Published in Trends Ecol Evol on February 17, 2006
Genomic analysis of the immune gene repertoire of amphioxus reveals extraordinary innate complexity and diversity. Genome Res (2008) 1.92
Evolution of the vertebrate eye: opsins, photoreceptors, retina and eye cup. Nat Rev Neurosci (2007) 1.89
Identification and characterization of novel amphioxus microRNAs by Solexa sequencing. Genome Biol (2009) 1.82
Is there a role for new invertebrate models for aging research? J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2009) 1.13
Amphioxus FGF signaling predicts the acquisition of vertebrate morphological traits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 1.13
A cDNA resource for the cephalochordate amphioxus Branchiostoma floridae. Dev Genes Evol (2008) 1.06
Structural shifts of aldehyde dehydrogenase enzymes were instrumental for the early evolution of retinoid-dependent axial patterning in metazoans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.04
Insights into neural crest development and evolution from genomic analysis. Genome Res (2013) 1.02
Light-transduction in melanopsin-expressing photoreceptors of Amphioxus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 0.96
The amphioxus SoxB family: implications for the evolution of vertebrate placodes. Int J Biol Sci (2007) 0.95
Evidence for stasis and not genetic piracy in developmental expression patterns of Branchiostoma lanceolatum and Branchiostoma floridae, two amphioxus species that have evolved independently over the course of 200 Myr. Dev Genes Evol (2008) 0.94
An amphioxus orthologue of the estrogen receptor that does not bind estradiol: insights into estrogen receptor evolution. BMC Evol Biol (2008) 0.91
Ancestral vascular lumen formation via basal cell surfaces. PLoS One (2009) 0.90
Nuclear hormone receptor signaling in amphioxus. Dev Genes Evol (2008) 0.88
Evolution of retinoid and steroid signaling: vertebrate diversification from an amphioxus perspective. Genome Biol Evol (2011) 0.86
Sequencing and analysis of the Mediterranean amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) transcriptome. PLoS One (2012) 0.84
Melanopsin-mediated light-sensing in amphioxus: a glimpse of the microvillar photoreceptor lineage within the deuterostomia. Commun Integr Biol (2009) 0.81
Eleven new putative aminergic G-protein coupled receptors from Amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae): identification, sequence analysis and phylogenetic relationship. Invert Neurosci (2007) 0.81
Asymmetric divergence in structure and function of HCN channel duplicates in Ciona intestinalis. PLoS One (2012) 0.79
Metal dealing at the origin of the Chordata phylum: the metallothionein system and metal overload response in amphioxus. PLoS One (2012) 0.78
Characterisation of AmphiAmR11, an amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae) D2-dopamine-like G protein-coupled receptor. PLoS One (2013) 0.77
A snapshot of the population structure of Branchiostoma lanceolatum in the Racou beach, France, during its spawning season. PLoS One (2011) 0.77
Structure-function relationships of glycoprotein hormones and their subunits' ancestors. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) (2015) 0.76
The light-sensitive conductance of melanopsin-expressing Joseph and Hesse cells in amphioxus. J Gen Physiol (2012) 0.76
Metamorphosis of the invasive ascidian Ciona savignyi: environmental variables and chemical exposure. PeerJ (2016) 0.75
Expression of fluorescent proteins in Branchiostoma lanceolatum by mRNA injection into unfertilized oocytes. J Vis Exp (2015) 0.75
Fin modules: an evolutionary perspective on appendage disparity in basal vertebrates. BMC Biol (2017) 0.75
Genome duplication in the teleost fish Tetraodon nigroviridis reveals the early vertebrate proto-karyotype. Nature (2004) 11.03
The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum. Nature (2008) 6.50
Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Nat Biotechnol (2008) 5.19
Principles for modulation of the nuclear receptor superfamily. Nat Rev Drug Discov (2004) 4.19
IUPHAR-DB: the IUPHAR database of G protein-coupled receptors and ion channels. Nucleic Acids Res (2008) 3.76
The amphioxus genome illuminates vertebrate origins and cephalochordate biology. Genome Res (2008) 3.04
IUPHAR-DB: new receptors and tools for easy searching and visualization of pharmacological data. Nucleic Acids Res (2010) 2.75
Gene loss and evolutionary rates following whole-genome duplication in teleost fishes. Mol Biol Evol (2006) 2.30
Overview of nomenclature of nuclear receptors. Pharmacol Rev (2006) 2.21
Reciprocal regulation of brain and muscle Arnt-like protein 1 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha defines a novel positive feedback loop in the rodent liver circadian clock. Mol Endocrinol (2006) 1.91
The dependence receptor UNC5H2/B triggers apoptosis via PP2A-mediated dephosphorylation of DAP kinase. Mol Cell (2010) 1.90
The nuclear receptor superfamily. J Cell Sci (2003) 1.72
Distinct expression patterns of glycoprotein hormone-alpha2 and -beta5 in a basal chordate suggest independent developmental functions. Endocrinology (2009) 1.62
Evolutionary genomics of nuclear receptors: from twenty-five ancestral genes to derived endocrine systems. Mol Biol Evol (2004) 1.58
From carrot to clinic: an overview of the retinoic acid signaling pathway. Cell Mol Life Sci (2010) 1.57
NKX2.5 mutations in patients with non-syndromic congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiol (2008) 1.52
Unexpected novel relational links uncovered by extensive developmental profiling of nuclear receptor expression. PLoS Genet (2007) 1.52
A caudorostral wave of RALDH2 conveys anteroposterior information to the cardiac field. Development (2003) 1.51
Amphioxus postembryonic development reveals the homology of chordate metamorphosis. Curr Biol (2008) 1.51
Inhibition of endothelial cell apoptosis by netrin-1 during angiogenesis. Dev Cell (2009) 1.50
The orphan receptor Rev-erbalpha gene is a target of the circadian clock pacemaker. J Mol Endocrinol (2004) 1.50
International Union of Pharmacology. LXVI. Orphan nuclear receptors. Pharmacol Rev (2006) 1.38
Molecular characterization of three estrogen receptor forms in zebrafish: binding characteristics, transactivation properties, and tissue distributions. Biol Reprod (2002) 1.37
Analysis of lamprey and hagfish genes reveals a complex history of gene duplications during early vertebrate evolution. Mol Biol Evol (2002) 1.37
The days and nights of cancer cells. Cancer Res (2003) 1.36
Preliminary observations on the spawning conditions of the European amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) in captivity. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol (2004) 1.33
Explosive lineage-specific expansion of the orphan nuclear receptor HNF4 in nematodes. J Mol Evol (2005) 1.31
Insights into spawning behavior and development of the European amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum). J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol (2007) 1.29
Ancient DNA analysis reveals woolly rhino evolutionary relationships. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2003) 1.28
The evolution of the nuclear receptor superfamily. Essays Biochem (2004) 1.25
Retinoic acid signaling acts via Hox1 to establish the posterior limit of the pharynx in the chordate amphioxus. Development (2004) 1.22
The evolutionary origin of cardiac chambers. Dev Biol (2005) 1.22
The transcriptional repressor STRA13 regulates a subset of peripheral circadian outputs. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.19
Evolution of bilaterian central nervous systems: a single origin? Evodevo (2013) 1.18
Retinoic acid signaling and the evolution of chordates. Int J Biol Sci (2006) 1.14
Amphioxus FGF signaling predicts the acquisition of vertebrate morphological traits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 1.13
Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: amphioxus. Development (2011) 1.13
A molecular phylogeny of anseriformes based on mitochondrial DNA analysis. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2002) 1.11
Circadian clock and microarrays: mammalian genome gets rhythm. Trends Genet (2002) 1.11
Patterning by heritage in mouse molar row development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.09
Retinoic acid signaling in development: tissue-specific functions and evolutionary origins. Genesis (2008) 1.09
Patterning of palatal rugae through sequential addition reveals an anterior/posterior boundary in palatal development. BMC Dev Biol (2008) 1.08
NUREBASE: database of nuclear hormone receptors. Nucleic Acids Res (2002) 1.08
Independent elaboration of steroid hormone signaling pathways in metazoans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.07
A retinoic acid-Hox hierarchy controls both anterior/posterior patterning and neuronal specification in the developing central nervous system of the cephalochordate amphioxus. Dev Biol (2006) 1.07
Dissecting structure-function-stability relationships of a thermostable GH5-CBM3 cellulase from Bacillus subtilis 168. Biochem J (2012) 1.05
Neofunctionalization in vertebrates: the example of retinoic acid receptors. PLoS Genet (2006) 1.05
Structural shifts of aldehyde dehydrogenase enzymes were instrumental for the early evolution of retinoid-dependent axial patterning in metazoans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.04
Expression levels of estrogen receptor beta are modulated by components of the molecular clock. Mol Cell Biol (2007) 1.01
Expression of estrogen-receptor related receptors in amphioxus and zebrafish: implications for the evolution of posterior brain segmentation at the invertebrate-to-vertebrate transition. Evol Dev (2005) 1.00
Conserved features and evolutionary shifts of the EDA signaling pathway involved in vertebrate skin appendage development. Mol Biol Evol (2008) 1.00
The retinoic acid signaling pathway regulates anterior/posterior patterning in the nerve cord and pharynx of amphioxus, a chordate lacking neural crest. Development (2002) 0.98
Phylogenetic dating and characterization of gene duplications in vertebrates: the cartilaginous fish reference. Mol Biol Evol (2003) 0.96
Differential regulation of ParaHox genes by retinoic acid in the invertebrate chordate amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae). Dev Biol (2008) 0.96
Amphioxus spawning behavior in an artificial seawater facility. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol (2011) 0.95
Differential regulation of Period 2 and Period 3 expression during development of the zebrafish circadian clock. Gene Expr Patterns (2003) 0.95
KVFinder: steered identification of protein cavities as a PyMOL plugin. BMC Bioinformatics (2014) 0.95
The fate of the duplicated androgen receptor in fishes: a late neofunctionalization event? BMC Evol Biol (2008) 0.94
Genome-wide in silico identification of new conserved and functional retinoic acid receptor response elements (direct repeats separated by 5 bp). J Biol Chem (2011) 0.94
Developmental constraints revealed by co-variation within and among molar rows in two murine rodents. Evol Dev (2009) 0.94
Evidence for stasis and not genetic piracy in developmental expression patterns of Branchiostoma lanceolatum and Branchiostoma floridae, two amphioxus species that have evolved independently over the course of 200 Myr. Dev Genes Evol (2008) 0.94
Distinct impacts of Eda and Edar loss of function on the mouse dentition. PLoS One (2009) 0.93
Structural and functional characterization of a novel type of ligand-independent RXR-USP receptor. EMBO J (2007) 0.93
Origin and evolution of the ligand-binding ability of nuclear receptors. Mol Cell Endocrinol (2010) 0.92
ALDH1A2 (RALDH2) genetic variation in human congenital heart disease. BMC Med Genet (2009) 0.92
An amphioxus orthologue of the estrogen receptor that does not bind estradiol: insights into estrogen receptor evolution. BMC Evol Biol (2008) 0.91
Netrin-4 acts as a pro-angiogenic factor during zebrafish development. J Biol Chem (2011) 0.91
Phylogeny of the Gadidae (sensu Svetovidov, 1948) based on their morphology and two mitochondrial genes. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2005) 0.91
Ancestral vascular lumen formation via basal cell surfaces. PLoS One (2009) 0.90
The phytoestrogen genistein affects zebrafish development through two different pathways. PLoS One (2009) 0.90
The search for non-chordate retinoic acid signaling: lessons from chordates. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol (2008) 0.90
The ERRalpha orphan nuclear receptor controls morphogenetic movements during zebrafish gastrulation. Dev Biol (2005) 0.89
Update of NUREBASE: nuclear hormone receptor functional genomics. Nucleic Acids Res (2004) 0.89
A functionally conserved member of the FTZ-F1 nuclear receptor family from Schistosoma mansoni. Eur J Biochem (2002) 0.89
The amphioxus genome enlightens the evolution of the thyroid hormone signaling pathway. Dev Genes Evol (2008) 0.89
Evolutionary trends of the pharyngeal dentition in Cypriniformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi). PLoS One (2010) 0.89
Rapid divergence of the ecdysone receptor in Diptera and Lepidoptera suggests coevolution between ECR and USP-RXR. Mol Biol Evol (2003) 0.89
The orphan COUP-TF nuclear receptors are markers for neurogenesis from cnidarians to vertebrates. Dev Biol (2004) 0.89
Inventing a sex-specific gene: a conserved role of DMRT1 in teleost fishes plus a recent duplication in the medaka Oryzias latipes resulted in DMY. J Mol Evol (2003) 0.88
Effect of eda loss of function on upper jugal tooth morphology. Anat Rec (Hoboken) (2009) 0.88
Adiponectin and adiponectin receptor genes are coexpressed during zebrafish embryogenesis and regulated by food deprivation. Dev Dyn (2008) 0.88
Retinoic acid expands the evolutionarily reduced dentition of zebrafish. FASEB J (2012) 0.88
Halogenated bisphenol-A analogs act as obesogens in zebrafish larvae (Danio rerio). Toxicol Sci (2014) 0.88
Lack of evidence of association between MTHFR C677T polymorphism and congenital heart disease in a TDT study design. Int J Cardiol (2005) 0.88
A CASCADE of effects of bisphenol A. Reprod Toxicol (2009) 0.88
Studying non-mammalian models? Not a fool's ERRand! Trends Endocrinol Metab (2006) 0.88
Nuclear hormone receptor signaling in amphioxus. Dev Genes Evol (2008) 0.88
Retinoic acid signaling targets Hox genes during the amphioxus gastrula stage: insights into early anterior-posterior patterning of the chordate body plan. Dev Biol (2009) 0.87
Nuclear receptors are markers of animal genome evolution. J Struct Funct Genomics (2003) 0.87
Retinoic acid and VEGF delay smooth muscle relative to endothelial differentiation to coordinate inner and outer coronary vessel wall morphogenesis. Circ Res (2010) 0.87