MAPK signaling is necessary for neurogenesis in Nematostella vectensis

Regulation of Nematostella neural progenitors by SoxB, Notch and bHLH genes

(2015) Gemma Sian Richards et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Molecular characterization of the apical organ of the anthozoan Nematostella vectensis

(2015) Chiara Sinigaglia et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Transgenic analysis of a SoxB gene reveals neural progenitor cells in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis

(2014) G. S. Richards et al.   DEVELOPMENT

SeaBase: A Multispecies Transcriptomic Resource and Platform for Gene Network Inference

(2014) A. H. L. Fischer et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Sequential actions of β-catenin and Bmp pattern the oral nerve net in Nematostella vectensis

(2014) Hiroshi Watanabe et al.   Nature Communications

Non-canonical Notch signaling represents an ancestral mechanism to regulate neural differentiation

(2014) Michael J Layden et al.   EvoDevo

Characterization of differential transcript abundance through time during Nematostella vectensis development

(2013) Rebecca Helm et al.   BMC GENOMICS

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

(2013) Heather Marlow et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

(2013) Michael J Layden et al.   Nature Protocols

Collecting, rearing, spawning and inducing regeneration of the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis

(2013) Derek J Stefanik et al.   Nature Protocols

A quantitative reference transcriptome for Nematostella vectensis early embryonic development: a pipeline for de novo assembly in emerging model systems

(2013) Sarah Tulin et al.   EvoDevo

The Bilaterian Head Patterning Gene six3/6 Controls Aboral Domain Development in a Cnidarian

(2013) Chiara Sinigaglia et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Nematostella vectensis achaete-scute homolog NvashA regulates embryonic ectodermal neurogenesis and represents an ancient component of the metazoan neural specification pathway

(2012) M. J. Layden et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Development of the larval anterior neurogenic domains of Terebratalia transversa (Brachiopoda) provides insights into the diversification of larval apical organs and the spiralian nervous system

(2012) Scott Santagata et al.   EvoDevo

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

(2012) Eric Röttinger et al.   PLoS Genetics

Nervous systems of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis are generated by ectoderm and endoderm and shaped by distinct mechanisms

(2011) N. Nakanishi et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Functional roles of Notch signaling in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis

(2011) Heather Marlow et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

(2011) Shalika Kumburegama et al.   EvoDevo

A comparative gene expression database for invertebrates

(2011) Mattias Ormestad et al.   EvoDevo

Early evolution of the LIM homeobox gene family

(2010) Mansi Srivastava et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Expression and phylogenetic analysis of the zic gene family in the evolution and development of metazoans

(2010) Michael J Layden et al.   EvoDevo

Nuclear receptor complement of the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis: phylogenetic relationships and developmental expression patterns

(2009) Adam M Reitzel et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Evolutionary origins of blastoporal expression and organizer activity of the vertebrate gastrula organizer gene lhx1 and its ancient metazoan paralog lhx3

(2009) Y. Yasuoka et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Anatomy and development of the nervous system ofNematostella vectensis, an anthozoan cnidarian

(2009) Heather Q. Marlow et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

BMPs and Chordin regulate patterning of the directive axis in a sea anemone

(2009) M. Saina et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BMP inhibition initiates neural induction via FGF signaling and Zic genes

(2009) L. Marchal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A muscle-specific transgenic reporter line of the sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis

(2009) E. Renfer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The evolutionary origin of the Runx/CBF-beta transcription factors - studies of the most basal metazoans

(2008) James C Sullivan et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Temporal control of neuronal diversity: common regulatory principles in insects and vertebrates?

(2008) J. Jacob et al.   DEVELOPMENT

FGF signalling controls formation of the apical sensory organ in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis

(2008) F. Rentzsch et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Neur-ons and neur-offs: regulators of neural induction in vertebrate embryos and embryonic stem cells

(2008) J. Gaulden et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Oscillations in Notch Signaling Regulate Maintenance of Neural Progenitors

(2008) Hiromi Shimojo et al.   NEURON

The Hedgehog gene family of the cnidarian, Nematostella vectensis, and implications for understanding metazoan Hedgehog pathway evolution

(2007) David Q. Matus et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY