Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution.
The mitochondrial genome of a monotreme--the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
Identification of a second group of type I IFNs in fish sheds light on IFN evolution in vertebrates.
Identification and structural analysis of four serine proteases in a monotreme, the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Ca2+ channel-independent requirement for MAGUK family CACNB4 genes in initiation of zebrafish epiboly.
Genomic organization, expression, and phylogenetic analysis of Ca2+ channel beta4 genes in 13 vertebrate species.
Origin of INSL3-mediated testicular descent in therian mammals.
Disruption and pseudoautosomal localization of the major histocompatibility complex in monotremes.
The dystrotelin, dystrophin and dystrobrevin superfamily: new paralogues and old isoforms.
Characterisation of monotreme caseins reveals lineage-specific expansion of an ancestral casein locus in mammals.
Molecular evolution of monotreme and marsupial whey acidic protein genes.
Monotreme Lactation Protein is highly expressed in monotreme milk and provides antimicrobial protection.
Structural characterization of a novel monotreme-specific protein with antimicrobial activity from the milk of the platypus.
Characterization of the Mel1c melatoninergic receptor in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
Identification of three prominin homologs and characterization of their messenger RNA expression in Xenopus laevis tissues.
Defensins and the convergent evolution of platypus and reptile venom genes.
Expression patterns of platypus defensin and related venom genes across a range of tissue types reveal the possibility of broader functions for OvDLPs than previously suspected.
M6P/IGF2R imprinting evolution in mammals.
Lactate dehydrogenase A as a highly abundant eye lens protein in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): upsilon (upsilon)-crystallin.
Studies on monotreme proteins. VII. Amino acid sequence of myoglobin from the platypus, Ornithoryhynchus anatinus.
DDX4 (VASA) Is Conserved in Germ Cell Development in Marsupials and Monotremes.
Characterization of beta(2)-microglobulin coding sequence from three non-placental mammals: the duckbill platypus, the short-beaked echidna, and the grey short-tailed opossum.
Characterization of Sp17: a ubiquitous three domain protein that binds heparin.
Insights into the evolution of mammalian telomerase: Platypus TERT shares similarities with genes of birds and other reptiles and localizes on sex chromosomes.
The evolution of epigenetic regulators CTCF and BORIS/CTCFL in amniotes.
The evolution of the DLK1-DIO3 imprinted domain in mammals.
Cone visual pigments of monotremes: filling the phylogenetic gap.
Visual pigments of the platypus: a novel route to mammalian colour vision.
Integrative view of alpha2,3-sialyltransferases (ST3Gal) molecular and functional evolution in deuterostomes: significance of lineage-specific losses.
Phylogenetic footprint analysis of IGF2 in extant mammals.
Studies on monotreme proteins. V. Amino acid sequence of the alpha-chain of haemoglobin from the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.