Catfish (Siluriformes) are important species for aquaculture worldwide, with an annual
production in 2018 of ca. 6 million t. This review focuses on reassessing larval development …

Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) research in plants has recently gained momentum taking
cues from studies in animals systems. The availability of next-generation sequencing has …

Multicellularity has evolved in several eukaryotic lineages leading to plants, fungi, and
animals. Theoretically, in each case, this involved (1) cell‐to‐cell adhesion with an …

MicroRNAs are important regulatory small RNAs in many eukaryotes. Due to their small size
and simple structure, they are readily innovated de novo. Throughout the evolution of …

Complex organisms are associations of different cells that coexist and collaborate creating a
living consortium, the holobiont. The relationships between the holobiont members are …

The emergence of cooperative quasi-species consortia (QS-C) thinking from the more
accepted quasispecies equations of Manfred Eigen, provides a conceptual foundation from …

Recent investigations surprisingly indicate that single RNA “stem-loops” operate solely by
chemical laws that act without selective forces, and in contrast, self-ligated consortia of RNA …

Extensive genome-wide transcriptome study mediated by high throughput sequencing
technique has revolutionized the study of genetics and epigenetic at unprecedented …

Background Alternative splicing is an essential mechanism for increasing transcriptome and
proteome diversity in eukaryotes. Particularly in multicellular eukaryotes, this mechanism is …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently emerged as prominent regulators of gene
expression in eukaryotes. LncRNAs often drive the modification and maintenance of gene …