The dynamic genome of Hydra.
Chapman JA, Kirkness EF, Simakov O, Hampson SE, Mitros T, Weinmaier T, Rattei T, Balasubramanian PG, Borman J, Busam D, Disbennett K…. Bosch TC, et al. The dynamic genome of Hydra. Nature. 2010 Mar 25;464(7288):592-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08830
How Hydra senses and destroys microbes.
Augustin R, Fraune S, Bosch TC. How Hydra senses and destroys microbes. In Seminars in immunology 2010 Feb 1 (Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 54-58). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smim.2009.11.002
Disturbing epithelial homeostasis in the metazoan Hydra leads to drastic changes in associated microbiota.
Fraune S, Abe Y, Bosch TC. Disturbing epithelial homeostasis in the metazoan Hydra leads to drastic changes in associated microbiota. Environmental Microbiology. 2009 Sep;11(9):2361-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01963.x
More than just orphans: are taxonomically-restricted genes important in evolution?
Khalturin K, Hemmrich G, Fraune S, Augustin R, Bosch TC. More than just orphans: are taxonomically-restricted genes important in evolution?. Trends in Genetics. 2009 Sep 1;25(9):404-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2009.07.006
Uncovering the evolutionary history of innate immunity: the simple metazoan Hydra uses epithelial cells for host defence.
Bosch TC, Augustin R, Anton-Erxleben F, Fraune S, Hemmrich G, Zill H, Rosenstiel P, Jacobs G, Schreiber S, Leippe M, Stanisak M. Uncovering the evolutionary history of innate immunity: the simple metazoan Hydra uses epithelial cells for host defence. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 2009 Apr 1;33(4):559-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2008.10.004
Plasticity of epithelial cell shape in response to upstream signals: a whole-organism study using transgenic Hydra.
Anton-Erxleben F, Thomas A, Wittlieb J, Fraune S, Bosch TC. Plasticity of epithelial cell shape in response to upstream signals: a whole-organism study using transgenic Hydra. Zoology. 2009 May 15;112(3):185-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2008.09.002
Long-term maintenance of species-specific bacterial microbiota in the basal metazoan Hydra.
Fraune S, Bosch TCG (2007); Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 104(32):13146-51. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0703375104
Allorecognition in urochordates: identification of a highly variable complement receptor-like protein expressed in follicle cells of Ciona.
Kurn U, Sommer F, Hemmrich G, Bosch T C, Khalturin K (2007); Dev Comp Immunol., 31(4):360-371. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2006.06.008
In the urochordate Ciona intestinalis zona pellucida domain proteins vary among individuals.
Kurn U, Sommer F, Bosch T C, Khalturin K (2006); Developmental and comparative immunology, 31(12): 1242-1254. doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2007.03.011
Transgenic Hydra allow in vivo tracking of individual stem cells during morphogenesis.
Wittlieb J, Khalturin K, Lohmann J, Anton-Erxleben F, Bosch T C G (2006); Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 103(16):6208-6211. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0510163103