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Functional characterization of a ‘plant-like’ HYL1 homolog in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis indicates a conserved involvement in microRNA biogenesis

eLife, 2022
While the biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs) in both animals and plants depends on the RNase III Dicer, its partner proteins are considered distinct for each kingdom.
Abhinandan M Tripathi, Yael Admoni, Arie Fridrich, Magda Lewandowska, Joachim M Surm, Reuven Aharoni, Yehu Moran   +6 more
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A novel in vivo system to study coral biomineralization in the starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)

bioRxiv, 2023
Coral reefs are important for maintaining healthy marine ecosystems and are declining rapidly due to increasing environmental stresses. Coral conservation efforts require a mechanistic understanding of how these stresses may disrupt biomineralization ...
Brent M. Foster, Fredrik Hugosson, Federica Scucchia, Camille Enjolras, Leslie S. Babonis, Will Hoaen, M. Martindale   +6 more
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Analysis of cnidarian Gcm suggests a neuronal origin of glial EAAT1 function

Scientific Reports, 2023
In bilaterian central nervous systems, coordination of neurotransmission by glial cells enables highly sophisticated neural functions. The diversity of transcription factors (TFs) involved in gliogenesis suggests multiple evolutionary origins of various ...
Larisa Sheloukhova, Hiroshi Watanabe
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Functional characterization of the transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) cation channel from Nematostella vectensis reconstituted into lipid bilayer

Scientific Reports, 2023
Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) cation channel activity is required for insulin secretion, immune cell activation and body heat control.
A. Szollosi, J. Almássy
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Plasticity in climate change responses

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2508-2527, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Recent research has shown that climate change can both induce and modulate the expression of plastic traits but our understanding of the role of phenotypic plasticity as an adaptive response to climate change is limited. In this review, we dissect the mechanisms and impact of phenotypic plasticity as a response to accumulating climatic ...
Angelika Stollewerk, Pavel Kratina, Arnaud Sentis, Catalina Chaparro‐Pedraza, Ellen Decaestecker, Luc De Meester, Ozge Eyice, Lynn Govaert, John Iwan Jones, Christian Laforsch, Carolina Madeira, Anita Narwani, Vicencio Oostra, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Axel G. Rossberg, Matthias Schott, Robby Stoks, Ellen van Velzen, David Boukal   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Convergent Evolution of Sodium Ion Selectivity in Metazoan Neuronal Signaling

Cell Reports, 2012
Ion selectivity of metazoan voltage-gated Na+ channels is critical for neuronal signaling and has long been attributed to a ring of four conserved amino acids that constitute the ion selectivity filter (SF) at the channel pore.
Maya Gur Barzilai, Adam M. Reitzel, Johanna E.M. Kraus, Dalia Gordon, Ulrich Technau, Michael Gurevitz, Yehu Moran   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two alleles of NF-kappaB in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis are widely dispersed in nature and encode proteins with distinct activities. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
NF-kappaB is an evolutionarily conserved transcription factor that controls the expression of genes involved in many key organismal processes, including innate immunity, development, and stress responses. NF-kappaB proteins contain a highly conserved DNA-
James C Sullivan, Francis S Wolenski, Adam M Reitzel, Courtney E French, Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Thomas D Gilmore, John R Finnerty   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuronal and non-neuronal functions of the synaptic cell adhesion molecule neurexin in Nematostella vectensis

bioRxiv
The transition from diffusion-mediated cell-cell communication to faster and more targeted synaptic signaling in animal nervous systems has long been of interest to evolutionary biologists.
Christine Guzman, Kurato Mohri, Yuko Tsuchiya, Kentaro Tomii, Hiroshi Watanabe   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Methylome Profiling of a Deuterostome Invertebrate Using Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT)

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 8, November 2025.
ABSTRACT DNA methylation is crucial for genome regulation and provides key insights into the interaction between genetics and environmental factors, offering valuable perspectives for ecological research. However, knowledge of DNA methylation patterns in nonmodel invertebrates remains limited.
Sarah Lok Ting Kwong, Alyssa Maree Budd, Julia Yun‐Hsuan Hung, Cecilia Villacorta‐Rath, Sven Uthicke   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptic complexity captured: the Nematostella genome reveals its secrets

Trends in Genetics, 2008
The full genomic sequence of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, which is the first full genomic sequence for a representative of the Phylum Cnidaria, has recently been published, providing some surprising findings and a unique perspective on the evolution of animal genomes.
Miller, David J., Ball, Eldon
openaire   +3 more sources