2024
Physalia gonodendra are not yet sexually mature when released
Oguchi K, Yamamoto G, Kohtsuka H, Dunn C. Physalia gonodendra are not yet sexually mature when released. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 23011. PMID: 39362967, PMCID: PMC11450099, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-73611-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell maturationGene expression analysisGerm cell markersReproductive ecologySexual reproductionHaploid cellsGerm cellsReproductive biologyGonophoresExpression analysisRelated genesLife cycleGenesCell maturationGermConsistent with other studiesFlow cytometryPhysalia utriculusExpressionCnidariaCell markersCellsPhysaliaSpermHydrozoa
2004
Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals
Lynch V, Roth J, Takahashi K, Dunn C, Nonaka D, Stopper G, Wagner G. Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2004, 271: 2201-2207. PMID: 15539344, PMCID: PMC1691855, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive evolutionTranscription factorsMolecular evolutionHoxa-11Hoxa-13Cis-regulatory evolutionAdaptive molecular evolutionEvolution of developmentMammalian female reproductive systemStrong positive selectionCis-regulatory elementsAmniote taxaDevelopmental genesStem lineageDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary changeEutherian mammalsSpatial regulationPositive selectionMorphological charactersFemale reproductive organsGenesFemale reproductive systemReproductive organsMammals