Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Jellyfish genomes reveal distinct homeobox gene clusters and conservation of small RNA processing

  • Wenyan Nong,
  • Jianquan Cao,
  • Yiqian Li,
  • Zhe Qu,
  • Jin Sun,
  • Thomas Swale,
  • Ho Yin Yip,
  • Pei Yuan Qian,
  • Jian-Wen Qiu,
  • Hoi Shan Kwan,
  • William Bendena,
  • Stephen Tobe,
  • Ting Fung Chan,
  • Kevin Y. Yip,
  • Ka Hou Chu,
  • Sai Ming Ngai,
  • Karl Yk Tsim,
  • Peter W. H. Holland,
  • Jerome H. L. Hui

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16801-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Jellyfish plays an important ecological role in surface waters and the deep sea. Here the authors report genome sequences of two true jellyfish, Sanderia malayensis and Rhopilema esculentum, showing distinct homeobox gene clusters and sesquiterpenoid pathway.