Ralf Sommer

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Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie

Germany

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Ralf Sommer is a Professor at the Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie in Germany. His research focuses on ecological graph theory, developmental transcriptomics, and genome assembly within nematodes. Recent articles highlight his work on the evolution of nervous systems, the role of epigenetic switches in polyphenism, and the biosynthesis of signaling molecules. His contributions significantly enhance the understanding of nematode biology and environmental interactions.

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Steven Cook

Allen Institute

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Christian Rödelsperger

Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology

GERMANY

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Boris Macek

Full Professor of Quantitative Proteomics

University of Tuebingen

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Michael S Werner

University of Utah

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Barbara Conradt

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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Kohta Yoshida

Specially appointed assistant professor

National Institute of Genetics

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Taisei Kikuchi

University of Tokyo

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Articles (26)

Comparative connectomics of two distantly related nematode species reveals patterns of nervous system evolution

EBAX-1/ZSWIM8 destabilizes miRNAs resulting in transgenerational inheritance of a predatory trait

Developmental transcriptomics in Pristionchus reveals the environmental responsiveness of a plasticity gene-regulatory network

Ecological graph theory: Simulating competition and coexistence on graphs

Biosynthesis of modular signaling molecules requires functional diversification of carboxylesterases in Pristionchus pacificus

Pristionchus kravanhensis n. sp., the first Pristionchus species reported from Cambodia

High Nutritional Conditions Influence Feeding Plasticity in Pristionchus pacificus and Render Worms Non‐Predatory

Microbiota succession influences nematode physiology in a beetle microcosm ecosystem

Conserved switch genes that arose via whole-genome duplication regulate a cannibalistic nematode morph

Starvation resistance in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus requires a conserved supplementary nuclear receptor

Feeding‐structure morphogenesis in “rhabditid” and diplogastrid nematodes is not controlled by a conserved genetic module

The role of plasticity and stochasticity in coexistence

Spatial and temporal heterogeneity alter the cost of plasticity in Pristionchus pacificus

Rapid chromosome evolution and acquisition of thermosensitive stochastic sex determination in nematode androdioecious hermaphrodites

The Role of Epigenetic Switches in Polyphenism Control: Implications from a Nematode Model for the Developmental Regulation of Alternative Phenotypes

Genome Assembly of the Nematode Rhabditoides Inermis From a Complex Microbial Community

Chromosome fusions repatterned recombination rate and facilitated reproductive isolation during Pristionchus nematode speciation

Author Correction: Histone 4 lysine 5/12 acetylation enables developmental plasticity of Pristionchus mouth form

Histone 4 lysine 5/12 acetylation enables developmental plasticity of Pristionchus mouth form

Divergent combinations of cis-regulatory elements control the evolution of phenotypic plasticity

Influence of environmental temperature on mouth‐form plasticity in Pristionchus pacificus acts through daf‐11‐dependent cGMP signaling

Experimental and theoretical support for costs of plasticity and phenotype in a nematode cannibalistic trait

Chitin contributes to the formation of a feeding structure in a predatory nematode

A New Hope: A Hermaphroditic Nematode Enables Analysis of a Recent Whole Genome Duplication Event

Evolution and Diversity of TGF-β Pathways are Linked with Novel Developmental and Behavioral Traits

Application of ALFA-Tagging in the Nematode Model Organisms Caenorhabditis elegans and Pristionchus pacificus

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Steven Cook

Christian Rödelsperger

Boris Macek

Michael S Werner

Barbara Conradt

Kohta Yoshida

Taisei Kikuchi

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