Capsaspora owczarzaki by Sebé-Pedrós, Arnau, de Mendoza, Alex, Lang, B Franz, Degnan, Bernard M, Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki

“…How animals (metazoans) originated from their single-celled ancestors remains a major question in biology. As transcriptional regulation is crucial to animal…”
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Convergent Antifouling Activities of Structurally Distinct Bioactive Compounds Synthesized Within Two Sympatric Haliclona Demosponges by Roper, K. E, Beamish, H, Garson, M. J, Skilleter, G. A, Degnan, B. M

“…A wide range of sessile and sedentary marine invertebrates synthesize secondary metabolites that have potential as industrial antifoulants. These antifoulants…”
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Origin and evolution of laminin gene family diversity by Fahey, Bryony, Degnan, Bernard M

“…Laminins are a family of multidomain glycoproteins that are important contributors to the structure of metazoan extracellular matrices. To investigate the…”
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Evolution of a Novel Carotenoid-Binding Protein Responsible for Crustacean Shell Color by Wade, Nicholas M., Tollenaere, Alina, Hall, Mike R., Degnan, Bernard M.

“…Carotenoids are commonly used by disparate metazoans to produce external coloration, often in direct association with specific proteins. In one such example,…”
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Retinoic acid perturbs Otx gene expression in the ascidian pharynx by Hinman, V F, Degnan, B M

“…In vertebrate embryos, ectopic application of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) alters the expression of Otx genes in the developing midbrain. In conjunction with…”
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Pattern, synchrony and predictability of spawning of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina from Heron Reef, Australia by COUNIHAN, Regina T, MCNAMARA, David C, SOUTER, Duncan C, JEBREEN, Edward J, PRESTON, Nigel P, JOHNSON, Craig R, DEGNAN, Bernard M

“…The spawning biology of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina on Heron Reef, Australia, was investigated to identify putative environmental and endogenous…”
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Evolution of RNA-Binding Proteins in Animals: Insights from Genome-Wide Analysis in the Sponge Amphimedon queenslandica by Kerner, Pierre, Degnan, Sandie M., Marchand, Lauriane, Degnan, Bernard M., Vervoort, Michel

“…RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are key players in various biological processes, most notably regulation of gene expression at the posttranscriptional level…”
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A sponge allelochemical induces ascidian settlement but inhibits metamorphosis by GREEN, K. M, RUSSELL, B. D, CLARK, R. J, JONES, M. K, GARSON, M. J, SKILLETER, G. A, DEGNAN, B. M

“…Secondary metabolites synthesised by sessile invertebrates appear to play a role in creating and maintaining space on hard substrata by repelling competitors…”
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Distribution of a nematocyst-bearing sponge in relation to potential coral donors by RUSSELL, B. D, DEGNAN, B. M, GARSON, M. J, SKILLETER, G. A

“…Haliclona sp. 628 (Demospongiae, Haplosclerida, Chalinidae), a sponge found on the reef slope below 5 m depth on the Great Barrier Reef, has two unusual…”
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Retinoic acid disrupts anterior ectodermal and endodermal development in ascidian larvae and postlarvae by Hinman, V F, Degnan, B M

“…In vertebrates, excess all-trans retinoic acid (RA) applied during axis formation leads to the apparent truncation of anterior structures. In this study we…”
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Highly polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Heron Reef population of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina by Selvamani, Maria John P., Degnan, Sandie M., Paetkau, David, Degnan, Bernard M.

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Inhibition of Settlement and Metamorphosis of the Ascidian Herdmania curvata by Non-Geniculate Coralline Algae by Degnan, Bernard M., Johnson, Craig R.

“…The surfaces of non-geniculate coralline algae (NCA) are known to induce the settlement and metamorphosis of disparate marine taxa. In this study we…”
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Mox homeobox expression in muscle lineage of the gastropod Haliotis asinina: evidence for a conserved role in bilaterian myogenesis by Hinman, V F, Degnan, B M

“…Mox homeobox genes are expressed during early vertebrate somitogenesis. Here we describe the expression of Has-Mox, a Mox gene from the gastropod Haliotis…”
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The ets multigene family is conserved throughout the Metazoa by Degnan, Bernard M., Degnan, Sandie M., Naganuma, Takeshi, Morse, Daniel E.

“…This study provides the first empirical evidence for the conservation of the ets proto-oncogene transcription factor family throughout the Metazoa. Using the…”
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