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Pix proteins and the evolution of centrioles.
PLoS ONE, 2008 We have made a wide phylogenetic survey of Pix proteins, which are constituents of vertebrate centrioles in most eukaryotes. We have also surveyed the presence and structure of flagella or cilia and centrioles in these organisms, as far as is possible ...
Hugh R Woodland, Andrew M Fry
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The evolutionary position of nematodes
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2002 Background The complete genomes of three animals have been sequenced by global research efforts: a nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans), an insect (Drosophila melanogaster), and a vertebrate (Homo sapiens).
Gojobori Takashi +3 more
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2006 Background To understand the evolution of animals it is essential to have taxon sampling across a representative spread of the animal kingdom. With the recent rearrangement of most of the Bilateria into three major clades (Ecdysozoa, Lophotrochozoa and ...
Shimeld Sebastian M +3 more
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Peripheral and central employment of acid-sensing ion channels during early bilaterian evolution
eLife, 2023 Nervous systems are endowed with rapid chemosensation and intercellular signaling by ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs). While a complex, bilaterally symmetrical nervous system is a major innovation of bilaterian animals, the employment of specific LGICs ...
Josep Martí-Solans +4 more
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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background Tardigrada is a group of microscopic invertebrates distributed worldwide in permanent and temporal aquatic habitats. Famous for their extreme stress tolerance, tardigrades are also of interest due to their close relationship with Arthropoda ...
Dennis Krog Persson +5 more
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Growth and Maintenance of Wolbachia in Insect Cell Lines
Insects, 2021 The obligate intracellular microbe, Wolbachia pipientis (Rickettsiales; Anaplasmataceae), is a Gram-negative member of the alpha proteobacteria that infects arthropods and filarial worms.
Ann M. Fallon
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The Natural History of Teneurins: A Billion Years of Evolution in Three Key Steps
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 The entire evolutionary history of the animal gene family, Teneurin, can be summed up in three key steps, plus three salient footnotes. In a shared ancestor of all bilaterians, the first step began with gene fusions that created a protein with an amino ...
Ron Wides
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) are key constituents of the invertebrate innate immune system and provide critical protection against microbial threat.
Allister Irvine +3 more
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Morphological support for the phylogenetic positioning of Pentastomida and related fossils [PDF]
Biotemas, 2008 Pentastomida is a group of parasites that infects the respiratory tracts of vertebrates. They have a mixture of annelid and arthropod characteristics.
Elaine Christine Costa Eloy +3 more
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G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2020 Tardigrades are microscopic animals known to withstand unfavorable abiotic conditions. These animals are also constantly exposed to biotic stresses, including parasites and internal microbiomes.
Marc A. Mapalo +5 more
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