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Palaeoscolecids from the early Cambrian Guanshan biota, Yunnan Province, China

open access: yesPapers in Palaeontology, Volume 12, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Abstract Palaeoscolecidomorphs (Palaeoscolecida and Cricocosmiidae) are widespread early Palaeozoic worms crucial to understanding the early evolution of Ecdysozoa. They are well known from the early–middle Cambrian of the Yangtze Platform of South China, but research has disproportionately focused on the well‐known Cambrian Stage 3 Chengjiang biota of
Xiaomei Shi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
Much attention has been given in the literature to the effects of astrophysical events on human and land-based life. However, little has been discussed on the resilience of life itself.
David Sloan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The neuromuscular system of Pycnophyes kielensis (Kinorhyncha: Allomalorhagida) investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy

open access: yesEvoDevo, 2016
Background Kinorhynchs are ecdysozoan animals with a phylogenetic position close to priapulids and loriciferans. To understand the nature of segmentation within Kinorhyncha and to infer a probable ancestry of segmentation within the last common ancestor ...
Andreas Altenburger
doaj   +1 more source

Why Homoscleromorph Sponges Have Ciliated Epithelia: Evidence for an Ancestral Role in Mucociliary Driven Particle Flux

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 344, Issue 8, Page 505-516, December 2025.
Epithelia are typically ciliated, except in sponges. Of all Porifera only Homoscleromorphs have motile cilia on their epithelia. Our data highlight the presence of cilia and mucociliary particle transport as a common feature of metazoa and a secondary loss in other sponge lineages.
Veronica L. Price   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Pathophysiological Functions of Heparanases: From Evolution, Structural and Tissue‐Specific Perspectives

open access: yesThe FASEB Journal, Volume 39, Issue 17, 15 September 2025.
Heparanase 1 (HPSE1) and Heparanase 2 (HPSE2) exhibit opposing expression patterns and functions in pathological contexts, such as cancer. Here, we describe their specific expression in immune cells and their implications in skin diseases. Although they are structurally similar and considered to be ‘cousins’, we found no common ancestor and that HPSE2 ...
Elham Vahdatahar   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared strategies for behavioral switching: understanding how locomotor patterns are turned on and off

open access: yesFrontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2010
Animals frequently switch from one behavior to another, often to meet the demands of their changing environment or internal state. What factors control these behavioral switches and the selection of what to do or what not to do? To address these issues,
Karen A Mesce   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Characterization and Functional Analysis of a Putative Octopamine/Tyramine Receptor during the Developmental Stages of the Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea gigas. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Octopamine (OA) and its precursor, tyramine (TA), participate in invertebrate development such as growth, maturation, and reproduction by activating their corresponding G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
Peng Ji   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metformin and Dietary Restriction Counteract Aging via Reducing m6A–Dependent Stabilization of Methionine Synthase mRNA in Brachionus asplanchnoidis (Rotifera)

open access: yesAging Cell, Volume 24, Issue 8, August 2025.
Metformin and dietary restriction modulate m6A to extend lifespan of rotifer, highlighting MTR as a central regulator of aging through methionine metabolism. ABSTRACT Metformin, a medication primarily used to treat diabetes, has gained attentions for its potential antiaging properties.
Yu Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A P2X receptor from the tardigrade species Hypsibius dujardini with fast kinetics and sensitivity to zinc and copper

open access: yesBMC Evolutionary Biology, 2009
Background Orthologs of the vertebrate ATP gated P2X channels have been identified in Dictyostelium and green algae, demonstrating that the emergence of ionotropic purinergic signalling was an early event in eukaryotic evolution.
Blaxter Mark L   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new morphological phylogeny of Malacostraca comparing the application of character dependencies and implied weighting

open access: yesCladistics, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 283-303, June 2025.
Abstract Using a new character matrix composed of revised matrices of previous analyses and new morphological findings, the phylogeny of Malacostraca (Pancrustacea) is analysed anew with 207 characters for 35 terminal taxa across all recognized orders. Particular emphasis was placed on methodological versatility, including different degrees of implied ...
Markus Grams   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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