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L. S. Babonis

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Nematostella vectensis exemplifies the exceptional expansion and diversity of opsins in the eyeless Hexacorallia

K. J. McCulloch, L. S. Babonis, A. Liu, C. M. Daly, M. Q. Martindale, K. M. Koenig

This study identifies 29 opsins in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, showing lineage-specific duplications and diverse expression patterns, suggesting novel sensory functions in eyeless cnidarians.

bioRxiv · May 17, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Independent innexin radiation shaped signaling in ctenophores.

J. Ortiz, Y. Bobkov, M. DeBiasse, D. G. Mitchell, A. Edgar, M. Q. Martindale, A. G. Moss, L. S. Babonis, J. F. Ryan

This study identifies and characterizes innexin genes in four ctenophore species, showing independent evolution of these channels and suggesting their presence in the last common ancestor of animals.

bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Knockout of a single Sox gene resurrects an ancestral cell type in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

L. S. Babonis, C. Enjolras, A. J. Reft, B. M. Foster, F. Hugosson, J. F. Ryan, M. Daly, m. q. martindale

The paper shows that knocking out NvSox2 in Nematostella vectensis converts nematocytes into spirocytes, revealing a mechanism for cnidocyte diversity.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Genomic analysis of the tryptome reveals molecular mechanisms of gland cell evolution

L. S. Babonis, J. F. Ryan, C. Enjolras, M. Q. Martindale

The paper analyzes the genomic diversity of trypsin genes in Nematostella vectensis to uncover evolutionary mechanisms driving gland cell specialization.

bioRxiv · May 25, 2019Evolutionary Biology