Abstract The Nereid Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin and Milne Edwards (Annales des
Sciences Naturelles 1: 195–269, 1833) is a marine annelid that belongs to the Nereididae, a …

Many animals undergo indirect development, where their embryogenesis produces an
intermediate life stage, or larva, that is often free‐living and later metamorphoses into an …

Regeneration, the ability to restore body parts after an injury or an amputation, is a
widespread but highly variable and complex phenomenon in animals. While having …

Ecdysis or molting evolved∼ 535 mya in Ecdysozoa, the most diverse and species-rich
animal superphylum. 1 A cascade of ecdysis-related neuropeptides (ERNs) controls the …

Background Methylation of cytosines in DNA (5mC methylation) is a major epigenetic
modification that modulates gene expression and constitutes the basis for mechanisms …

Venomous animals hunt using bioactive peptides, but relatively little is known about venom
small molecules and the resulting complex hunting behaviors. Here, we explored the …

Background Nervous system development is an interplay of many processes: the formation
of individual neurons, which depends on whole-body and local patterning processes, and …

Background foxA orthologs are involved in various processes from embryo patterning to
regulation of metabolism. Since foxA conserved role in the development of the gut of errant …

Background Restorative regeneration, the capacity to reform a lost body part following
amputation or injury, is an important and still poorly understood process in animals …

R-type lectins are a widespread group of sugar-binding proteins found in nearly all domains
of life, characterized by the presence of a carbohydrate-binding domain that adopts a β …