Search Results - "Steinmetz, Patrick R.H."
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Independent evolution of striated muscles in cnidarians and bilaterians
Published in Nature (London) (12-07-2012)“…This phylogenomic study shows that core muscle proteins were already present in unicellular organisms before the origin of multicellular animals, and supports…”
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muscle-specific transgenic reporter line of the sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-01-2010)“…The sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, has become an attractive new model organism for comparative genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. Over the…”
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Molecular Architecture of Annelid Nerve Cord Supports Common Origin of Nervous System Centralization in Bilateria
Published in Cell (20-04-2007)“…To elucidate the evolutionary origin of nervous system centralization, we investigated the molecular architecture of the trunk nervous system in the annelid…”
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segmental pattern of otx, gbx, and Hox genes in the annelid Platynereis dumerilii
Published in Evolution & development (2011)“…SUMMARY Annelids and arthropods, despite their distinct classification as Lophotrochozoa and Ecdysozoa, present a morphologically similar, segmented body plan…”
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A non-bilaterian perspective on the development and evolution of animal digestive systems
Published in Cell and tissue research (01-09-2019)“…Digestive systems and extracellular digestion are key animal features, but their emergence during early animal evolution is currently poorly understood. As the…”
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Cnidarian Cell Type Diversity and Regulation Revealed by Whole-Organism Single-Cell RNA-Seq
Published in Cell (31-05-2018)“…The emergence and diversification of cell types is a leading factor in animal evolution. So far, systematic characterization of the gene regulatory programs…”
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Development: Sea anemone segments polarise
Published in Current biology (10-07-2023)“…The evolutionary origin of animal segmentation has been debated for centuries. A new study now reveals genetic similarities between the patterning of segmental…”
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Evolutionarily conserved aspects of animal nutrient uptake and transport in sea anemone vitellogenesis
Published in Current biology (07-11-2022)“…The emergence of systemic nutrient transport was a key challenge during animal evolution, yet it is poorly understood. Circulatory systems distribute nutrients…”
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Muscle cell-type diversification is driven by bHLH transcription factor expansion and extensive effector gene duplications
Published in Nature communications (29-03-2023)“…Animals are typically composed of hundreds of different cell types, yet mechanisms underlying the emergence of new cell types remain unclear. Here we address…”
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Development of the annelid axochord: Insights into notochord evolution
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (12-09-2014)“…The origin of chordates has been debated for more than a century, with one key issue being the emergence of the notochord. In vertebrates, the notochord…”
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NvPrdm14d-expressing neural progenitor cells contribute to non-ectodermal neurogenesis in Nematostella vectensis
Published in Nature communications (10-08-2023)“…Neurogenesis has been studied extensively in the ectoderm, from which most animals generate the majority of their neurons. Neurogenesis from non-ectodermal…”
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The evolutionary origin of bilaterian smooth and striated myocytes
Published in eLife (01-12-2016)“…The dichotomy between smooth and striated myocytes is fundamental for bilaterian musculature, but its evolutionary origin is unsolved. In particular,…”
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Gut-like ectodermal tissue in a sea anemone challenges germ layer homology
Published in Nature ecology & evolution (01-10-2017)“…Cnidarians (for example, sea anemones and jellyfish) develop from an outer ectodermal and inner endodermal germ layer, whereas bilaterians (for example,…”
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Cnidofest 2022: hot topics in cnidarian research
Published in EvoDevo (24-08-2023)“…The second annual Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting, aka "Cnidofest", took place in Davis, California from 7 to 10th of September, 2022. The meeting brought…”
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Six3 demarcates the anterior-most developing brain region in bilaterian animals
Published in EvoDevo (29-12-2010)“…The heads of annelids (earthworms, polychaetes, and others) and arthropods (insects, myriapods, spiders, and others) and the arthropod-related onychophorans…”
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Hox gene expression in larval development of the polychaetes Nereis virens and Platynereis dumerilii (Annelida, Lophotrochozoa)
Published in Development genes and evolution (01-01-2007)“…The bilaterian animals are divided into three great branches: the Deuterostomia, Ecdysozoa, and Lophotrochozoa. The evolution of developmental mechanisms is…”
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Polychaete trunk neuroectoderm converges and extends by mediolateral cell intercalation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (20-02-2007)“…During frog and fish development, convergent extension movements transform the spherical gastrula into an elongated neurula. Such transformation of a ball-…”
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