Ascidians (tunicates; sea squirts) are marine animals which provide a source of diverse,
bioactive natural products, and a model for toxicity screenings. Compounds isolated from …

Bivalve biomineralization is a highly complex and organized process, involving several
molecular components identified in adults and larval stages. However, information is still …

Ascidians (marine invertebrates: urochordates) are thought to be the closest sister groups of
vertebrates. They are particularly attractive models because of their non-duplicated genome …

Asymmetric positioning of the mitotic spindle is a fundamental process responsible for
creating sibling cell size asymmetry; however, how the cortex causes the depolymerization …

Polarized cortical mRNA determinants such as maternal macho-1 and pem-1 in ascidians,
like budding yeast mating factor ASH1 reside on the cER-mRNA domain a subdomain of …

Unequal cell division (UCD) is a fundamental process responsible for creating sibling cell
size asymmetry; however, how microtubules are specifically depolymerized on one aster of …

A fundamental question in studying embryonic development is to understand the regulation
and integration of major developmental events, such as cell proliferation, cell specialization …