A consensus view of the proteome of the last universal common ancestor
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8930
Abstract: Abstract The availability of genomic and proteomic data from across the tree of life has made it possible to infer features of the genome and proteome of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). A number… read more here.
Keywords: consensus; last universal; common ancestor; universal common ... See more keywords
A new Silurian fish close to the common ancestor of modern gnathostomes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.053
Abstract: The Silurian Period occupies a pivotal stage in the unfolding of key evolutionary events, including the rise of jawed vertebrates.1-4 However, the understanding of this early diversification is often hampered by the patchy nature of… read more here.
Keywords: common ancestor; new silurian; silurian fish; close common ... See more keywords
Multiple Genomic Events Altering Hominin SIGLEC Biology and Innate Immunity Predated the Common Ancestor of Humans and Archaic Hominins
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa125
Abstract: Abstract Human-specific pseudogenization of the CMAH gene eliminated the mammalian sialic acid (Sia) Neu5Gc (generating an excess of its precursor Neu5Ac), thus changing ubiquitous cell surface “self-associated molecular patterns” that modulate innate immunity via engagement… read more here.
Keywords: common ancestor; hominin siglec; biology; innate immunity ... See more keywords
Bilaterally symmetric axes with rhizoids composed the rooting structure of the common ancestor of vascular plants
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0042
Abstract: There are two general types of rooting systems in extant land plants: gametophyte rhizoids and sporophyte root axes. These structures carry out the rooting function in the free-living stage of almost all land plant gametophytes… read more here.
Keywords: ancestor vascular; vascular plants; axes rhizoids; common ancestor ... See more keywords
Pore timing: the evolutionary origins of the nucleus and nuclear pore complex
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.16402.1
Abstract: The name “eukaryote” is derived from Greek, meaning “true kernel”, and describes the domain of organisms whose cells have a nucleus. The nucleus is thus the defining feature of eukaryotes and distinguishes them from prokaryotes… read more here.
Keywords: pore complex; common ancestor; timing evolutionary; nuclear pore ... See more keywords
Humans, fish, spiders and bees inherited working memory and attention from their last common ancestor
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.937712
Abstract: All brain processes that generate behaviour, apart from reflexes, operate with information that is in an “activated” state. This activated information, which is known as working memory (WM), is generated by the effect of attentional… read more here.
Keywords: information; working memory; last common; common ancestor ... See more keywords
Was the Last Bacterial Common Ancestor a Monoderm after All?
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13020376
Abstract: The very nature of the last bacterial common ancestor (LBCA), in particular the characteristics of its cell wall, is a critical issue to understand the evolution of life on earth. Although knowledge of the relationships… read more here.
Keywords: monoderm; cell wall; last bacterial; bacterial common ... See more keywords
HSPCs display within-family homogeneity in differentiation and proliferation despite population heterogeneity
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.60624
Abstract: High-throughput single-cell methods have uncovered substantial heterogeneity in the pool of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), but how much instruction is inherited by offspring from their heterogeneous ancestors remains unanswered. Using a method that… read more here.
Keywords: differentiation; hspcs display; heterogeneity; family ... See more keywords
The evolution of unique cranial traits in leporid lagomorphs
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14414
Abstract: Background The leporid lagomorphs (rabbits and hares) are adapted to running and leaping (some more than others) and consequently have unique anatomical features that distinguish them from ochotonid lagomorphs (pikas) and from their rodent relatives.… read more here.
Keywords: ancestor living; last common; common ancestor; leporid lagomorphs ... See more keywords