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How Fast Is the Sessile Ciona? [PDF]

Comparative and Functional Genomics, 2009
Genomewide analyses of distances between orthologous gene pairs from the ascidian speciesCiona intestinalisandCiona savignyiwere compared with those of vertebrates. Combining this data with a detailed and careful use of vertebrate fossil records, we estimated the time of divergence between the two ascidians nearly 180 My.
Berná, Luisa, Alvarez-Valin, Fernando, D'Onofrio, Giuseppe   +2 more
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The integrins of the urochordate Ciona intestinalis provide novel insights into the molecular evolution of the vertebrate integrin family

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2005
Background Integrins are a functionally significant family of metazoan cell surface adhesion receptors. The receptors are dimers composed of an alpha and a beta chain.
Robertson David L, Humphries Martin J, Mould A Paul, Ewan Richard, Huxley-Jones Julie, Boot-Handford Raymond P   +5 more
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Ciona intestinalis as a Marine Model System to Study Some Key Developmental Genes Targeted by the Diatom-Derived Aldehyde Decadienal

Marine Drugs, 2015
The anti-proliferative effects of diatoms, described for the first time in copepods, have also been demonstrated in benthic invertebrates such as polychaetes, sea urchins and tunicates.
Anna Lettieri, Rosaria Esposito, Adrianna Ianora, Antonietta Spagnuolo   +3 more
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MiniSOG2-mediated Specific Photoablation of Motor Neurons in Ascidian Embryos

Bio-Protocol, 2022
When understanding the neuronal function of a specific neural circuit, single-cell level photoablation of a targeted cell is one of the useful experimental approaches.
Madoka Utsumi, Taichi Akahoshi, Kotaro Oka, Kohji Hotta   +3 more
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Non-coding RNAs in Ciona intestinalis [PDF]

Bioinformatics, 2005
Abstract Motivation: The analysis of animal genomes showed that only a minute part of their DNA codes for proteins. Recent experimental results agree, however, that a large fraction of these genomes are transcribed and hence are probably functional at the RNA level.
Missal, Kristin, Rose, Dominic, Stadler, Peter F.   +2 more
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Identification of an LPS-Induced Chemo-Attractive Peptide from Ciona robusta

Marine Drugs, 2020
Background: Previously published work has demonstrated that the LPS injection of Ciona robusta leads to the overexpression of a truncated form of an immune-related mRNA (C8short) by means of Ciona robusta (CR) alternative polyadenylation (APA) (CR-APA ...
Valeria Longo, Alessandra Longo, Annamaria Martorana, Antonino Lauria, Giuseppa Augello, Antonina Azzolina, Melchiorre Cervello, Paolo Colombo   +7 more
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?Ciona robusta (formerly Ciona intestinalis type A) as model system for ecotoxicological studies?

, 2021
The invertebrate urochordate Ciona robusta (formerly Ciona intestinalis type A) is a sessile marine benthic organism distributed worldwide that attaches to the surfaces of both natural and artificial substrates, from shallow water to the deep sea.
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The association between neural crest‐derived glia and melanocyte lineages throughout development and disease

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Neural crest cells are a transient cell population that emerges from the dorsal neural tube during neurulation and migrates extensively throughout the embryo. Among their diverse derivatives, glial cells (such as Schwann and satellite ganglionic cells) and melanocytes represent two major lineages. In vitro studies suggested they share a common
Chaya Kalcheim
wiley   +1 more source

Matrix metalloproteinase Nas15 regulates the lumen formation and expansion in Ciona notochord

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Lumen formation, as a key process of biological tube construction, is essential in various physiological processes such as nutrient and waste transporting, gas exchanging, and structural supporting.
Jianqing Bi, Yonghang Ge, Zhuqing Wang, Hongzhe Peng, Bo Dong, Bo Dong, Bo Dong   +6 more
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The Role of Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase in the Regulation of Flagellar Motility in Ascidian Sperm

Biomolecules, 2023
Flagellar motility in sperm is activated and regulated by factors related to the eggs at fertilization. In the ascidian Ciona intestinalis, a sulfated steroid called the SAAF (sperm activating and attracting factor) induces both sperm motility activation
Kogiku Shiba, Kazuo Inaba
doaj   +1 more source