Abstract Echinobase (www. echinobase. org) is a model organism knowledgebase serving
as a resource for the community that studies echinoderms, a phylum of marine invertebrates …

Alx1 is a conserved regulator of skeletogenesis in echinoderms and evolutionary changes in
Alx1 sequence and expression have played a pivotal role in modifying programs of …

Multinucleated cells, or syncytia, are found in diverse taxa. Their biological function is often
associated with the compartmentalization of biochemical or cellular activities within the …

One presenilin gene (PSEN) is expressed in the sea urchin embryo, in the vegetal pole of
the gastrula and then mainly in cilia cells located around the digestive system of the pluteus …

This document briefly outlines the current significance of echinoderm research models for
understanding evolutionary and developmental mechanisms, with emphasis on their central …

Rice blast disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is the most
disastrous disease in rice, and adversely constrains the growth and productivity of the crop …