Coordinated cellular behavior regulated by epinephrine neurotransmitters in the nerveless placozoa [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsUnderstanding how cells communicated before the evolution of nervous systems in early metazoans is key to unraveling the origins of multicellular life.
Minjun Jin +7 more
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Apicortin, a Putative Apicomplexan-Specific Protein, Is Present in Deep-Branching Opisthokonts [PDF]
BiologyApicortin, a tubulin/microtubule-binding protein, was first described in 2009 as a protein characteristic of apicomplexans; it was found to be present in all Apicomplexa genomes already sequenced.
Ferenc Orosz
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An extinct clade of the basal Epitheliozoa: phylogenetic position and implication of the enigmatic Cambrian chancelloriids [PDF]
Communications BiologyThe notable disparity of animal body plans can be traced back to the morphological innovations during the Cambrian explosion and represented by a number of soft-bodied and skeletal fossils that provide a compelling narrative for animal evolution ...
Hao Yun +7 more
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Global diversity of the Placozoa.
PLoS ONE, 2013 The enigmatic animal phylum Placozoa holds a key position in the metazoan Tree of Life. A simple bauplan makes it appear to be the most basal metazoan known and genetic evidence also points to a position close to the last common metazoan ancestor ...
Michael Eitel +3 more
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Long-term dynamics of placozoan culture: emerging models for population and space biology [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyAs the simplest free-living animal, Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa) is emerging as a powerful paradigm to decipher molecular and cellular bases of behavior, enabling integrative studies at all levels of biological organization in the context of metazoan ...
Daria Y. Romanova +6 more
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Parallel evolution of gravity sensing [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyOmnipresent gravity affects all living organisms; it was a vital factor in the past and the current bottleneck for future space exploration. However, little is known about the evolution of gravity sensing and the comparative biology of gravity reception.
Daria Y. Romanova +2 more
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Beauty in the beast – Placozoan biodiversity explored through molluscan predator genomics [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe marine animal phylum Placozoa is characterized by a poorly explored cryptic biodiversity combined with very limited knowledge of their ecology.
Michael Eitel +3 more
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Global Habitat Suitability and Ecological Niche Separation in the Phylum Placozoa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The enigmatic placozoans, which hold a key position in the metazoan Tree of Life, have attracted substantial attention in many areas of biological and biomedical research.
Omid Paknia, Bernd Schierwater
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Evolution of glial cells: a non-bilaterian perspective [PDF]
Neural DevelopmentNervous systems of bilaterian animals generally consist of two cell types: neurons and glial cells. Despite accumulating data about the many important functions glial cells serve in bilaterian nervous systems, the evolutionary origin of this abundant ...
Larisa Sheloukhova, Hiroshi Watanabe
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Early Animal Origin of BACE1 APP/Aβ Proteolytic Function [PDF]
BiologyAlzheimer’s disease is characterized, in part, by the accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) in the brain. Aβ is produced via the proteolysis of APP by BACE1 and γ-secretase.
James A. Langeland +6 more
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