Ancient origins of complex neuronal genes
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23 October 2023
Preethi Krishnaraj, Chee Kiang Ewe
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STING mediates immune responses in a unicellular choanoflagellate
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The STING ligand 2’3’-cGAMP induces an NF-κB-dependent anti-bacterial innate immune response in the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis
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01 July 2021
Connor Rosen
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The Single-Celled Ancestors of Animals: A History of Hypotheses
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05 January 2021
Hiral Shah, Dey Lab
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A flagellate-to-amoeboid switch in the closest living relatives of animals
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30 July 2020
Ankita Jha
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A robust method for transfection in choanoflagellates illuminates their cell biology and the ancestry of animal septins
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18 June 2018
Maya Emmons-Bell
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The ancestral animal genetic toolkit revealed by diverse choanoflagellate transcriptomes
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16 February 2018
Rafael Galupa
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