Hydra and the evolution of stem cells.
How do environmental factors influence life cycles and development? An experimental framework for early-diverging metazoans.
Bosch TC, Adamska M, Augustin R, Domazet‐Loso T, Foret S, Fraune S, Funayama N, Grasis J, Hamada M, Hatta M, Hobmayer B. et al. How do environmental factors influence life cycles and development? An experimental framework for early‐diverging metazoans. BioEssays. 2014 Dec;36(12):1185-94. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201400065
Species-specific viromes in the ancestral holobiont Hydra.
Grasis JA, Lachnit T, Anton-Erxleben F, Lim YW, Schmieder R, Fraune S, Franzenburg S, Insua S, Machado G, Haynes M, Little M. Species-specific viromes in the ancestral holobiont Hydra. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 24;9(10):e109952. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109952
Rethinking the role of immunity: lessons from Hydra
Bosch TC. Rethinking the role of immunity: lessons from Hydra. Trends in Immunology. 2014 Oct 1;35(10):495-502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2014.07.008
Naturally occurring tumors in the basal metazoan Hydra.
Domazet-Lošo T, Klimovich A, Anokhin B, Anton-Erxleben F, Hamm MJ, Lange C, Bosch TC. Naturally occurring tumours in the basal metazoan Hydra. Nature Communications. 2014 Jun 24;5(1):4222. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5222
Regulation of polyp-to-jellyfish transition in Aurelia aurita.
Fuchs B, Wang W, Graspeuntner S, Li Y, Insua S, Herbst EM, Dirksen P, Böhm AM, Hemmrich G, Sommer F, Domazet-Lošo T. Regulation of polyp-to-jellyfish transition in Aurelia aurita. Current Biology. 2014 Feb 3;24(3):263-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.12.003
Cnidarian-Microbe Interactions and the Origin of Innate Immunity in Metazoans.
Bosch TC. Cnidarian-microbe interactions and the origin of innate immunity in metazoans. Annual review of microbiology. 2013 Sep 8;67:499-518. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155626
Bacterial colonization of Hydra hatchlings follows a robust temporal pattern.
Franzenburg S, Fraune S, Altrock PM, Künzel S, Baines JF, Traulsen A, Bosch TC. Bacterial colonization of Hydra hatchlings follows a robust temporal pattern. The ISME Journal. 2013 Apr;7(4):781-90. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2012.156
Distinct antimicrobial peptide expression determines host species-specific bacterial associations
Franzenburg S, Walter J, Künzel S, Wang J, Baines JF, Bosch TC, Fraune S. Distinct antimicrobial peptide expression determines host species-specific bacterial associations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2013 Sep 24;110(39):E3730-8. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1304960110
Animals in a bacterial world, a new imperative for the life sciences.
McFall-Ngai M, Hadfield MG, Bosch TC, Carey HV, Domazet-Lošo T, Douglas AE, Dubilier N, Eberl G, Fukami T, Gilbert SF, Hentschel U. Animals in a bacterial world, a new imperative for the life sciences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2013 Feb 26;110(9):3229-36. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1218525110
MyD88-deficient Hydra reveal an ancient function of TLR signaling in sensing bacterial colonizers.
Franzenburg S, Fraune S, Künzel S, Baines JF, Domazet-Lošo T, Bosch TC. MyD88-deficient Hydra reveal an ancient function of TLR signaling in sensing bacterial colonizers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2012 Nov 20;109(47):19374-9. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1213110109
Hydra meiosis reveals unexpected conservation of structural synaptonemal complex proteins across metazoans.
Fraune J, Alsheimer M, Volff JN, Busch K, Fraune S, Bosch TC, Benavente R. Hydra meiosis reveals unexpected conservation of structural synaptonemal complex proteins across metazoans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2012 Oct 9;109(41):16588-93. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1206875109