A Journey with Ascidians in the Pigmentation World.

genesisEarly View e23569 LETTER A journey with ascidians in the pigmentation world Filomena Ristoratore, Corresponding Author Filomena Ristoratore [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-9537 Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy Correspondence Filomena Ristoratore, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoli, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Filomena Ristoratore, Corresponding Author Filomena Ristoratore [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-9537 Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy Correspondence Filomena Ristoratore, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoli, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 November 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.23569Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES Coppola, U., Annona, G., D'Aniello, S., & Ristoratore, F. (2016). Rab32 and Rab38 genes in chordate pigmentation: An evolutionary perspective. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16, 26. 10.1186/s12862-016-0596-1 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Coppola, U., Kamal, A. K., Stolfi, A., & Ristoratore, F. (2020). The cis-regulatory code for Kelch-like 21/30 specific expression in Ciona robusta sensory organs. Frontiers in Cell and Development Biology, 8, 569601. 10.3389/fcell.2020.569601 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Di Gregorio, A., Spagnuolo, A., Ristoratore, F., Pischetola, M., Aniello, F., Branno, M., Cariello, L., & di Lauro, R. (1995). Cloning of ascidian homeobox genes provides evidence for a primordial chordate cluster. Gene, 156, 253–257. 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00035-5 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Di Gregorio, A., Villani, M. G., Locascio, A., Ristoratore, F., Aniello, F., & Branno, M. (1998). Developmental regulation and tissue-specific localization of calmodulin mRNA in the protochordate Ciona intestinalis. Development, Growth & Differentiation, 40, 387–394. 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1998.t01-2-00003.x CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Gionti, M., Ristoratore, F., di Gregorio, A., Aniello, F., Branno, M., & di Lauro, R. (1998). Cihox5, a new Ciona intestinalis Hox-related gene, is involved in regionalization of the spinal cord. Development Genes and Evolution, 207, 515–523. 10.1007/s004270050142 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Racioppi, C., Kamal, A. K., Razy-Krajka, F., Gambardella, G., Zanetti, L., di Bernardo, D., Sanges, R., Christiaen, L. A., & Ristoratore, F. (2014). Fibroblast growth factor signalling controls nervous system patterning and pigment cell formation in Ciona intestinalis. Nature Communications, 5, 4830. 10.1038/ncomms5830 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Racioppi, C., Valoroso, M. C., Coppola, U., Lowe, E. K., Titus Brown, C., Swalla, B. J., Christiaen, L., Stolfi, A., & Ristoratore, F. (2017). Evolutionary loss of melanogenesis in the tunicate Molgula occulta. EvoDevo, 8, 11. 10.1186/s13227-017-0074-x PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Ristoratore, F., Cermola, M., & Nola, M. (1994). Ultrastructural immuno-localization of CUT-1 and CUT-2 antigenic sites in the cuticles of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of submicroscopic cytology and pathology, 26(3), 437–443. CASPubMedGoogle Scholar Spagnuolo, A., Ristoratore, F., di Gregorio, A., Aniello, F., Branno, M., & di Lauro, R. (2003). Unusual number and genomic organization of Hox genes in the tunicate Ciona intestinalis. Gene, 309, 71–79. 10.1016/S0378-1119(03)00488-8 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Squarzoni, P., Parveen, F., Zanetti, L., & Ristoratore, F. (2011). FGF/MAPK/Ets signaling renders pigment cell precursors competent to respond to Wnt signal by directly controlling Ci-Tcf transcription. Google Scholar Stolfi, A., Lowe, E. K., Racioppi, C., Ristoratore, F., Brown, C. T., Swalla, B. J., & Christiaen, L. (2014). Divergent mechanisms regulate conserved cardiopharyngeal development and gene expression in distantly related ascidians. eLife, 3, e03728. 10.7554/eLife.03728 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issuee23569 ReferencesRelatedInformation