Topological structures and syntenic conservation in sea anemone genomes

B Zimmermann, JD Montenegro, SMC Robb… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
There is currently little information about the evolution of gene clusters, genome
architectures and karyotypes in early branching animals. Slowly evolving anthozoan …

Convergent and divergent evolution of microRNA‐mediated regulation in metazoans

Y Wang, X Tang, J Lu - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been studied extensively to understand their
roles in gene regulation and evolutionary processes. This review focuses on how miRNA …

The genome of the colonial hydroid Hydractinia reveals that their stem cells use a toolkit of evolutionarily shared genes with all animals

CE Schnitzler, ES Chang, J Waletich… - Genome …, 2024 - genome.cshlp.org
Hydractinia is a colonial marine hydroid that shows remarkable biological properties,
including the capacity to regenerate its entire body throughout its lifetime, a process made …

Small RNAs in Cnidaria: A review

Y Li, JHL Hui - Evolutionary Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As fundamental components of RNA silencing, small RNA (sRNA) molecules ranging from
20 to 32 nucleotides in length have been found as potent regulators of gene expression and …

Sea anemone genomes reveal ancestral metazoan chromosomal macrosynteny

B Zimmermann, JD Montenegro, SMC Robb, WJ Fropf… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Draft genome sequences of non-bilaterian species have provided important insights into the
evolution of the metazoan gene repertoire. However, there is little information about the …

Accurate microRNA annotation of animal genomes using trained covariance models of curated microRNA complements in MirMachine

SU Umu, VM Paynter, H Trondsen, T Buschmann… - Cell Genomics, 2023 - cell.com
The annotation of microRNAs depends on the availability of transcriptomics data and expert
knowledge. This has led to a gap between the availability of novel genomes and high …

The genome of the deep-sea anemone Actinernus sp. contains a mega-array of ANTP-class homeobox genes

STS Law, Y Yu, W Nong, WL So… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Members of the phylum Cnidaria include sea anemones, corals and jellyfish, and have
successfully colonized both marine and freshwater habitats throughout the world. The …

[HTML][HTML] The genome of the colonial hydroid Hydractinia reveals their stem cells utilize a toolkit of evolutionarily shared genes with all animals

CE Schnitzler, ES Chang, J Waletich… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hydractinia is a colonial marine hydroid that exhibits remarkable biological properties,
including the capacity to regenerate its entire body throughout its lifetime, a process made …

Molecular Insights into the Low Complexity Secreted Venom of Calliactis polypus

HL Smith, DA Broszczak, SE Bryan… - Genome Biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sea anemones are venomous animals that rely on their venom for prey capture, defense
against predators, and intraspecific competition. Currently, comprehensive molecular and …

miRNA-target complementarity in cnidarians resembles its counterpart in plants

Y Admoni, A Fridrich, PK Weavers, R Aharoni… - EMBO …, 2025 - embopress.org
Abstract microRNAs (miRNAs) are important post-transcriptional regulators that activate
silencing mechanisms by annealing to mRNA transcripts. While plant miRNAs match their …