The genome ofAiptasia, a sea anemone model for coral symbiosis

TIR-domain-containing protein repertoire of nine anthozoan species reveals coral–specific expansions and uncharacterized proteins

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Similar specificities of symbiont uptake by adults and larvae in an anemone model system for coral biology

(2014) E. A. Hambleton et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Are Niemann-Pick type C proteins key players in cnidarian-dinoflagellate endosymbioses?

(2014) Vincent Dani et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Cnidarian-Microbe Interactions and the Origin of Innate Immunity in Metazoans

(2013) Thomas C.G. Bosch   Annual Review of Microbiology

Genome Sequence Analysis Indicates that the Model Eukaryote Nematostella vectensis Harbors Bacterial Consorts

(2013) Irena I. Artamonova et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Microbiome of the Red Sea Coral Stylophora pistillata Is Dominated by Tissue-Associated Endozoicomonas Bacteria

(2013) Till Bayer et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Population genetic data of a model symbiotic cnidarian system reveal remarkable symbiotic specificity and vectored introductions across ocean basins

(2013) Daniel J. Thornhill et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Distinct antimicrobial peptide expression determines host species-specific bacterial associations

(2013) S. Franzenburg et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extensive Differences in Gene Expression Between Symbiotic and Aposymbiotic Cnidarians

(2013) Erik M. Lehnert et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Polymorphic toxin systems: Comprehensive characterization of trafficking modes, processing, mechanisms of action, immunity and ecology using comparative genomics

(2012) Dapeng Zhang et al.   Biology Direct

Coral Comparative Genomics Reveal Expanded Hox Cluster in the Cnidarian-Bilaterian Ancestor

(2012) T. Q. DuBuc et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Cell Biology of Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis

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The Complex NOD-Like Receptor Repertoire of the Coral Acropora digitifera Includes Novel Domain Combinations

(2012) Mayuko Hamada et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Insights into bilaterian evolution from three spiralian genomes

(2012) Oleg Simakov et al.   NATURE

MyD88-deficient Hydra reveal an ancient function of TLR signaling in sensing bacterial colonizers

(2012) S. Franzenburg et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Innate Immune Responses of a Scleractinian Coral to Vibriosis

(2011) Jeremie Vidal-Dupiol et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Using the Acropora digitifera genome to understand coral responses to environmental change

(2011) Chuya Shinzato et al.   NATURE

The evolutionary origin of orphan genes

(2011) Diethard Tautz et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Horizontal gene transfer between bacteria and animals

(2011) Julie C. Dunning Hotopp   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Adaptations to Endosymbiosis in a Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Association: Differential Gene Expression and Specific Gene Duplications

(2011) Philippe Ganot et al.   PLoS Genetics

Analysis of evolutionarily conserved innate immune components in coral links immunity and symbiosis

(2010) E. Charlotte E. Kvennefors et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Defining the Origins of the NOD-Like Receptor System at the Base of Animal Evolution

(2010) C. Lange et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The dynamic genome of Hydra

(2010) Jarrod A. Chapman et al.   NATURE

The Genetic and Molecular Basis for Sunscreen Biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria

(2010) E. P. Balskus et al.   SCIENCE

Multi-component complement system of Cnidaria: C3, Bf, and MASP genes expressed in the endodermal tissues of a sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis

(2009) Ayuko Kimura et al.   IMMUNOBIOLOGY

More than just orphans: are taxonomically-restricted genes important in evolution?

(2009) Konstantin Khalturin et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Molecular Mechanisms of the Cytotoxicity of ADP-Ribosylating Toxins

(2008) Qing Deng et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

An ancient and variable mannose-binding lectin from the coral Acropora millepora binds both pathogens and symbionts

(2008) E. Charlotte E. Kvennefors et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Antibacterial chemical defenses in Hawaiian corals provide possible protection from disease

(2008) DJ Gochfeld et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype

(2008) Nicholas H. Putnam et al.   NATURE

Enzymes of the shikimic acid pathway encoded in the genome of a basal metazoan, Nematostella vectensis, have microbial origins

(2008) A. Starcevic et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Massive Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bdelloid Rotifers

(2008) E. A. Gladyshev et al.   SCIENCE

Cell biology in model systems as the key to understanding corals

(2008) Virginia M. Weis et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION