Germ layer-specific regulation of cell polarity and adhesion gives insight into the evolution of mesoderm

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Germ-layer commitment and axis formation in sea anemone embryonic cell aggregates

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Cellular migration, transition and interaction during regeneration of the sponge Hymeniacidon heliophila

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The Mesoderm-Forming Gene brachyury Regulates Ectoderm-Endoderm Demarcation in the Coral Acropora digitifera

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Maintenance of the Epithelial Barrier and Remodeling of Cell-Cell Junctions during Cytokinesis

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Development of the aboral domain inNematostellarequiresβ-cateninand the opposing activities ofSix3/6andFrizzled5/8

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Characterization of the Cadherin–Catenin Complex of the Sea AnemoneNematostella vectensisand Implications for the Evolution of Metazoan Cell–Cell Adhesion

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CRISPRscan: designing highly efficient sgRNAs for CRISPR-Cas9 targeting in vivo

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The genome ofAiptasia, a sea anemone model for coral symbiosis

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Par system components are asymmetrically localized in ectodermal epithelia, but not during early development in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

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P-Cadherin Linking Breast Cancer Stem Cells and Invasion: A Promising Marker to Identify an “Intermediate/Metastable” EMT State

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Evolutionary origin of gastrulation: insights from sponge development

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In vivo imaging of Nematostella vectensis embryogenesis and late development using fluorescent probes

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Development and epithelial organisation of muscle cells in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

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Cadherin switching during the formation and differentiation of the Drosophila mesoderm - implications for epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions

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Structural Molecular Components of Septate Junctions in Cnidarians Point to the Origin of Epithelial Junctions in Eukaryotes

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Rational design of highly active sgRNAs for CRISPR-Cas9–mediated gene inactivation

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TALEN and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in the early-branching metazoan Nematostella vectensis

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Ectopic activation of the canonical wnt signaling pathway affects ectodermal patterning along the primary axis during larval development in the anthozoan Nematostella vectensis

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Microinjection of mRNA or morpholinos for reverse genetic analysis in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis

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Characterizing the spatiotemporal expression of RNAs and proteins in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis

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The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution

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Epithelial-mesenchymal transitions: insights from development

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Proteomic Analysis of Differences in Ectoderm and Mesoderm Membranes by DiGE

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A Framework for the Establishment of a Cnidarian Gene Regulatory Network for “Endomesoderm” Specification: The Inputs of ß-Catenin/TCF Signaling

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Gastrulation: Making and Shaping Germ Layers

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 -Catenin specifies the endomesoderm and defines the posterior organizer of the hemichordate Saccoglossus kowalevskii

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Wnt signaling in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis: Insights into the evolution of gastrulation

(2011) Naveen M. Wijesena et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

(2011) Chuya Shinzato et al.   NATURE

Strabismus-mediated primary archenteron invagination is uncoupled from Wnt/SZ-catenin-dependent endoderm cell fate specification in Nematostella vectensis (Anthozoa, Cnidaria): Implications for the evolution of gastrulation

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Cell-Cell Adhesion in the Cnidaria: Insights Into the Evolution of Tissue Morphogenesis

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A cell-based model of Nematostella vectensis gastrulation including bottle cell formation, invagination and zippering

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The dynamic genome of Hydra

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Epithelial-mesenchymal transitions: the importance of changing cell state in development and disease

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