The rise and fall of Hox gene clusters

D Duboule - 2007 - journals.biologists.com
Although all bilaterian animals have a related set of Hox genes, the genomic organization of
this gene complement comes in different flavors. In some unrelated species, Hox genes are …

The genesis and evolution of homeobox gene clusters

J Garcia-Fernàndez - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2005 - nature.com
Once called the'Rosetta stone'of developmental biology, the homeobox continues to
fascinate both evolutionary and developmental biologists. The birth of the homeotic, or Hox …

[图书][B] Mechanisms of life history evolution: the genetics and physiology of life history traits and trade-offs

T Flatt, A Heyland - 2011 - books.google.com
Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by
analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction …

Identification of a vesicular glutamate transporter that defines a glutamatergic phenotype in neurons

S Takamori, JS Rhee, C Rosenmund, R Jahn - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system.
Synaptic vesicles are loaded with neurotransmitter by means of specific vesicular …

WNT signalling molecules act in axis formation in the diploblastic metazoan Hydra

B Hobmayer, F Rentzsch, K Kuhn, CM Happel… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Members of the Wnt/wingless family of secreted proteins act as short-range inducers and
long-range organizers during axis formation, organogenesis and tumorigenesis in many …

Origins of Bilateral Symmetry: Hox and Dpp Expression in a Sea Anemone

JR Finnerty, K Pang, P Burton, D Paulson… - Science, 2004 - science.org
Over 99% of modern animals are members of the evolutionary lineage Bilateria. The
evolutionary success of Bilateria is credited partly to the origin of bilateral symmetry …

Animal phylogeny and the ancestry of bilaterians: inferences from morphology and 18S rDNA gene sequences

KJ Peterson, DJ Eernisse - Evolution & development, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Insight into the origin and early evolution of the animal phyla requires an understanding of
how animal groups are related to one another. Thus, we set out to explore animal phylogeny …

[图书][B] The evolution of organ systems

A Schmidt-Rhaesa - 2007 - books.google.com
Systematics has developed rapidly during the past two decades. A multitude of new
methods and contributions from a diversity of biological fields including molecular genetics …

[PDF][PDF] Hydra, a fruitful model system for 270 years

B Galliot - Int J Dev Biol, 2012 - researchgate.net
The discovery of Hydra regeneration by Abraham Trembley in 1744 promoted much
scientific curiosity thanks to his clever design of experimental strategies away from the …

The role of NANOG transcriptional factor in the development of malignant phenotype of cancer cells

N Gawlik-Rzemieniewska, I Bednarek - Cancer biology & therapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
abstract NANOG is a transcription factor that is involved in the self-renewal of embryonic
stem cells (ES) and is a critical factor for the maintenance of the undifferentiated state of …