Ancient homeobox gene loss and the evolution of chordate brain and pharynx development: deductions from amphioxus gene expression

An EST screen from the annelid Pomatoceros lamarckii reveals patterns of gene loss and gain in animals

(2009) Tokiharu Takahashi et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Characterization of microRNAs in cephalochordates reveals a correlation between microRNA repertoire homology and morphological similarity in chordate evolution

(2009) Zhonghua Dai et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Evo-Devo: Variations on Ancestral Themes

(2008) E.M. De Robertis   CELL

Amphioxus Postembryonic Development Reveals the Homology of Chordate Metamorphosis

(2008) Mathilde Paris et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

C2H2 zinc finger genes of the Gli, Zic, KLF, SP, Wilms’ tumour, Huckebein, Snail, Ovo, Spalt, Odd, Blimp-1, Fez and related gene families from Branchiostoma floridae

(2008) Sebastian M. Shimeld   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Expression of somite segmentation genes in amphioxus: a clock without a wavefront?

(2008) Laura Beaster-Jones et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Conservation of linkage and evolution of developmental function within the Tbx2/3/4/5 subfamily of T-box genes: implications for the origin of vertebrate limbs

(2008) Amy C. Horton et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Nuclear hormone receptor signaling in amphioxus

(2008) Michael Schubert et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

The Fox genes of Branchiostoma floridae

(2008) Jr-Kai Yu et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Comprehensive survey and classification of homeobox genes in the genome of amphioxus, Branchiostoma floridae

(2008) Naohito Takatori et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

The amphioxus genome enlightens the evolution of the thyroid hormone signaling pathway

(2008) Mathilde Paris et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Differential regulation of ParaHox genes by retinoic acid in the invertebrate chordate amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae)

(2008) Peter W. Osborne et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The amphioxus genome illuminates vertebrate origins and cephalochordate biology

(2008) L. Z. Holland et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Gene Expansion and Retention Leads to a Diverse Tyrosine Kinase Superfamily in Amphioxus

(2008) S. D'Aniello et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Nodal signalling is involved in left–right asymmetry in snails

(2008) Cristina Grande et al.   NATURE

The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype

(2008) Nicholas H. Putnam et al.   NATURE

Acoel development indicates the independent evolution of the bilaterian mouth and anus

(2008) Andreas Hejnol et al.   NATURE

Noncanonical role of Hox14 revealed by its expression patterns in lamprey and shark

(2008) S. Kuraku et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Urbilaterian Super-Hox cluster

(2008) Thomas Butts et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Expression of the amphioxus Pit-1 gene (AmphiPOU1F1/Pit-1) exclusively in the developing preoral organ, a putative homolog of the vertebrate adenohypophysis

(2007) Simona Candiani et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN

Basic features of the ancestral chordate brain: A protochordate perspective

(2007) Thurston C. Lacalli   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN