Hemichordate cis-regulatory genomics and the gene expression dynamics of deuterostomes.

ABSTRACT: Deuterostomes are one major group of bilaterians composed by hemichordates and echinoderms (collectively called Ambulacraria) and chordates. Comparative studies between these groups can provide valuable insights into the nature of the last common ancestor of deuterostomes and that of bilaterians. Indirect development of hemichordates, with larval phases similar to echinoderms and an adult body plan with an anteroposterior polarity like chordates and other bilaterians, makes them a suitable model for studying the molecular basis of development among deuterostomes. However, a comprehensive, quantitative catalogue of gene expression and chromatin dynamics in hemichordates is still lacking. In this study, we analysed the transcriptomes and chromatin accessibility of multiple developmental stag

SUBMITTER: Perez-Posada A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618098 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature