2009
Concatenated Analysis Sheds Light on Early Metazoan Evolution and Fuels a Modern “Urmetazoon” Hypothesis
Schierwater B, Eitel M, Jakob W, Osigus HJ, Hadrys H, Dellaporta SL, Kolokotronis SO, DeSalle R. Concatenated Analysis Sheds Light on Early Metazoan Evolution and Fuels a Modern “Urmetazoon” Hypothesis. PLOS Biology 2009, 7: e1000020. PMID: 19175291, PMCID: PMC2631068, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetazoan animalsBase of MetazoaPlacozoan Trichoplax adhaerensMitochondrial ribosomal genesMolecular sequence dataEarly metazoan evolutionGene expression patternsNuclear genesConcatenated analysisMetazoan evolutionTrichoplax adhaerensGenome structurePhylogenetic relationshipsRibosomal genesPhylogenetic scenariosSequence dataInformative charactersExpression patternsBasal positionSequence analysisSecondary structureIntriguing modelPlacozoaMorphological evidenceGenes
2006
Axial Patterning and Diversification in the Cnidaria Predate the Hox System
Kamm K, Schierwater B, Jakob W, Dellaporta SL, Miller DJ. Axial Patterning and Diversification in the Cnidaria Predate the Hox System. Current Biology 2006, 16: 920-926. PMID: 16563766, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHox systemAxial patterningHox genesAnimal kingdomBilaterian common ancestorNon-Hox genesSea anemone NematostellaHox-like genesAnterior/posterior axisHox clustersGenomic organizationExtant phylaCommon ancestorMorphological diversityExtant cnidariansGenesObligate linkPosterior axisSpectacular varietyNematostellaCnidariansCentral rolePatterningParalogsBilateria