The diversity of nanos expression in echinoderm embryos supports different mechanisms in germ cell specification

Large-scale gene expression study in the ophiuroid Amphiura filiformis provides insights into evolution of gene regulatory networks

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Essential elements for translation: the germline factor Vasa functions broadly in somatic cells

(2015) M. Yajima et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Patterning of anteroposterior body axis displayed in the expression of Hox genes in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus

(2015) Mani Kikuchi et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

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(2015) Evelyn E. Schwager et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Phylogenomic Analyses of Echinodermata Support the Sister Groups of Asterozoa and Echinozoa

(2015) Adrian Reich et al.   PLoS One

Animal Phylogeny and Its Evolutionary Implications

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

Phylogenomic Resolution of the Hemichordate and Echinoderm Clade

(2014) Johanna T. Cannon et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Stochastic specification of primordial germ cells from mesoderm precursors in axolotl embryos

(2014) J. Chatfield et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Structural basis for the Nanos-mediated recruitment of the CCR4-NOT complex and translational repression

(2014) D. Bhandari et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Phylogenomic analysis of echinoderm class relationships supports Asterozoa

(2014) M. J. Telford et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Acquisition of Germ Plasm Accelerates Vertebrate Evolution

(2014) T. Evans et al.   SCIENCE

The DEAD-box helicase Vasa: Evidence for a multiplicity of functions in RNA processes and developmental biology

(2013) Paul Lasko   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Germ Cell Specification Requires Zygotic Mechanisms Rather Than Germ Plasm in a Basally Branching Insect

(2013) Ben Ewen-Campen et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Repressive translational control in germ cells

(2013) Fangfang Lai et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Autonomy in specification of primordial germ cells and their passive translocation in the sea urchin

(2012) M. Yajima et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Heterochronic activation of VEGF signaling and the evolution of the skeleton in echinoderm pluteus larvae

(2012) Yoshiaki Morino et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Development of an embryonic skeletogenic mesenchyme lineage in a sea cucumber reveals the trajectory of change for the evolution of novel structures in echinoderms

(2012) Brenna S McCauley et al.   EvoDevo

The DEAD-box RNA helicase Vasa functions in embryonic mitotic progression in the sea urchin

(2011) M. Yajima et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The multiple hats of Vasa: Its functions in the germline and in cell cycle progression

(2011) Mamiko Yajima et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

BLAST-EXPLORER helps you building datasets for phylogenetic analysis

(2010) Alexis Dereeper et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Small micromeres contribute to the germline in the sea urchin

(2010) M. Yajima et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Functional evolution of Ets in echinoderms with focus on the evolution of echinoderm larval skeletons

(2010) Hiroyuki Koga et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Crystal structure of zinc-finger domain of Nanos and its functional implications

(2010) Hiroshi Hashimoto et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Use of Sea Stars to Study Basic Reproductive Processes

(2010) Gary M. Wessel et al.   Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Nanos functions to maintain the fate of the small micromere lineage in the sea urchin embryo

(2009) Celina E. Juliano et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

An evolutionary transition ofvasaregulation in echinoderms

(2009) Celina E. Juliano et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Phylogeny.fr: robust phylogenetic analysis for the non-specialist

(2008) A. Dereeper et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Vasa protein expression is restricted to the small micromeres of the sea urchin, but is inducible in other lineages early in development

(2007) Ekaterina Voronina et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY