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A PL10 vasa-like gene in the kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus, expressed during development and in adult gonad.

scientific article published on 20 March 2007

A genomewide survey of developmentally relevant genes in Ciona intestinalis. IV. Genes for HMG transcriptional regulators, bZip and GATA/Gli/Zic/Snail.

scientific article published on 13 May 2003

A post-synaptic scaffold at the origin of the animal kingdom

scientific article published on 6 June 2007

A rapidly evolving secretome builds and patterns a sea shell

scientific article published on 22 November 2006

Analysis of cell movement in amphimedon embryos by injection of fluorescent tracers

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Ancestral role of Pax2/5/8 in molluscan brain and multimodal sensory system development

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

BLIND ordering of large-scale transcriptomic developmental timecourses.

scientific article published on 6 February 2014

Bilaterian-like promoters in the highly compact Amphimedon queenslandica genome

scientific article published on 2 March 2016

Candidate chemoreceptor subfamilies differentially expressed in the chemosensory organs of the mollusc Aplysia

scientific article published on 4 June 2009

Characterization of mucus-associated proteins from abalone (Haliotis) - candidates for chemical signaling

scientific article published on 30 December 2011

Chymotrypsin mRNA expression in digestive gland amoebocytes: cell specification occurs prior to metamorphosis and gut morphogenesis in the gastropod, Haliotis rufescens.

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Co-Option and De Novo Gene Evolution Underlie Molluscan Shell Diversity.

scientific article published on 4 January 2017

Co-expression of synaptic genes in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica uncovers ancient neural submodules

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Conservation of the egg-laying hormone neuropeptide and attractin pheromone in the spotted sea hare, Aplysia dactylomela.

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Conservation of the sequence and temporal expression of let-7 heterochronic regulatory RNA

scientific article (publication date: 2 November 2000)

Convergent antifouling activities of structurally distinct bioactive compounds synthesized within two sympatric Haliclona demosponges.

scientific article published on 9 August 2008

Convergent evolution of a vertebrate-like methylome in a marine sponge

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Cytological Basis of Photoresponsive Behavior in a Sponge Larva

scientific article published on 01 December 2001

Deciphering the fossil record of early bilaterian embryonic development in light of experimental taphonomy.

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Deep conservation of the enhancer regulatory code in animals

scientific article published on 01 November 2020

Deep developmental transcriptome sequencing uncovers numerous new genes and enhances gene annotation in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica.

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

Developmental expression of COE across the Metazoa supports a conserved role in neuronal cell-type specification and mesodermal development.

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Developmental expression of transcription factor genes in a demosponge: insights into the origin of metazoan multicellularity.

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Developmental expression of two Haliotis asinina hemocyanin isoforms.

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Differential expression of immune-related genes and transposable elements in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) exposed to a range of environmental stressors.

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Diverse RNA interference strategies in early-branching metazoans

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Diversity of Mycobacterium species from marine sponges and their sensitivity to antagonism by sponge-derived rifamycin-synthesizing actinobacterium in the genus Salinispora.

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Dynamic and Widespread lncRNA Expression in a Sponge and the Origin of Animal Complexity.

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Dynamic expression of ancient and novel molluscan shell genes during ecological transitions

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Early evolution of metazoan transcription factors.

scientific article published on 31 October 2009

Early evolution of the LIM homeobox gene family.

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Early metazoan cell type diversity and the evolution of multicellular gene regulation

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Early origins and evolution of microRNAs and Piwi-interacting RNAs in animals

scientific article (publication date: October 2008)

Ecological regulation of development: induction of marine invertebrate metamorphosis.

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Esterified astaxanthin levels in lobster epithelia correlate with shell colour intensity: potential role in crustacean shell colour formation.

scientific article published in July 2005

Evolution and developmental expression of nuclear receptor genes in the ascidian Herdmania.

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Evolution of the tyrosinase gene family in bivalve molluscs: Independent expansion of the mantle gene repertoire

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Evolutionary genomics of the Fox genes: origin of gene families and the ancestry of gene clusters.

scientific article published on 10 August 2009

Evolutionary origin of gastrulation: insights from sponge development.

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Expression of POU, Sox, and Pax genes in the brain ganglia of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina.

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Expression of Pax258 in the gastropod statocyst: insights into the antiquity of metazoan geosensory organs.

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Expression of a poriferan potassium channel: insights into the evolution of ion channels in metazoans.

scientific article published in March 2009

Expression of anterior Hox genes during larval development of the gastropod Haliotis asinina.

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Expression of serotonin (5-HT) during CNS development of the cephalopod mollusk, Idiosepius notoides.

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Expression of sex and reproduction-related genes in Marsupenaeus japonicus.

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Extreme Aggression in Male Squid Induced by a β-MSP-like Pheromone

scientific article published on February 22, 2011

Gene expression during early ascidian metamorphosis requires signalling by Hemps, an EGF-like protein.

scientific article published in June 2004

Genomic organization of Hox and ParaHox clusters in the echinoderm, Acanthaster planci.

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Hemichordates and deuterostome evolution: robust molecular phylogenetic support for a hemichordate + echinoderm clade

scientific article published on 01 November 1999

Hemps, a novel EGF-like protein, plays a central role in ascidian metamorphosis.

scientific article published in December 1999

Identification of a female spawn-associated Kazal-type inhibitor from the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina

scientific article published on July 2016

Identification of cis-regulatory sequences in ascidian ribosomal DNA using a rapid filter-binding assay

scientific article published on December 30, 1991

Impact of ecologically relevant heat shocks on Hsp developmental function in the vetigastropod Haliotis asinina.

scientific article published on July 2008

Independent evolution of striated muscles in cnidarians and bilaterians.

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Inhibition of Settlement and Metamorphosis of the Ascidian Herdmania curvata by Non-geniculate Coralline Algae

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Landscape of histone modifications in a sponge reveals the origin of animal cis-regulatory complexity.

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Long non-coding regulatory RNAs in sponges and insights into the origin of animal multicellularity.

scientific article published on 4 April 2018

Male accessory gland protein reduces egg laying in a simultaneous hermaphrodite

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Mitochondrial diversity of early-branching metazoa is revealed by the complete mt genome of a haplosclerid demosponge

scientific article published on 19 October 2006

Modularity of gene-regulatory networks revealed in sea-star development.

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Molecular analysis of two FMRFamide-encoding transcripts expressed during the development of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina.

scientific article published on July 2011

Molecular characterization and analysis of a truncated serotonin receptor gene expressed in neural and reproductive tissues of abalone.

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Molecular identification of candidate chemoreceptor genes and signal transduction components in the sensory epithelium of Aplysia.

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Neuroectodermal and endodermal expression of the ascidian Cdx gene is separated by metamorphosis

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

New cyclic peptides with cytotoxic activity from the ascidian Lissoclinum patella.

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Novel cytotoxic compounds from the ascidian Lissoclinum bistratum

scientific article published on 01 June 1989

Novel gene containing multiple epidermal growth factor-like motifs transiently expressed in the papillae of the ascidian tadpole larvae

scientific article published on November 1, 1997

Nuclear-localized tiny RNAs are associated with transcription initiation and splice sites in metazoans.

scientific article published on 11 July 2010

Origin and diversification of the basic helix-loop-helix gene family in metazoans: insights from comparative genomics

scientific article (publication date: 2 March 2007)

Origin and evolution of laminin gene family diversity

scientific article published on 01 February 2012

Origin and evolution of the Notch signalling pathway: an overview from eukaryotic genomes.

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Origin and evolution of the metazoan non-coding regulatory genome

scientific article published on 20 November 2016

Origin of animal epithelia: insights from the sponge genome.

scientific article published on November 2010

Origin, evolution and classification of type-3 copper proteins: lineage-specific gene expansions and losses across the Metazoa

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POU genes are expressed during the formation of individual ganglia of the cephalopod central nervous system

scientific article published on 5 November 2014

Parasitic castration by the digenian trematode Allopodocotyle sp. alters gene expression in the brain of the host mollusc Haliotis asinina.

scientific article published on 9 June 2006

Partitioning of genetically distinct cell populations in chimeric juveniles of the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica

scientific article published on 09 May 2008

Pearl Sac Gene Expression Profiles Associated With Pearl Attributes in the Silver-Lip Pearl Oyster, <i>Pinctada maxima</i>

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Pearls

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Phylogenetic analyses under secondary structure-specific substitution models outperform traditional approaches: case studies with diploblast LSU.

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Phylogeography of western Pacific Leucetta 'chagosensis' (Porifera: Calcarea) from ribosomal DNA sequences: implications for population history and conservation of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (Australia).

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Piecing together evolution of the vertebrate endocrine system

scientific article published on 01 August 2004

Protein evolution by molecular tinkering: diversification of the nuclear receptor superfamily from a ligand-dependent ancestor

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Proteomic analysis of the organic matrix of the abalone Haliotis asinina calcified shell

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Rapid evolution of pearl oyster shell matrix proteins with repetitive, low-complexity domains.

scientific article published on 20 February 2013

Real-time RT-PCR quantification of Kuruma shrimp transcripts: a comparison of relative and absolute quantification procedures

scientific article published on 09 February 2007

Retinoic acid disrupts anterior ectodermal and endodermal development in ascidian larvae and postlarvae

scientific article published on 01 August 1998

Retinoic acid perturbs Otx gene expression in the ascidian pharynx.

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Sea shell diversity and rapidly evolving secretomes: insights into the evolution of biomineralization

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Sensory sea slugs: Towards decoding the molecular toolkit required for a mollusc to smell.

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Sponge Long Non-Coding RNAs Are Expressed in Specific Cell Types and Conserved Networks.

scientific article published on 7 March 2018

Sponge genes provide new insight into the evolutionary origin of the neurogenic circuit.

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Sponge paleogenomics reveals an ancient role for carbonic anhydrase in skeletogenesis.

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Stress-induced gene expression profiling in the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon.

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Structure and expression of conserved Wnt pathway components in the demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica.

scientific article published in September 2010

The Demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica: Reconstructing the Ancestral Metazoan Genome and Deciphering the Origin of Animal Multicellularity

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The Draft Genome of Ciona intestinalis: Insights into Chordate and Vertebrate Origins

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The ParaHox gene Gsx patterns the apical organ and central nervous system but not the foregut in scaphopod and cephalopod mollusks

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The Penaeus monodon Chitinase 1 Gene Is Differentially Expressed in the Hepatopancreas During the Molt Cycle.

scientific article published on March 2000

The VD1/RPD2 α1-neuropeptide is highly expressed in the brain of cephalopod mollusks.

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The Widespread Prevalence and Functional Significance of Silk-Like Structural Proteins in Metazoan Biological Materials.

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The diversification of the basic leucine zipper family in eukaryotes correlates with the evolution of multicellularity

scientific article published in February 2016

The evolution of Runx genes II. The C-terminal Groucho recruitment motif is present in both eumetazoans and homoscleromorphs but absent in a haplosclerid demosponge.

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The evolution of ependymin-related proteins

scientific article published on 04 December 2018

The evolution of mollusc shells.

scientific article published on 22 February 2018

The expression of Delta ligands in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica suggests an ancient role for Notch signaling in metazoan development.

scientific article published on 23 July 2012

The genome of the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica provides new perspectives into the origin of Toll-like and interleukin 1 receptor pathways.

scientific article published in September 2010

The importance of evo-devo to an integrated understanding of molluscan biomineralisation

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The ontogeny of choanocyte chambers during metamorphosis in the demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica

scientific article published on 8 March 2016

The origin of Metazoa: a unicellular perspective.

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

The origin of the ADAR gene family and animal RNA editing

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The rise of genomics sheds light on the dawn of animals

scientific article published on 01 September 2010

The role of MAPK signaling in patterning and establishing axial symmetry in the gastropod Haliotis asinina.

scientific article published on 28 August 2007

The transcription factor NF-kappaB in the demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica: insights on the evolutionary origin of the Rel homology domain.

scientific article published on 4 January 2008

Transcriptomic Profiling of the Allorecognition Response to Grafting in the Demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica.

scientific article published on 11 May 2017

Transient expression of a novel serine protease in the ectoderm of the ascidian Herdmania momus during development.

scientific article published in March 1997

Ultrastructure of the mantle of the gastropod Haliotis asinina and mechanisms of shell regionalization.

scientific article published on 28 April 2011

Unexpected repertoire of metazoan transcription factors in the unicellular holozoan Capsaspora owczarzaki

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Variation in Orthologous Shell-Forming Proteins Contribute to Molluscan Shell Diversity

scientific article published in September 2017

What sponges can tell us about the evolution of developmental processes.

scientific article published on 14 January 2011

Whole-mount in situ hybridization in amphimedon

scientific article published on 01 December 2008