Deuterostomes are the major division of animal life which includes sea stars, acorn worms,
and humans, among a wide variety of ecologically and morphologically disparate taxa …

The skeletogenic gene regulatory network (GRN) of sea urchins and other echinoderms is
one of the most intensively studied transcriptional networks in any develo** organism. As …

Sea urchins are emblematic models in developmental biology and display several
characteristics that set them apart from other deuterostomes. To uncover the genomic cues …

During early development of the sea urchin embryo, activation of ERK signalling in
mesodermal precursors is not triggered by extracellular RTK ligands but by a cell …

The extensive array of morphological diversity among animal taxa represents the product of
millions of years of evolution. Morphology is the output of development, therefore phenotypic …

Echinoids are key components of modern marine ecosystems. Despite a remarkable fossil
record, the emergence of their crown group is documented by few specimens of unclear …

Species within nearly all extant animal lineages are capable of regenerating body parts.
However, it remains unclear whether the gene expression programme controlling …

Abstract Echinobase (www. echinobase. org) is a model organism knowledgebase serving
as a resource for the community that studies echinoderms, a phylum of marine invertebrates …

Biomineralization is the process by which living organisms use minerals to form hard
structures that protect and support them. Biomineralization is believed to have evolved …

Biomineralization is the process in which organisms use minerals to generate hard
structures like teeth, skeletons and shells. Biomineralization is proposed to have evolved …