Search Results - "Sugahara, Fumiaki"
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High-quality total RNA extraction from early-stage lamprey embryos
Published in BioTechniques (01-05-2023)“…High-purity total RNA extraction from animal embryos is essential for transcriptome analyses. lampreys, together with hagfish, are the only extant jawless…”
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Reconstructing the ancestral vertebrate brain
Published in Development, growth & differentiation (01-05-2017)“…Highly complicated morphologies and sophisticated functions of vertebrate brains have been established through evolution. However, the origin and early…”
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Evolution of the regionalization and patterning of the vertebrate telencephalon: what can we learn from cyclostomes?
Published in Current opinion in genetics & development (01-08-2013)“…The telencephalon, the most anterior part of the vertebrate central nervous system (CNS), is a highly diversified region of the vertebrate body. Its…”
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Evolutionary origin of vertebrate OCT4/POU5 functions in supporting pluripotency
Published in Nature communications (21-09-2022)“…The support of pluripotent cells over time is an essential feature of development. In eutherian embryos, pluripotency is maintained from naïve states in…”
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Developmental origin of the clavicle, and its implications for the evolution of the neck and the paired appendages in vertebrates
Published in Journal of anatomy (01-10-2016)“…In fish, the pectoral appendage is adjacent to the head, but during vertebrate evolution a long neck region emerged via caudal relocation of the pectoral…”
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Evolution of oropharyngeal patterning mechanisms involving Dlx and endothelins in vertebrates
Published in Developmental biology (01-05-2010)“…In jawed vertebrates, the Dlx code, or nested expression patterns of Dlx genes, specify the dorsoventral polarity of pharyngeal arches, downstream of…”
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Developmental and evolutionary significance of the mandibular arch and prechordal/premandibular cranium in vertebrates: revising the heterotopy scenario of gnathostome jaw evolution
Published in Journal of anatomy (01-01-2013)“…The cephalic neural crest produces streams of migrating cells that populate pharyngeal arches and a more rostral, premandibular domain, to give rise to an…”
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Evolution of the Turtle Body Plan by the Folding and Creation of New Muscle Connections
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (10-07-2009)“…The turtle shell offers a fascinating case study of vertebrate evolution, based on the modification of a common body plan. The carapace is formed from ribs,…”
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Thyroid and endostyle development in cyclostomes provides new insights into the evolutionary history of vertebrates
Published in BMC biology (01-04-2022)“…The endostyle is an epithelial exocrine gland found in non-vertebrate chordates (amphioxi and tunicates) and the larvae of modern lampreys. It is generally…”
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Reevaluating Emx gene phylogeny: homopolymeric amino acid tracts as a potential factor obscuring orthology signals in cyclostome genes
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (04-05-2015)“…Vertebrate Emx genes, retained as multiple copies, are expressed in a nested pattern in the early embryonic forebrain and required for its regionalization…”
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Ultrastructure of the lamprey head mesoderm reveals evolution of the vertebrate head
Published in iScience (15-12-2023)“…The cranial muscle is a critical component in the vertebrate head for a predatory lifestyle. However, its evolutionary origin and possible segmental nature…”
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Expansions, diversification, and interindividual copy number variations of AID/APOBEC family cytidine deaminase genes in lampreys
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-04-2018)“…Cytidine deaminases of the AID/APOBEC family catalyze C-to-U nucleotide transitions in mRNA or DNA. Members of the APOBEC3 branch are involved in antiviral…”
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Hagfish and lamprey Hox genes reveal conservation of temporal colinearity in vertebrates
Published in Nature ecology & evolution (01-05-2018)“…Hox genes exert fundamental roles for proper regional specification along the main rostro-caudal axis of animal embryos. They are generally expressed in…”
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Genetic Mechanism for the Cyclostome Cerebellar Neurons Reveals Early Evolution of the Vertebrate Cerebellum
Published in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology (18-08-2021)“…The vertebrate cerebellum arises at the dorsal part of rhombomere 1, induced by signals from the isthmic organizer. Two major cerebellar neuronal subtypes,…”
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Body wall development in lamprey and a new perspective on the origin of vertebrate paired fins
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-07-2013)“…Classical hypotheses regarding the evolutionary origin of paired appendages propose transformation of precursor structures (gill arches and lateral fin folds)…”
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Comparative analysis of Hmx expression and the distribution of neuronal somata in the trigeminal ganglion in lamprey and shark: insights into the homology of the trigeminal nerve branches and the evolutionary origin of the vertebrate jaw
Published in Zoological letters (05-12-2023)“…Abstract The evolutionary origin of the jaw remains one of the most enigmatic events in vertebrate evolution. The trigeminal nerve is a key component for…”
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Origin of the unique morphology of the shoulder girdle in turtles
Published in Journal of anatomy (01-12-2013)“…The shoulder girdle of turtles has a triradiate morphology. Although its dorsal process represents the scapular blade, the skeletal identities of the two…”
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On the homology of the shoulder girdle in turtles
Published in Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution (01-05-2015)“…ABSTRACT The shoulder girdle in turtles is encapsulated in the shell and has a triradiate morphology. Due to its unique configuration among amniotes, many…”
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FGF- and SHH-based molecular signals regulate barbel and craniofacial development in catfish
Published in Zoological letters (14-06-2019)“…Catfish (Siluriformes) are characterized by unique morphologies, including enlarged jaws with movable barbels and taste buds covering the entire body surface…”
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Heterotopic Shift of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions in Vertebrate Jaw Evolution
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17-05-2002)“…Genes involved in late specification of the mandibular arch, the source of the vertebrate jaw, are expressed with similar patterns in the oral regions of chick…”
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