Ascidians as excellent chordate models for studying the development of the nervous system during embryogenesis and metamorphosis

Establishment of Enhancer Detection Lines Expressing GFP in the Gut of the AscidianCiona intestinalis

(2012) Reiko Yoshida et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

FGF/MAPK/Ets signaling renders pigment cell precursors competent to respond to Wnt signal by directly controlling Ci-Tcf transcription

(2011) Paola Squarzoni et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Coordination of mitosis and morphogenesis: role of a prolonged G2 phase during chordate neurulation

(2011) Y. Ogura et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Neuronal subtype specification in the spinal cord of a protovertebrate

(2011) A. Stolfi et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: the tunicates

(2011) P. Lemaire   DEVELOPMENT

Repression of Rx gene on the left side of the sensory vesicle by Nodal signaling is crucial for right-sided formation of the ocellus photoreceptor in the development of Ciona intestinalis

(2011) Keita Yoshida et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Expression of neuropeptide- and hormone-encoding genes in the Ciona intestinalis larval brain

(2011) Mayuko Hamada et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

A mechanism for graded motor control encoded in the channel properties of the muscle ACh receptor

(2011) A. Nishino et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A glycine receptor is involved in the organization of swimming movements in an invertebrate chordate

(2010) Atsuo Nishino et al.   BMC NEUROSCIENCE

Limited functions of Hox genes in the larval development of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

(2010) T. Ikuta et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Cell type and function of neurons in the ascidian nervous system

(2010) Takeo Horie et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

Network structure of projections extending from peripheral neurons in the tunic of ascidian larva

(2010) Hiroshi Q. Terakubo et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Ependymal cells of chordate larvae are stem-like cells that form the adult nervous system

(2010) Takeo Horie et al.   NATURE

Transposon-Mediated Enhancer Detection Reveals the Location, Morphology and Development of the Cupular Organs, which are Putative Hydrodynamic Sensors, in the AscidianCiona intestinalis

(2010) Naoyuki Ohta et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Identification of Genes Downstream ofNodalin theCiona intestinalisEmbryo

(2010) Kaoru Mita et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Simple Motor System of the Ascidian Larva: Neuronal Complex Comprising Putative Cholinergic and GABAergic/Glycinergic Neurons

(2010) Takeo Horie et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Neural Map of the Larval Central Nervous System in the AscidianCiona intestinalis

(2010) Katsumi Takamura et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Interaction of notochord-derived fibrinogen-like protein with Notch regulates the patterning of the central nervous system of Ciona intestinalis embryos

(2009) Shigehiro Yamada et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Epidermal expression of Hox1 is directly activated by retinoic acid in the Ciona intestinalis embryo

(2009) Miyuki Kanda et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

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

Shaping segments:Hoxgene function in the genomic age

(2008) Stefanie D. Hueber et al.   BIOESSAYS

Gene regulatory networks underlying the compartmentalization of the Ciona central nervous system

(2008) K. S. Imai et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Genome-wide network of regulatory genes for construction of a chordate embryo

(2008) Eiichi Shoguchi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Delineating metamorphic pathways in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

(2008) Akie Nakayama-Ishimura et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Glutamatergic networks in theCiona intestinalis larva

(2008) Takeo Horie et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Nodal signalling is involved in left–right asymmetry in snails

(2008) Cristina Grande et al.   NATURE