Metamorphosis in solitary ascidians

Current understanding of the thrombospondin-1 interactome

(2014) Andrea Resovi et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Tissue-specific and ubiquitous gene knockouts by TALEN electroporation provide new approaches to investigating gene function in Ciona

(2013) N. Treen et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Formation of the digestive tract inCiona intestinalisincludes two distinct morphogenic processes between its anterior and posterior parts

(2013) Keiichi Nakazawa et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Nitric Oxide Acts as a Positive Regulator to Induce Metamorphosis of the Ascidian Herdmania momus

(2013) Nobuo Ueda et al.   PLoS One

Retinoic acid-driven Hox1 is required in the epidermis for forming the otic/atrial placodes during ascidian metamorphosis

(2012) Y. Sasakura et al.   DEVELOPMENT

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

(2012) Yasunori Sasakura et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

Three-dimensional anatomy of the Ciona intestinalis tailbud embryo at single-cell resolution

(2012) Mitsuru J. Nakamura et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

(2010) T. Ikuta et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Functional specialization of cellulose synthase genes of prokaryotic origin in chordate larvaceans

(2010) Y. Sagane et al.   DEVELOPMENT

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

(2010) Takeo Horie et al.   NATURE

Ascidians and the Plasticity of the Chordate Developmental Program

(2008) Patrick Lemaire et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Thrombospondin and Apoptosis: Molecular Mechanisms and Use for Design of Complementation Treatments

(2008) Y. Mirochnik et al.   CURRENT DRUG TARGETS

Delineating metamorphic pathways in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

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

Natural Variation of Model Mutant Phenotypes in Ciona intestinalis

(2008) Paolo Sordino et al.   PLoS One