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Expression and phylogenetic analysis of the zic gene family in the evolution and development of metazoans [PDF]

, 2010
Background zic genes are members of the gli/glis/nkl/zic super-family of C2H2 zinc finger (ZF) transcription factors. Homologs of the zic family have been implicated in patterning neural and mesodermal tissues in bilaterians ...
Michael J Layden, Néva P Meyer, Kevin Pang, Elaine C Seaver, Mark Q Martindale   +4 more
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Role of SoxE transcription factors in development and disease

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Sox8, Sox9, and Sox10 arose by multiple rounds of genome duplications from a single SoxE gene in ancestral vertebrates. In this review, we will briefly discuss the molecular structure and function of SoxE transcription factors and their evolutionary origin. We will then discuss their expression, function, and developmental disorders.
Merin Lawrence, Gerhard Schlosser
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon content of Mnemiopsis leidyi eggs and specific egg production rates in northern Europe [PDF]

, 2014
The comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi is considered to be a successful invasive species, partly due to its high reproduction potential. However, due to the absence of direct carbon measurements of eggs, specific reproduction rates remain uncertain.
Colin, S. P., Costello, J. H., Jaspers, Cornelia   +2 more
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ParaHox Genes Revisited: From Gut Patterning to Integrated Axial and Neural Organization in Rotifera

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
In rotifers, ParaHox genes show a dispersed genomic organization, with Xlox absent across gnathiferans. Exclusive neuronal expression of Gsx and Cdx reveals that ancestral ParaHox genes coordinated neural and epithelial development beyond gut patterning, suggesting an integrated role in early bilaterian body plan organization.
Andreas C. Fröbius, David B. Mark Welch, Holger Herlyn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benthoplanidae, a new family of benthic ctenophores (Platyctenida), based on morphological and genetic data

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
The benthic ctenophore Benthoplana meteoris (adults left and bottom, planktonic juveniles to the top right), type species for the genus, which in turn is type for the newly erected family: Benthoplanidae (Ctenophora, Platyctenida). Abstract We present a phylogenetic analysis of benthic ctenophores of the order Platyctenida, sampling all but one genus ...
Nicholas Bezio, Gustav Paulay, Allen Collins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nuclear receptors from the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi lack a zinc-finger DNA-binding domain: lineage-specific loss or ancestral condition in the emergence of the nuclear receptor superfamily?

EvoDevo, 2011
Background Nuclear receptors (NRs) are an ancient superfamily of metazoan transcription factors that play critical roles in regulation of reproduction, development, and energetic homeostasis.
Reitzel Adam M, Pang Kevin, Ryan Joseph F, Mullikin James C, Martindale Mark Q, Baxevanis Andreas D, Tarrant Ann M   +6 more
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Occurrence, inter-annual variability and zooplankton-predation impact of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and the native jellyfish Aurelia aurita in Limfjorden (Denmark) in 2010 and 2011 [PDF]

, 2012
In 2007, the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi was observed for the first time in Limfjorden (Denmark) where it exhibited mass occurrence in late summer while the indigenous and usually dominating common jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, was nearly absent ...
Jaspers, Cornelia, Lundgreen, Kim, Riisgaard, Hans Ulrik, Serre, Sandrine   +3 more
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Accounting for Intra‐ and Intergenomic Sequence Variation in Reference Barcodes Improves eDNA Metabarcoding Biodiversity Assessment

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 3, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can rapidly characterise biodiversity, yet its accuracy and effectiveness are limited by incomplete DNA barcode reference databases. We evaluated how comprehensive reference databases that include sequence variation within genomes (intragenomic) and across individuals and species (intergenomic) improve ...
Luke J. McCartin, Samuel A. Vohsen, Annemarie L. Wood, Jeremy Horowitz, José J. Orozco‐Juarbe, Nicole Pittoors, Declan Morrissey, Claudia F. Vaga, Colleen M. Hansel, Allen G. Collins, Andrea M. Quattrini, Santiago Herrera   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Specific immune priming in the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi [PDF]

, 2013
Specific immune priming enables an induced immune response upon repeated pathogen encounter. As a functional analogue to vertebrate immune memory, such adaptive plasticity has been described, for instance, in insects and crustaceans. However, towards the
Eva E. R. Philipp, Janeway CA, Julia Saphörster, McCord JM, Olivia Roth, Philip Rosenstiel, Rozen S, Ryan JF, Sören Bolte, Thorsten B. H. Reusch   +9 more
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A Dynamic Foraging Habitat Distribution Estimate for Green Turtles in the Great Barrier Reef

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
We develop telemetry‐based habitat models with boosted regression trees to identify the environmental characteristics underpinning foraging habitat suitability for green turtles in the Great Barrier Reef region. We then predict potentially suitable foraging areas for green turtles in the Great Barrier Reef region.
Emily Webster, Stephanie Duce, Colin Limpus, Nicholas Murray, Toby Patterson, Richard Pillans, Takahiro Shimada, Mark Hamann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source