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BioEssays, Volume 43, Issue 10, October 2021., 2021 Placozoans are a versatile model system in many areas of basic and applied research. The genetics of placozoans are well known and placozoans harbor a lot of potential for adapting latest molecular techniques for in vivo manipulation. Not surprising, placozoans have recently been introduced as a new model system also for gravitational biology and ...
Bernd Schierwater +10 more
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Placozoan fiber cells: mediators of innate immunity and participants in wound healing
Scientific Reports, 2021 Placozoa is a phylum of non-bilaterian marine animals. These small, flat organisms adhere to the substrate via their densely ciliated ventral epithelium, which mediates mucociliary locomotion and nutrient uptake.
Tatiana D. Mayorova +7 more
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Genome-wide analysis of transposable elements and tandem repeats in the compact placozoan genome
Biology Direct, 2010 The placozoan Trichoplax adhaerens has a compact genome with many primitive eumetazoan characteristics. In order to gain a better understanding of its genome architecture, we conducted a detailed analysis of repeat content in this genome.
Meyer Eli +3 more
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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 +5 more
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Deep RNA sequencing reveals the smallest known mitochondrial micro exon in animals: The placozoan cox1 single base pair exon. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The phylum Placozoa holds a key position for our understanding of the evolution of mitochondrial genomes in Metazoa. Placozoans possess large mitochondrial genomes which harbor several remarkable characteristics such as a fragmented cox1 gene and trans ...
Hans-Jürgen Osigus +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 Bilateria have bilateral symmetry and are subdivided into Deuterostomia (animals like vertebrates) and Protostomia (animals like insects and mollusks).
Frank Hauser +3 more
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Functional characterization of p53 pathway components in the ancient metazoan Trichoplax adhaerens [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2016 AbstractThe identification of genes encoding a p53 family member and an Mdm2 ortholog in the ancient placozoan Trichoplax adhaerens advocates for the evolutionary conservation of a pivotal stress-response pathway observed in all higher eukaryotes. Here, we recapitulate several key functionalities ascribed to this known interacting protein pair by ...
Siau, J.W +7 more
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Comparative genomics of large mitochondria in placozoans.
PLoS Genetics, 2007 The first sequenced mitochondrial genome of a placozoan, Trichoplax adhaerens, challenged the conventional wisdom that a compact mitochondrial genome is a common feature among all animals.
Ana Y Signorovitch +2 more
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Comparative genomics of neuroglobin reveals its early origins. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a hexacoordinated globin expressed mainly in the central and peripheral nervous system of vertebrates. Although several hypotheses have been put forward regarding the role of neuroglobin, its definite function remains uncertain.
Jasmin Dröge +3 more
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Concatenated analysis sheds light on early metazoan evolution and fuels a modern "urmetazoon" hypothesis. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2009 For more than a century, the origin of metazoan animals has been debated. One aspect of this debate has been centered on what the hypothetical "urmetazoon" bauplan might have been.
Bernd Schierwater +7 more
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