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2023

Journal Article

How larvae and life cycles evolve

Degnan, Bernard M. and Degnan, Sandie M. (2023). How larvae and life cycles evolve. Trends in Genetics, 39 (7), 528-530. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.03.008

How larvae and life cycles evolve

2022

Journal Article

Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish

Jönsson, Mathias, Morin, Marie, Wang, Conan K., Craik, David J., Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2022). Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish. BMC Biology, 20 (1) 288, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01491-0

Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish

2022

Journal Article

Gene activation of metazoan Fox transcription factors at the onset of metamorphosis in the marine demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica

Yuan, Huifang, Hatleberg, William L., Degnan, Bernard M. and Degnan, Sandie M. (2022). Gene activation of metazoan Fox transcription factors at the onset of metamorphosis in the marine demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica. Development, Growth and Differentiation, 64 (8), 455-468. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12812

Gene activation of metazoan Fox transcription factors at the onset of metamorphosis in the marine demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica

2022

Journal Article

Ribosomal RNA-depletion provides an efficient method for successful dual RNA-Seq expression profiling of a marine sponge holobiont

Xiang, Xueyan, Poli, Davide, Degnan, Bernard M. and Degnan, Sandie M. (2022). Ribosomal RNA-depletion provides an efficient method for successful dual RNA-Seq expression profiling of a marine sponge holobiont. Marine Biotechnology, 24 (4), 722-732. doi: 10.1007/s10126-022-10138-8

Ribosomal RNA-depletion provides an efficient method for successful dual RNA-Seq expression profiling of a marine sponge holobiont

2022

Journal Article

Phototransduction in a marine sponge provides insights into the origin of animal vision

Wong, Eunice, Anggono, Victor, Williams, Stephen R., Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2022). Phototransduction in a marine sponge provides insights into the origin of animal vision. iScience, 25 (6) 104436, 104436. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104436

Phototransduction in a marine sponge provides insights into the origin of animal vision

2022

Journal Article

Distal regulation, silencers, and a shared combinatorial syntax are hallmarks of animal embryogenesis

Cornejo-Paramo, Paola, Roper, Kathrein, Degnan, Sandie, Degnan, Bernard and Wong, Emily S (2022). Distal regulation, silencers, and a shared combinatorial syntax are hallmarks of animal embryogenesis. Genome Research, 32 (3), 474-487. doi: 10.1101/gr.275864.121

Distal regulation, silencers, and a shared combinatorial syntax are hallmarks of animal embryogenesis

2021

Journal Article

Pearl sac gene expression profiles associated with pearl attributes in the silver-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima

McDougall, Carmel, Aguilera, Felipe, Shokoohmand, Ali, Moase, Patrick and Degnan, Bernard M. (2021). Pearl sac gene expression profiles associated with pearl attributes in the silver-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima. Frontiers in Genetics, 11 597459, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.597459

Pearl sac gene expression profiles associated with pearl attributes in the silver-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima

2021

Journal Article

The iron-responsive genome of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata

Varney, Rebecca M., Speiser, Daniel I., McDougall, Carmel, Degnan, Bernard M. and Kocot, Kevin M. (2021). The iron-responsive genome of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13 (1) evaa263, 1-15. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evaa263

The iron-responsive genome of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata

2019

Journal Article

Co-expression of synaptic genes in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica uncovers ancient neural submodules

Wong, Eunice, Mölter, Jan, Anggono, Victor, Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2019). Co-expression of synaptic genes in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica uncovers ancient neural submodules. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 15781, 15781. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51282-x

Co-expression of synaptic genes in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica uncovers ancient neural submodules

2019

Journal Article

Author correction: The mid-developmental transition and the evolution of animal body plans (Nature, (2016), 531, 7596, (637-641), 10.1038/nature16994)

Levin, Michal, Anavy, Leon, Cole, Alison G., Winter, Eitan, Mostov, Natalia, Khair, Sally, Senderovich, Naftalie, Kovalev, Ekaterina, Silver, David H., Feder, Martin, Fernandez-Valverde, Selene L., Nakanishi, Nagayasu, Simmons, David, Simakov, Oleg, Larsson, Tomas, Liu, Shang-Yun, Jerafi-Vider, Ayelet, Yaniv, Karina, Ryan, Joseph F., Martindale, Mark Q., Rink, Jochen C., Arendt, Detlev, Degnan, Sandie M., Degnan, Bernard M., Hashimshony, Tamar and Yanai, Itai (2019). Author correction: The mid-developmental transition and the evolution of animal body plans (Nature, (2016), 531, 7596, (637-641), 10.1038/nature16994). Nature, 575 (7782), E3-E3. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1698-x

Author correction: The mid-developmental transition and the evolution of animal body plans (Nature, (2016), 531, 7596, (637-641), 10.1038/nature16994)

2019

Journal Article

The first identification of complete Eph-ephrin signalling in ctenophores and sponges reveals a role for neofunctionalization in the emergence of signalling domains

Krishnan, Arunkumar, Degnan, Bernard M. and Degnan, Sandie M. (2019). The first identification of complete Eph-ephrin signalling in ctenophores and sponges reveals a role for neofunctionalization in the emergence of signalling domains. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 19 (1) 96, 96. doi: 10.1186/s12862-019-1418-z

The first identification of complete Eph-ephrin signalling in ctenophores and sponges reveals a role for neofunctionalization in the emergence of signalling domains

2018

Journal Article

The evolution of ependymin-related proteins

McDougall, Carmel, Hammond, Michael J., Dailey, Simon C., Somorjai, Ildiko M. L., Cummins, Scott F. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2018). The evolution of ependymin-related proteins. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18 (1) 182, 182. doi: 10.1186/s12862-018-1306-y

The evolution of ependymin-related proteins

2018

Journal Article

Diverse RNA interference strategies in early-branching metazoans

Calcino, Andrew D., Fernandez-Valverde, Selene L., Taft, Ryan J. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2018). Diverse RNA interference strategies in early-branching metazoans. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18 (1) 160, 160. doi: 10.1186/s12862-018-1274-2

Diverse RNA interference strategies in early-branching metazoans

2018

Journal Article

The evolution of mollusc shells

McDougall, Carmel and Degnan, Bernard M. (2018). The evolution of mollusc shells. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology, 7 (3) e313, e313. doi: 10.1002/wdev.313

The evolution of mollusc shells

2018

Journal Article

Long non-coding regulatory RNAs in sponges and insights into the origin of animal multicellularity

Gaiti, Federico, Degnan, Bernard M and Tanurdžić, Miloš (2018). Long non-coding regulatory RNAs in sponges and insights into the origin of animal multicellularity. RNA Biology, 15 (6), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/15476286.2018.1460166

Long non-coding regulatory RNAs in sponges and insights into the origin of animal multicellularity

2018

Journal Article

Sponge Long Non-Coding RNAs Are Expressed in Specific Cell Types and Conserved Networks

Gaiti, Federico, Hatleberg, William L., Tanurdžić, Miloš and Degnan, Bernard M. (2018). Sponge Long Non-Coding RNAs Are Expressed in Specific Cell Types and Conserved Networks. Non-Coding RNA, 4 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.3390/ncrna4010006

Sponge Long Non-Coding RNAs Are Expressed in Specific Cell Types and Conserved Networks

2017

Journal Article

Variation in orthologous shell-forming proteins contribute to molluscan shell diversity

Jackson, Daniel J., Reim, Laurin, Randow, Clemens, Cerveau, Nicolas, Degnan, Bernard M. and Fleck, Claudia (2017). Variation in orthologous shell-forming proteins contribute to molluscan shell diversity. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 34 (11), 2959-2969. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msx232

Variation in orthologous shell-forming proteins contribute to molluscan shell diversity

2017

Journal Article

Origin of the animal circadian clock: diurnal and light-entrained gene expression in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica

Jindrich, Katia, Roper, Kathrein E., Lemon, Sussan, Degnan, Bernard M., Reitzel, Adam M. and Degnan, Sandie M. (2017). Origin of the animal circadian clock: diurnal and light-entrained gene expression in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4 (OCT) 327. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00327

Origin of the animal circadian clock: diurnal and light-entrained gene expression in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica

2017

Journal Article

Lipidomics of the sea sponge Amphimedon queenslandica and implication for biomarker geochemistry

Gold, D. A., O'Reilly, S. S., Watson, J., Degnan, B. M., Degnan, S. M., Krömer, J. O. and Summons, R. E. (2017). Lipidomics of the sea sponge Amphimedon queenslandica and implication for biomarker geochemistry. Geobiology, 15 (6), 836-843. doi: 10.1111/gbi.12253

Lipidomics of the sea sponge Amphimedon queenslandica and implication for biomarker geochemistry

2017

Journal Article

Origin and evolution of the metazoan non-coding regulatory genome

Gaiti, Federico, Calcino, Andrew D., Tanurdzic, Miloš and Degnan, Bernard M. (2017). Origin and evolution of the metazoan non-coding regulatory genome. Developmental Biology, 427 (2), 193-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.11.013

Origin and evolution of the metazoan non-coding regulatory genome