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

Phylogenomic Insights into Animal Evolution

(2015) Maximilian J. Telford et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Molecular characterization of the apical organ of the anthozoan Nematostella vectensis

(2015) Chiara Sinigaglia et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Animal Phylogeny and Its Evolutionary Implications

(2014) Casey W. Dunn et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Larval body patterning and apical organs are conserved in animal evolution

(2014) Heather Marlow et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

RGM Regulates BMP-Mediated Secondary Axis Formation in the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis

(2014) Lucas Leclère et al.   Cell Reports

Differential Responses to Wnt and PCP Disruption Predict Expression and Developmental Function of Conserved and Novel Genes in a Cnidarian

(2014) Pascal Lapébie et al.   PLoS Genetics

Short-range Wnt5 signaling initiates specification of sea urchin posterior ectoderm

(2013) D. C. McIntyre et al.   DEVELOPMENT

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

Integration of Canonical and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Pathways Patterns the Neuroectoderm Along the Anterior–Posterior Axis of Sea Urchin Embryos

(2013) Ryan C. Range et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

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

(2013) Chiara Sinigaglia et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Frizzled1/2/7 signaling directs  -catenin nuclearisation and initiates endoderm specification in macromeres during sea urchin embryogenesis

(2012) G. Lhomond et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Ancient deuterostome origins of vertebrate brain signalling centres

(2012) Ariel M. Pani et al.   NATURE

Asymmetrically expressed axin required for anterior development in Tribolium

(2012) J. Fu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

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

(2011) S. Darras et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A context-dependent combination of Wnt receptors controls axis elongation and leg development in a short germ insect

(2011) A. Beermann et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Induction of canonical Wnt signaling by alsterpaullone is sufficient for oral tissue fate during regeneration and embryogenesis in Nematostella vectensis

(2011) Michael Trevino et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Six3 demarcates the anterior-most developing brain region in bilaterian animals

(2011) Patrick RH Steinmetz et al.   EvoDevo

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

Candidate Gene Screen in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium Reveals Six3 as Ancient Regulator of Anterior Median Head and Central Complex Development

(2011) Nico Posnien et al.   PLoS Genetics

 -catenin and Early Development in the Gastropod, Crepidula fornicata

(2010) J. Q. Henry et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Wnt Signaling and the Polarity of the Primary Body Axis

(2009) Christian P. Petersen et al.   CELL

The sea urchin animal pole domain is a Six3-dependent neurogenic patterning center

(2009) Z. Wei et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling: Components, Mechanisms, and Diseases

(2009) Bryan T. MacDonald et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

The insect upper lip (labrum) is a nonsegmental appendage-like structure

(2009) Nico Posnien et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Wnt/ -Catenin and noncanonical Wnt signaling interact in tissue evagination in the simple eumetazoan Hydra

(2009) I. Philipp et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A maternally localised Wnt ligand required for axial patterning in the cnidarian Clytia hemisphaerica

(2008) T. Momose et al.   DEVELOPMENT

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

(2008) F. Rentzsch et al.   DEVELOPMENT

β-Catenin is required for the establishment of vegetal embryonic fates in the nemertean, Cerebratulus lacteus

(2008) Jonathan Q. Henry et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

A Wnt-FoxQ2-Nodal Pathway Links Primary and Secondary Axis Specification in Sea Urchin Embryos

(2008) Shunsuke Yaguchi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL