Arnone Lab
@arnonelab.bsky.social
Group established in 2000, studying Echinoderms to unravel the evolution of organs and body parts by comparison of gene regulatory networks. https://arnonelab.it/
If you want to read more, take also a look at our blog on @springernature.com Research Communities: go.nature.com/45BwBUi
Echinoderms as a paradigm to understand how genome organization shapes body plans and their evolution
Animal morphology is dependent on where, when and which genes are turned on in the body and to what extent. In order to find out how species build their distinct body plans one needs to look genome an...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If you want to read more, take also a look at our blog on @springernature.com Research Communities: go.nature.com/45BwBUi
Thanks to everybody involved, especially my former and present lab members: @danivoronov.bsky.social, @perievodevo.bsky.social, @mlrusciano.bsky.social, Claudia Cuomo, Jovana Ranđelović.
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Thanks to everybody involved, especially my former and present lab members: @danivoronov.bsky.social, @perievodevo.bsky.social, @mlrusciano.bsky.social, Claudia Cuomo, Jovana Ranđelović.
We here present two new genome assemblies for S. purpuratus and P. miniata, showing they are organized in TAD-like structures that, unlike vertebrates, are not built with CTCF. We also found deeply conserved cis-regulatory modules such as the one upstream of Tbx2/3, and we functionally evaluated it.
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 AM
We here present two new genome assemblies for S. purpuratus and P. miniata, showing they are organized in TAD-like structures that, unlike vertebrates, are not built with CTCF. We also found deeply conserved cis-regulatory modules such as the one upstream of Tbx2/3, and we functionally evaluated it.
In this work, we present Echinoderms as a paradigm to understand how genome organization shapes organismal body plans and their evolution.
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 AM
In this work, we present Echinoderms as a paradigm to understand how genome organization shapes organismal body plans and their evolution.
These are the objectives we will pursue in NeurEvoFun (“Dissecting the neurosecretory brain-gut axis function and evolution: from regulome and cell identity to cellular crosstalk”).
January 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
These are the objectives we will pursue in NeurEvoFun (“Dissecting the neurosecretory brain-gut axis function and evolution: from regulome and cell identity to cellular crosstalk”).
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Ricerca a Napoli, alla Stazione Anton Dohrn fondi del Mur per studiare i ricci
La Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn riafferma il proprio ruolo nel panorama della ricerca internazionale. Nel terzo bando del Fondo Italiano per la Scienza, promosso dal Ministero...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Thank you, Filippo!
November 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Thank you, Filippo!
In collaboration with @mfnberlin.bsky.social, Jack Ullrich-Lüter, Jil Carl, Anne-C. Zakrzewski, Berit Zemann, Carsten Lüter, @biodev-vlfr.bsky.social @croce-urchin.bsky.social, Tiphaine Sancerni, Maria Schauer, Oğuz Akar, @igflyon.bsky.social, @almazan.bsky.social. Thank you, all!
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In collaboration with @mfnberlin.bsky.social, Jack Ullrich-Lüter, Jil Carl, Anne-C. Zakrzewski, Berit Zemann, Carsten Lüter, @biodev-vlfr.bsky.social @croce-urchin.bsky.social, Tiphaine Sancerni, Maria Schauer, Oğuz Akar, @igflyon.bsky.social, @almazan.bsky.social. Thank you, all!
With @perievodevo.bsky.social, @danivoronov.bsky.social, @mlrusciano.bsky.social, @mariacocurullo.bsky.social, Filomena Caccavale, Giovanna Benvenuto.
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
With @perievodevo.bsky.social, @danivoronov.bsky.social, @mlrusciano.bsky.social, @mariacocurullo.bsky.social, Filomena Caccavale, Giovanna Benvenuto.
We report high expression of vertebrates’ brain and retina genes, and a vast array of photoreceptor cells. Among those, we detect cells that express a rare combination of opsins, perhaps an ideal candidate for non-ocular vision. 👀 #ScienceAdvancesResearch @szndohrn.bsky.social @science.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We report high expression of vertebrates’ brain and retina genes, and a vast array of photoreceptor cells. Among those, we detect cells that express a rare combination of opsins, perhaps an ideal candidate for non-ocular vision. 👀 #ScienceAdvancesResearch @szndohrn.bsky.social @science.org
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We discuss new research on sea urchins, how echinoderms remain relevant experimental systems in the multiomics era, and the future of the cell type evolution and development field.
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We discuss new research on sea urchins, how echinoderms remain relevant experimental systems in the multiomics era, and the future of the cell type evolution and development field.