[HTML][HTML] The house spider genome reveals an ancient whole-genome duplication during arachnid evolution
EE Schwager, PP Sharma, T Clarke, DJ Leite… - BMC biology, 2017 - Springer
Background The duplication of genes can occur through various mechanisms and is thought
to make a major contribution to the evolutionary diversification of organisms. There is …
to make a major contribution to the evolutionary diversification of organisms. There is …
[HTML][HTML] An overview of Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom using combined transcriptomic and proteomic approaches
MRV Diniz, ALB Paiva, C Guerra-Duarte… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Phoneutria nigriventer is one of the largest existing true spiders and one of the few
considered medically relevant. Its venom contains several neurotoxic peptides that act on …
considered medically relevant. Its venom contains several neurotoxic peptides that act on …
[HTML][HTML] The common house spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum
H Oda, Y Akiyama-Oda - EvoDevo, 2020 - Springer
The common house spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum, belonging to the Chelicerata in the
phylum Arthropoda, has emerged as an experimental system for studying mechanisms of …
phylum Arthropoda, has emerged as an experimental system for studying mechanisms of …
A revised and dated phylogeny of cobweb spiders (Araneae, Araneoidea, Theridiidae): a predatory Cretaceous lineage diversifying in the era of the ants …
Cobweb spiders (Theridiidae) are highly diverse from the perspective of species richness,
morphological diversity, variety of web architecture, and behavioral repertoires. The family …
morphological diversity, variety of web architecture, and behavioral repertoires. The family …
[HTML][HTML] Toll genes have an ancestral role in axis elongation
MA Benton, M Pechmann, N Frey, D Stappert… - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
One of the key morphogenetic processes used during development is the controlled
intercalation of cells between their neighbors. This process has been co-opted into a range …
intercalation of cells between their neighbors. This process has been co-opted into a range …
[HTML][HTML] An atlas of spider development at single-cell resolution provides new insights into arthropod embryogenesis
DJ Leite, A Schönauer, G Blakeley, A Harper… - EvoDevo, 2024 - Springer
Spiders are a diverse order of chelicerates that diverged from other arthropods over 500
million years ago. Research on spider embryogenesis, particularly studies using the …
million years ago. Research on spider embryogenesis, particularly studies using the …
Evolution of chemosensory gene families in arthropods: insight from the first inclusive comparative transcriptome analysis across spider appendages
J Vizueta, C Frias-Lopez… - Genome biology and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Unlike hexapods and vertebrates, in chelicerates, knowledge of the specific molecules
involved in chemoreception comes exclusively from the comparative analysis of genome …
involved in chemoreception comes exclusively from the comparative analysis of genome …
[HTML][HTML] Combining independent de novo assemblies optimizes the coding transcriptome for nonconventional model eukaryotic organisms
N Cerveau, DJ Jackson - BMC bioinformatics, 2016 - Springer
Background Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are arguably the most
revolutionary technical development to join the list of tools available to molecular biologists …
revolutionary technical development to join the list of tools available to molecular biologists …
[HTML][HTML] Striking parallels between dorsoventral patterning in Drosophila and Gryllus reveal a complex evolutionary history behind a model gene regulatory network
M Pechmann, NJ Kenny, L Pott, P Heger, YT Chen… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Dorsoventral pattering relies on Toll and BMP signalling in all insects studied so far, with
variations in the relative contributions of both pathways. Drosophila and the beetle Tribolium …
variations in the relative contributions of both pathways. Drosophila and the beetle Tribolium …
[HTML][HTML] House spider genome uncovers evolutionary shifts in the diversity and expression of black widow venom proteins associated with extreme toxicity
Background Black widow spiders are infamous for their neurotoxic venom, which can cause
extreme and long-lasting pain. This unusual venom is dominated by latrotoxins and …
extreme and long-lasting pain. This unusual venom is dominated by latrotoxins and …