Immune memory in invertebrates

B Milutinović, J Kurtz - Seminars in immunology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Evidence for innate immune memory (or 'priming') in invertebrates has been accumulating
over the last years. We here provide an in-depth review of the current state of evidence for …

AlphaFold predictions are valuable hypotheses and accelerate but do not replace experimental structure determination

TC Terwilliger, D Liebschner, TI Croll, CJ Williams… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Artificial intelligence-based protein structure prediction methods such as AlphaFold have
revolutionized structural biology. The accuracies of these predictions vary, however, and …

Evolution and development of scyphozoan jellyfish

RR Helm - Biological Reviews, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Scyphozoan jellyfish, or scyphomedusae, are conspicuous members of many ocean
ecosystems, and have large impacts on human health and industry. Most scyphomedusae …

A stony coral cell atlas illuminates the molecular and cellular basis of coral symbiosis, calcification, and immunity

S Levy, A Elek, X Grau-Bové, S Menéndez-Bravo… - Cell, 2021‏ - cell.com
Stony corals are colonial cnidarians that sustain the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on
Earth: coral reefs. Despite their ecological importance, little is known about the cell types …

A large and consistent phylogenomic dataset supports sponges as the sister group to all other animals

P Simion, H Philippe, D Baurain, M Jager, DJ Richter… - Current biology, 2017‏ - cell.com
Resolving the early diversification of animal lineages has proven difficult, even using
genome-scale datasets. Several phylogenomic studies have supported the classical …

Topological structures and syntenic conservation in sea anemone genomes

B Zimmermann, JD Montenegro, SMC Robb… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
There is currently little information about the evolution of gene clusters, genome
architectures and karyotypes in early branching animals. Slowly evolving anthozoan …

Phylogenomics provides a robust topology of the major cnidarian lineages and insights on the origins of key organismal traits

E Kayal, B Bentlage, M Sabrina Pankey… - BMC evolutionary …, 2018‏ - Springer
Abstract Background The phylogeny of Cnidaria has been a source of debate for decades,
during which nearly all-possible relationships among the major lineages have been …

A crown-group cnidarian from the Ediacaran of Charnwood Forest, UK

FS Dunn, CG Kenchington, LA Parry… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Cnidarians are a disparate and ancient phylum, encompassing corals and jellyfish, and
occupy both the pelagic and benthic realms. They have a rich fossil record from the …

Palaeoclimate ocean conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their skeletons through deep time

AM Quattrini, E Rodríguez, BC Faircloth… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Identifying how past environmental conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their
skeletal traits provides a framework for predicting their persistence and that of their non …

Phylogenomics, origin, and diversification of Anthozoans (Phylum Cnidaria)

CS McFadden, AM Quattrini, MR Brugler… - Systematic …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Anthozoan cnidarians (corals and sea anemones) include some of the world's most
important foundation species, capable of building massive reef complexes that support …