Establishment of Transgenesis in the Demosponge Suberites domuncula [PDF]
Genetics, 2018 Abstract Sponges (Porifera) represent one of the most basally branching animal clades with key relevance for evolutionary studies, stem cell biology, and development. Despite a long history of sponges as experimental model systems, however, functional molecular studies are still very difficult to perform in these animals. Here, we report
Revilla-i-Domingo, Roger +3 more
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The Skeletal Amino Acid Composition of the Marine Demosponge Aplysina cavernicola
Marine Drugs, 2014 It has been discovered during the past few years that demosponges of the order Verongida such as Aplysina cavernicola exhibit chitin-based skeletons. Verongida sponges are well known to produce bioactive brominated tyrosine derivatives. We could recently
Susanne Ueberlein +4 more
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Determination of the Halogenated Skeleton Constituents of the Marine Demosponge Ianthella basta
Marine Drugs, 2017 Demosponges of the order Verongida such as Ianthella basta exhibit skeletons containing spongin, a collagenous protein, and chitin. Moreover, Verongida sponges are well known to produce bioactive brominated tyrosine derivatives.
Susanne Ueberlein +3 more
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Reconstruction of family-level phylogenetic relationships within Demospongiae (Porifera) using nuclear encoded housekeeping genes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Demosponges are challenging for phylogenetic systematics because of their plastic and relatively simple morphologies and many deep divergences between major clades.
Malcolm S Hill +32 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 In the present study, we profiled bacterial and archaeal communities from 13 phylogenetically diverse deep-sea sponge species (Demospongiae and Hexactinellida) from the South Pacific by 16S rRNA-gene amplicon sequencing.
Georg Steinert +17 more
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Fate of Microplastic Captured in the Marine Demosponge Halichondria Panicea [PDF]
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 Microplastic particles are widespread pollutants in the sea and filter-feeding sponges have recently been suggested as useful monitoring organisms. However, the fate of microplastic particles in sponges is poorly understood, yet crucial for interpreting monitoring data.
Funch, Peter; id_orcid 0000-0002-0184-1552 +5 more
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Taxonomical and biogeographical notes on the sponges of the Strait of Magellan
Scientia Marina, 1999 The sponge material from the Straits of Magellan collected by the research vessels Cariboo in 1991 and Victor Hensen in 1994, and by a shallow water diving team, were studied.
Maurizio Pansini, Michele Sará
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Inhibitory Effect of Aqueous Extracts from Marine Sponges on the Activity and Expression of Gelatinases A (MMP-2) and B (MMP-9) in Rat Astrocyte Cultures. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The aim of this study was to evaluate whether water soluble compounds present in aqueous extracts from seven Mediterranean demosponges exert biological activity towards matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which represent important pathogenic factors of ...
Gaetano Di Bari +6 more
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Naturally Drug-Loaded Chitin: Isolation and Applications
Marine Drugs, 2019 Naturally occurring three-dimensional (3D) biopolymer-based matrices that can be used in different biomedical applications are sustainable alternatives to various artificial 3D materials.
Valentine Kovalchuk +21 more
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miRNA Repertoires of Demosponges Stylissa carteri and Xestospongia testudinaria. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory RNAs that are involved in many biological process in eukaryotes. They play a crucial role in modulating genetic expression of their targets, which makes them integral components of transcriptional regulatory ...
Yi Jin Liew +3 more
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