The dynamic evolutionary history of pancrustacean eyes and opsins
Abstract Pancrustacea (Hexapoda plus Crustacea) display an enormous diversity of eye
designs, including multiple types of compound eyes and single-chambered eyes, often with …
designs, including multiple types of compound eyes and single-chambered eyes, often with …
Cytochrome P450 diversity in the tree of life
DR Nelson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sequencing in all areas of the tree of life has produced> 300,000 cytochrome P450 (CYP)
sequences that have been mined and collected. Nomenclature has been assigned to> …
sequences that have been mined and collected. Nomenclature has been assigned to> …
Consequences of evolutionary transitions in changing photic environments
Light represents one of the most reliable environmental cues in the biological world. In this
review we focus on the evolutionary consequences to changes in organismal photic …
review we focus on the evolutionary consequences to changes in organismal photic …
The last common ancestor of most bilaterian animals possessed at least nine opsins
The opsin gene family encodes key proteins animals use to sense light and has expanded
dramatically as it originated early in animal evolution. Understanding the origins of opsin …
dramatically as it originated early in animal evolution. Understanding the origins of opsin …
[HTML][HTML] Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests
D Rotenberg, AA Baumann, S Ben-Mahmoud… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Background The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is a globally
invasive pest and plant virus vector on a wide array of food, fiber, and ornamental crops. The …
invasive pest and plant virus vector on a wide array of food, fiber, and ornamental crops. The …
Platyzoan paraphyly based on phylogenomic data supports a noncoelomate ancestry of Spiralia
TH Struck, AR Wey-Fabrizius… - Molecular biology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Based on molecular data three major clades have been recognized within Bilateria:
Deuterostomia, Ecdysozoa, and Spiralia. Within Spiralia, small-sized and simply organized …
Deuterostomia, Ecdysozoa, and Spiralia. Within Spiralia, small-sized and simply organized …
[HTML][HTML] Overcoming the loss of blue sensitivity through opsin duplication in the largest animal group, beetles
Opsin proteins are fundamental components of animal vision whose structure largely
determines the sensitivity of visual pigments to different wavelengths of light. Surprisingly …
determines the sensitivity of visual pigments to different wavelengths of light. Surprisingly …
[HTML][HTML] The vertebrate ancestral repertoire of visual opsins, transducin alpha subunits and oxytocin/vasopressin receptors was established by duplication of their …
D Lagman, D Ocampo Daza, J Widmark… - BMC evolutionary …, 2013 - Springer
Background Vertebrate color vision is dependent on four major color opsin subtypes: RH2
(green opsin), SWS1 (ultraviolet opsin), SWS2 (blue opsin), and LWS (red opsin). Together …
(green opsin), SWS1 (ultraviolet opsin), SWS2 (blue opsin), and LWS (red opsin). Together …
Halloween genes in panarthropods and the evolution of the early moulting pathway in Ecdysozoa
Moulting is a characteristic feature of Ecdysozoa—the clade of moulting animals that
includes the hyperdiverse arthropods and less speciose groups, such as onychophorans …
includes the hyperdiverse arthropods and less speciose groups, such as onychophorans …
High diversity of arthropod colour vision: from genes to ecology
A Yilmaz, N Hempel de Ibarra… - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Colour vision allows animals to use the information contained in the spectrum of light to
control important behavioural decisions such as selection of habitats, food or mates. Among …
control important behavioural decisions such as selection of habitats, food or mates. Among …