[HTML][HTML] The evolutionary history of vertebrate cranial placodes II. Evolution of ectodermal patterning

G Schlosser, C Patthey, SM Shimeld - Developmental biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Cranial placodes are evolutionary innovations of vertebrates. However, they most likely
evolved by redeployment, rewiring and diversification of preexisting cell types and …

Vertebrate cranial placodes as evolutionary innovations—the ancestor's tale

G Schlosser - Current topics in developmental biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Evolutionary innovations often arise by tinkering with preexisting components building new
regulatory networks by the rewiring of old parts. The cranial placodes of vertebrates …

Formation of the ascidian epidermal sensory neurons: insights into the origin of the chordate peripheral nervous system

A Pasini, A Amiel, U Rothbächer, A Roure… - PLoS …, 2006 - journals.plos.org
The vertebrate peripheral nervous system (PNS) originates from neural crest and placodes.
While its developmental origin is the object of intense studies, little is known concerning its …

Centralization of the deuterostome nervous system predates chordates

M Nomaksteinsky, E Röttinger, HD Dufour, Z Chettouh… - Current biology, 2009 - cell.com
The origin of the chordate central nervous system (CNS) is unknown. One theory is that a
CNS was present in the first bilaterian and that it gave rise to both the ventral cord of …

BMP and Delta/Notch signaling control the development of amphioxus epidermal sensory neurons: insights into the evolution of the peripheral sensory system

TM Lu, YJ Luo, JK Yu - Development, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
The evolution of the nervous system has been a topic of great interest. To gain more insight
into the evolution of the peripheral sensory system, we used the cephalochordate …

An amphioxus neurula stage cell atlas supports a complex scenario for the emergence of vertebrate head mesoderm

X Grau-Bové, L Subirana, L Meister… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The emergence of new structures can often be linked to the evolution of novel cell types that
follows the rewiring of developmental gene regulatory subnetworks. Vertebrates are …

Evolutionary origin of the chordate nervous system revealed by amphioxus developmental trajectories

Y Dai, Y Zhong, R Pan, L Yuan, Y Fu, Y Chen… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
The common ancestor of all vertebrates had a highly sophisticated nervous system, but
questions remain about the evolution of vertebrate neural cell types. The amphioxus, a …

[HTML][HTML] The amphioxus SoxB family: implications for the evolution of vertebrate placodes

D Meulemans, M Bronner-Fraser - International journal of …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cranial placodes are regions of thickened ectoderm that give rise to sense organs and
ganglia in the vertebrate head. Homologous structures are proposed to exist in …

Evolutionary recruitment of flexible Esrp-dependent splicing programs into diverse embryonic morphogenetic processes

D Burguera, Y Marquez, C Racioppi… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions are crucial for the development of numerous animal
structures. Thus, unraveling how molecular tools are recruited in different lineages to control …

The single AmphiTrk receptor highlights increased complexity of neurotrophin signalling in vertebrates and suggests an early role in developing sensory …

È Benito-Gutiérrez, C Nake, M Llovera, JX Comella… - 2005 - journals.biologists.com
Neurotrophins (Nt) and their tyrosine kinase Trk receptors play an essential role in the
development and maintenance of the complex vertebrate nervous system. Invertebrate …