Published in Mol Phylogenet Evol on January 23, 2013
The genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and its implications for cell type evolution. Science (2013) 4.07
The ctenophore genome and the evolutionary origins of neural systems. Nature (2014) 2.96
Genomic insights into the evolutionary origin of Myxozoa within Cnidaria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015) 1.60
Oxygen requirements of the earliest animals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 1.37
Error, signal, and the placement of Ctenophora sister to all other animals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015) 1.33
Genomic data do not support comb jellies as the sister group to all other animals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015) 1.31
Extracting phylogenetic signal and accounting for bias in whole-genome data sets supports the Ctenophora as sister to remaining Metazoa. BMC Genomics (2015) 1.02
Transcription factor evolution in eukaryotes and the assembly of the regulatory toolkit in multicellular lineages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 1.01
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Convergent evolution of neural systems in ctenophores. J Exp Biol (2015) 0.99
The phylogenetic position of ctenophores and the origin(s) of nervous systems. Evodevo (2015) 0.98
Phylogenomic analyses of deep gastropod relationships reject Orthogastropoda. Proc Biol Sci (2014) 0.97
TreSpEx-Detection of Misleading Signal in Phylogenetic Reconstructions Based on Tree Information. Evol Bioinform Online (2014) 0.94
Sponge grade body fossil with cellular resolution dating 60 Myr before the Cambrian. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015) 0.94
Evolutionary origins of sensation in metazoans: functional evidence for a new sensory organ in sponges. BMC Evol Biol (2014) 0.92
Rooting the tree of life: the phylogenetic jury is still out. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2015) 0.91
The comb jelly opsins and the origins of animal phototransduction. Genome Biol Evol (2014) 0.89
Calcareous sponge genomes reveal complex evolution of α-carbonic anhydrases and two key biomineralization enzymes. BMC Evol Biol (2014) 0.88
Phylogenomic resolution of scorpions reveals multilevel discordance with morphological phylogenetic signal. Proc Biol Sci (2015) 0.86
Phylostratigraphic profiles in zebrafish uncover chordate origins of the vertebrate brain. Mol Biol Evol (2014) 0.85
Performance of single and concatenated sets of mitochondrial genes at inferring metazoan relationships relative to full mitogenome data. PLoS One (2014) 0.84
Evolution of eumetazoan nervous systems: insights from cnidarians. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2015) 0.82
Expression of multiple Sox genes through embryonic development in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi is spatially restricted to zones of cell proliferation. Evodevo (2014) 0.82
Evolving gene regulatory networks into cellular networks guiding adaptive behavior: an outline how single cells could have evolved into a centralized neurosensory system. Cell Tissue Res (2014) 0.81
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Oxygen and animals in Earth history. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 0.80
Hellbender genome sequences shed light on genomic expansion at the base of crown salamanders. Genome Biol Evol (2014) 0.80
Early metazoan life: divergence, environment and ecology. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2015) 0.80
Independent origins of neurons and synapses: insights from ctenophores. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2016) 0.79
Probabilistic models of eukaryotic evolution: time for integration. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2015) 0.79
KLF/SP Transcription Factor Family Evolution: Expansion, Diversification, and Innovation in Eukaryotes. Genome Biol Evol (2015) 0.78
The Rise and Fall of TRP-N, an Ancient Family of Mechanogated Ion Channels, in Metazoa. Genome Biol Evol (2015) 0.78
Evolutionary and developmental analysis reveals KANK genes were co-opted for vertebrate vascular development. Sci Rep (2016) 0.78
Contentious relationships in phylogenomic studies can be driven by a handful of genes. Nat Ecol Evol (2017) 0.77
Revisiting the Phylogeny of the Animal Formins: Two New Subtypes, Relationships with Multiple Wing Hairs Proteins, and a Lost Human Formin. PLoS One (2016) 0.77
Quest for Orthologs Entails Quest for Tree of Life: In Search of the Gene Stream. Genome Biol Evol (2015) 0.77
Retracing the path of planar cell polarity. BMC Evol Biol (2016) 0.76
A cleavage clock regulates features of lineage-specific differentiation in the development of a basal branching metazoan, the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. Evodevo (2014) 0.76
A vanished history of skeletonization in Cambrian comb jellies. Sci Adv (2015) 0.75
Monoplacophoran mitochondrial genomes: convergent gene arrangements and little phylogenetic signal. BMC Evol Biol (2016) 0.75
Transcriptome Changes during the Life Cycle of the Red Sponge, Mycale phyllophila (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida). Genes (Basel) (2015) 0.75
The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species. Sci Rep (2017) 0.75
Comparative study of Hippo pathway genes in cellular conveyor belts of a ctenophore and a cnidarian. Evodevo (2016) 0.75
Phylogenetic relationships of Rhizoctonia fungi within the Cantharellales. Fungal Biol (2016) 0.75
Independent origins of parasitism in Animalia. Biol Lett (2016) 0.75
The cnidarian Hydractinia echinata employs canonical and highly adapted histones to pack its DNA. Epigenetics Chromatin (2016) 0.75
Can quartet analyses combining maximum likelihood estimation and Hennigian logic overcome long branch attraction in phylogenomic sequence data? PLoS One (2017) 0.75
A Proposal for the Evolution of Cathepsin and Silicatein in Sponges. J Mol Evol (2015) 0.75
Using the miraEST assembler for reliable and automated mRNA transcript assembly and SNP detection in sequenced ESTs. Genome Res (2004) 10.40
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Phylogenomics revives traditional views on deep animal relationships. Curr Biol (2009) 5.89
The Trichoplax genome and the nature of placozoans. Nature (2008) 5.56
The Amphimedon queenslandica genome and the evolution of animal complexity. Nature (2010) 5.11
Assessing the root of bilaterian animals with scalable phylogenomic methods. Proc Biol Sci (2009) 5.08
Mutation of FIG4 causes neurodegeneration in the pale tremor mouse and patients with CMT4J. Nature (2007) 3.91
Resolving difficult phylogenetic questions: why more sequences are not enough. PLoS Biol (2011) 3.89
Concatenated analysis sheds light on early metazoan evolution and fuels a modern "urmetazoon" hypothesis. PLoS Biol (2009) 2.55
Traditional and Modern Biomedical Prospecting: Part II-the Benefits: Approaches for a Sustainable Exploitation of Biodiversity (Secondary Metabolites and Biomaterials from Sponges). Evid Based Complement Alternat Med (2004) 2.53
Mitochondrial genome of Trichoplax adhaerens supports placozoa as the basal lower metazoan phylum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 2.47
Assessing the complex sponge microbiota: core, variable and species-specific bacterial communities in marine sponges. ISME J (2011) 2.45
Medusozoan phylogeny and character evolution clarified by new large and small subunit rDNA data and an assessment of the utility of phylogenetic mixture models. Syst Biol (2006) 2.41
Sponge paleogenomics reveals an ancient role for carbonic anhydrase in skeletogenesis. Science (2007) 2.33
Flexible minerals: self-assembled calcite spicules with extreme bending strength. Science (2013) 2.13
Global diversity of sponges (Porifera). PLoS One (2012) 2.12
Novel gene and gene model detection using a whole genome open reading frame analysis in proteomics. Genome Biol (2006) 1.98
A post-synaptic scaffold at the origin of the animal kingdom. PLoS One (2007) 1.96
Plasticity of animal genome architecture unmasked by rapid evolution of a pelagic tunicate. Science (2010) 1.86
Molecular phylogeny of Demospongiae: implications for classification and scenarios of character evolution. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2004) 1.85
An automated phylogenetic key for classifying homeoboxes. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2002) 1.85
Neutrophil-derived cathelicidin protects from neointimal hyperplasia. Sci Transl Med (2011) 1.84
Independent evolution of striated muscles in cnidarians and bilaterians. Nature (2012) 1.81
The magnitude of global marine species diversity. Curr Biol (2012) 1.78
Axial patterning and diversification in the cnidaria predate the Hox system. Curr Biol (2006) 1.73
The NK homeobox gene cluster predates the origin of Hox genes. Curr Biol (2007) 1.71
Retinal cryptochrome in a migratory passerine bird: a possible transducer for the avian magnetic compass. Naturwissenschaften (2004) 1.67
An integrative approach to species discovery in odonates: from character-based DNA barcoding to ecology. Mol Ecol (2010) 1.63
The hypoxia-inducible transcription factor pathway regulates oxygen sensing in the simplest animal, Trichoplax adhaerens. EMBO Rep (2010) 1.62
Wnt and TGF-beta expression in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica and the origin of metazoan embryonic patterning. PLoS One (2007) 1.54
Developmental expression of transcription factor genes in a demosponge: insights into the origin of metazoan multicellularity. Evol Dev (2006) 1.52
Hypomorphic expression of Dkk1 in the doubleridge mouse: dose dependence and compensatory interactions with Lrp6. Development (2004) 1.50
Speciation and phylogeography in the cosmopolitan marine moon jelly, Aurelia sp. BMC Evol Biol (2002) 1.48
Sponge genes provide new insight into the evolutionary origin of the neurogenic circuit. Curr Biol (2008) 1.47
A rapidly evolving secretome builds and patterns a sea shell. BMC Biol (2006) 1.45
Changing distribution of norovirus genotypes and genetic analysis of recombinant GIIb among infants and children with diarrhea in Japan. J Med Virol (2006) 1.43
The evolutionary origin of hedgehog proteins. Curr Biol (2007) 1.40
Placozoa -- no longer a phylum of one. Curr Biol (2004) 1.39
Cytotoxic metabolites from the fungal endophyte Alternaria sp. and their subsequent detection in its host plant Polygonum senegalense. J Nat Prod (2008) 1.38
A threat to coral reefs multiplied? Four species of crown-of-thorns starfish. Biol Lett (2008) 1.35
OrthoSelect: a protocol for selecting orthologous groups in phylogenomics. BMC Bioinformatics (2009) 1.29
Molecular and pathological effects of a modifier gene on deficiency of the sodium channel Scn8a (Na(v)1.6). Hum Mol Genet (2002) 1.29
Mimivirus and Mimiviridae: giant viruses with an increasing number of potential hosts, including corals and sponges. J Invertebr Pathol (2009) 1.29
Development of a novel protocol for RT-multiplex PCR to detect diarrheal viruses among infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in Eastern Russia. Clin Lab (2005) 1.28
From anti-fouling to biofilm inhibition: new cytotoxic secondary metabolites from two Indonesian Agelas sponges. Bioorg Med Chem (2010) 1.25
Phylogeny and evolution of calcareous sponges: monophyly of calcinea and calcaronea, high level of morphological homoplasy, and the primitive nature of axial symmetry. Syst Biol (2003) 1.24
Mineralization of the metre-long biosilica structures of glass sponges is templated on hydroxylated collagen. Nat Chem (2010) 1.22
First evidence of chitin as a component of the skeletal fibers of marine sponges. Part I. Verongidae (demospongia: Porifera). J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol (2007) 1.21
A chemical view of the most ancient metazoa--biomarker chemotaxonomy of hexactinellid sponges. Naturwissenschaften (2002) 1.20
Letter to the editor: SeqXML and OrthoXML: standards for sequence and orthology information. Brief Bioinform (2011) 1.20
Kahalalide derivatives from the Indian sacoglossan mollusk Elysia grandifolia. J Nat Prod (2006) 1.20
Heat shock and Cd2+ exposure regulate PML and Daxx release from ND10 by independent mechanisms that modify the induction of heat-shock proteins 70 and 25 differently. J Cell Sci (2003) 1.20
CO I barcoding reveals new clades and radiation patterns of Indo-Pacific sponges of the family Irciniidae (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida). PLoS One (2010) 1.20
The Dlx5 homeobox gene is essential for vestibular morphogenesis in the mouse embryo through a BMP4-mediated pathway. Dev Biol (2002) 1.19
Bioactive metabolites from the endophytic fungus Stemphylium globuliferum isolated from Mentha pulegium. J Nat Prod (2009) 1.19
Non-monophyly of most supraspecific taxa of calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) revealed by increased taxon sampling and partitioned Bayesian analysis of ribosomal DNA. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2006) 1.18
Non-coding RNA annotation of the genome of Trichoplax adhaerens. Nucleic Acids Res (2009) 1.18
Genetic aspects of mitochondrial genome evolution. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2012) 1.18
A comprehensive analysis of bilaterian mitochondrial genomes and phylogeny. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2013) 1.17
Do we want our data raw? Including binary mass spectrometry data in public proteomics data repositories. Proteomics (2005) 1.17
Urogenital and caudal dysgenesis in adrenocortical dysplasia (acd) mice is caused by a splicing mutation in a novel telomeric regulator. Hum Mol Genet (2004) 1.16
Bauplan of urmetazoa: basis for genetic complexity of metazoa. Int Rev Cytol (2004) 1.15
Cytosporones, coumarins, and an alkaloid from the endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis sp. isolated from the Chinese mangrove plant Rhizophoramucronata. Bioorg Med Chem (2009) 1.12
Dynamic expression of ancient and novel molluscan shell genes during ecological transitions. BMC Evol Biol (2007) 1.11
Novel bioactive bromopyrrole alkaloids from the Mediterranean sponge Axinella verrucosa. Bioorg Med Chem (2005) 1.10
Structure and expression of conserved Wnt pathway components in the demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica. Evol Dev (2010) 1.10
Congenital malformations among newborns and developmental abnormalities among human embryos in Belarus after Chernobyl accident. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) (2002) 1.10
Molecular phylogeny restores the supra-generic subdivision of homoscleromorph sponges (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha). PLoS One (2010) 1.09
Toll-like receptors are part of the innate immune defense system of sponges (demospongiae: Porifera). Mol Biol Evol (2006) 1.09
Innate immune defense of the sponge Suberites domuncula against bacteria involves a MyD88-dependent signaling pathway. Induction of a perforin-like molecule. J Biol Chem (2005) 1.08
Silica transport in the demosponge Suberites domuncula: fluorescence emission analysis using the PDMPO probe and cloning of a potential transporter. Biochem J (2004) 1.08
Emergence and disappearance of an immune molecule, an antimicrobial lectin, in basal metazoa. A tachylectin-related protein in the sponge Suberites domuncula. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.06
Horny sponges and their affairs: on the phylogenetic relationships of keratose sponges. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2012) 1.04
Placozoa are not derived cnidarians: evidence from molecular morphology. Mol Biol Evol (2003) 1.04
The Trox-2 Hox/ParaHox gene of Trichoplax (Placozoa) marks an epithelial boundary. Dev Genes Evol (2004) 1.04
A (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan recognition protein from the sponge Suberites domuncula. Mediated activation of fibrinogen-like protein and epidermal growth factor gene expression. Eur J Biochem (2004) 1.03
CoMet--a web server for comparative functional profiling of metagenomes. Nucleic Acids Res (2011) 1.03
Polarity factor 'Frizzled' in the demosponge Suberites domuncula: identification, expression and localization of the receptor in the epithelium/pinacoderm(1). FEBS Lett (2003) 1.03
Co-expression and functional interaction of silicatein with galectin: matrix-guided formation of siliceous spicules in the marine demosponge Suberites domuncula. J Biol Chem (2006) 1.03
Structure and composition of calcareous sponge spicules: a review and comparison to structurally related biominerals. Micron (2007) 1.02
A fragmented metazoan organellar genome: the two mitochondrial chromosomes of Hydra magnipapillata. BMC Genomics (2008) 1.02
The role of biosilica in the osteoprotegerin/RANKL ratio in human osteoblast-like cells. Biomaterials (2010) 1.02
A horizontal gene transfer supported the evolution of an early metazoan biomineralization strategy. BMC Evol Biol (2011) 1.01
Deep proteome profiling of Trichoplax adhaerens reveals remarkable features at the origin of metazoan multicellularity. Nat Commun (2013) 1.01
Novel scenarios of early animal evolution--is it time to rewrite textbooks? Integr Comp Biol (2013) 1.01
Au@MnO nanoflowers: hybrid nanocomposites for selective dual functionalization and imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl (2010) 1.00
The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA): developing community resources to study diverse invertebrate genomes. J Hered (2013) 1.00
Ultrastructural analyses support different morphological lineages in the phylum Placozoa Grell, 1971. J Morphol (2011) 1.00