David K. Simmons

The Genome of the Ctenophore <i>Mnemiopsis leidyi</i> and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution

Joseph F. Ryan, Kevin Pang, Christine E. Schnitzler et al. · Science · 2013 · 700 citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Zoology +17

Evolutionary transition between invertebrates and vertebrates via methylation reprogramming in embryogenesis

Xiaocui Xu, Guoqiang Li, Congru Li et al. · National Science Review · 2019 · 78 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology +17

Expression of multiple Sox genes through embryonic development in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi is spatially restricted to zones of cell proliferation

Christine E. Schnitzler, David K. Simmons, Kevin Pang et al. · EvoDevo · 2014 · 59 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Genetics +14

Glycine activated ion channel subunits encoded by ctenophore glutamate receptor genes

Robert G. Alberstein, Richard Grey, Austin Zimmet et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 54 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience +16

Antagonistic BMP–cWNT signaling in the cnidarian <i>Nematostella vectensis</i> reveals insight into the evolution of mesoderm

Naveen Wijesena, David K. Simmons, Mark Q. Martindale · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017 · 43 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology +14