Transforming growth factor β (CiTGF-β) gene expression is induced in the inflammatory reaction of Ciona intestinalis [PDF]
Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 2016 Transforming growth factor (TGF-β) is a well-known component of a regulatory cytokines superfamily that has pleiotropic functions in a broad range of cell types and is involved, in vertebrates, in numerous physiological and pathological processes.
CAMMARATA, Matteo +4 more
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Gene expression and regulation of molecules involved in pharynx inflammatory response induced by LPS in Ciona intestinalis [PDF]
Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2017 In the ascidian Ciona intestinalis, the pharynx (hemopoietic organ) connects the external environment to the gastrointestinal system for two main activities, respiration and food collection, potentially exposing the ascidian to high concentrations of ...
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Oceanographic barriers to gene flow promote genetic subdivision of the tunicate Ciona intestinalis in a North Sea archipelago. [PDF]
Mar Biol, 2018 Pelagic larval development has the potential to connect populations over large geographic distances and prevent genetic structuring. The solitary tunicate Ciona intestinalis has pelagic eggs and a swimming larval stage lasting for maximum a few days ...
Johannesson K +5 more
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Fractionation of Ovarian Follicles and in vitro Oocyte Maturation and Ovulation Assay of Ciona intestinalis Type A [PDF]
Bio-Protocol, 2020 Ascidians are the closest living relatives of vertebrates (Delsuc et al., 2006; Satoh et al., 2014) and are important for the evolutionary study of the ovarian follicle development including oocyte maturation and ovulation.
Shin Matsubara +4 more
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Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 2015 Ciona intestinalis is considered a widespread and easily recognizable tunicate, the sister group of vertebrates. In recent years, molecular studies suggested that C.
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The integrins of the urochordate
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 +5 more
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Isolation and Characterization of a Shewanella Phage-Host System from the Gut of the Tunicate, Ciona intestinalis. [PDF]
Viruses, 2017 Outnumbering all other biological entities on earth, bacteriophages (phages) play critical roles in structuring microbial communities through bacterial infection and subsequent lysis, as well as through horizontal gene transfer.
Leigh B +4 more
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Upregulated transcription of phenoloxidase genes in the pharynx and endostyle of Ciona intestinalis in response to LPS [PDF]
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2015 We investigated the role of phenoloxidases (POs) in ascidians inflammatory reaction, a components of a copper-containing protein family involved in invertebrate immune system.
Cammarata, M +6 more
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Embryo Microinjection and Electroporation in the Chordate Ciona intestinalis. [PDF]
J Vis Exp, 2016 Simple model organisms are instrumental for in vivo studies of developmental and cellular differentiation processes. Currently, the evolutionary distance to man of conventional invertebrate model systems and the complexity of genomes in vertebrates are ...
Kari W +4 more
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Valorization of outer tunic of the marine filter feeder Ciona intestinalis towards the production of second-generation biofuel and prebiotic oligosaccharides [PDF]
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 Background One of the sustainable development goals focuses on the biomass-based production as a replacement for fossil-based commodities. A novel feedstock with vast potentials is tunicate biomass, which can be pretreated and fermented in a similar way ...
Kateřina Hrůzová +5 more
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