Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution.
The mitochondrial genome of 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.
Characterisation of monotreme caseins reveals lineage-specific expansion of an ancestral casein locus in mammals.
Visual pigments of the platypus: a novel route to mammalian colour vision.
Identification of a second group of type I IFNs in fish sheds light on IFN evolution in vertebrates.
Molecular evolution of monotreme and marsupial whey acidic protein genes.
Characterization of the Mel1c melatoninergic receptor in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
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.
Lactate dehydrogenase A as a highly abundant eye lens protein in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): upsilon (upsilon)-crystallin.
M6P/IGF2R imprinting evolution in mammals.
Phylogenetic footprint analysis of IGF2 in extant mammals.
Disruption and pseudoautosomal localization of the major histocompatibility complex in monotremes.
The dystrotelin, dystrophin and dystrobrevin superfamily: new paralogues and old isoforms.
Studies on monotreme proteins. V. Amino acid sequence of the alpha-chain of haemoglobin from the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Identification of three prominin homologs and characterization of their messenger RNA expression in Xenopus laevis tissues.
The evolution of epigenetic regulators CTCF and BORIS/CTCFL in amniotes.
Identification and structural analysis of four serine proteases in a monotreme, the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Studies on monotreme proteins. VII. Amino acid sequence of myoglobin from the platypus, Ornithoryhynchus anatinus.
Integrative view of alpha2,3-sialyltransferases (ST3Gal) molecular and functional evolution in deuterostomes: significance of lineage-specific losses.
Origin of INSL3-mediated testicular descent in therian mammals.
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.
DDX4 (VASA) Is Conserved in Germ Cell Development in Marsupials and Monotremes.
Cone visual pigments of monotremes: filling the phylogenetic gap.
Insights into the evolution of mammalian telomerase: Platypus TERT shares similarities with genes of birds and other reptiles and localizes on sex chromosomes.
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 Sp17: a ubiquitous three domain protein that binds heparin.
The evolution of the DLK1-DIO3 imprinted domain in mammals.