The Evolution of Invertebrate Animals

• Published in: Genes Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 454
• Main Authors: Bertrand, Stephanie, Escriva, Hector
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 02.03.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: ancestry; Animal biology; Animal models; Animalia; Animals; Biodiversity; Cell cycle; Corals; CRISPR; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Gene families; Genes; Genomes; Invertebrates; Life Sciences; Nervous system; Phylogeny; Proteins; Signal transduction; Species; Transcriptomics; Invertebrates; Evolution
• ISSN: 2073-4425; 2073-4425
• DOI: 10.3390/genes13030454

[...]we can read works carried out with Acropora corals [1], with several mollusc species such as the cephalopod Nautilus pompilius [2], the gastropod Crepidula fornicata [3] or the bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis [4], as well as a study with the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea [5], or with several chordates such as two cephalochordate species (Branchiostoma lanceolatum [6] and Branchiostoma floridae [7]) and two urochordate species (Ciona robusta [8] and Phallusia mammillata [4]). The easier access to transcriptomic and genomic data from non-classical animal models makes the study of the evolution of gene families more comprehensive today. [...]this volume presents two articles concerning the evolution of gene families. In addition to the study of the evolution of gene families, access to high throughput data also allows the identification and study of genes involved in biological processes. [...]the work presented by Setiamarga and collaborators [2] analyses the content of genes encoding shell matrix proteins in the mollusc Nautilus, an example of a cephalopod that has not lost its external biomineralized shell. [...]we hope that this modest collection of articles, presenting different aspects of invertebrate animal model research, will convince the readers of the importance of developing experimental techniques and approaches allowing a better understanding of animal biodiversity and the biological functions that such diversity harbours.