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Phylogenetic analysis of the endoribonuclease Dicer family. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Dicers are proteins of the ribonuclease III family with the ability to process dsRNA, involved in regulation of gene expression at the post-transcriptional level.
Zeqian Gao, Miao Wang, David Blair, Yadong Zheng, Yongxi Dou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular mechanisms of perilipin protein function in lipid droplet metabolism

FEBS Letters, Volume 598, Issue 10, Page 1170-1198, May 2024.
Lipid droplets (LDs) are important for the storage of energy and lipid components. The perilipin family in mammals includes five proteins (PLIN1 to PLIN5), all of which are abundant on the surface of LDs in different tissues and play a role in LD stability and degradation by lipases.
Elena Griseti, Abdoul Akim Bello, Eric Bieth, Bayane Sabbagh, Jason S. Iacovoni, Joëlle Bigay, Henrik Laurell, Alenka Čopič   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expression pattern of the homeobox gene Not in the basal metazoan Trichoplax adhaerens.

, 2004
The homeobox gene Not is highly conserved in Xenopus, chicken and zebrafish with an apparent role in notochord formation, which inspired the name of this distinct subfamily.
Martinelli C, Spring J
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Evolution of the perlecan/HSPG2 gene and its activation in regenerating Nematostella vectensis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2 (HSPG2)/perlecan gene is ancient and conserved in all triploblastic species. Its presence maintains critical cell boundaries in tissue and its large (up to ~900 kDa) modular structure has prompted speculation about the ...
Curtis R Warren, Elias Kassir, James Spurlin, Jerahme Martinez, Nicholas H Putnam, Mary C Farach-Carson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beauty in the beast – Placozoan biodiversity explored through molluscan predator genomics

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2024.
Previous assumptions about the primary habitat of Placozoa are challenged, and their broader diversity beyond disc‐shaped grazers in coastal waters is revealed. The discovery of placozoan‐predatory sea slugs prompts consideration of a new ecological niche: seafloor sediment interstices.
Michael Eitel, Hans‐Jürgen Osigus, Bastian Brenzinger, Gert Wörheide   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel Cell Types, Neurosecretory Cells, and Body Plan of the Early-Diverging Metazoan Trichoplax adhaerens [PDF]

, 2014
SummaryBackgroundTrichoplax adhaerens is the best-known member of the phylum Placozoa, one of the earliest-diverging metazoan phyla. It is a small disk-shaped animal that glides on surfaces in warm oceans to feed on algae.
Varoqueaux, F., Smith, C.L., Winters, C., Winters, C.A., Winters, Christine A., Fasshauer, D., Azzam, Rita N., Fasshauer, Dirk, Kittelmann, M., Reese, T., Eitel, M., Eitel, Michael, Cooper, B., Varoqueaux, Frédérique, Reese, Thomas S., Azzam, R.N., Kittelmann, Maike, Cooper, Benjamin, Reese, T.S., Smith, Carolyn L., Smith, C.   +20 more
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Phylogenetic position of Placozoa based on large subunit (LSU) and small subunit (SSU) rRNA genes

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2007
The phylum Placozoa, represented by its single species Trichoplax adhaerens, has always been considered one of the most basal animal clades due to its low morphological complexity.
Fernanda Britto da Silva, Valéria C. Muschner, Sandro L. Bonatto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Dorsal–Ventral” Genes Are Part of an Ancient Axial Patterning System: Evidence from Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa)

Molecular biology and evolution, 2019
Placozoa are a morphologically simplistic group of marine animals found globally in tropical and subtropical environments. They consist of two named species, Trichoplax adhaerens and more recently Hoilungia hongkongensis, both with roughly six ...
Timothy Q. DuBuc, Joseph F. Ryan, M. Martindale   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Proteoglycans in mechanobiology of tissues and organs: Normal functions and mechanopathology

Proteoglycan Research, Volume 2, Issue 2, April-June 2024.
Abstract Proteoglycans (PGs) are a diverse class of glycoconjugates that serve critical functions in normal mechanobiology and mechanopathology. Both the protein cores and attached glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains function in mechanically sensitive processes, and loss of either can contribute to development of pathological conditions. PGs function as key
Mary C. Farach‐Carson, Danielle Wu, Cristiane Miranda França   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Importance of fatty acid binding proteins in cellular function and organismal metabolism

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 28, Issue 5, March 2024.
Abstract Fatty acid binding proteins (Fabps) are small soluble proteins that are abundant in the cytosol. These proteins are known to bind a myriad of small hydrophobic molecules and have been postulated to serve a variety of roles, yet their precise functions have remained an enigma over half a century of study.
Luis B. Agellon
wiley   +1 more source