Convergent evolution of bilaterian nerve cords

Whole-organism cellular gene-expression atlas reveals conserved cell types in the ventral nerve cord ofPlatynereis dumerilii

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Conserved gene regulatory module specifies lateral neural borders across bilaterians

(2017) Yongbin Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular regionalization of the developing amphioxus neural tube challenges major partitions of the vertebrate brain

(2017) Beatriz Albuixech-Crespo et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Neuronal patterning of the tubular collar cord is highly conserved among enteropneusts but dissimilar to the chordate neural tube

(2017) Sabrina Kaul-Strehlow et al.   Scientific Reports

Owenia fusiformis – a basally branching annelid suitable for studying ancestral features of annelid neural development

(2016) Conrad Helm et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Xenacoelomorpha's significance for understanding bilaterian evolution

(2016) Andreas Hejnol et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Xenacoelomorpha is the sister group to Nephrozoa

(2016) Johanna Taylor Cannon et al.   NATURE

From nerve net to nerve ring, nerve cord and brain — evolution of the nervous system

(2016) Detlev Arendt et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Expression of segment polarity genes in brachiopods supports a non-segmental ancestral role of engrailed for bilaterians

(2016) Bruno C. Vellutini et al.   Scientific Reports

The rise of the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis as a model system to investigate development and regeneration

(2016) Michael J. Layden et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Developmental Biology

The developmental basis for the recurrent evolution of deuterostomy and protostomy

(2016) José M. Martín-Durán et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Unusual Development of the Mitraria Larva in the Polychaete Owenia collaris

(2016) Tracey I. Smart et al.   BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN

Migratory neuronal progenitors arise from the neural plate borders in tunicates

(2015) Alberto Stolfi et al.   NATURE

The plastic nervous system of Nemertodermatida

(2015) Olga I. Raikova et al.   ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION

Embracing the comparative approach: how robust phylogenies and broader developmental sampling impacts the understanding of nervous system evolution

(2015) A. Hejnol et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Evolution and development of the adelphophagic, intracapsular Schmidt’s larva of the nemertean Lineus ruber

(2015) José M. Martín-Durán et al.   EvoDevo

RAxML version 8: a tool for phylogenetic analysis and post-analysis of large phylogenies

(2014) Alexandros Stamatakis   BIOINFORMATICS

Whole-Body Acoel Regeneration Is Controlled by Wnt and Bmp-Admp Signaling

(2014) Mansi Srivastava et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Development and juvenile anatomy of the nemertodermatid Meara stichopi (Bock) Westblad 1949 (Acoelomorpha)

(2014) Aina Børve et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Illuminating the Base of the Annelid Tree Using Transcriptomics

(2014) Anne Weigert et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Platyzoan Paraphyly Based on Phylogenomic Data Supports a Noncoelomate Ancestry of Spiralia

(2014) Torsten H. Struck et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Neoblast Specialization in Regeneration of the Planarian Schmidtea mediterranea

(2014) M. Lucila Scimone et al.   Stem Cell Reports

MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and Usability

(2013) K. Katoh et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Evolution of bilaterian central nervous systems: a single origin?

(2013) Linda Z Holland et al.   EvoDevo

The nervous system of Isodiametra pulchra (Acoela) with a discussion on the neuroanatomy of the Xenacoelomorpha and its evolutionary implications

(2012) Johannes Achatz et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Ancient deuterostome origins of vertebrate brain signalling centres

(2012) Ariel M. Pani et al.   NATURE

Evolution of Gene Regulatory Networks Controlling Body Plan Development

(2011) Isabelle S. Peter et al.   CELL

Conserved and novel roles for the Gsh2 transcription factor in primary neurogenesis

(2010) E. F. Winterbottom et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Inferring the ancestral function of the posterior Hox gene within the bilateria: controlling the maintenance of reproductive structures, the musculature and the nervous system in the acoel flatworm Isodiametra pulchra

(2010) Eduardo Moreno et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Coordinated spatial and temporal expression of Hox genes during embryogenesis in the acoel Convolutriloba longifissura

(2009) Andreas Hejnol et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Characterization of the stem cell system of the acoel Isodiametra pulchra

(2009) Katrien De Mulder et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

EvoD/Vo: the origins of BMP signalling in the neuroectoderm

(2008) Claudia Mieko Mizutani et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

The evolution of nervous system centralization

(2008) D. Arendt et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES