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Open AccessStructural basis of spike RBM-specific human antibodies counteracting broad SARS-CoV-2 variants
The decrease of antibody efficacy to mutated SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD explains the breakthrough infections and reinfections by Omicron variants. Here, we analyzed broadly neutralizing antibodies isolated from long...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Medusozoan genomes inform the evolution of the jellyfish body plan
The version of this article originally published was not open access, but should have been open access. The error has been corrected, and the paper is now open access with a CC-BY license.
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Open AccessMedusozoan genomes inform the evolution of the jellyfish body plan
Cnidarians are astonishingly diverse in body form and lifestyle, including the presence of a jellyfish stage in medusozoans and its absence in anthozoans. Here, we sequence the genomes of Aurelia aurita (a scypho...
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Open AccessA draft genome of the striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, for comparative analysis of genes relevant to development and a resource for aquaculture improvement
The striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, is a freshwater and benthopelagic fish common in the Mekong River delta. Catfish constitute a valuable source of dietary protein. Therefore, they are cultured wor...
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Open AccessCorrection to: A new species of Xenoturbella from the western Pacific Ocean and the evolution of Xenoturbella
After publication of Nakano et al. (2017) [1], the authors became aware of the fact that the new species-group name erected for the two specimens of a Japanese xenoturbellid species in the article is not avail...
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Open AccessNemertean and phoronid genomes reveal lophotrochozoan evolution and the origin of bilaterian heads
Nemerteans (ribbon worms) and phoronids (horseshoe worms) are closely related lophotrochozoans—a group of animals including leeches, snails and other invertebrates. Lophotrochozoans represent a superphylum tha...
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Open AccessA new species of Xenoturbella from the western Pacific Ocean and the evolution of Xenoturbella
Xenoturbella is a group of marine benthic animals lacking an anus and a centralized nervous system. Molecular phylogenetic analyses group the animal together with the Acoelomorpha, forming th...
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Open AccessThe phylogenetic position of dicyemid mesozoans offers insights into spiralian evolution
Obtaining phylogenomic data for enigmatic taxa is essential to achieve a better understanding of animal evolution. Dicyemids have long fascinated biologists because of their highly simplified body organization...
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Open AccessThe crown-of-thorns starfish genome as a guide for biocontrol of this coral reef pest
Genome sequencing and proteomic analyses of the crown-of-thorns starfish identify species-specific secreted factors that are associated with aggregating starfish and might be useful for biocontrol strategies.
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Open AccessBivalve-specific gene expansion in the pearl oyster genome: implications of adaptation to a sessile lifestyle
Bivalve molluscs have flourished in marine environments, and many species constitute important aquatic resources. Recently, whole genome sequences from two bivalves, the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, and the Pac...
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Open AccessHemichordate genomes and deuterostome origins
Sequencing the genomes of two enteropneusts reveals complex genomic organization and developmental innovation in the ancestor of deuterostomes, a group of animals including echinoderms (starfish and their rela...
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Open AccessThe Lingula genome provides insights into brachiopod evolution and the origin of phosphate biomineralization
The evolutionary origins of lingulid brachiopods and their calcium phosphate shells have been obscure. Here we decode the 425-Mb genome of Lingula anatina to gain insights into brachiopod evolution. Comprehensive...
